diff --git a/cmd/cart/otel.go b/cmd/cart/otel.go
index 9c80fcf..48433b5 100644
--- a/cmd/cart/otel.go
+++ b/cmd/cart/otel.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func newMeterProvider() (*metric.MeterProvider, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	provider := metric.NewMeterProvider(metric.WithReader(exporter))
+	provider := metric.NewMeterProvider(metric.WithReader(metric.NewPeriodicReader(exporter)))
 	return provider, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5414d21..475bbb0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.63.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.38.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploggrpc v0.14.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc v1.38.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc v1.38.0
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus v0.60.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/log v0.14.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.38.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.38.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/log v0.14.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.38.0
@@ -59,7 +60,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/gnostic-models v0.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/schema v1.4.1 // indirect
-	github.com/grafana/regexp v0.0.0-20240518133315-a468a5bfb3bc // indirect
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.27.2 // indirect
 	github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.2 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.67.1 // indirect
-	github.com/prometheus/otlptranslator v0.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.18.0 // indirect
 	github.com/speakeasy-api/jsonpath v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/speakeasy-api/openapi-overlay v0.10.2 // indirect
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.2.1 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.38.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.38.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.7.1 // indirect
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.3 // indirect
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4047f1d..4b16d14 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/gorilla/schema v1.4.1 h1:jUg5hUjCSDZpNGLuXQOgIWGdlgrIdYvgQ0wZtdK1M3E=
 github.com/gorilla/schema v1.4.1/go.mod h1:Dg5SSm5PV60mhF2NFaTV1xuYYj8tV8NOPRo4FggUMnM=
-github.com/grafana/regexp v0.0.0-20240518133315-a468a5bfb3bc h1:GN2Lv3MGO7AS6PrRoT6yV5+wkrOpcszoIsO4+4ds248=
-github.com/grafana/regexp v0.0.0-20240518133315-a468a5bfb3bc/go.mod h1:+JKpmjMGhpgPL+rXZ5nsZieVzvarn86asRlBg4uNGnk=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.27.2 h1:8Tjv8EJ+pM1xP8mK6egEbD1OgnVTyacbefKhmbLhIhU=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.27.2/go.mod h1:pkJQ2tZHJ0aFOVEEot6oZmaVEZcRme73eIFmhiVuRWs=
 github.com/hpcloud/tail v1.0.0/go.mod h1:ab1qPbhIpdTxEkNHXyeSf5vhxWSCs/tWer42PpOxQnU=
@@ -179,8 +177,6 @@ github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.2 h1:oBsgwpGs7iVziMvrGhE53c/GrLUsZdHnqNw
 github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.2/go.mod h1:y3m2F6Gdpfy6Ut/GBsUqTWZqCUvMVzSfMLjcu6wAwpE=
 github.com/prometheus/common v0.67.1 h1:OTSON1P4DNxzTg4hmKCc37o4ZAZDv0cfXLkOt0oEowI=
 github.com/prometheus/common v0.67.1/go.mod h1:RpmT9v35q2Y+lsieQsdOh5sXZ6ajUGC8NjZAmr8vb0Q=
-github.com/prometheus/otlptranslator v0.0.2 h1:+1CdeLVrRQ6Psmhnobldo0kTp96Rj80DRXRd5OSnMEQ=
-github.com/prometheus/otlptranslator v0.0.2/go.mod h1:P8AwMgdD7XEr6QRUJ2QWLpiAZTgTE2UYgjlu3svompI=
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.18.0 h1:2QTA9cKdznfYJz7EDaa7IiJobHuV7E1WzeBwcrhk0ao=
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.18.0/go.mod h1:M0aotyiemPhBCM0z5w87kL22CxfcH05ZpYlu+b4J7mw=
 github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go v1.10.0 h1:STpn5XsHlHGcecLmMFCtg7mqq0RnD+zFr4uzukfVhBw=
@@ -223,12 +219,12 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.38.0 h1:RkfdswUDRimDg0m2Az18RKOsnI8UDzppJAtj01/Ymk8=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.38.0/go.mod h1:zcmtmQ1+YmQM9wrNsTGV/q/uyusom3P8RxwExxkZhjM=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploggrpc v0.14.0 h1:OMqPldHt79PqWKOMYIAQs3CxAi7RLgPxwfFSwr4ZxtM=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploggrpc v0.14.0/go.mod h1:1biG4qiqTxKiUCtoWDPpL3fB3KxVwCiGw81j3nKMuHE=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc v1.38.0 h1:vl9obrcoWVKp/lwl8tRE33853I8Xru9HFbw/skNeLs8=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc v1.38.0/go.mod h1:GAXRxmLJcVM3u22IjTg74zWBrRCKq8BnOqUVLodpcpw=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.38.0 h1:GqRJVj7UmLjCVyVJ3ZFLdPRmhDUp2zFmQe3RHIOsw24=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.38.0/go.mod h1:ri3aaHSmCTVYu2AWv44YMauwAQc0aqI9gHKIcSbI1pU=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc v1.38.0 h1:lwI4Dc5leUqENgGuQImwLo4WnuXFPetmPpkLi2IrX54=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc v1.38.0/go.mod h1:Kz/oCE7z5wuyhPxsXDuaPteSWqjSBD5YaSdbxZYGbGk=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus v0.60.0 h1:cGtQxGvZbnrWdC2GyjZi0PDKVSLWP/Jocix3QWfXtbo=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus v0.60.0/go.mod h1:hkd1EekxNo69PTV4OWFGZcKQiIqg0RfuWExcPKFvepk=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/log v0.14.0 h1:2rzJ+pOAZ8qmZ3DDHg73NEKzSZkhkGIua9gXtxNGgrM=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/log v0.14.0/go.mod h1:5jRG92fEAgx0SU/vFPxmJvhIuDU9E1SUnEQrMlJpOno=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.38.0 h1:Kl6lzIYGAh5M159u9NgiRkmoMKjvbsKtYRwgfrA6WpA=