diff --git a/javaagent-tooling/build.gradle.kts b/javaagent-tooling/build.gradle.kts
index 1f318ac0f203..e6ed39f27b30 100644
--- a/javaagent-tooling/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/javaagent-tooling/build.gradle.kts
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ dependencies {
   implementation("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-exporter-otlp")
   implementation("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-exporter-logging-otlp")
 
-  implementation("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus")
+  implementation("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus") {
+    exclude(group = "io.prometheus", module = "prometheus-metrics-shaded-protobuf")
+  }
+  compileOnly("io.prometheus:prometheus-metrics-exposition-formats:1.3.1")
   implementation("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin")
 
   implementation("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-sdk-extension-jaeger-remote-sampler")
diff --git a/javaagent-tooling/src/main/java/io/prometheus/metrics/expositionformats/PrometheusProtobufWriter.java b/javaagent-tooling/src/main/java/io/prometheus/metrics/expositionformats/PrometheusProtobufWriter.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3a2c99311c5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/javaagent-tooling/src/main/java/io/prometheus/metrics/expositionformats/PrometheusProtobufWriter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+package io.prometheus.metrics.expositionformats;
+
+import io.prometheus.metrics.model.snapshots.MetricSnapshots;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+
+/**
+ * Replacement for prometheus protobuf writer that does not depend on any of the protobuf classes.
+ * This allows us to exclude io.prometheus:prometheus-metrics-shaded-protobuf dependency.
+ *
+ * @see <a
+ *     href="https://github.com/prometheus/client_java/blob/main/prometheus-metrics-exposition-formats/src/main/java/io/prometheus/metrics/expositionformats/PrometheusProtobufWriter.java">PrometheusProtobufWriter</a>
+ */
+public class PrometheusProtobufWriter implements ExpositionFormatWriter {
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean accepts(String acceptHeader) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void write(OutputStream out, MetricSnapshots metricSnapshots) throws IOException {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getContentType() {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/licenses/licenses.md b/licenses/licenses.md
index 092ac23dcaa8..2d9548f65226 100644
--- a/licenses/licenses.md
+++ b/licenses/licenses.md
@@ -191,136 +191,133 @@
 > - **Manifest License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 (Not Packaged)
 > - **POM License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 - [https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 
-**44** **Group:** `io.prometheus` **Name:** `prometheus-metrics-shaded-protobuf` **Version:** `1.3.1`
-> - **POM License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 - [https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
-
-**45** **Group:** `io.zipkin.reporter2` **Name:** `zipkin-reporter` **Version:** `3.4.2`
+**44** **Group:** `io.zipkin.reporter2` **Name:** `zipkin-reporter` **Version:** `3.4.2`
 > - **Manifest Project URL**: [https://zipkin.io/](https://zipkin.io/)
 > - **Manifest License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 (Not Packaged)
 > - **POM License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 - [https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 > - **Embedded license files**: [zipkin-reporter-3.4.2.jar/META-INF/LICENSE](zipkin-reporter-3.4.2.jar/META-INF/LICENSE)
 
-**46** **Group:** `io.zipkin.reporter2` **Name:** `zipkin-sender-okhttp3` **Version:** `3.4.2`
+**45** **Group:** `io.zipkin.reporter2` **Name:** `zipkin-sender-okhttp3` **Version:** `3.4.2`
 > - **Manifest Project URL**: [https://zipkin.io/](https://zipkin.io/)
 > - **Manifest License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 (Not Packaged)
 > - **POM License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 - [https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 > - **Embedded license files**: [zipkin-sender-okhttp3-3.4.2.jar/META-INF/LICENSE](zipkin-sender-okhttp3-3.4.2.jar/META-INF/LICENSE)
 
-**47** **Group:** `io.zipkin.zipkin2` **Name:** `zipkin` **Version:** `2.27.1`
+**46** **Group:** `io.zipkin.zipkin2` **Name:** `zipkin` **Version:** `2.27.1`
 > - **Manifest Project URL**: [http://zipkin.io/](http://zipkin.io/)
 > - **Manifest License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 (Not Packaged)
 > - **POM License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 - [https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 > - **Embedded license files**: [zipkin-2.27.1.jar/META-INF/LICENSE](zipkin-2.27.1.jar/META-INF/LICENSE)
 
-**48** **Group:** `net.bytebuddy` **Name:** `byte-buddy-dep` **Version:** `1.15.10`
+**47** **Group:** `net.bytebuddy` **Name:** `byte-buddy-dep` **Version:** `1.15.10`
 > - **POM License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 - [https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 > - **Embedded license files**: [byte-buddy-dep-1.15.10.jar/META-INF/LICENSE](byte-buddy-dep-1.15.10.jar/META-INF/LICENSE)
     - [byte-buddy-dep-1.15.10.jar/META-INF/NOTICE](byte-buddy-dep-1.15.10.jar/META-INF/NOTICE)
 
