diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-lambda/package.json b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-lambda/package.json
index 3815f54950..688b16b84f 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-lambda/package.json
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-lambda/package.json
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "1.0.2",
     "@opentelemetry/core": "0.25.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-base": "^0.25.0",
     "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-node": "0.25.0",
     "@types/mocha": "7.0.2",
     "@types/node": "14.17.9",
@@ -62,7 +63,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.25.0",
     "@opentelemetry/propagator-aws-xray": "^0.24.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-base": "^0.25.0",
     "@opentelemetry/resources": "^0.25.0",
     "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^0.24.0",
     "@types/aws-lambda": "8.10.81"