diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 670ac9de0a..97b40d5a58 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -6,4 +6,9 @@
 
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
-gem 'rake', '~> 13.3'
+gem 'rake', '~> 13.3.0'
+gem 'rubocop', '~> 1.86.0'
+gem 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5.0'
+gem 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
+gem 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0'
+gem 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25.0'
diff --git a/api/Gemfile b/api/Gemfile
index 5fdde68a5f..20463b7eb2 100644
--- a/api/Gemfile
+++ b/api/Gemfile
@@ -8,9 +8,18 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 gemspec
 
-eval_gemfile '../contrib/Gemfile.shared'
-
 group :test, :development do
+  gem 'benchmark-ips', '~> 2.14.0'
+  gem 'minitest', '~> 5.27.0'
+  gem 'rake', '~> 13.3.0'
+  gem 'rubocop', '~> 1.75.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
+  gem 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5.0'
+  gem 'simplecov', '~> 0.17.0'
+  gem 'yard', '~> 0.9.0'
+  gem 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
   gem 'opentelemetry-sdk', path: '../sdk', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-test-helpers', path: '../test_helpers', require: false
 end
diff --git a/api/opentelemetry-api.gemspec b/api/opentelemetry-api.gemspec
index db595d1128..64fc8653f3 100644
--- a/api/opentelemetry-api.gemspec
+++ b/api/opentelemetry-api.gemspec
@@ -26,15 +26,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.required_ruby_version = '>= 3.3'
   spec.add_dependency 'logger'
 
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'benchmark-ips', '~> 2.14.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'concurrent-ruby', '~> 1.3'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-test-helpers'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.3'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.65'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.17'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
 
   if spec.respond_to?(:metadata)
     spec.metadata['changelog_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-api/v#{OpenTelemetry::VERSION}/file.CHANGELOG.html"
diff --git a/common/Gemfile b/common/Gemfile
index 10467680b7..800d9b9f39 100644
--- a/common/Gemfile
+++ b/common/Gemfile
@@ -8,10 +8,19 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 gemspec
 
-eval_gemfile '../contrib/Gemfile.shared'
-
 group :development, :test do
+  gem 'minitest', '~> 5.27.0'
+  gem 'rake', '~> 13.3.0'
+  gem 'rubocop', '~> 1.75.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
+  gem 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5.0'
+  gem 'simplecov', '~> 0.17.0'
+  gem 'yard', '~> 0.9.0'
+  gem 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
   # Use the opentelemetry-api gem from source
   gem 'opentelemetry-api', path: '../api', require: false
+  gem 'opentelemetry-test-helpers', path: '../test_helpers', require: false
   gem 'pry'
 end
diff --git a/common/opentelemetry-common.gemspec b/common/opentelemetry-common.gemspec
index 0f62fcc9ad..b58e911c59 100644
--- a/common/opentelemetry-common.gemspec
+++ b/common/opentelemetry-common.gemspec
@@ -27,14 +27,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-api', '~> 1.0'
 
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-test-helpers'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.3'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.65'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.17'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
-
   if spec.respond_to?(:metadata)
     spec.metadata['changelog_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-common/v#{OpenTelemetry::Common::VERSION}/file.CHANGELOG.html"
     spec.metadata['source_code_uri'] = "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ruby/tree/#{spec.name}/v#{spec.version}/common"
diff --git a/contrib/Gemfile.shared b/contrib/Gemfile.shared
deleted file mode 100644
index dcaf90b313..0000000000
--- a/contrib/Gemfile.shared
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-gem 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5', require: false
-gem 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1', require: false
-gem 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0', require: false
-gem 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25', require: false
diff --git a/contrib/rubocop.yml b/contrib/rubocop.yml
index 090b928235..15958fe9f4 100644
--- a/contrib/rubocop.yml
+++ b/contrib/rubocop.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ AllCops:
   Exclude:
     - "vendor/**/*"
 
