diff --git a/experimental/packages/exporter-trace-otlp-proto/package.json b/experimental/packages/exporter-trace-otlp-proto/package.json
index ee97d7df61b..859c2dbb65c 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/exporter-trace-otlp-proto/package.json
+++ b/experimental/packages/exporter-trace-otlp-proto/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@babel/core": "7.16.0",
+    "@babel/core": "7.29.6",
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.0",
     "@types/mocha": "8.2.3",
     "@types/node": "14.17.33",