diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f7b6255387..fef36d3e81 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ def get_file_text(file_name):
     install_requires=[
         "urllib3>=1.26.11",
         "certifi",
-        "opentelemetry-distro>=0.35b0",  # XXX check lower bound
+        "opentelemetry-api",
+        "opentelemetry-sdk",
     ],
     extras_require={
         "aiohttp": ["aiohttp>=3.5"],