+Bundler/OrderedGems:
+  Enabled: false
+
 Layout/LineLength:
   Enabled: false
 
diff --git a/exporter/jaeger/Gemfile b/exporter/jaeger/Gemfile
index 40040c449b..ac01685d66 100644
--- a/exporter/jaeger/Gemfile
+++ b/exporter/jaeger/Gemfile
@@ -8,9 +8,19 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 gemspec
 
-eval_gemfile '../../contrib/Gemfile.shared'
-
 group :test, :development do
+  gem 'minitest', '~> 5.27.0'
+  gem 'rake', '~> 13.3.0'
+  gem 'rspec-mocks', '~> 3.13.7'
+  gem 'rubocop', '~> 1.75.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
+  gem 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5.0'
+  gem 'simplecov', '~> 0.17.0'
+  gem 'webmock', '~> 3.24'
+  gem 'yard', '~> 0.9.0'
+  gem 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
   gem 'opentelemetry-api', path: '../../api', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-common', path: '../../common', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-registry', path: '../../registry', require: false
diff --git a/exporter/jaeger/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger.gemspec b/exporter/jaeger/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger.gemspec
index de7cea05ce..6acf353203 100644
--- a/exporter/jaeger/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger.gemspec
+++ b/exporter/jaeger/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger.gemspec
@@ -33,16 +33,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-semantic_conventions'
   spec.add_dependency 'thrift'
 
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-test-helpers'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.3'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rspec-mocks'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.65'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.17'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'webmock', '~> 3.24'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
-
   if spec.respond_to?(:metadata)
     spec.metadata['changelog_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/v#{OpenTelemetry::Exporter::Jaeger::VERSION}/file.CHANGELOG.html"
     spec.metadata['source_code_uri'] = "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ruby/tree/#{spec.name}/v#{spec.version}/exporter/jaeger"
diff --git a/exporter/otlp-common/Gemfile b/exporter/otlp-common/Gemfile
index 065b0e1c57..dd322cf46d 100644
--- a/exporter/otlp-common/Gemfile
+++ b/exporter/otlp-common/Gemfile
@@ -8,9 +8,18 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 gemspec
 
-eval_gemfile '../../contrib/Gemfile.shared'
-
 group :test, :development do
+  gem 'minitest', '~> 5.27.0'
+  gem 'rake', '~> 13.3.0'
+  gem 'rubocop', '~> 1.75.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
+  gem 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5.0'
+  gem 'simplecov', '~> 0.17.0'
+  gem 'webmock', '~> 3.24'
+  gem 'yard', '~> 0.9.0'
+  gem 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
   gem 'opentelemetry-api', path: '../../api', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-common', path: '../../common', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-registry', path: '../../registry', require: false
diff --git a/exporter/otlp-common/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-common.gemspec b/exporter/otlp-common/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-common.gemspec
index 0974f2f3c2..2192bb9f46 100644
--- a/exporter/otlp-common/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-common.gemspec
+++ b/exporter/otlp-common/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-common.gemspec
@@ -29,17 +29,8 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_dependency 'google-protobuf', '~> 3.19'
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-api', '~> 1.1'
 
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-sdk', '~> 1.2'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-test-helpers'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'pry'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'pry-byebug' unless RUBY_ENGINE == 'jruby'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.3'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.65'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.17'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'webmock', '~> 3.24'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
 
   if spec.respond_to?(:metadata)
     spec.metadata['changelog_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-common/v#{OpenTelemetry::Exporter::OTLP::Common::VERSION}/file.CHANGELOG.html"
diff --git a/exporter/otlp-grpc/Gemfile b/exporter/otlp-grpc/Gemfile
index c3ce1ef54b..ff49402a02 100644
--- a/exporter/otlp-grpc/Gemfile
+++ b/exporter/otlp-grpc/Gemfile
@@ -8,9 +8,18 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 gemspec
 
