diff --git a/stats/otel.go b/stats/otel.go
index 28af17c4..9b45d371 100644
--- a/stats/otel.go
+++ b/stats/otel.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
 	"github.com/spf13/cast"
+	ootel "go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric"
 	noopMetric "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric/noop"
@@ -62,6 +63,10 @@ type otelStats struct {
 	prometheusGatherer         prometheus.Gatherer
 }
 
+func OtelVersion() string {
+	return ootel.Version()
+}
+
 func (s *otelStats) Start(ctx context.Context, goFactory GoRoutineFactory) error {
 	if !s.config.enabled.Load() {
 		return nil