diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 605d7dba8f6..5be45fe010e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 
 ### Changed
 
+- Change `Version()` function in `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp` to a `const Version` string. (#8142)
 - Improve performance by reducing allocations in the gRPC stats handler in `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc`. (#8035)
 
 ### Deprecated
diff --git a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/common.go b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/common.go
index a83a026274a..3ae08243441 100644
--- a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/common.go
+++ b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/common.go
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ const (
 type Filter func(*http.Request) bool
 
 func newTracer(tp trace.TracerProvider) trace.Tracer {
-	return tp.Tracer(ScopeName, trace.WithInstrumentationVersion(Version()))
+	return tp.Tracer(ScopeName, trace.WithInstrumentationVersion(Version))
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/config.go b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/config.go
index 6107728d412..46b2054cf0a 100644
--- a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/config.go
+++ b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/config.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func newConfig(opts ...Option) *config {
 
 	c.Meter = c.MeterProvider.Meter(
 		ScopeName,
-		metric.WithInstrumentationVersion(Version()),
+		metric.WithInstrumentationVersion(Version),
 	)
 
 	return c
diff --git a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/handler_test.go b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/handler_test.go
index 30d1272d215..07649df8251 100644
--- a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/handler_test.go
+++ b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/handler_test.go
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func TestHandlerBasics(t *testing.T) {
 func assertScopeMetrics(t *testing.T, sm metricdata.ScopeMetrics, attrs attribute.Set) {
 	assert.Equal(t, instrumentation.Scope{
 		Name:    "go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp",
-		Version: Version(),
+		Version: Version,
 	}, sm.Scope)
 
 	require.Len(t, sm.Metrics, 3)
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func assertScopeMetrics(t *testing.T, sm metricdata.ScopeMetrics, attrs attribut
 	want := metricdata.ScopeMetrics{
 		Scope: instrumentation.Scope{
 			Name:    ScopeName,
-			Version: Version(),
+			Version: Version,
 		},
 		Metrics: []metricdata.Metrics{
 			{
diff --git a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/transport_test.go b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/transport_test.go
index dd7c66f402a..d4d20b2bfa5 100644
--- a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/transport_test.go
+++ b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/transport_test.go
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ func TestTransportMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 func assertClientScopeMetrics(t *testing.T, sm metricdata.ScopeMetrics, attrs attribute.Set) {
 	assert.Equal(t, instrumentation.Scope{
 		Name:    "go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp",
-		Version: Version(),
+		Version: Version,
 	}, sm.Scope)
 
 	require.Len(t, sm.Metrics, 2)
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ func assertClientScopeMetrics(t *testing.T, sm metricdata.ScopeMetrics, attrs at
 	want := metricdata.ScopeMetrics{
 		Scope: instrumentation.Scope{
 			Name:    ScopeName,
-			Version: Version(),
+			Version: Version,
 		},
 		Metrics: []metricdata.Metrics{
 			{
diff --git a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/version.go b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/version.go
index dfb53cf1f3a..c1b804a505a 100644
--- a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/version.go
+++ b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/version.go
@@ -4,7 +4,4 @@
 package otelhttp // import "go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp"
 
 // Version is the current release version of the otelhttp instrumentation.
-func Version() string {
-	return "0.63.0"
-	// This string is updated by the pre_release.sh script during release
-}
+const Version = "0.63.0"
diff --git a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/version_test.go b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/version_test.go
index d030fa16194..d51441178b0 100644
--- a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/version_test.go
+++ b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/version_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ var versionRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)
 	`(?:\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?$`)
 
 func TestVersionSemver(t *testing.T) {
-	v := otelhttp.Version()
+	v := otelhttp.Version
 	assert.NotNil(t, versionRegex.FindStringSubmatch(v), "version is not semver: %s", v)
 }