diff --git a/UPSTREAM_PROJECTS.yaml b/UPSTREAM_PROJECTS.yaml
index 92d1e2fe8d..9d57da3d92 100644
--- a/UPSTREAM_PROJECTS.yaml
+++ b/UPSTREAM_PROJECTS.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ projects:
     repos:
       - name: aws-otel-collector
         versions:
-          - tag: v0.41.1
+          - tag: v0.42.0
             go_version: N/A
   - org: brancz
     repos:
diff --git a/projects/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/GIT_TAG b/projects/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/GIT_TAG
index d0cca40aac..01efe7f3aa 100644
--- a/projects/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/GIT_TAG
+++ b/projects/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/GIT_TAG
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.41.1
+v0.42.0
diff --git a/projects/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/README.md b/projects/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/README.md
index 3b661a606f..f4d4085171 100644
--- a/projects/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/README.md
+++ b/projects/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ## **AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry Collector**
-![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-v0.41.1-blue)
+![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-v0.42.0-blue)
 ![Build Status](https://codebuild.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/badges?uuid=eyJlbmNyeXB0ZWREYXRhIjoiMkdVcDNnUnZnd3NUNE4xeEtERUdyNnpRclN6aXdsbWZhaXdtL1dJYkVRNlJlWVZlMUlGSFlKbHVxTXZIMWgzTUdNWW1kU3FiSHI3ZFY0eDIrcXFNQnNZPSIsIml2UGFyYW1ldGVyU3BlYyI6IlFzaGhYckdMcVI3eTlYTksiLCJtYXRlcmlhbFNldFNlcmlhbCI6MX0%3D&branch=main)
 
 AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry Collector ([ADOT Collector](https://github.com/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector)) is an AWS supported version of the upstream OpenTelemetry Collector and is distributed by Amazon. It supports the selected components from the OpenTelemetry community.
diff --git a/projects/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/images/collector/IMAGE_DIGEST b/projects/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/images/collector/IMAGE_DIGEST
index 66ee95d330..cb8bd55372 100644
--- a/projects/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/images/collector/IMAGE_DIGEST
+++ b/projects/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/images/collector/IMAGE_DIGEST
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sha256:2fbdee4adde727cbab0e4f8362b4f1b32c7737053ffca7dcd7ac93f7a322f4d3
+sha256:cd481b72f3b98710ba69c27dca5a329a9d57808d9c74b288cb26c177938cbcf1