diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/package.json b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/package.json
index 8dc3dfb9d2..8730074fcf 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/package.json
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/package.json
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.3.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/sdk-metrics": "^1.8.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/sdk-metrics": "1.8.0",
     "@babel/core": "7.16.0",
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.3.0",
     "@types/mocha": "10.0.0",
diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/tsconfig.json b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/tsconfig.json
index e22548584a..a9d9aba52a 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/tsconfig.json
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/tsconfig.json
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
   "references": [
     {
       "path": "../../../api"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../../packages/sdk-metrics"
     }
   ]
 }