diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/package.json
index 475ddb83551..d85fbbe3c08 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/package.json
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.8.3",
     "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.8.3",
     "@opentelemetry/metrics": "^0.8.3",
-    "prom-client": "^11.5.3"
+    "prom-client": "^12.0.0"
   }
 }