-**49** **Group:** `org.jetbrains` **Name:** `annotations` **Version:** `13.0`
+**48** **Group:** `org.jetbrains` **Name:** `annotations` **Version:** `13.0`
 > - **POM Project URL**: [http://www.jetbrains.org](http://www.jetbrains.org)
 > - **POM License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 - [https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 
-**50** **Group:** `org.jetbrains.kotlin` **Name:** `kotlin-stdlib` **Version:** `2.0.21`
+**49** **Group:** `org.jetbrains.kotlin` **Name:** `kotlin-stdlib` **Version:** `2.0.21`
 > - **POM Project URL**: [https://kotlinlang.org/](https://kotlinlang.org/)
 > - **POM License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 - [https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 
-**51** **Group:** `org.jetbrains.kotlin` **Name:** `kotlin-stdlib-jdk7` **Version:** `2.0.21`
+**50** **Group:** `org.jetbrains.kotlin` **Name:** `kotlin-stdlib-jdk7` **Version:** `2.0.21`
 > - **POM Project URL**: [https://kotlinlang.org/](https://kotlinlang.org/)
 > - **POM License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 - [https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 
-**52** **Group:** `org.jetbrains.kotlin` **Name:** `kotlin-stdlib-jdk8` **Version:** `2.0.21`
+**51** **Group:** `org.jetbrains.kotlin` **Name:** `kotlin-stdlib-jdk8` **Version:** `2.0.21`
 > - **POM Project URL**: [https://kotlinlang.org/](https://kotlinlang.org/)
 > - **POM License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 - [https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 
-**53** **Group:** `org.ow2.asm` **Name:** `asm` **Version:** `9.7.1`
+**52** **Group:** `org.ow2.asm` **Name:** `asm` **Version:** `9.7.1`
 > - **Manifest Project URL**: [http://asm.ow2.org](http://asm.ow2.org)
 > - **Manifest License**: The 3-Clause BSD License (Not Packaged)
 > - **POM Project URL**: [http://asm.ow2.io/](http://asm.ow2.io/)
 > - **POM License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 - [https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 > - **POM License**: The 3-Clause BSD License - [https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause)
 
-**54** **Group:** `org.ow2.asm` **Name:** `asm-analysis` **Version:** `9.7.1`
+**53** **Group:** `org.ow2.asm` **Name:** `asm-analysis` **Version:** `9.7.1`
 > - **Manifest Project URL**: [http://asm.ow2.org](http://asm.ow2.org)
 > - **Manifest License**: The 3-Clause BSD License (Not Packaged)
 > - **POM Project URL**: [http://asm.ow2.io/](http://asm.ow2.io/)
 > - **POM License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 - [https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 > - **POM License**: The 3-Clause BSD License - [https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause)
 
-**55** **Group:** `org.ow2.asm` **Name:** `asm-commons` **Version:** `9.7.1`
+**54** **Group:** `org.ow2.asm` **Name:** `asm-commons` **Version:** `9.7.1`
 > - **Manifest Project URL**: [http://asm.ow2.org](http://asm.ow2.org)
 > - **Manifest License**: The 3-Clause BSD License (Not Packaged)
 > - **POM Project URL**: [http://asm.ow2.io/](http://asm.ow2.io/)
 > - **POM License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 - [https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 > - **POM License**: The 3-Clause BSD License - [https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause)
 
-**56** **Group:** `org.ow2.asm` **Name:** `asm-tree` **Version:** `9.7.1`
+**55** **Group:** `org.ow2.asm` **Name:** `asm-tree` **Version:** `9.7.1`
 > - **Manifest Project URL**: [http://asm.ow2.org](http://asm.ow2.org)
 > - **Manifest License**: The 3-Clause BSD License (Not Packaged)
 > - **POM Project URL**: [http://asm.ow2.io/](http://asm.ow2.io/)
 > - **POM License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 - [https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 > - **POM License**: The 3-Clause BSD License - [https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause)
 
-**57** **Group:** `org.ow2.asm` **Name:** `asm-util` **Version:** `9.7.1`
+**56** **Group:** `org.ow2.asm` **Name:** `asm-util` **Version:** `9.7.1`
 > - **Manifest Project URL**: [http://asm.ow2.org](http://asm.ow2.org)
 > - **Manifest License**: The 3-Clause BSD License (Not Packaged)
 > - **POM Project URL**: [http://asm.ow2.io/](http://asm.ow2.io/)
 > - **POM License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 - [https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 > - **POM License**: The 3-Clause BSD License - [https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause)
 
