diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-shim-opentracing/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-shim-opentracing/package.json
index 91b0f8e0fa..72ff67f9b6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-shim-opentracing/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-shim-opentracing/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "@opentelemetry/api": ">=1.0.0 <1.2.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "1.4.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "2.8.0",
     "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "1.4.0",
     "opentracing": "^0.14.4"
   }