-eval_gemfile '../../contrib/Gemfile.shared'
-
 group :test, :development do
+  gem 'minitest', '~> 5.27.0'
+  gem 'rake', '~> 13.3.0'
+  gem 'rubocop', '~> 1.75.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
+  gem 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5.0'
+  gem 'simplecov', '~> 0.17.0'
+  gem 'webmock', '~> 3.24'
+  gem 'yard', '~> 0.9.0'
+  gem 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
   gem 'opentelemetry-api', path: '../../api', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-common', path: '../../common', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-common', path: '../otlp-common', require: false
diff --git a/exporter/otlp-grpc/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-grpc.gemspec b/exporter/otlp-grpc/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-grpc.gemspec
index 3895be5672..9f94c26480 100644
--- a/exporter/otlp-grpc/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-grpc.gemspec
+++ b/exporter/otlp-grpc/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-grpc.gemspec
@@ -31,15 +31,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-common'
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-sdk', '~> 1.2'
 
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-test-helpers'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'pry-byebug' unless RUBY_ENGINE == 'jruby'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.3'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.65'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.17'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'webmock', '~> 3.24'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
 
   if spec.respond_to?(:metadata)
     spec.metadata['changelog_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-grpc/v#{OpenTelemetry::Exporter::OTLP::GRPC::VERSION}/file.CHANGELOG.html"
diff --git a/exporter/otlp-http/Gemfile b/exporter/otlp-http/Gemfile
index c3ce1ef54b..ff49402a02 100644
--- a/exporter/otlp-http/Gemfile
+++ b/exporter/otlp-http/Gemfile
@@ -8,9 +8,18 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 gemspec
 
-eval_gemfile '../../contrib/Gemfile.shared'
-
 group :test, :development do
+  gem 'minitest', '~> 5.27.0'
+  gem 'rake', '~> 13.3.0'
+  gem 'rubocop', '~> 1.75.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
+  gem 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5.0'
+  gem 'simplecov', '~> 0.17.0'
+  gem 'webmock', '~> 3.24'
+  gem 'yard', '~> 0.9.0'
+  gem 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
   gem 'opentelemetry-api', path: '../../api', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-common', path: '../../common', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-common', path: '../otlp-common', require: false
diff --git a/exporter/otlp-http/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-http.gemspec b/exporter/otlp-http/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-http.gemspec
index b3df5376a2..4ed05d391a 100644
--- a/exporter/otlp-http/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-http.gemspec
+++ b/exporter/otlp-http/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-http.gemspec
@@ -30,15 +30,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-common'
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-sdk', '~> 1.2'
 
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-test-helpers'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'pry-byebug' unless RUBY_ENGINE == 'jruby'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.3'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.65'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.17'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'webmock', '~> 3.24'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
 
   if spec.respond_to?(:metadata)
     spec.metadata['changelog_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-http/v#{OpenTelemetry::Exporter::OTLP::HTTP::VERSION}/file.CHANGELOG.html"
diff --git a/exporter/otlp-logs/Gemfile b/exporter/otlp-logs/Gemfile
index fe5b804898..5bb5c3fec6 100644
--- a/exporter/otlp-logs/Gemfile
+++ b/exporter/otlp-logs/Gemfile
@@ -9,6 +9,18 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 gemspec
 
 group :test, :development do
+  gem 'appraisal', '~> 2.2.0'
+  gem 'minitest', '~> 5.27.0'
+  gem 'rake', '~> 13.3.0'
+  gem 'rubocop', '~> 1.75.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
+  gem 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5.0'
+  gem 'simplecov', '~> 0.22.0'
+  gem 'webmock', '~> 3.24'
+  gem 'yard', '~> 0.9.0'
+  gem 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
   gem 'opentelemetry-api', path: '../../api', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-common', path: '../../common', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-logs-api', path: '../../logs_api', require: false
diff --git a/exporter/otlp-logs/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-logs.gemspec b/exporter/otlp-logs/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-logs.gemspec
index bae5f978e9..116c854459 100644
--- a/exporter/otlp-logs/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-logs.gemspec
+++ b/exporter/otlp-logs/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-logs.gemspec
@@ -34,20 +34,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-sdk'
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-semantic_conventions'
 
