diff --git a/parent-pom.xml b/parent-pom.xml
index b4ebb04..c94a41b 100644
--- a/parent-pom.xml
+++ b/parent-pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <project.build.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.outputEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 
-    <brave.version>5.18.1</brave.version>
+    <brave.version>6.0.0</brave.version>
     <zipkin-reporter.version>3.0.2</zipkin-reporter.version>
 
     <!-- The JRE used in Docker images can be higher than ${maven.compiler.release}. -->
@@ -68,6 +68,18 @@
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
+      <!-- Brave prior to v6 had a reporter dependency. Remove that to avoid conflicts. -->
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.zipkin.brave</groupId>
+        <artifactId>brave</artifactId>
+        <version>${brave.version}</version>
+        <exclusions>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>*</groupId>
+            <artifactId>*</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+        </exclusions>
+      </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>