diff --git a/experimental/CHANGELOG.md b/experimental/CHANGELOG.md
index 2b4a27e968..4ffc9cdc6f 100644
--- a/experimental/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/experimental/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ All notable changes to experimental packages in this project will be documented
 
 ### :bug: (Bug Fix)
 
+fix(instrumentation): use caret range on import-in-the-middle [#4380](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/4380) @pichlermarc
+
 ### :books: (Refine Doc)
 
 ### :house: (Internal)
diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/package.json b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/package.json
index 2db4d92158..15862d22d6 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/package.json
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/package.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@types/shimmer": "^1.0.2",
-    "import-in-the-middle": "1.7.2",
+    "import-in-the-middle": "^1.7.2",
     "require-in-the-middle": "^7.1.1",
     "semver": "^7.5.2",
     "shimmer": "^1.2.1"
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2be1e4a30c..3e074c7978 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -3105,7 +3105,7 @@
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/shimmer": "^1.0.2",
-        "import-in-the-middle": "1.7.2",
+        "import-in-the-middle": "^1.7.2",
         "require-in-the-middle": "^7.1.1",
         "semver": "^7.5.2",
         "shimmer": "^1.2.1"
@@ -40768,7 +40768,7 @@
         "codecov": "3.8.3",
         "cpx": "1.5.0",
         "cross-var": "1.1.0",
-        "import-in-the-middle": "1.7.2",
+        "import-in-the-middle": "^1.7.2",
         "karma": "6.4.2",
         "karma-chrome-launcher": "3.1.0",
         "karma-coverage": "2.2.1",