diff --git a/prometheus-metrics-core/pom.xml b/prometheus-metrics-core/pom.xml
index d8bccb458..781c42f32 100644
--- a/prometheus-metrics-core/pom.xml
+++ b/prometheus-metrics-core/pom.xml
@@ -51,5 +51,11 @@
       <version>3.6.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
+      <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
+      <version>${protobuf-java.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/prometheus-metrics-exporter-httpserver/pom.xml b/prometheus-metrics-exporter-httpserver/pom.xml
index 671994950..ba9be39d1 100644
--- a/prometheus-metrics-exporter-httpserver/pom.xml
+++ b/prometheus-metrics-exporter-httpserver/pom.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@
       <artifactId>prometheus-metrics-exporter-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
+      <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
+      <version>${protobuf-java.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/prometheus-metrics-exporter-opentelemetry-shaded/pom.xml b/prometheus-metrics-exporter-opentelemetry-shaded/pom.xml
index ff59819a0..f13b9ba5b 100644
--- a/prometheus-metrics-exporter-opentelemetry-shaded/pom.xml
+++ b/prometheus-metrics-exporter-opentelemetry-shaded/pom.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,32 @@
       <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
       <artifactId>prometheus-metrics-exporter-opentelemetry-no-otel</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
+          <artifactId>opentelemetry-api</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
+          <artifactId>opentelemetry-sdk</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
+          <artifactId>opentelemetry-exporter-otlp</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
+          <artifactId>opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
+          <artifactId>opentelemetry-sdk-extension-incubator</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>io.opentelemetry.instrumentation</groupId>
+          <artifactId>opentelemetry-resources</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/prometheus-metrics-exposition-formats-shaded/pom.xml b/prometheus-metrics-exposition-formats-shaded/pom.xml
index f57c3b197..e9e804278 100644
--- a/prometheus-metrics-exposition-formats-shaded/pom.xml
+++ b/prometheus-metrics-exposition-formats-shaded/pom.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
       <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
       <artifactId>prometheus-metrics-exposition-formats-no-protobuf</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
+          <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>