diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 7a4a72d..5fb1623 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,17 @@
 
 version: 2
 updates:
+  # Every Go module in the tree needs its own entry — Dependabot resolves a
+  # directory, not a repository. examples/provider is a separate module by
+  # design (it exists to prove pkg/ builds from outside the main one), so a
+  # bump to the root go.mod leaves its pinned versions untouched. That is
+  # not cosmetic: CI runs `go mod tidy` there and fails on any diff, so
+  # omitting it turns every future root-module bump into a red main.
+  # Same failure mode the composite-action note below describes.
   - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
-    directory: "/"
+    directories:
+      - "/"
+      - "/examples/provider"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
     cooldown:
diff --git a/examples/provider/go.mod b/examples/provider/go.mod
index 956e65d..2047968 100644
--- a/examples/provider/go.mod
+++ b/examples/provider/go.mod
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.44.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.44.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.44.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.56.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.46.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.57.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.47.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.40.0 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260526163538-3dc84a4a5aaa // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260720211330-0afa2a65878a // indirect
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.82.1 // indirect
 )
 
diff --git a/examples/provider/go.sum b/examples/provider/go.sum
index 7bea7cc..d3b10aa 100644
--- a/examples/provider/go.sum
+++ b/examples/provider/go.sum
@@ -55,22 +55,22 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.44.0 h1:jxF5CsGYCe74MCRx2X4g7WsY/VBKRqqpNvXlX/
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.44.0/go.mod h1:oLl1jrMQAVo6v3GAggN+1VH9VIz9iUSvW53sW1Q8PIE=
 go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0 h1:2K3zAYmnTNqV73imy9J1T3WC+gmCePx2hEGkimedGto=
 go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0/go.mod h1:CoHD4mav9JJNrW/WLlf7HGZPjdw8EucARQHekz1X6bE=
-golang.org/x/net v0.56.0 h1:Rw8j/hFzGvJUZwNBXnAtf5sVDVt+65SK2C7IxCxZt5o=
-golang.org/x/net v0.56.0/go.mod h1:D3Ku6r+V6JROoZK144D2XfMHFcMq/0zSfLelVTCFKec=
+golang.org/x/net v0.57.0 h1:K5+3DljvIuDG9/Jv9rvyMywYNFCQ9RSUY6OOTTkT+tE=
+golang.org/x/net v0.57.0/go.mod h1:KpXc8iv+r3XplLAG/f7Jsf9RPszJzdR0f58q9vGOuEU=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200116001909-b77594299b42/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200223170610-d5e6a3e2c0ae/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210630005230-0f9fa26af87c/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210927094055-39ccf1dd6fa6/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220503163025-988cb79eb6c6/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.46.0 h1:noSf2Fq6F8DBgS+LysIkx7rIExoNHJsxOAtPp4rthXw=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.46.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.47.0 h1:o7XGOvZQCADBQQ4Y7VNq2dRWQR7JmOUW8Kxx4ZsNgWs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.47.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
 golang.org/x/text v0.40.0 h1:Ub2Z6/xjgF1WrYQz2nuITOEegKFtiIy+rieRJ5lHZKs=
 golang.org/x/text v0.40.0/go.mod h1:hpnzDAfGV753zIKo+wk3u1bVKCGPbrnF7+7LBF/UHVY=
 gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.17.0 h1:VbpOemQlsSMrYmn7T2OUvQ4dqxQXU+ouZFQsZOx50z4=
 gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.17.0/go.mod h1:El3tOrEuMpv2UdMrbNlKEh9vd86bmQ6vqIcDwxEOc1E=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260526163538-3dc84a4a5aaa h1:mZHHdPZl0dbGHCflZgAq/Q468DWVFcU2whhB2KAo8fk=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260526163538-3dc84a4a5aaa/go.mod h1:4Hqkh8ycfw05ld/3BWL7rJOSfebL2Q+DVDeRgYgxUU8=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260720211330-0afa2a65878a h1:qI/YMH1ep2qQtqcp00gMQyoU7mjvbhg88GJKCvfoLj0=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260720211330-0afa2a65878a/go.mod h1:4Hqkh8ycfw05ld/3BWL7rJOSfebL2Q+DVDeRgYgxUU8=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.82.1 h1:NnAxzGRA0677vCa4BUkOAnO5+FfQqVl9iUXeD0IqcGE=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.82.1/go.mod h1:yzTZ1TB1Z3SG+LIYaI+WiE8D5+PZ3ArnrSp8zF3+/ZA=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11 h1:fV6ZwhNocDyBLK0dj+fg8ektcVegBBuEolpbTQyBNVE=