diff --git a/receiver/gitlabreceiver/go.mod b/receiver/gitlabreceiver/go.mod
index e374030989d4e..c473164b9c521 100644
--- a/receiver/gitlabreceiver/go.mod
+++ b/receiver/gitlabreceiver/go.mod
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.25 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2 // indirect
 	github.com/rs/cors v1.11.1 // indirect
-	gitlab.com/gitlab-org/api/client-go v1.46.0
+	gitlab.com/gitlab-org/api/client-go/v2 v2.5.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/client v1.53.1-0.20260309153054-85fc1918516c // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componentstatus v0.147.1-0.20260309153054-85fc1918516c
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configauth v1.53.1-0.20260309153054-85fc1918516c // indirect
diff --git a/receiver/gitlabreceiver/go.sum b/receiver/gitlabreceiver/go.sum
index 6fd5a22459af9..10fb16bc7de25 100644
--- a/receiver/gitlabreceiver/go.sum
+++ b/receiver/gitlabreceiver/go.sum
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ github.com/tklauser/numcpus v0.11.0 h1:nSTwhKH5e1dMNsCdVBukSZrURJRoHbSEQjdEbY+9R
 github.com/tklauser/numcpus v0.11.0/go.mod h1:z+LwcLq54uWZTX0u/bGobaV34u6V7KNlTZejzM6/3MQ=
 github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.4 h1:zFUKzehAFReQwLys1b/iSMl+JQGSCSjtVqQn9bBrPo0=
 github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.4/go.mod h1:SBZ9tNy3G9/m5Oi98Zks0QjeHVDvuK0qfxQmPyzfmi0=
-gitlab.com/gitlab-org/api/client-go v1.46.0 h1:YxBWFZIFYKcGESCb9fpkwzouo+apyB9pr/XTWzNoL24=
-gitlab.com/gitlab-org/api/client-go v1.46.0/go.mod h1:FtgyU6g2HS5+fMhw6nLK96GBEEBx5MzntOiJWfIaiN8=
+gitlab.com/gitlab-org/api/client-go/v2 v2.5.0 h1:5YveMeutIundNxHsdXLJ53+VPj8EcXBfXzLAVuP460E=
+gitlab.com/gitlab-org/api/client-go/v2 v2.5.0/go.mod h1:VgLJtaCDLsRwjgiwZLA4mDH31R44eRxp1vgUHuZnbvM=
 go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.2.1 h1:jXsnJ4Lmnqd11kwkBV2LgLoFMZKizbCi5fNZ/ipaZ64=
 go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.2.1/go.mod h1:KRTj+aOaElaLi+wW1kO/DZRXwkF4C5xPbEe3ZiIhN7Y=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/client v1.53.1-0.20260309153054-85fc1918516c h1:hviskmQMnHT8AXO7E1XdP8w7TNMxbRHLoFebxNcXWw0=
diff --git a/receiver/gitlabreceiver/model.go b/receiver/gitlabreceiver/model.go
index ae07226689dc3..dd6730675c074 100644
--- a/receiver/gitlabreceiver/model.go
+++ b/receiver/gitlabreceiver/model.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
-	gitlab "gitlab.com/gitlab-org/api/client-go"
+	gitlab "gitlab.com/gitlab-org/api/client-go/v2"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pcommon"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/ptrace"
 	conventions "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.38.0"
diff --git a/receiver/gitlabreceiver/model_test.go b/receiver/gitlabreceiver/model_test.go
index d1c7fee8f2c68..17a69b55df931 100644
--- a/receiver/gitlabreceiver/model_test.go
+++ b/receiver/gitlabreceiver/model_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	gitlab "gitlab.com/gitlab-org/api/client-go"
+	gitlab "gitlab.com/gitlab-org/api/client-go/v2"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pcommon"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/ptrace"
 )
diff --git a/receiver/gitlabreceiver/traces_event_handling.go b/receiver/gitlabreceiver/traces_event_handling.go
index f8dc862b132d6..eec833de2344f 100644
--- a/receiver/gitlabreceiver/traces_event_handling.go
+++ b/receiver/gitlabreceiver/traces_event_handling.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	gitlab "gitlab.com/gitlab-org/api/client-go"
+	gitlab "gitlab.com/gitlab-org/api/client-go/v2"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pcommon"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/ptrace"
 	conventions "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.38.0"
diff --git a/receiver/gitlabreceiver/traces_event_handling_test.go b/receiver/gitlabreceiver/traces_event_handling_test.go
index ce044f128e9e2..36774c5dd37d7 100644
--- a/receiver/gitlabreceiver/traces_event_handling_test.go
+++ b/receiver/gitlabreceiver/traces_event_handling_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	gitlab "gitlab.com/gitlab-org/api/client-go"
+	gitlab "gitlab.com/gitlab-org/api/client-go/v2"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pcommon"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/ptrace"
 )
diff --git a/receiver/gitlabreceiver/traces_receiver.go b/receiver/gitlabreceiver/traces_receiver.go
index 70b155c136665..ac7bcfaff5547 100644
--- a/receiver/gitlabreceiver/traces_receiver.go
+++ b/receiver/gitlabreceiver/traces_receiver.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
-	gitlab "gitlab.com/gitlab-org/api/client-go"
+	gitlab "gitlab.com/gitlab-org/api/client-go/v2"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componentstatus"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer"
diff --git a/receiver/gitlabreceiver/traces_receiver_test.go b/receiver/gitlabreceiver/traces_receiver_test.go
index de16d8f8aadf5..910ef249400cb 100644
--- a/receiver/gitlabreceiver/traces_receiver_test.go
+++ b/receiver/gitlabreceiver/traces_receiver_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	gitlab "gitlab.com/gitlab-org/api/client-go"
+	gitlab "gitlab.com/gitlab-org/api/client-go/v2"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componenttest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque"