diff --git a/applications/python-the-coffee-bar-apps/Dockerfile b/applications/python-the-coffee-bar-apps/Dockerfile
index 081389c..a53d102 100644
--- a/applications/python-the-coffee-bar-apps/Dockerfile
+++ b/applications/python-the-coffee-bar-apps/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.10-alpine
+FROM python:3.11-alpine
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache bash net-tools iproute2 build-base gcc pkgconfig postgresql-dev linux-headers tzdata
 
diff --git a/applications/python-the-coffee-bar-apps/Makefile b/applications/python-the-coffee-bar-apps/Makefile
index 4e115c2..79da58a 100644
--- a/applications/python-the-coffee-bar-apps/Makefile
+++ b/applications/python-the-coffee-bar-apps/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-BASE_TAG = pythonAppsv0.3.1-ot1.17.0-0.38b0
+BASE_TAG = pythonAppsv0.3.2-ot1.23.0-0.44b0
 
 ifndef GITHUB_HEAD_REF
 	TAG = $(BASE_TAG)
diff --git a/applications/python-the-coffee-bar-apps/Pipfile b/applications/python-the-coffee-bar-apps/Pipfile
index a85f6a5..5f81167 100644
--- a/applications/python-the-coffee-bar-apps/Pipfile
+++ b/applications/python-the-coffee-bar-apps/Pipfile
@@ -6,27 +6,27 @@ verify_ssl = true
 [dev-packages]
 
 [packages]
-APScheduler = "3.10.1"
-cron-descriptor = "1.3.0"
-Flask = "2.3.2"
-flask-cors = "3.0.10"
-opentelemetry-distro = "0.38b0"
-opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger = "1.17.0"
-opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http = "1.17.0"
-opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin = "1.17.0"
-opentelemetry-instrumentation = "0.38b0"
-opentelemetry-sdk = "1.17.0"
+APScheduler = "3.10.4"
+cron-descriptor = "1.4.3"
+Flask = "3.0.2"
+flask-cors = "4.0.0"
+opentelemetry-distro = "0.44b0"
+opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger = "1.21.0"
+opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http = "1.23.0"
+opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin = "1.23.0"
+opentelemetry-instrumentation = "0.44b0"
+opentelemetry-sdk = "1.23.0"
 opentelemetry-propagator-aws-xray = "1.0.1"
-opentelemetry-propagator-b3 = "1.17.0"
-opentelemetry-util-http = "0.38b0"
-paste = "3.5.3"
-psycopg2 = "2.9.6"
-pyjson5 = "1.6.2"
-requests = "2.30.0"
+opentelemetry-propagator-b3 = "1.23.0"
+opentelemetry-util-http = "0.44b0"
+paste = "3.7.1"
+psycopg2 = "2.9.9"
+pyjson5 = "1.6.6"
+requests = "2.31.0"
 statsd = "4.0.1"
 tcconfig = "0.28.0"
-waitress = "2.1.2"
+waitress = "3.0.0"
 the-coffee-bar = {path = "."}
 
 [requires]
-python_version = "3.10"
+python_version = "3.11"
diff --git a/applications/python-the-coffee-bar-apps/setup.py b/applications/python-the-coffee-bar-apps/setup.py
index b7fab9d..3f6c4ef 100644
--- a/applications/python-the-coffee-bar-apps/setup.py
+++ b/applications/python-the-coffee-bar-apps/setup.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+# pylint: disable=line-too-long
 from os import path
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 here = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
 
@@ -28,26 +29,26 @@
     packages=find_packages(),
     python_requires='>=3.8, <4',
 
-    install_requires=['APScheduler==3.10.1',
-                      'cron-descriptor==1.3.0',
-                      'Flask==2.3.2',
-                      'flask-cors==3.0.10',
-                      'opentelemetry-distro==0.38b0',
-                      'opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger==1.17.0',
-                      'opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http==1.17.0',
-                      'opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin==1.17.0',
-                      'opentelemetry-instrumentation==0.38b0',
-                      'opentelemetry-sdk==1.17.0',
+    install_requires=['APScheduler==3.10.4',
+                      'cron-descriptor==1.4.3',
+                      'Flask==3.0.2',
+                      'flask-cors==4.0.0',
+                      'opentelemetry-distro==0.44b0',
+                      'opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger==1.21.0',
+                      'opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http==1.23.0',
+                      'opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin==1.23.0',
+                      'opentelemetry-instrumentation==0.44b0',
+                      'opentelemetry-sdk==1.23.0',
                       'opentelemetry-propagator-aws-xray==1.0.1',
-                      'opentelemetry-propagator-b3==1.17.0',
-                      'opentelemetry-util-http==0.38b0',
-                      'paste==3.5.3',
-                      'psycopg2==2.9.6',
-                      'pyjson5==1.6.2',
-                      'requests==2.30.0',
+                      'opentelemetry-propagator-b3==1.23.0',
+                      'opentelemetry-util-http==0.44b0',
+                      'paste==3.7.1',
+                      'psycopg2==2.9.9',
+                      'pyjson5==1.6.6',
+                      'requests==2.31.0',
                       'statsd==4.0.1',
                       'tcconfig==0.28.0',
-                      'waitress==2.1.2',
