diff --git a/.github/workflows/peer-api.yaml b/.github/workflows/peer-api.yaml
index 2917235bc3f..ce642134d09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/peer-api.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/peer-api.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install lerna
         run: npm install -g lerna
 
+      - name: Install semver 
+        run: npm install semver
+
       - name: Check API dependency semantics (stable)
         run: lerna exec --ignore propagation-validation-server "node ../../scripts/peer-api-check.js"
 
diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-api-metrics/package.json b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-api-metrics/package.json
index 5cb9e1503b4..ecc624c4b9e 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-api-metrics/package.json
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-api-metrics/package.json
@@ -54,11 +54,7 @@
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-  "peerDependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2"
-  },
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-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2",
     "@types/mocha": "8.2.3",
     "@types/node": "14.17.11",
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diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-grpc/package.json b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-grpc/package.json
index 0e169d818b4..8c7729b2558 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-grpc/package.json
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-grpc/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
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     "@babel/core": "7.15.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2",
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.3",
     "@opentelemetry/api-metrics": "0.26.0",
     "@types/mocha": "8.2.3",
     "@types/node": "14.17.11",
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
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   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2"
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.0"
   },
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diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-http/package.json b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-http/package.json
index 91399c51a8d..ab16f94c4cd 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-http/package.json
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-http/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
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-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2",
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.3",
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     "@types/node": "14.17.11",
     "@types/sinon": "10.0.2",
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
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-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2"
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.0"
   },
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diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto/package.json b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto/package.json
index a8f7ff5afa7..80eba493188 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto/package.json
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
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-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2",
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.3",
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     "@types/mocha": "8.2.3",
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@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
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-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2"
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.0"
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     "@grpc/proto-loader": "^0.6.4",
diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/package.json b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/package.json
index a8af029d50e..777666c3db7 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/package.json
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
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-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2",
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.3",
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     "@types/sinon": "10.0.2",
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
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-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2"
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.0"
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diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-fetch/package.json b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-fetch/package.json
index 40b652afb5d..f7c060a8dec 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-fetch/package.json
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-fetch/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
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     "@babel/core": "7.15.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2",
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.3",
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     "@opentelemetry/propagator-b3": "1.0.0",
     "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-base": "1.0.0",
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
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-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2"
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.0"
   },
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diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-grpc/package.json b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-grpc/package.json
index 158588b7fbc..282c77b035d 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-grpc/package.json
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-grpc/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
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-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2",
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.3",
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+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.0"
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diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-http/package.json b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-http/package.json
index 41abcbab84b..3bfda8c880e 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-http/package.json
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-http/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
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   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2",
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.3",
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+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.0"
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diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-xml-http-request/package.json b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-xml-http-request/package.json
index 66d3c85f331..2145f91b33e 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-xml-http-request/package.json
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-xml-http-request/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
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-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2",
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.3",
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     "@opentelemetry/propagator-b3": "1.0.0",
     "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-base": "1.0.0",
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
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-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2"
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.0"
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diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/package.json b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/package.json
index 7204d0e3911..194e7d041b2 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/package.json
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/package.json
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@
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+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.0"
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-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2",
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diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-metrics-base/package.json b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-metrics-base/package.json
index 862e167d1d7..a6c490d1e62 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-metrics-base/package.json
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-metrics-base/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
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-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2",
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.3",
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-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2"
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.0"
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diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/package.json b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/package.json
index dddf6d0845f..28a9e746c1c 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/package.json
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/package.json
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@
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-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2"
+    "@opentelemetry/api": ">=1.0.0 <1.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2",
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "~1.0.3",
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diff --git a/integration-tests/propagation-validation-server/package.json b/integration-tests/propagation-validation-server/package.json
index 7c11eb10b11..d36492b47f0 100644
--- a/integration-tests/propagation-validation-server/package.json
+++ b/integration-tests/propagation-validation-server/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
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+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.3",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 702e0cde245..eba827332a4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
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     "lerna-changelog": "1.0.1",
     "markdownlint-cli": "0.28.1",
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     "typescript": "4.3.5",
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diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-context-async-hooks/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-context-async-hooks/package.json
index 67b4751d957..470e1d209cf 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-context-async-hooks/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-context-async-hooks/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
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diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-context-zone-peer-dep/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-context-zone-peer-dep/package.json
index 94c21e2a089..aefebb26021 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-context-zone-peer-dep/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-context-zone-peer-dep/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
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+    "@opentelemetry/api": ">=1.0.0 <1.1.0",
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diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-core/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-core/package.json
index 573ea927be4..fd33b2ad216 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-core/package.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
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-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2",
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "~1.0.3",
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@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
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diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/package.json
index e2988c1869a..c3ec50f6093 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
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diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/package.json
index 653dc8a3215..c14b9d9ae3b 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
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diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-b3/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-b3/package.json
index 5015c0a74bb..c7e1e42fe94 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-b3/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-b3/package.json
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@
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+    "@opentelemetry/api": ">=1.0.0 <1.1.0"
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-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2",
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "~1.0.3",
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diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-jaeger/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-jaeger/package.json
index 16fe0436903..e8ee5ccb1b0 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-jaeger/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-jaeger/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
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diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-resources/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-resources/package.json
index 2eb290aa59e..4ae97c1be43 100644
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@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
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diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-base/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-base/package.json
index 9f52b0efa04..f08887ceeee 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-base/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-base/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
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diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-node/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-node/package.json
index 69d5195d6d1..336ac2c0d42 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-node/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-node/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
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diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-web/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-web/package.json
index ca9cb926434..2cc79a26727 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-web/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-web/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "7.15.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2",
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "~1.0.3",
     "@opentelemetry/context-zone": "1.0.0",
     "@opentelemetry/propagator-b3": "1.0.0",
     "@opentelemetry/resources": "1.0.0",
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     "webpack-merge": "5.8.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2"
+    "@opentelemetry/api": ">=1.0.0 <1.1.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/core": "1.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-shim-opentracing/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-shim-opentracing/package.json
index 496657c20ab..b84d7dce3da 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-shim-opentracing/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-shim-opentracing/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2",
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "~1.0.3",
     "@opentelemetry/propagator-b3": "1.0.0",
     "@opentelemetry/propagator-jaeger": "1.0.0",
     "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-base": "1.0.0",
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "typescript": "4.3.5"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.0.2"
+    "@opentelemetry/api": ">=1.0.0 <1.1.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/core": "1.0.0",
diff --git a/scripts/peer-api-check.js b/scripts/peer-api-check.js
index 6e359e04731..3d79e60f449 100644
--- a/scripts/peer-api-check.js
+++ b/scripts/peer-api-check.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
 const os = require('os');
 const path = require('path');
+const semver = require('semver');
 
 const appRoot = process.cwd();
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ if (pjson.dependencies && pjson.dependencies["@opentelemetry/api"])
 const peerVersion = pjson.peerDependencies && pjson.peerDependencies["@opentelemetry/api"]
 const devVersion = pjson.devDependencies && pjson.devDependencies["@opentelemetry/api"]
 if (peerVersion) {
-    if (peerVersion !== devVersion) {
+    if (!semver.subset(devVersion, peerVersion)) {
         throw new Error(`Package ${pjson.name} depends on peer API version ${peerVersion} but version ${devVersion} in development`);
     }
     console.log(`${pjson.name} OK`);