diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cc9b864..a5055aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ incus config set <instance-name> user.caddyserver.http.upstream.port=<port>
 Build a fresh `Caddy` with this plugin.
 
 ```bash
-xcaddy build \
-  --with=git.coopcloud.tech/decentral1se/caddy-incus-upstreams \
-  --replace=go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk=go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk@v1.25.0
+xcaddy build --with=git.coopcloud.tech/decentral1se/caddy-incus-upstreams 
 ```
 
 Wire up a `Caddyfile` based on this example.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b8ab40a..23945ca 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ module git.coopcloud.tech/decentral1se/caddy-incus-upstreams
 
 go 1.23.1
 
-// NOTE(d1): https://github.com/caddyserver/xcaddy/issues/219
-replace go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.21.0 => go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.25.0
-
 require (
 	github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2 v2.8.4
 	github.com/lxc/incus/v6 v6.7.0
@@ -109,6 +106,7 @@ require (
 	go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.9 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.32.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.32.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.25.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.32.0 // indirect
 	go.step.sm/cli-utils v0.9.0 // indirect
 	go.step.sm/crypto v0.45.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 9ebf324..41239c2 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -458,6 +458,8 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.32.0 h1:WnBN+Xjcteh0zdk01SVqV55d/m62NJLJdIyb4y/WO5U=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.32.0/go.mod h1:00DCVSB0RQcnzlwyTfqtxSm+DRr9hpYrHjNGiBHVQIg=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.32.0 h1:xV2umtmNcThh2/a/aCP+h64Xx5wsj8qqnkYZktzNa0M=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.32.0/go.mod h1:jH7CIbbK6SH2V2wE16W05BHCtIDzauciCRLoc/SyMv8=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.25.0 h1:PDryEJPC8YJZQSyLY5eqLeafHtG+X7FWnf3aXMtxbqo=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.25.0/go.mod h1:oFgzCM2zdsxKzz6zwpTZYLLQsFwc+K0daArPdIhuxkw=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.32.0 h1:WIC9mYrXf8TmY/EXuULKc8hR17vE+Hjv2cssQDe03fM=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.32.0/go.mod h1:+i4rkvCraA+tG6AzwloGaCtkx53Fa+L+V8e9a7YvhT8=
 go.step.sm/cli-utils v0.9.0 h1:55jYcsQbnArNqepZyAwcato6Zy2MoZDRkWW+jF+aPfQ=