diff --git a/integrations/otel-js/otel-v2/package.json b/integrations/otel-js/otel-v2/package.json
index b943a80a1..3082a73ce 100644
--- a/integrations/otel-js/otel-v2/package.json
+++ b/integrations/otel-js/otel-v2/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
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