+                      'waitress==3.0.0',
                       ],
     data_files=[],
     entry_points={
diff --git a/deployments/docker-compose/docker-compose-aws-lambda.yaml b/deployments/docker-compose/docker-compose-aws-lambda.yaml
index 7ebae2b..863b3ad 100644
--- a/deployments/docker-compose/docker-compose-aws-lambda.yaml
+++ b/deployments/docker-compose/docker-compose-aws-lambda.yaml
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ services:
       - 8082:8082
     command: ["opentelemetry-instrument", "python3", "src/bin/the_coffee_bar.py",
               "--host=the-coffee-bar", "--port=8082", "--coffeemachine-host=the-coffee-machine",
-              "--coffeemachine-port=8083", "--cashdesk-host=the-cashdesk", "--cashdesk-port=8084"]
+              "--coffeemachine-port=8083", "--cashdesk-host=the-cashdesk", "--cashdesk-port=8084",
               "--cakes-url=URL_TO_LAMBDA_FUNC"]
     environment:
-      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp_proto_http
+      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
+      - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=http/protobuf
       - OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER=none
       - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT=http://otelcol:4318/v1/traces
       - OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=aws-lambda-the-coffee-bar
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ services:
               "--host=the-coffee-machine", "--port=8083", "--machine-svc-host=machine-svc",
               "--machine-svc-port=9090"]
     environment:
-      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp_proto_http
+      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
+      - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=http/protobuf
       - OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER=none
       - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT=http://otelcol:4318/v1/traces
       - OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=aws-lambda-the-coffee-machine
@@ -52,7 +54,8 @@ services:
               "--host=the-cashdesk", "--port=8084", "--calculator-host=calculator-svc", "--calculator-port=8090",
               "--connection-string=postgresql://account:account@postgres:5432/account"]
     environment:
-      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp_proto_http
+      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
+      - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=http/protobuf
       - OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER=none
       - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT=http://otelcol:4318/v1/traces
       - OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=aws-lambda-the-cashdesk
@@ -64,7 +67,8 @@ services:
     command: ["opentelemetry-instrument", "python3", "src/bin/the_coffee_lover.py",
               "--host=the-coffee-bar", "--port=8082", "--ratio=5"]
     environment:
-      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp_proto_http
+      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
+      - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=http/protobuf
       - OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER=none
       - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT=http://otelcol:4318/v1/traces
       - OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=aws-lambda-the-coffee-lover
diff --git a/deployments/docker-compose/docker-compose-interval.yaml b/deployments/docker-compose/docker-compose-interval.yaml
index 4bc1b3e..a4778c8 100644
--- a/deployments/docker-compose/docker-compose-interval.yaml
+++ b/deployments/docker-compose/docker-compose-interval.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ services:
 #    expose:
 #      - 9222
   the-coffee-bar:
-    image: public.ecr.aws/sumologic/the-coffee-bar:pythonAppsv0.3.1-ot1.17.0-0.38b0
+    image: public.ecr.aws/sumologic/the-coffee-bar:pythonAppsv0.3.2-ot1.23.0-0.44b0
     container_name: the-coffee-bar
     hostname: the-coffee-bar
     ports:
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ services:
               "--coffeemachine-port=8083", "--cashdesk-host=the-cashdesk", "--cashdesk-port=8084"]
  #             ,"--cakes-url=LAMBDA_URL_HERE"]
     environment:
-      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp_proto_http
+      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
+      - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=http/protobuf
       - OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER=none
       - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT=http://otelcol:4318/v1/traces
       - OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES=application=tcb-local,service.name=the-coffee-bar
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ services:
       - REACT_APP_PROPAGATION_CORS_URLS=[/^http:\/\/localhost:8082\/.*/,/^http:\/\/the-coffee-bar:8082\/.*/,]
       - REACT_APP_ENVIRONMENT_NAME=default
   the-coffee-machine:
-    image: public.ecr.aws/sumologic/the-coffee-bar:pythonAppsv0.3.1-ot1.17.0-0.38b0
