diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bded718a15..ea51adbe27 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -49,3 +49,5 @@ significant modifications will be credited to OpenTelemetry Authors.
 ([#237](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-demo/pull/237))
 * Support override java agent jar
 ([#244](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-demo/pull/244))
+* Pulling java agent from the Java instrumentation releases instead.
+([#253](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-demo/pull/253))
diff --git a/src/adservice/Dockerfile b/src/adservice/Dockerfile
index 29a110d4ac..cb847defd0 100644
--- a/src/adservice/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/adservice/Dockerfile
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@ RUN ./gradlew installDist
 
 FROM openjdk:18-slim
 
+ARG version=1.16.0
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app/
 
 COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/ ./
-COPY ./src/adservice/agent/opentelemetry-javaagent.jar /app/
+ADD https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/releases/download/v$version/opentelemetry-javaagent.jar /app/opentelemetry-javaagent.jar
 ENV JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS=-javaagent:/app/opentelemetry-javaagent.jar
 
 EXPOSE ${AD_SERVICE_PORT}
diff --git a/src/adservice/agent/opentelemetry-javaagent.jar b/src/adservice/agent/opentelemetry-javaagent.jar
deleted file mode 100644
index 94cdbb60a3..0000000000
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