diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 08cfa0f29c..1581e40569 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -33785,7 +33785,7 @@
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
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-        "@opentelemetry/api": ">=1.3.0 <1.10.0",
+        "@opentelemetry/api": "1.9.1",
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diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 4a5957fd32..4ec84eb26a 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
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   "dependencies": {
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     "@opentelemetry/instrumentation-fs": "0.36.0",