diff --git a/vendor/go.opentelemetry.io/otel/.gitmodules b/vendor/go.opentelemetry.io/otel/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "opentelemetry-proto"]
+	path = exporters/otlp/internal/opentelemetry-proto
+	url = https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-proto