diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5cce733e9..836b57123 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
 		<spring-cloud-function.version>3.1.0-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-function.version>
 		<spring-cloud-netflix.version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-netflix.version>
 		<spring-cloud-openfeign.version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-openfeign.version>
-		<brave.version>5.12.3</brave.version>
+		<brave.version>5.12.6</brave.version>
 		<opentracing.version>0.32.0</opentracing.version>
 		<opentelemetry.version>0.9.1</opentelemetry.version>
 		<!-- From maven local -->
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-sleuth-dependencies/pom.xml
index 8dd60ac3a..8629e57d1 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 	<name>spring-cloud-sleuth-dependencies</name>
 	<description>Spring Cloud Sleuth Dependencies</description>
 	<properties>
-		<brave.version>5.12.3</brave.version>
+		<brave.version>5.12.6</brave.version>
 		<brave.opentracing.version>0.37.2</brave.opentracing.version>
 		<grpc.spring.boot.version>4.0.0</grpc.spring.boot.version>
 		<opentelemetry.version>0.9.1</opentelemetry.version>
diff --git a/tests/brave/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation-reactor-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/ITSpringConfiguredReactorClient.java b/tests/brave/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation-reactor-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/ITSpringConfiguredReactorClient.java
index 1be27c66e..977db36af 100644
--- a/tests/brave/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation-reactor-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/ITSpringConfiguredReactorClient.java
+++ b/tests/brave/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation-reactor-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/ITSpringConfiguredReactorClient.java
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ abstract class ITSpringConfiguredReactorClient extends ITHttpAsyncClient<Annotat
 		getMono(context, pathIncludingQuery).block();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	final protected void options(AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context, String path) {
+		optionsMono(context, path).block();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	final protected void post(AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context, String pathIncludingQuery, String body) {
 		postMono(context, pathIncludingQuery, body).block();
@@ -108,12 +113,17 @@ abstract class ITSpringConfiguredReactorClient extends ITHttpAsyncClient<Annotat
 		TestHttpCallbackSubscriber.subscribe(getMono(context, path), callback);
 	}
 
-	/** Returns a {@link Mono} of the HTTP status code from the given "POST" request. */
-	abstract Mono<Integer> postMono(AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context, String pathIncludingQuery, String body);
-
 	/** Returns a {@link Mono} of the HTTP status code. */
 	abstract Mono<Integer> getMono(AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context, String pathIncludingQuery);
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns a {@link Mono} of the HTTP status code from the given "OPTIONS" request.
+	 */
+	abstract Mono<Integer> optionsMono(AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context, String path);
+
+	/** Returns a {@link Mono} of the HTTP status code from the given "POST" request. */
+	abstract Mono<Integer> postMono(AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context, String pathIncludingQuery, String body);
+
 	/**
 	 * This assumes that implementations do not issue an HTTP request until
 	 * {@link Subscription#request(long)} is called. Since a client span is only for
diff --git a/tests/brave/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation-reactor-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/ReactorNettyHttpClientBraveTests.java b/tests/brave/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation-reactor-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/ReactorNettyHttpClientBraveTests.java
index 6a5cc831e..c6e5fd5da 100644
--- a/tests/brave/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation-reactor-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/ReactorNettyHttpClientBraveTests.java
+++ b/tests/brave/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation-reactor-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/ReactorNettyHttpClientBraveTests.java
@@ -71,15 +71,20 @@ public class ReactorNettyHttpClientBraveTests extends ITSpringConfiguredReactorC
 		super(HttpClientBeanPostProcessor.class);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	Mono<Integer> getMono(AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context, String pathIncludingQuery) {
+		return context.getBean(HttpClient.class).get().uri(pathIncludingQuery).response().map(r -> r.status().code());
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	Mono<Integer> optionsMono(AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context, String path) {
+		return context.getBean(HttpClient.class).options().uri(path).response().map(r -> r.status().code());
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	Mono<Integer> postMono(AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context, String pathIncludingQuery, String body) {
 		return context.getBean(HttpClient.class).post().send(ByteBufFlux.fromString(Mono.just(body)))
 				.uri(pathIncludingQuery).response().map(r -> r.status().code());
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	Mono<Integer> getMono(AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context, String pathIncludingQuery) {
-		return context.getBean(HttpClient.class).get().uri(pathIncludingQuery).response().map(r -> r.status().code());
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/tests/brave/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation-reactor-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/WebClientBraveTests.java b/tests/brave/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation-reactor-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/WebClientBraveTests.java
index 2ac762209..e3b8cc42f 100644
--- a/tests/brave/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation-reactor-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/WebClientBraveTests.java
+++ b/tests/brave/spring-cloud-sleuth-instrumentation-reactor-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/WebClientBraveTests.java
@@ -51,18 +51,24 @@ public class WebClientBraveTests extends ITSpringConfiguredReactorClient {
 		super(WebClientConfiguration.class, WebClientAutoConfiguration.class, TraceWebClientBeanPostProcessor.class);
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	Mono<Integer> postMono(AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context, String pathIncludingQuery, String body) {
-		return context.getBean(WebClient.Builder.class).build().post().uri(pathIncludingQuery)
-				.body(BodyInserters.fromValue(body)).exchange().map(ClientResponse::rawStatusCode);
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	Mono<Integer> getMono(AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context, String pathIncludingQuery) {
 		return context.getBean(WebClient.Builder.class).build().get().uri(pathIncludingQuery).exchange()
 				.map(ClientResponse::rawStatusCode);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	Mono<Integer> optionsMono(AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context, String path) {
+		return context.getBean(WebClient.Builder.class).build().options().uri(path).exchange()
+				.map(ClientResponse::rawStatusCode);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	Mono<Integer> postMono(AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context, String pathIncludingQuery, String body) {
+		return context.getBean(WebClient.Builder.class).build().post().uri(pathIncludingQuery)
+				.body(BodyInserters.fromValue(body)).exchange().map(ClientResponse::rawStatusCode);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	@Ignore("WebClient is blind to the implementation of redirects")
 	@Override