diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b5e4fa6..8fa4cf2 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ packages=find_namespace:
 zip_safe = False
 include_package_data = True
 install_requires =
-    opentelemetry-api~=1.37.0
+    opentelemetry-api>=1.37,<1.39
     opentelemetry-sdk~=1.37.0
     opentelemetry-exporter-otlp~=1.37.0
     opentelemetry-instrumentation~=0.58b0