+    image: public.ecr.aws/sumologic/the-coffee-bar:pythonAppsv0.3.2-ot1.23.0-0.44b0
     container_name: the-coffee-machine
     hostname: the-coffee-machine
     ports:
@@ -86,12 +87,13 @@ services:
               "--host=the-coffee-machine", "--port=8083", "--machine-svc-host=machine-svc",
               "--machine-svc-port=9090", "--spike-cron=*/2 * * * *", "--spike-duration=60", "--cpu-spike-processes=1", "--interval-based-trigger=true", "--spike-interval-days=0", "--spike-interval-hours=1"]
     environment:
-      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp_proto_http
+      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
+      - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=http/protobuf
       - OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER=none
       - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT=http://otelcol:4318/v1/traces
       - OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES=application=tcb-local,service.name=the-coffee-machine
   the-cashdesk:
-    image: public.ecr.aws/sumologic/the-coffee-bar:pythonAppsv0.3.1-ot1.17.0-0.38b0
+    image: public.ecr.aws/sumologic/the-coffee-bar:pythonAppsv0.3.2-ot1.23.0-0.44b0
     container_name: the-cashdesk
     hostname: the-cashdesk
     ports:
@@ -100,18 +102,20 @@ services:
               "--host=the-cashdesk", "--port=8084", "--calculator-host=calculator-svc", "--calculator-port=8090",
               "--connection-string=postgresql://account:account@postgres:5432/account"]
     environment:
-      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp_proto_http
+      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
+      - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=http/protobuf
       - OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER=none
       - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT=http://otelcol:4318/v1/traces
       - OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES=application=tcb-local,service.name=the-cashdesk
 #  the-coffee-lover:
-#    image: public.ecr.aws/sumologic/the-coffee-bar:pythonAppsv0.3.1-ot1.17.0-0.38b0
+#    image: public.ecr.aws/sumologic/the-coffee-bar:pythonAppsv0.3.2-ot1.23.0-0.44b0
 #    container_name: the-coffee-lover
 #    hostname: the-coffee-lover
 #    command: ["opentelemetry-instrument", "python3", "src/bin/the_coffee_lover.py",
 #              "--host=the-coffee-bar", "--port=8082", "--ratio=30"]
 #    environment:
-#      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp_proto_http
+      # - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
+      # - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=http/protobuf
 #      - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=http://otelcol:55681/v1/traces
 #      - OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES=application=tcb-local,service.name=the-coffee-lover
   machine-svc:
diff --git a/deployments/docker-compose/docker-compose-local-build.yaml b/deployments/docker-compose/docker-compose-local-build.yaml
index e20a50a..0862797 100644
--- a/deployments/docker-compose/docker-compose-local-build.yaml
+++ b/deployments/docker-compose/docker-compose-local-build.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ services:
               "--port=8082",
               "--ratio=30"]
     environment:
-      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp_proto_http
+      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
+      - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=http/protobuf
       - OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER=none
       - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT=http://otelcol:4318/v1/traces
       - OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES=application=tcb-local,service.name=the-coffee-lover
@@ -94,7 +95,8 @@ services:
               "--cashdesk-port=8084"]
     #             ,"--cakes-url=LAMBDA_URL_HERE"]
     environment:
-      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp_proto_http
+      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
+      - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=http/protobuf
       - OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER=none
       - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT=http://otelcol:4318/v1/traces
       - OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES=application=tcb-local,service.name=the-coffee-bar
@@ -115,7 +117,8 @@ services:
               "--spike-duration=60", 
               "--cpu-spike-processes=1"]
     environment:
-      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp_proto_http
+      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
+      - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=http/protobuf
       - OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER=none
       - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT=http://otelcol:4318/v1/traces
       - OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES=application=tcb-local,service.name=the-coffee-machine
@@ -133,7 +136,8 @@ services:
               "--calculator-port=8090",
