diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index e4a767018b46..8ea6f6d41506 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@
 [submodule "content-modules/opentelemetry-java-examples"]
 	path = content-modules/opentelemetry-java-examples
 	url = https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-examples.git
-	javaexamples-pin = 8112da5
+	javaexamples-pin = 8fe9a11