diff --git a/instrumentation/azure-core/azure-core-1.36/library-instrumentation-shaded/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/azure-core/azure-core-1.36/library-instrumentation-shaded/build.gradle.kts
index f3ffaf42e612..dba49bc45472 100644
--- a/instrumentation/azure-core/azure-core-1.36/library-instrumentation-shaded/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/azure-core/azure-core-1.36/library-instrumentation-shaded/build.gradle.kts
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ plugins {
 group = "io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation"
 
 dependencies {
-  // this is the last good version that works with indy build
-  // update to 1.49 or latest once https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-java/pull/42586 is released.
-  implementation("com.azure:azure-core-tracing-opentelemetry:1.0.0-beta.45")
+  implementation("com.azure:azure-core-tracing-opentelemetry:1.0.0-beta.61")
 }
 
 tasks {