               "--connection-string=postgresql://account:account@postgres:5432/account"]
     environment:
-      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp_proto_http
+      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
+      - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=http/protobuf
       - OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER=none
       - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT=http://otelcol:4318/v1/traces
       - OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES=application=tcb-local,service.name=the-cashdesk
diff --git a/deployments/docker-compose/docker-compose.yaml b/deployments/docker-compose/docker-compose.yaml
index 0f50429..f0d48a1 100644
--- a/deployments/docker-compose/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/deployments/docker-compose/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ services:
 #    expose:
 #      - 9222
   the-coffee-bar:
-    image: public.ecr.aws/sumologic/the-coffee-bar:pythonAppsv0.3.1-ot1.17.0-0.38b0
+    image: public.ecr.aws/sumologic/the-coffee-bar:pythonAppsv0.3.2-ot1.23.0-0.44b0 pythonAppsv0.3.2-ot1.23.0-0.44b0
     container_name: the-coffee-bar
     hostname: the-coffee-bar
     ports:
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ services:
               "--coffeemachine-port=8083", "--cashdesk-host=the-cashdesk", "--cashdesk-port=8084"]
  #             ,"--cakes-url=LAMBDA_URL_HERE"]
     environment:
-      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp_proto_http
+      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
+      - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=http/protobuf
       - OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER=none
       - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT=http://otelcol:4318/v1/traces
       - OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES=application=tcb-local,service.name=the-coffee-bar
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ services:
       - REACT_APP_DROP_SINGLE_TRACES=false
       - REACT_APP_ENVIRONMENT_NAME=default
   the-coffee-machine:
-    image: public.ecr.aws/sumologic/the-coffee-bar:pythonAppsv0.3.1-ot1.17.0-0.38b0
+    image: public.ecr.aws/sumologic/the-coffee-bar:pythonAppsv0.3.2-ot1.23.0-0.44b0
     container_name: the-coffee-machine
     hostname: the-coffee-machine
     ports:
@@ -83,12 +84,13 @@ services:
               "--host=the-coffee-machine", "--port=8083", "--machine-svc-host=machine-svc",
               "--machine-svc-port=9090", "--spike-cron=*/2 * * * *", "--spike-duration=60", "--cpu-spike-processes=1"]
     environment:
-      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp_proto_http
+      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
+      - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=http/protobuf
       - OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER=none
       - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT=http://otelcol:4318/v1/traces
       - OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES=application=tcb-local,service.name=the-coffee-machine
   the-cashdesk:
-    image: public.ecr.aws/sumologic/the-coffee-bar:pythonAppsv0.3.1-ot1.17.0-0.38b0
+    image: public.ecr.aws/sumologic/the-coffee-bar:pythonAppsv0.3.2-ot1.23.0-0.44b0
     container_name: the-cashdesk
     hostname: the-cashdesk
     ports:
@@ -97,12 +99,13 @@ services:
               "--host=the-cashdesk", "--port=8084", "--calculator-host=calculator-svc", "--calculator-port=8090",
               "--connection-string=postgresql://account:account@postgres:5432/account"]
     environment:
-      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp_proto_http
+      - OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
+      - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=http/protobuf
       - OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER=none
       - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT=http://otelcol:4318/v1/traces
       - OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES=application=tcb-local,service.name=the-cashdesk
 #  the-coffee-lover:
-#    image: public.ecr.aws/sumologic/the-coffee-bar:pythonAppsv0.3.1-ot1.17.0-0.38b0
+#    image: public.ecr.aws/sumologic/the-coffee-bar:public.ecr.aws/sumologic/the-coffee-bar:pythonAppsv0.3.2-ot1.23.0-0.44b0
 #    container_name: the-coffee-lover
 #    hostname: the-coffee-lover
 #    command: ["opentelemetry-instrument", "python3", "src/bin/the_coffee_lover.py",
diff --git a/deployments/helm/sumologic-the-coffee-bar/values.yaml b/deployments/helm/sumologic-the-coffee-bar/values.yaml
index 03f64a9..022df0b 100644
--- a/deployments/helm/sumologic-the-coffee-bar/values.yaml
+++ b/deployments/helm/sumologic-the-coffee-bar/values.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ image:
     tag: frontend-v0.1.4
   python:
     repository: public.ecr.aws/sumologic/the-coffee-bar
-    tag: pythonAppsv0.3.1-ot1.17.0-0.38b0
+    tag: pythonAppsv0.3.2-ot1.23.0-0.44b0
   ruby:
     repository: public.ecr.aws/sumologic/the-coffee-bar
     tag: rubyAppsv0.2.1-ot1.2.0-0.35.0-0.24.0