diff --git a/src/assets/__tests__/__snapshots__/assets.snapshot.test.ts.snap b/src/assets/__tests__/__snapshots__/assets.snapshot.test.ts.snap
index 068ed8489..836260fc0 100644
--- a/src/assets/__tests__/__snapshots__/assets.snapshot.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/assets/__tests__/__snapshots__/assets.snapshot.test.ts.snap
@@ -1948,7 +1948,7 @@ dependencies = [
     {{/if}}{{#if (eq modelProvider "Gemini")}}"langchain-google-genai >= 2.0.0",
     "google-genai >= 1.0.0, < 2.0.0",
     {{/if}}{{#if (eq modelProvider "OpenAI")}}"langchain-openai >= 0.2.0",
-    {{/if}}"aws-opentelemetry-distro",
+    {{/if}}"aws-opentelemetry-distro ~= 0.18.0",
     "opentelemetry-instrumentation-langchain >= 0.59.0",
     "bedrock-agentcore[a2a-v1] >= 1.19.0",
     "botocore[crt] >= 1.35.0",
@@ -2294,7 +2294,7 @@ requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
     {{#if (eq modelProvider "Anthropic")}}"anthropic >= 0.30.0",
     {{/if}}"a2a-sdk[all] >= 0.3.0, < 0.4.0",
-    "aws-opentelemetry-distro",
+    "aws-opentelemetry-distro ~= 0.18.0",
     "bedrock-agentcore[a2a] >= 1.9.1",
     "botocore[crt] >= 1.35.0",
     {{#if (eq modelProvider "Gemini")}}"google-genai >= 1.0.0",
@@ -2971,7 +2971,7 @@ dependencies = [
     {{/if}}{{#if (eq modelProvider "Gemini")}}"langchain-google-genai >= 2.0.0",
     "google-genai >= 1.0.0, < 2.0.0",
     {{/if}}{{#if (eq modelProvider "OpenAI")}}"langchain-openai >= 0.2.0",
-    {{/if}}"aws-opentelemetry-distro",
+    {{/if}}"aws-opentelemetry-distro ~= 0.18.0",
     "opentelemetry-instrumentation-langchain >= 0.59.0",
     "bedrock-agentcore >= 1.8.0",
     "botocore[crt] >= 1.35.0",
@@ -3314,7 +3314,7 @@ dependencies = [
     {{#if (eq modelProvider "Anthropic")}}"anthropic >= 0.30.0",
     {{/if}}"ag-ui-strands >= 0.1.7",
     "ag-ui-protocol >= 0.1.10",
-    "aws-opentelemetry-distro",
+    "aws-opentelemetry-distro ~= 0.18.0",
     "bedrock-agentcore >= 1.9.1",
     "botocore[crt] >= 1.35.0",
     "fastapi >= 0.115.12",
@@ -4872,7 +4872,7 @@ description = "AgentCore Runtime Application using LangChain/LangGraph"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
-    "aws-opentelemetry-distro",
+    "aws-opentelemetry-distro ~= 0.18.0",
     "opentelemetry-instrumentation-langchain >= 0.59.0",
     "langgraph >= 1.0.2",
     "mcp ~= 1.24.0",
@@ -5341,7 +5341,7 @@ description = "AgentCore Runtime Application using OpenAI Agents SDK"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
-    "aws-opentelemetry-distro",
+    "aws-opentelemetry-distro ~= 0.18.0",
     "openai-agents >= 0.16.0",
     "bedrock-agentcore >= 1.8.0",
     "botocore[crt] >= 1.35.0",
@@ -6577,7 +6577,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
     {{#if (eq modelProvider "Anthropic")}}"anthropic >= 0.30.0",
-    {{/if}}"aws-opentelemetry-distro",
+    {{/if}}"aws-opentelemetry-distro ~= 0.18.0",
     "bedrock-agentcore >= 1.9.1",
     "botocore[crt] >= 1.35.0",
     {{#if (eq modelProvider "Gemini")}}"google-genai >= 1.0.0",
diff --git a/src/assets/python/a2a/langchain_langgraph/base/pyproject.toml b/src/assets/python/a2a/langchain_langgraph/base/pyproject.toml
index 4b2627483..5df0a81cb 100644
--- a/src/assets/python/a2a/langchain_langgraph/base/pyproject.toml
+++ b/src/assets/python/a2a/langchain_langgraph/base/pyproject.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ dependencies = [
     {{/if}}{{#if (eq modelProvider "Gemini")}}"langchain-google-genai >= 2.0.0",
     "google-genai >= 1.0.0, < 2.0.0",
     {{/if}}{{#if (eq modelProvider "OpenAI")}}"langchain-openai >= 0.2.0",
-    {{/if}}"aws-opentelemetry-distro",
+    {{/if}}"aws-opentelemetry-distro ~= 0.18.0",
     "opentelemetry-instrumentation-langchain >= 0.59.0",
     "bedrock-agentcore[a2a-v1] >= 1.19.0",
     "botocore[crt] >= 1.35.0",
