diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5568690..588acaa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <java.version>17</java.version>
         <spring-cloud.version>2022.0.4</spring-cloud.version>
         <storage-commons.version>2.43.0</storage-commons.version>
-        <tracing.version>0.2.0</tracing.version>
+        <tracing.version>0.3.0</tracing.version>
     </properties>
     <dependencies>
         <!-- Own -->
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
             <groupId>com.knecon.fforesight</groupId>
             <artifactId>tracing</artifactId>
             <version>${tracing.version}</version>
-            <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>