-**58** **Group:** `org.snakeyaml` **Name:** `snakeyaml-engine` **Version:** `2.8`
+**57** **Group:** `org.snakeyaml` **Name:** `snakeyaml-engine` **Version:** `2.8`
 > - **Manifest License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 (Not Packaged)
 > - **POM Project URL**: [https://bitbucket.org/snakeyaml/snakeyaml-engine](https://bitbucket.org/snakeyaml/snakeyaml-engine)
 > - **POM License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 - [https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 
-**59** **Group:** `org.yaml` **Name:** `snakeyaml` **Version:** `2.3`
+**58** **Group:** `org.yaml` **Name:** `snakeyaml` **Version:** `2.3`
 > - **Manifest License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 (Not Packaged)
 > - **POM Project URL**: [https://bitbucket.org/snakeyaml/snakeyaml](https://bitbucket.org/snakeyaml/snakeyaml)
 > - **POM License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 - [https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 
 ## MIT License
 
-**60** **Group:** `org.slf4j` **Name:** `slf4j-api` **Version:** `2.0.16`
+**59** **Group:** `org.slf4j` **Name:** `slf4j-api` **Version:** `2.0.16`
 > - **Project URL**: [http://www.slf4j.org](http://www.slf4j.org)
 > - **POM License**: MIT License - [https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
 > - **Embedded license files**: [slf4j-api-2.0.16.jar/META-INF/LICENSE.txt](slf4j-api-2.0.16.jar/META-INF/LICENSE.txt)
 
-**61** **Group:** `org.slf4j` **Name:** `slf4j-simple` **Version:** `2.0.16`
+**60** **Group:** `org.slf4j` **Name:** `slf4j-simple` **Version:** `2.0.16`
 > - **Project URL**: [http://www.slf4j.org](http://www.slf4j.org)
 > - **POM License**: MIT License - [https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
 > - **Embedded license files**: [slf4j-simple-2.0.16.jar/META-INF/LICENSE.txt](slf4j-simple-2.0.16.jar/META-INF/LICENSE.txt)
 
 ## The 3-Clause BSD License
 
-**62** **Group:** `org.ow2.asm` **Name:** `asm` **Version:** `9.7.1`
+**61** **Group:** `org.ow2.asm` **Name:** `asm` **Version:** `9.7.1`
 > - **Manifest Project URL**: [http://asm.ow2.org](http://asm.ow2.org)
 > - **Manifest License**: The 3-Clause BSD License (Not Packaged)
 > - **POM Project URL**: [http://asm.ow2.io/](http://asm.ow2.io/)
 > - **POM License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 - [https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 > - **POM License**: The 3-Clause BSD License - [https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause)
 
-**63** **Group:** `org.ow2.asm` **Name:** `asm-analysis` **Version:** `9.7.1`
+**62** **Group:** `org.ow2.asm` **Name:** `asm-analysis` **Version:** `9.7.1`
 > - **Manifest Project URL**: [http://asm.ow2.org](http://asm.ow2.org)
 > - **Manifest License**: The 3-Clause BSD License (Not Packaged)
 > - **POM Project URL**: [http://asm.ow2.io/](http://asm.ow2.io/)
 > - **POM License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 - [https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 > - **POM License**: The 3-Clause BSD License - [https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause)
 
-**64** **Group:** `org.ow2.asm` **Name:** `asm-commons` **Version:** `9.7.1`
+**63** **Group:** `org.ow2.asm` **Name:** `asm-commons` **Version:** `9.7.1`
 > - **Manifest Project URL**: [http://asm.ow2.org](http://asm.ow2.org)
 > - **Manifest License**: The 3-Clause BSD License (Not Packaged)
 > - **POM Project URL**: [http://asm.ow2.io/](http://asm.ow2.io/)
 > - **POM License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 - [https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 > - **POM License**: The 3-Clause BSD License - [https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause)
 
-**65** **Group:** `org.ow2.asm` **Name:** `asm-tree` **Version:** `9.7.1`
+**64** **Group:** `org.ow2.asm` **Name:** `asm-tree` **Version:** `9.7.1`
 > - **Manifest Project URL**: [http://asm.ow2.org](http://asm.ow2.org)
 > - **Manifest License**: The 3-Clause BSD License (Not Packaged)
 > - **POM Project URL**: [http://asm.ow2.io/](http://asm.ow2.io/)
 > - **POM License**: Apache License, Version 2.0 - [https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
 > - **POM License**: The 3-Clause BSD License - [https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause)
 
-**66** **Group:** `org.ow2.asm` **Name:** `asm-util` **Version:** `9.7.1`
+**65** **Group:** `org.ow2.asm` **Name:** `asm-util` **Version:** `9.7.1`
 > - **Manifest Project URL**: [http://asm.ow2.org](http://asm.ow2.org)
 > - **Manifest License**: The 3-Clause BSD License (Not Packaged)
 > - **POM Project URL**: [http://asm.ow2.io/](http://asm.ow2.io/)