diff --git a/experimental/CHANGELOG.md b/experimental/CHANGELOG.md
index d25724bc2fe..4680296deae 100644
--- a/experimental/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/experimental/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ All notable changes to experimental packages in this project will be documented
 * feat(exporter-prometheus)!: stop the using `type` field to enforce naming conventions [#5291](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/5291) @chancancode
   * Any non-monotonic sums will now be treated as counters and will therefore include the `_total` suffix.
 * feat(shim-opencenus)!: stop mapping removed Instrument `type` to OpenTelemetry metrics [#5291](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/5291) @chancancode
-  * The internal OpenTelemetry data model dropped the concept of instrument type on exported metrics, therefore mapping it is not necessary anymore.  
+  * The internal OpenTelemetry data model dropped the concept of instrument type on exported metrics, therefore mapping it is not necessary anymore.
 * feat(instrumentation-fetch)!: passthrough original response to `applyCustomAttributes` hook [#5281](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/5281) @chancancode
   * Previously, the fetch instrumentation code unconditionally clones every `fetch()` response in order to preserve the ability for the `applyCustomAttributes` hook to consume the response body. This is fundamentally unsound, as it forces the browser to buffer and retain the response body until it is fully received and read, which crates unnecessary memory pressure on large or long-running response streams. In extreme cases, this is effectively a memory leak and can cause the browser tab to crash. If your use case for `applyCustomAttributes` requires access to the response body, please chime in on [#5293](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/issues/5293).
 
diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-grpc/package.json b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-grpc/package.json
index c668254eaa5..fb7f3628ab3 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-grpc/package.json
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-grpc/package.json
@@ -59,13 +59,11 @@
     "@protobuf-ts/runtime-rpc": "2.9.4",
     "@types/mocha": "10.0.10",
     "@types/node": "18.6.5",
-    "@types/semver": "7.5.8",
     "@types/sinon": "17.0.3",
     "cross-var": "1.1.0",
     "lerna": "6.6.2",
     "mocha": "10.8.2",
     "nyc": "15.1.0",
-    "semver": "7.6.3",
     "sinon": "15.1.2",
     "typescript": "4.4.4"
   },
diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-http/package.json b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-http/package.json
index 0f10ebc7b24..60af080cf10 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-http/package.json
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-http/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
     "@types/mocha": "10.0.10",
     "@types/node": "18.6.5",
     "@types/request-promise-native": "1.0.21",
-    "@types/semver": "7.5.8",
     "@types/sinon": "17.0.3",
     "@types/superagent": "8.1.9",
     "axios": "1.7.9",
@@ -78,8 +77,7 @@
     "@opentelemetry/core": "1.30.0",
     "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "0.57.0",
     "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "1.28.0",
-    "forwarded-parse": "2.1.2",
-    "semver": "^7.5.2"
+    "forwarded-parse": "2.1.2"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/tree/main/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-http",
   "sideEffects": false
diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/README.md b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/README.md
index 3ed7edbeb12..8bb1b06b3a6 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/README.md
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/README.md
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Detect resources automatically from the environment using the default resource d
 
 ### contextManager
 
-Use a custom context manager. Default: [AsyncHooksContextManager](../../../packages/opentelemetry-context-async-hooks/README.md)
+Use a custom context manager. Default: [AsyncLocalStorageContextManager](../../../packages/opentelemetry-context-async-hooks/README.md)
 
 ### textMapPropagator
 
diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/package.json b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/package.json
index e5c34fcc8f9..89bfd411391 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/package.json
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/package.json
@@ -74,13 +74,11 @@
     "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "1.30.0",
     "@types/mocha": "10.0.10",
     "@types/node": "18.6.5",
-    "@types/semver": "7.5.8",
     "@types/sinon": "17.0.3",
     "cross-var": "1.1.0",
     "lerna": "6.6.2",
     "mocha": "10.8.2",
     "nyc": "15.1.0",
-    "semver": "7.6.3",
     "sinon": "15.1.2",
     "ts-loader": "9.5.1",
     "typescript": "4.4.4"
diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/test/sdk.test.ts b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/test/sdk.test.ts
index 3c22a986e52..77c320fa00d 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/test/sdk.test.ts
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/test/sdk.test.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ import {
   SpanProcessor,
 } from '@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-base';
 import * as assert from 'assert';
-import * as semver from 'semver';
 import * as Sinon from 'sinon';
 import { NodeSDK } from '../src';
 import { env } from 'process';
@@ -89,10 +88,6 @@ import {
 } from '@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions';
 import { ZipkinExporter } from '@opentelemetry/exporter-zipkin';
 
