diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9570b1c44..e2efefd3f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ require (
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3 v3.5.13
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3 v3.5.13
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/host v0.51.0
-	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/runtime v0.50.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/runtime v0.51.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.26.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc v1.26.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdoutmetric v1.26.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a224da293..0f7aae609 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -365,8 +365,8 @@ go.opencensus.io v0.22.3/go.mod h1:yxeiOL68Rb0Xd1ddK5vPZ/oVn4vY4Ynel7k9FzqtOIw=
 go.opencensus.io v0.22.4/go.mod h1:yxeiOL68Rb0Xd1ddK5vPZ/oVn4vY4Ynel7k9FzqtOIw=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/host v0.51.0 h1:QljwOKW6+mdod9+lK5SzhPzGtB8XQcLNGddK/wYlMI4=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/host v0.51.0/go.mod h1:wYX18WtmQZ45RNcpd0d9uLvjGOd7I2dOoQ4h4LvoVD8=
-go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/runtime v0.50.0 h1:6dck47miguAOny5MeqX1G8idd+HpzDFt86U33d7aW2I=
-go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/runtime v0.50.0/go.mod h1:rdPhRwNd2sHiRmwJAGs8xcwitqmP/j8pvl9X5jloYjU=
+go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/runtime v0.51.0 h1:1tBjncp/Rr5iuV0WfdKGGynrzIJ8bMm5z7Zl6jMjfIE=
+go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/runtime v0.51.0/go.mod h1:6MqTuVXkhmzrIc7SFHYVTo7N6OFvVpDH5eq5xXKpAZQ=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.26.0 h1:LQwgL5s/1W7YiiRwxf03QGnWLb2HW4pLiAhaA5cZXBs=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.26.0/go.mod h1:UmLkJHUAidDval2EICqBMbnAd0/m2vmpf/dAM+fvFs4=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc v1.26.0 h1:+hm+I+KigBy3M24/h1p/NHkUx/evbLH0PNcjpMyCHc4=
diff --git a/vendor/go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/runtime/version.go b/vendor/go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/runtime/version.go
index b406f26d7..ba70fc179 100644
--- a/vendor/go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/runtime/version.go
+++ b/vendor/go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/runtime/version.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ package runtime // import "go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/runtime"
 
 // Version is the current release version of the runtime instrumentation.
 func Version() string {
-	return "0.50.0"
+	return "0.51.0"
 	// This string is updated by the pre_release.sh script during release
 }
 
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 5f333327e..3d20a1979 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/wal/walpb
 # go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/host v0.51.0
 ## explicit; go 1.21
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/host
-# go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/runtime v0.50.0
+# go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/runtime v0.51.0
 ## explicit; go 1.21
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/runtime
 # go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.26.0