diff --git a/detectors/node/opentelemetry-resource-detector-docker/package.json b/detectors/node/opentelemetry-resource-detector-docker/package.json
index d1c459804b..d95f9a1974 100644
--- a/detectors/node/opentelemetry-resource-detector-docker/package.json
+++ b/detectors/node/opentelemetry-resource-detector-docker/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "rimraf": "3.0.2",
     "sinon": "14.0.0",
     "ts-mocha": "10.0.0",
-    "typescript": "^4.5.5"
+    "typescript": "4.3.5"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.0"
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-express/examples/package.json b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-express/examples/package.json
index 4067bbecab..b849f76816 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-express/examples/package.json
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-express/examples/package.json
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/express": "^4.17.13",
     "ts-node": "^10.6.0",
-    "typescript": "^4.6.2"
+    "typescript": "4.3.5"
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-koa/examples/package.json b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-koa/examples/package.json
index e5bb865de9..cbbd10521f 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-koa/examples/package.json
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-koa/examples/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "cross-env": "^6.0.0",
     "ts-node": "^10.6.0",
-    "typescript": "^4.6.2",
+    "typescript": "4.3.5",
     "@types/koa": "^2.13.5"
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mongodb/package.json b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mongodb/package.json
index d1d895b308..324fc8cda2 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mongodb/package.json
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mongodb/package.json
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
     "gts": "3.1.0",
     "mocha": "7.2.0",
     "mongodb": "3.6.11",
+    "@types/mongodb": "3.6.20",
     "nyc": "15.1.0",
     "rimraf": "3.0.2",
     "test-all-versions": "5.0.1",
@@ -67,8 +68,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.31.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^1.0.0",
-    "@types/mongodb": "3.6.20"
+    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^1.0.0"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib/tree/main/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mongodb#readme"
 }
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mongodb/src/instrumentation.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mongodb/src/instrumentation.ts
index 7f87a960ee..cd0a751e0a 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mongodb/src/instrumentation.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mongodb/src/instrumentation.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import {
   DbSystemValues,
   SemanticAttributes,
 } from '@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions';
-import type * as mongodb from 'mongodb';
 import {
   CursorState,
   MongodbCommandType,
@@ -47,9 +46,7 @@ import {
 import { VERSION } from './version';
 
 /** mongodb instrumentation plugin for OpenTelemetry */
-export class MongoDBInstrumentation extends InstrumentationBase<
-  typeof mongodb
-> {
+export class MongoDBInstrumentation extends InstrumentationBase {
   constructor(protected override _config: MongoDBInstrumentationConfig = {}) {
     super('@opentelemetry/instrumentation-mongodb', VERSION, _config);
   }
@@ -59,7 +56,7 @@ export class MongoDBInstrumentation extends InstrumentationBase<
     const { v4Patch, v4Unpatch } = this._getV4Patches();
 
     return [
-      new InstrumentationNodeModuleDefinition<typeof mongodb>(
+      new InstrumentationNodeModuleDefinition<any>(
         'mongodb',
         ['>=3.3 <4'],
         undefined,
@@ -73,7 +70,7 @@ export class MongoDBInstrumentation extends InstrumentationBase<
           ),
         ]
       ),
-      new InstrumentationNodeModuleDefinition<typeof mongodb>(
+      new InstrumentationNodeModuleDefinition<any>(
         'mongodb',
         ['4.*'],
         undefined,