diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector/test/helper.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector/test/helper.ts
index 78c13a8290c..cfca4de87be 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector/test/helper.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector/test/helper.ts
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ export function ensureWebResourceIsCorrect(
   assert.strictEqual(resource.attributes[2].key, 'telemetry.sdk.name');
   assert.strictEqual(resource.attributes[2].value.stringValue, 'opentelemetry');
   assert.strictEqual(resource.attributes[3].key, 'telemetry.sdk.version');
-  assert.strictEqual(resource.attributes[3].value.stringValue, VERSION);
+  // Do not assert a specific version because the metric sdk version may not match the core or exporter version
   assert.strictEqual(resource.attributes[4].key, 'service');
   assert.strictEqual(resource.attributes[4].value.stringValue, 'ui');
   assert.strictEqual(resource.attributes[5].key, 'version');