diff --git a/src/assets/python/a2a/strands/base/pyproject.toml b/src/assets/python/a2a/strands/base/pyproject.toml
index a67fd7dc3..c9177f265 100644
--- a/src/assets/python/a2a/strands/base/pyproject.toml
+++ b/src/assets/python/a2a/strands/base/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
     {{#if (eq modelProvider "Anthropic")}}"anthropic >= 0.30.0",
     {{/if}}"a2a-sdk[all] >= 0.3.0, < 0.4.0",
-    "aws-opentelemetry-distro",
+    "aws-opentelemetry-distro ~= 0.18.0",
     "bedrock-agentcore[a2a] >= 1.9.1",
     "botocore[crt] >= 1.35.0",
     {{#if (eq modelProvider "Gemini")}}"google-genai >= 1.0.0",
diff --git a/src/assets/python/agui/langchain_langgraph/base/pyproject.toml b/src/assets/python/agui/langchain_langgraph/base/pyproject.toml
index 767603101..f79854e8f 100644
--- a/src/assets/python/agui/langchain_langgraph/base/pyproject.toml
+++ b/src/assets/python/agui/langchain_langgraph/base/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dependencies = [
     {{/if}}{{#if (eq modelProvider "Gemini")}}"langchain-google-genai >= 2.0.0",
     "google-genai >= 1.0.0, < 2.0.0",
     {{/if}}{{#if (eq modelProvider "OpenAI")}}"langchain-openai >= 0.2.0",
-    {{/if}}"aws-opentelemetry-distro",
+    {{/if}}"aws-opentelemetry-distro ~= 0.18.0",
     "opentelemetry-instrumentation-langchain >= 0.59.0",
     "bedrock-agentcore >= 1.8.0",
     "botocore[crt] >= 1.35.0",
diff --git a/src/assets/python/agui/strands/base/pyproject.toml b/src/assets/python/agui/strands/base/pyproject.toml
index 7e467f6c3..c75a5badb 100644
--- a/src/assets/python/agui/strands/base/pyproject.toml
+++ b/src/assets/python/agui/strands/base/pyproject.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ dependencies = [
     {{#if (eq modelProvider "Anthropic")}}"anthropic >= 0.30.0",
     {{/if}}"ag-ui-strands >= 0.1.7",
     "ag-ui-protocol >= 0.1.10",
-    "aws-opentelemetry-distro",
+    "aws-opentelemetry-distro ~= 0.18.0",
     "bedrock-agentcore >= 1.9.1",
     "botocore[crt] >= 1.35.0",
     "fastapi >= 0.115.12",
diff --git a/src/assets/python/http/langchain_langgraph/base/pyproject.toml b/src/assets/python/http/langchain_langgraph/base/pyproject.toml
index 3dbf71645..dde5bc432 100644
--- a/src/assets/python/http/langchain_langgraph/base/pyproject.toml
+++ b/src/assets/python/http/langchain_langgraph/base/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ description = "AgentCore Runtime Application using LangChain/LangGraph"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
-    "aws-opentelemetry-distro",
+    "aws-opentelemetry-distro ~= 0.18.0",
     "opentelemetry-instrumentation-langchain >= 0.59.0",
     "langgraph >= 1.0.2",
     "mcp ~= 1.24.0",
diff --git a/src/assets/python/http/openaiagents/base/pyproject.toml b/src/assets/python/http/openaiagents/base/pyproject.toml
index 2f073c829..fa26663a6 100644
--- a/src/assets/python/http/openaiagents/base/pyproject.toml
+++ b/src/assets/python/http/openaiagents/base/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ description = "AgentCore Runtime Application using OpenAI Agents SDK"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
-    "aws-opentelemetry-distro",
+    "aws-opentelemetry-distro ~= 0.18.0",
     "openai-agents >= 0.16.0",
     "bedrock-agentcore >= 1.8.0",
     "botocore[crt] >= 1.35.0",
diff --git a/src/assets/python/http/strands/base/pyproject.toml b/src/assets/python/http/strands/base/pyproject.toml
index d33416e7e..7f146d42b 100644
--- a/src/assets/python/http/strands/base/pyproject.toml
+++ b/src/assets/python/http/strands/base/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
     {{#if (eq modelProvider "Anthropic")}}"anthropic >= 0.30.0",
-    {{/if}}"aws-opentelemetry-distro",
+    {{/if}}"aws-opentelemetry-distro ~= 0.18.0",
     "bedrock-agentcore >= 1.9.1",
     "botocore[crt] >= 1.35.0",
     {{#if (eq modelProvider "Gemini")}}"google-genai >= 1.0.0",