diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 14f639c9d..a12629630 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "@google-cloud/precise-date": "^4.0.0",
     "@google-cloud/projectify": "^4.0.0",
     "@google-cloud/promisify": "^4.0.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.6.0",
     "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "~1.17.0",
     "@types/duplexify": "^3.6.0",
     "@types/long": "^4.0.0",