diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8ed9a4c205..024c8473d4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - `opentelemetry-resource-detector-azure` Added 10s timeout to VM Resource Detector
   ([#2119](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python-contrib/pull/2119))
+- `opentelemetry-resource-detector-azure` Changed timeout to 4 seconds due to [timeout bug](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/issues/3644)
+  ([#2136](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python-contrib/pull/2136))
 
 ## Version 1.22.0/0.43b0 (2023-12-14)
 
diff --git a/resource/opentelemetry-resource-detector-azure/src/opentelemetry/resource/detector/azure/version.py b/resource/opentelemetry-resource-detector-azure/src/opentelemetry/resource/detector/azure/version.py
index 7b936f07f0..97109f529b 100644
--- a/resource/opentelemetry-resource-detector-azure/src/opentelemetry/resource/detector/azure/version.py
+++ b/resource/opentelemetry-resource-detector-azure/src/opentelemetry/resource/detector/azure/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "0.1.1"
+__version__ = "0.1.2"
diff --git a/resource/opentelemetry-resource-detector-azure/src/opentelemetry/resource/detector/azure/vm.py b/resource/opentelemetry-resource-detector-azure/src/opentelemetry/resource/detector/azure/vm.py
index e90fec5a8d..b0e0f4d45b 100644
--- a/resource/opentelemetry-resource-detector-azure/src/opentelemetry/resource/detector/azure/vm.py
+++ b/resource/opentelemetry-resource-detector-azure/src/opentelemetry/resource/detector/azure/vm.py
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ def get_azure_vm_metadata(self):  # pylint: disable=no-self-use
         request = Request(_AZURE_VM_METADATA_ENDPOINT)
         request.add_header("Metadata", "True")
         try:
-            with urlopen(request, timeout=10) as response:
+            # TODO: Changed to 4s to fit into OTel SDK's 5 second timeout.
+            # Lengthen or allow user input if issue is resolved.
+            # See https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/issues/3644
+            with urlopen(request, timeout=4) as response:
                 return loads(response.read())
         except URLError:
             # Not on Azure VM