diff --git a/.buildkite/test-amd.yaml b/.buildkite/test-amd.yaml
index 1ccc823ef..ffdf4b83c 100644
--- a/.buildkite/test-amd.yaml
+++ b/.buildkite/test-amd.yaml
@@ -340,6 +340,11 @@ steps:
   - vllm/
   - tests/v1/tracing
   commands:
+  - "pip install \
+      'opentelemetry-sdk>=1.26.0' \
+      'opentelemetry-api>=1.26.0' \
+      'opentelemetry-exporter-otlp>=1.26.0' \
+      'opentelemetry-semantic-conventions-ai>=0.4.1'"
   - pytest -v -s v1/tracing
 
 ##### fast check tests  #####
@@ -1958,6 +1963,11 @@ steps:
   - vllm/
   - tests/v1/tracing
   commands:
+  - "pip install \
+      'opentelemetry-sdk>=1.26.0' \
+      'opentelemetry-api>=1.26.0' \
+      'opentelemetry-exporter-otlp>=1.26.0' \
+      'opentelemetry-semantic-conventions-ai>=0.4.1'"
   - pytest -v -s v1/tracing
 
 ##### fast check tests  #####
diff --git a/.buildkite/test_areas/misc.yaml b/.buildkite/test_areas/misc.yaml
index c2e916164..c6b43b97a 100644
--- a/.buildkite/test_areas/misc.yaml
+++ b/.buildkite/test_areas/misc.yaml
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ steps:
   - vllm/
   - tests/v1/tracing
   commands:
+  - "pip install \
+      'opentelemetry-sdk>=1.26.0' \
+      'opentelemetry-api>=1.26.0' \
+      'opentelemetry-exporter-otlp>=1.26.0' \
+      'opentelemetry-semantic-conventions-ai>=0.4.1'"
   - pytest -v -s v1/tracing
 
 - label: Python-only Installation