diff --git a/instrumentation/concurrent_ruby/opentelemetry-instrumentation-concurrent_ruby.gemspec b/instrumentation/concurrent_ruby/opentelemetry-instrumentation-concurrent_ruby.gemspec
index d2cfb4b33..9b99f1e2a 100644
--- a/instrumentation/concurrent_ruby/opentelemetry-instrumentation-concurrent_ruby.gemspec
+++ b/instrumentation/concurrent_ruby/opentelemetry-instrumentation-concurrent_ruby.gemspec
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   spec.add_development_dependency 'appraisal', '~> 2.5'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'bundler', '~> 2.4'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'concurrent-ruby', '~> 1.1.6'
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'concurrent-ruby', '~> 1.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-sdk', '~> 1.1'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-test-helpers', '~> 0.3'
diff --git a/instrumentation/ethon/opentelemetry-instrumentation-ethon.gemspec b/instrumentation/ethon/opentelemetry-instrumentation-ethon.gemspec
index e24672d52..ee41e5925 100644
--- a/instrumentation/ethon/opentelemetry-instrumentation-ethon.gemspec
+++ b/instrumentation/ethon/opentelemetry-instrumentation-ethon.gemspec
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   spec.add_development_dependency 'appraisal', '~> 2.5'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'bundler', '~> 2.4'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'ethon', '~> 0.12.0'
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'ethon', '~> 0.11'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-sdk', '~> 1.1'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-test-helpers', '~> 0.3'
diff --git a/instrumentation/faraday/opentelemetry-instrumentation-faraday.gemspec b/instrumentation/faraday/opentelemetry-instrumentation-faraday.gemspec
index d89bcaf74..ac9527d5e 100644
--- a/instrumentation/faraday/opentelemetry-instrumentation-faraday.gemspec
+++ b/instrumentation/faraday/opentelemetry-instrumentation-faraday.gemspec
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   spec.add_development_dependency 'appraisal', '~> 2.5'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'bundler', '~> 2.4'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'faraday', '~> 0.17.0'
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'faraday'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-sdk', '~> 1.1'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-test-helpers', '~> 0.3'
diff --git a/instrumentation/que/opentelemetry-instrumentation-que.gemspec b/instrumentation/que/opentelemetry-instrumentation-que.gemspec
index af9982566..603b863f0 100644
--- a/instrumentation/que/opentelemetry-instrumentation-que.gemspec
+++ b/instrumentation/que/opentelemetry-instrumentation-que.gemspec
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-sdk', '~> 1.1'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-test-helpers', '~> 0.3'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'pg', '~> 1.1'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'que', '~> 1.2.0'
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'que'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.56.1'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.17.1'
diff --git a/instrumentation/redis/opentelemetry-instrumentation-redis.gemspec b/instrumentation/redis/opentelemetry-instrumentation-redis.gemspec
index 3b8b39298..2d319abec 100644
--- a/instrumentation/redis/opentelemetry-instrumentation-redis.gemspec
+++ b/instrumentation/redis/opentelemetry-instrumentation-redis.gemspec
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-sdk', '~> 1.1'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-test-helpers', '~> 0.3'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'redis', '~> 4.1.0'
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'redis', '~> 4.1'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'redis-client', '~> 0.7'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.56.1'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.17.1'
diff --git a/instrumentation/restclient/opentelemetry-instrumentation-restclient.gemspec b/instrumentation/restclient/opentelemetry-instrumentation-restclient.gemspec
index 42aaaa0fe..f3ab560f8 100644
--- a/instrumentation/restclient/opentelemetry-instrumentation-restclient.gemspec
+++ b/instrumentation/restclient/opentelemetry-instrumentation-restclient.gemspec
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-sdk', '~> 1.1'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-test-helpers', '~> 0.3'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rest-client', '~> 2.1.0'
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'rest-client', '~> 2.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.56.1'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.17.1'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'webmock', '~> 3.19'
diff --git a/instrumentation/sidekiq/opentelemetry-instrumentation-sidekiq.gemspec b/instrumentation/sidekiq/opentelemetry-instrumentation-sidekiq.gemspec
index 009da600c..40c5dce8e 100644
--- a/instrumentation/sidekiq/opentelemetry-instrumentation-sidekiq.gemspec
+++ b/instrumentation/sidekiq/opentelemetry-instrumentation-sidekiq.gemspec
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-test-helpers', '~> 0.3'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rspec-mocks'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.56.1'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'sidekiq', '~> 5.2.0'
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'sidekiq'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.17.1'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'
 
diff --git a/instrumentation/sinatra/opentelemetry-instrumentation-sinatra.gemspec b/instrumentation/sinatra/opentelemetry-instrumentation-sinatra.gemspec
index 3bc862704..8073e3a7c 100644
--- a/instrumentation/sinatra/opentelemetry-instrumentation-sinatra.gemspec
+++ b/instrumentation/sinatra/opentelemetry-instrumentation-sinatra.gemspec
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rack-test', '~> 1.1.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.56.1'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.17.1'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'sinatra', '~> 2.0.7'
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'sinatra'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'webmock', '~> 3.19'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'