diff --git a/experimental/CHANGELOG.md b/experimental/CHANGELOG.md
index cfb4d189bb..687c0a90e2 100644
--- a/experimental/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/experimental/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ All notable changes to experimental packages in this project will be documented
 
 ### :bug: (Bug Fix)
 
+* fix(sdk-node): remove the explicit dependency on @opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger that was kept on the previous release
+  * '@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger' is no longer be a dependency of this package. To continue using '@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger', please install it manually.
+    * NOTE: `@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger` is deprecated, consider switching to one of the alternatives described [here](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger)
+
 ### :books: (Refine Doc)
 
 ### :house: (Internal)
diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/package.json b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/package.json
index 65cbb0d1ef..adca75028c 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/package.json
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api-logs": "0.44.0",
     "@opentelemetry/core": "1.17.1",
-    "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "1.17.1",
     "@opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-grpc": "0.44.0",
     "@opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-http": "0.44.0",
     "@opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-proto": "0.44.0",