diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-sleuth-dependencies/pom.xml
index 6a08b9ac7..3aa61e5af 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 	<name>spring-cloud-sleuth-dependencies</name>
 	<description>Spring Cloud Sleuth Dependencies</description>
 	<properties>
-		<zipkin.version>2.4.1</zipkin.version>
+		<zipkin.version>2.6.1</zipkin.version>
 		<zipkin-reporter.version>1.1.2</zipkin-reporter.version>
-		<zipkin-reporter2.version>2.2.0</zipkin-reporter2.version>
+		<zipkin-reporter2.version>2.5.0</zipkin-reporter2.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencyManagement>
 		<dependencies>
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 				<groupId>io.zipkin.java</groupId>
 				<artifactId>zipkin</artifactId>
 				<!-- misaligned intentionally https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/issues/10778-->
-				<version>2.4.0</version>
+				<version>2.4.1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>io.zipkin.zipkin2</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/pom.xml
index 56483e410..365452ab0 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-samples/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>io.zipkin.zipkin2</groupId>
 				<artifactId>zipkin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.4.1</version>
+				<version>2.6.1</version>
 			</dependency>
 		</dependencies>
 	</dependencyManagement>