-const DefaultContextManager = semver.gte(process.version, '14.8.0')
-  ? AsyncLocalStorageContextManager
-  : AsyncHooksContextManager;
-
 describe('Node SDK', () => {
   let ctxManager: any;
   let propagator: any;
@@ -257,7 +252,7 @@ describe('Node SDK', () => {
 
       assert.ok(
         context['_getContextManager']().constructor.name ===
-          DefaultContextManager.name
+          AsyncLocalStorageContextManager.name
       );
       assert.ok(
         propagation['_getGlobalPropagator']() instanceof CompositePropagator
diff --git a/experimental/packages/shim-opencensus/package.json b/experimental/packages/shim-opencensus/package.json
index 1509210a8e5..f7f5a585247 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/shim-opencensus/package.json
+++ b/experimental/packages/shim-opencensus/package.json
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@
     "@opentelemetry/core": "1.30.0",
     "@opentelemetry/resources": "1.30.0",
     "@opentelemetry/sdk-metrics": "1.30.0",
-    "require-in-the-middle": "^7.1.1",
-    "semver": "^7.5.2"
+    "require-in-the-middle": "^7.1.1"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/tree/main/packages/shim-opencensus",
   "sideEffects": false
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cfe380b46dc..31f24dc44ac 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@
       "version": "0.57.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.12.5",
+        "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.7.1",
         "@opentelemetry/core": "1.30.0",
         "@opentelemetry/otlp-grpc-exporter-base": "0.57.0",
         "@opentelemetry/otlp-transformer": "0.57.0",
@@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@
       "version": "0.57.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.12.5",
+        "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.7.1",
         "@opentelemetry/core": "1.30.0",
         "@opentelemetry/otlp-grpc-exporter-base": "0.57.0",
         "@opentelemetry/otlp-transformer": "0.57.0",
@@ -2287,7 +2287,7 @@
       "version": "0.57.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.12.5",
+        "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.7.1",
         "@opentelemetry/core": "1.30.0",
         "@opentelemetry/exporter-metrics-otlp-http": "0.57.0",
         "@opentelemetry/otlp-exporter-base": "0.57.0",
@@ -3067,7 +3067,7 @@
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@bufbuild/buf": "1.47.2",
-        "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.12.5",
+        "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.7.1",
         "@grpc/proto-loader": "^0.7.10",
         "@opentelemetry/api": "1.9.0",
         "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "1.30.0",
@@ -3079,13 +3079,11 @@
         "@protobuf-ts/runtime-rpc": "2.9.4",
         "@types/mocha": "10.0.10",
         "@types/node": "18.6.5",
-        "@types/semver": "7.5.8",
         "@types/sinon": "17.0.3",
         "cross-var": "1.1.0",
         "lerna": "6.6.2",
         "mocha": "10.8.2",
         "nyc": "15.1.0",
-        "semver": "7.6.3",
         "sinon": "15.1.2",
         "typescript": "4.4.4"
       },
@@ -3159,8 +3157,7 @@
         "@opentelemetry/core": "1.30.0",
         "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "0.57.0",
         "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "1.28.0",
-        "forwarded-parse": "2.1.2",
-        "semver": "^7.5.2"
+        "forwarded-parse": "2.1.2"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@opentelemetry/api": "1.9.0",
@@ -3171,7 +3168,6 @@
         "@types/mocha": "10.0.10",
         "@types/node": "18.6.5",
         "@types/request-promise-native": "1.0.21",
-        "@types/semver": "7.5.8",
         "@types/sinon": "17.0.3",
         "@types/superagent": "8.1.9",
         "axios": "1.7.9",
@@ -3702,13 +3698,11 @@
         "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "1.30.0",
         "@types/mocha": "10.0.10",
         "@types/node": "18.6.5",
-        "@types/semver": "7.5.8",
         "@types/sinon": "17.0.3",
         "cross-var": "1.1.0",
         "lerna": "6.6.2",
         "mocha": "10.8.2",
         "nyc": "15.1.0",
-        "semver": "7.6.3",
         "sinon": "15.1.2",
         "ts-loader": "9.5.1",
         "typescript": "4.4.4"
@@ -4007,7 +4001,7 @@
       "version": "0.57.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.12.5",
+        "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.7.1",
         "@opentelemetry/core": "1.30.0",
         "@opentelemetry/otlp-exporter-base": "0.57.0",
         "@opentelemetry/otlp-transformer": "0.57.0"
@@ -4999,8 +4993,7 @@
         "@opentelemetry/core": "1.30.0",
         "@opentelemetry/resources": "1.30.0",
         "@opentelemetry/sdk-metrics": "1.30.0",
-        "require-in-the-middle": "^7.1.1",
-        "semver": "^7.5.2"
+        "require-in-the-middle": "^7.1.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@opencensus/core": "0.1.0",
@@ -33862,8 +33855,7 @@
         "@opentelemetry/core": "1.30.0",
         "@opentelemetry/propagator-b3": "1.30.0",
         "@opentelemetry/propagator-jaeger": "1.30.0",
-        "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-base": "1.30.0",
-        "semver": "^7.5.2"
+        "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-base": "1.30.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@opentelemetry/api": ">=1.0.0 <1.10.0",
@@ -33871,7 +33863,6 @@
         "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "1.28.0",
