diff --git a/internal/tools/go.mod b/internal/tools/go.mod
index 473fcfe693..77e7acd027 100644
--- a/internal/tools/go.mod
+++ b/internal/tools/go.mod
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ require (
 	go-simpler.org/sloglint v0.9.0 // indirect
 	go.opencensus.io v0.24.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.1.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools v0.20.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools v0.21.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata v1.28.1 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.60.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.35.0 // indirect
diff --git a/internal/tools/go.sum b/internal/tools/go.sum
index e07ab245dc..c7120641c6 100644
--- a/internal/tools/go.sum
+++ b/internal/tools/go.sum
@@ -578,8 +578,8 @@ go-simpler.org/sloglint v0.9.0 h1:/40NQtjRx9txvsB/RN022KsUJU+zaaSb/9q9BSefSrE=
 go-simpler.org/sloglint v0.9.0/go.mod h1:G/OrAF6uxj48sHahCzrbarVMptL2kjWTaUeC8+fOGww=
 go.opencensus.io v0.24.0 h1:y73uSU6J157QMP2kn2r30vwW1A2W2WFwSCGnAVxeaD0=
 go.opencensus.io v0.24.0/go.mod h1:vNK8G9p7aAivkbmorf4v+7Hgx+Zs0yY+0fOtgBfjQKo=
-go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools v0.20.0 h1:qUfocInmd9Qws8hVfvPAoelMxnwTF1nUwpTkUVMwjsI=
-go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools v0.20.0/go.mod h1:fH3Wo56cH6GYjxZ1ajLMsyalBiFxJsYr5YBaSRO2TAI=
+go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools v0.21.0 h1:Pq8oGzf+gxzVo+OF/qvuXYx7mK5RQqroyxDZatJn+64=
+go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools v0.21.0/go.mod h1:K3mKlSmwily6RTNCwDYEt7RGWQ1KUWu352WKJp+/DkQ=
 go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/crosslink v0.20.0 h1:vOHyyi4yO5Aw8wZvxZqhYe2FgYG69zWKpnbHtsgE6HM=
 go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/crosslink v0.20.0/go.mod h1:Sc8XqV0BXNbuOHMt7p0W+g01n9MLBAOXhoOzC4plgxc=
 go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/dbotconf v0.20.0 h1:fTMyedpWELM8dpYenwD4speUc1QspeU+OPMrH4KKfK0=