diff --git a/samples/snippets/requirements.txt b/samples/snippets/requirements.txt
index ebbbc1f9a..ab37118ee 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/requirements.txt
+++ b/samples/snippets/requirements.txt
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ avro==1.12.0
 protobuf===4.24.4; python_version == '3.7'
 protobuf==5.28.3; python_version >= '3.8'
 avro==1.12.0
-opentelemetry-api==1.28.1; python_version == '3.7'
-opentelemetry-sdk==1.28.1; python_version == '3.7'
+opentelemetry-api===1.22.0;; python_version == '3.7'
+opentelemetry-sdk===1.22.0;; python_version == '3.7'
 opentelemetry-api==1.28.1; python_version >= '3.8'
 opentelemetry-sdk==1.28.1; python_version >= '3.8'
 opentelemetry-exporter-gcp-trace==1.7.0