         "@types/mocha": "10.0.10",
         "@types/node": "18.6.5",
-        "@types/semver": "7.5.8",
         "@types/sinon": "17.0.3",
         "cross-var": "1.1.0",
         "lerna": "6.6.2",
@@ -38556,7 +38547,7 @@
     "@opentelemetry/exporter-logs-otlp-grpc": {
       "version": "file:experimental/packages/exporter-logs-otlp-grpc",
       "requires": {
-        "@grpc/grpc-js": "1.12.5",
+        "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.7.1",
         "@grpc/proto-loader": "^0.7.10",
         "@opentelemetry/api": "1.9.0",
         "@opentelemetry/api-logs": "0.57.0",
@@ -38949,7 +38940,7 @@
     "@opentelemetry/exporter-metrics-otlp-grpc": {
       "version": "file:experimental/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-metrics-otlp-grpc",
       "requires": {
-        "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.12.5",
+        "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.7.1",
         "@grpc/proto-loader": "^0.7.10",
         "@opentelemetry/api": "1.9.0",
         "@opentelemetry/core": "1.30.0",
@@ -39306,7 +39297,7 @@
     "@opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-grpc": {
       "version": "file:experimental/packages/exporter-trace-otlp-grpc",
       "requires": {
-        "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.12.5",
+        "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.7.1",
         "@grpc/proto-loader": "^0.7.10",
         "@opentelemetry/api": "1.9.0",
         "@opentelemetry/core": "1.30.0",
@@ -40188,7 +40179,7 @@
       "version": "file:experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-grpc",
       "requires": {
         "@bufbuild/buf": "1.47.2",
-        "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.12.5",
+        "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.7.1",
         "@grpc/proto-loader": "^0.7.10",
         "@opentelemetry/api": "1.9.0",
         "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "1.30.0",
@@ -40202,13 +40193,11 @@
         "@protobuf-ts/runtime-rpc": "2.9.4",
         "@types/mocha": "10.0.10",
         "@types/node": "18.6.5",
-        "@types/semver": "7.5.8",
         "@types/sinon": "17.0.3",
         "cross-var": "1.1.0",
         "lerna": "6.6.2",
         "mocha": "10.8.2",
         "nyc": "15.1.0",
-        "semver": "7.6.3",
         "sinon": "15.1.2",
         "typescript": "4.4.4"
       },
@@ -40270,7 +40259,6 @@
         "@types/mocha": "10.0.10",
         "@types/node": "18.6.5",
         "@types/request-promise-native": "1.0.21",
-        "@types/semver": "7.5.8",
         "@types/sinon": "17.0.3",
         "@types/superagent": "8.1.9",
         "axios": "1.7.9",
@@ -40282,7 +40270,6 @@
         "nyc": "15.1.0",
         "request": "2.88.2",
         "request-promise-native": "1.0.9",
-        "semver": "^7.5.2",
         "sinon": "15.1.2",
         "superagent": "10.0.2",
         "typescript": "4.4.4"
@@ -40867,7 +40854,7 @@
     "@opentelemetry/otlp-grpc-exporter-base": {
       "version": "file:experimental/packages/otlp-grpc-exporter-base",
       "requires": {
-        "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.12.5",
+        "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.7.1",
         "@opentelemetry/api": "1.9.0",
         "@opentelemetry/core": "1.30.0",
         "@opentelemetry/otlp-exporter-base": "0.57.0",
@@ -42136,13 +42123,11 @@
         "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "1.28.0",
         "@types/mocha": "10.0.10",
         "@types/node": "18.6.5",
-        "@types/semver": "7.5.8",
         "@types/sinon": "17.0.3",
         "cross-var": "1.1.0",
         "lerna": "6.6.2",
         "mocha": "10.8.2",
         "nyc": "15.1.0",
-        "semver": "7.6.3",
         "sinon": "15.1.2",
         "ts-loader": "9.5.1",
         "typescript": "4.4.4"
@@ -42361,13 +42346,11 @@
         "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "1.28.0",
         "@types/mocha": "10.0.10",
         "@types/node": "18.6.5",
-        "@types/semver": "7.5.8",
         "@types/sinon": "17.0.3",
         "cross-var": "1.1.0",
         "lerna": "6.6.2",
         "mocha": "10.8.2",
         "nyc": "15.1.0",
-        "semver": "^7.5.2",
         "sinon": "15.1.2",
         "typescript": "4.4.4"
       },
@@ -42798,7 +42781,6 @@
         "mocha": "10.8.2",
         "nyc": "15.1.0",
         "require-in-the-middle": "^7.1.1",
-        "semver": "^7.5.2",
         "sinon": "15.1.2",
         "typescript": "4.4.4"
       },
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-node/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-node/package.json
index 97cb45d3a67..864c9bf58f8 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-node/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-node/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
     "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "1.28.0",
     "@types/mocha": "10.0.10",
     "@types/node": "18.6.5",
-    "@types/semver": "7.5.8",
     "@types/sinon": "17.0.3",
     "cross-var": "1.1.0",
     "lerna": "6.6.2",
@@ -67,8 +66,7 @@
     "@opentelemetry/core": "1.30.0",
     "@opentelemetry/propagator-b3": "1.30.0",
     "@opentelemetry/propagator-jaeger": "1.30.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-base": "1.30.0",
-    "semver": "^7.5.2"
+    "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-base": "1.30.0"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/tree/main/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-node",
   "sideEffects": false