diff --git a/images/collector/Dockerfile b/images/collector/Dockerfile
index 587e9acc..66919995 100644
--- a/images/collector/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/collector/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.21-alpine AS builder
+FROM golang:1.22-alpine AS builder
 
 RUN apk add --update make git && apk cache clean
 
diff --git a/images/collector/src/builder/config.yaml b/images/collector/src/builder/config.yaml
index 852f535e..f5c6eca1 100644
--- a/images/collector/src/builder/config.yaml
+++ b/images/collector/src/builder/config.yaml
@@ -2,34 +2,34 @@ dist:
   module: github.com/dash0hq/dash0-operator
   name: dash0-operator-collector
   description: OpenTelemetry collector managed by the Dash0 Kubernetes operator
-  otelcol_version: "0.106.1"
+  otelcol_version: "0.108.0"
   version: "dash0"
   output_path: dist
 
 connectors:
-  - gomod: "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector/forwardconnector v0.106.1"
+  - gomod: "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector/forwardconnector v0.108.0"
 
 extensions:
-  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/healthcheckextension v0.106.1"
+  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/healthcheckextension v0.108.0"
   - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/storage/filestorage v0.107.0"
 
 exporters:
-  - gomod: "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/debugexporter v0.106.1"
-  - gomod: "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/otlpexporter v0.106.1"
-  - gomod: "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/otlphttpexporter v0.106.1"
+  - gomod: "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/debugexporter v0.108.0"
+  - gomod: "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/otlpexporter v0.108.0"
+  - gomod: "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/otlphttpexporter v0.108.0"
 
 receivers:
-  - gomod: "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/otlpreceiver v0.106.1"
-  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/filelogreceiver v0.106.1"
-  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/k8sclusterreceiver v0.106.1"
-  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/kubeletstatsreceiver v0.106.1"
+  - gomod: "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/otlpreceiver v0.108.0"
+  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/filelogreceiver v0.108.0"
+  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/k8sclusterreceiver v0.108.0"
+  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/kubeletstatsreceiver v0.108.0"
 
 processors:
-  - gomod: "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/processor/batchprocessor v0.106.1"
-  - gomod: "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/processor/memorylimiterprocessor v0.106.1"
-  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/attributesprocessor v0.106.1"
-  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/filterprocessor v0.106.1"
-  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/k8sattributesprocessor v0.106.1"
-  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/resourceprocessor v0.106.1"
-  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/resourcedetectionprocessor v0.106.1"
-  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/transformprocessor v0.106.1"
+  - gomod: "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/processor/batchprocessor v0.108.0"
+  - gomod: "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/processor/memorylimiterprocessor v0.108.0"
+  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/attributesprocessor v0.108.0"
+  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/filterprocessor v0.108.0"
+  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/k8sattributesprocessor v0.108.0"
+  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/resourceprocessor v0.108.0"
+  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/resourcedetectionprocessor v0.108.0"
+  - gomod: "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/transformprocessor v0.108.0"
diff --git a/images/collector/src/builder/otelcol-version b/images/collector/src/builder/otelcol-version
index 19995434..d215cd6e 100644
--- a/images/collector/src/builder/otelcol-version
+++ b/images/collector/src/builder/otelcol-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.106.1
\ No newline at end of file
+0.108.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test-resources/otlp-sink/otlp-sink.yaml b/test-resources/otlp-sink/otlp-sink.yaml
index a84f45c2..93b0adbf 100644
--- a/test-resources/otlp-sink/otlp-sink.yaml
+++ b/test-resources/otlp-sink/otlp-sink.yaml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: otelcol
-        image: otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:0.106.1
+        image: otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:0.108.0
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         args: ["--config=/etc/otelcol/config/config.yaml"]
         env: