diff --git a/receiver/telegrafreceiver/converter.go b/receiver/telegrafreceiver/converter.go
index 632b297525d7..4931f76c0797 100644
--- a/receiver/telegrafreceiver/converter.go
+++ b/receiver/telegrafreceiver/converter.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (mc metricConverter) Convert(m telegraf.Metric) (pdata.Metrics, error) {
 				dps.Resize(1)
 				dp := dps.At(0)
 				dp.SetValue(v)
-				dp.SetTimestamp(pdata.TimestampUnixNano(tim))
+				dp.SetTimestamp(pdata.Timestamp(tim))
 				if mc.separateField {
 					dp.LabelsMap().Insert(fieldLabel, f.Key)
 				}
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (mc metricConverter) Convert(m telegraf.Metric) (pdata.Metrics, error) {
 					dp.SetValue(int64(vv))
 				}
 
-				dp.SetTimestamp(pdata.TimestampUnixNano(tim))
+				dp.SetTimestamp(pdata.Timestamp(tim))
 				if mc.separateField {
 					dp.LabelsMap().Insert(fieldLabel, f.Key)
 				}
diff --git a/receiver/telegrafreceiver/converter_test.go b/receiver/telegrafreceiver/converter_test.go
index 76dd279072d4..bd8491bfae8e 100644
--- a/receiver/telegrafreceiver/converter_test.go
+++ b/receiver/telegrafreceiver/converter_test.go
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ func newMetricIntGauge(metric string, value int64, t time.Time) pdata.Metric {
 	dps.Resize(1)
 	dp := dps.At(0)
 	dp.SetValue(value)
-	dp.SetTimestamp(pdata.TimestampUnixNano(t.UnixNano()))
+	dp.SetTimestamp(pdata.Timestamp(t.UnixNano()))
 	return pm
 }
 
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ func newMetricIntGaugeWithSeparateField(metric string, field string, value int64
 	dps.Resize(1)
 	dp := dps.At(0)
 	dp.SetValue(value)
-	dp.SetTimestamp(pdata.TimestampUnixNano(t.UnixNano()))
+	dp.SetTimestamp(pdata.Timestamp(t.UnixNano()))
 	dp.LabelsMap().Insert(fieldLabel, field)
 	return pm
 }
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ func newMetricDoubleGauge(metric string, value float64, t time.Time) pdata.Metri
 	dps.Resize(1)
 	dp := dps.At(0)
 	dp.SetValue(value)
-	dp.SetTimestamp(pdata.TimestampUnixNano(t.UnixNano()))
+	dp.SetTimestamp(pdata.Timestamp(t.UnixNano()))
 	return pm
 }
 
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ func newMetricDoubleGaugeWithSeparateField(metric string, field string, value fl
 	dps.Resize(1)
 	dp := dps.At(0)
 	dp.SetValue(value)
-	dp.SetTimestamp(pdata.TimestampUnixNano(t.UnixNano()))
+	dp.SetTimestamp(pdata.Timestamp(t.UnixNano()))
 	dp.LabelsMap().Insert(fieldLabel, field)
 	return pm
 }
diff --git a/receiver/telegrafreceiver/go.mod b/receiver/telegrafreceiver/go.mod
index 763b2c8e9b9d..e099d80374f6 100644
--- a/receiver/telegrafreceiver/go.mod
+++ b/receiver/telegrafreceiver/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.14
 require (
 	github.com/influxdata/telegraf v1.17.3
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0
-	go.opentelemetry.io/collector v0.21.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector v0.22.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.16.0
 )