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'appraisal', '~> 2.2.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-test-helpers'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'pry-byebug' unless RUBY_ENGINE == 'jruby'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.3'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.3'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.17'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'webmock', '~> 3.24'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
 
   if spec.respond_to?(:metadata)
     spec.metadata['changelog_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-logs/v#{OpenTelemetry::Exporter::OTLP::Logs::VERSION}/file.CHANGELOG.html"
diff --git a/exporter/otlp-metrics/Gemfile b/exporter/otlp-metrics/Gemfile
index 557a1e5896..fff2f93575 100644
--- a/exporter/otlp-metrics/Gemfile
+++ b/exporter/otlp-metrics/Gemfile
@@ -9,6 +9,18 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 gemspec
 
 group :test, :development do
+  gem 'appraisal', '~> 2.2.0'
+  gem 'minitest', '~> 5.27.0'
+  gem 'rake', '~> 13.3.0'
+  gem 'rubocop', '~> 1.75.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
+  gem 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5.0'
+  gem 'simplecov', '~> 0.17.0'
+  gem 'webmock', '~> 3.24'
+  gem 'yard', '~> 0.9.0'
+  gem 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
   gem 'opentelemetry-api', path: '../../api', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-common', path: '../../common', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-metrics-api', path: '../../metrics_api', require: false
diff --git a/exporter/otlp-metrics/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-metrics.gemspec b/exporter/otlp-metrics/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-metrics.gemspec
index 09b7af7d61..c890b20a8a 100644
--- a/exporter/otlp-metrics/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-metrics.gemspec
+++ b/exporter/otlp-metrics/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-metrics.gemspec
@@ -34,20 +34,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-sdk', '~> 1.2'
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-semantic_conventions'
 
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'appraisal', '~> 2.2.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-test-helpers'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'pry-byebug' unless RUBY_ENGINE == 'jruby'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.3'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.65'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.17'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'webmock', '~> 3.24'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
 
   if spec.respond_to?(:metadata)
     spec.metadata['changelog_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-metrics/v#{OpenTelemetry::Exporter::OTLP::Metrics::VERSION}/file.CHANGELOG.html"
diff --git a/exporter/otlp/Gemfile b/exporter/otlp/Gemfile
index c4e95be561..ade28a7b1c 100644
--- a/exporter/otlp/Gemfile
+++ b/exporter/otlp/Gemfile
@@ -9,6 +9,18 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 gemspec
 
 group :test, :development do
+  gem 'appraisal', '~> 2.2.0'
+  gem 'minitest', '~> 5.27.0'
+  gem 'rake', '~> 13.3.0'
+  gem 'rubocop', '~> 1.75.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
+  gem 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5.0'
+  gem 'simplecov', '~> 0.17.0'
+  gem 'webmock', '~> 3.24'
+  gem 'yard', '~> 0.9.0'
+  gem 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
   gem 'opentelemetry-api', path: '../../api', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-common', path: '../../common', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-registry', path: '../../registry', require: false
diff --git a/exporter/otlp/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp.gemspec b/exporter/otlp/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp.gemspec
index ee1a118ad7..a54dbeb7e9 100644
--- a/exporter/otlp/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp.gemspec
+++ b/exporter/otlp/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp.gemspec
@@ -32,20 +32,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-sdk', '~> 1.10'
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-semantic_conventions'
 
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'appraisal', '~> 2.2.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-test-helpers'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'pry-byebug' unless RUBY_ENGINE == 'jruby'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.3'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.65'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.17'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'webmock', '~> 3.24'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
 
   if spec.respond_to?(:metadata)
     spec.metadata['changelog_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp/v#{OpenTelemetry::Exporter::OTLP::VERSION}/file.CHANGELOG.html"
diff --git a/exporter/zipkin/Gemfile b/exporter/zipkin/Gemfile
index 40040c449b..a4a72c50d5 100644
--- a/exporter/zipkin/Gemfile
+++ b/exporter/zipkin/Gemfile
@@ -8,9 +8,18 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 gemspec
 
-eval_gemfile '../../contrib/Gemfile.shared'
-
 group :test, :development do
+  gem 'minitest', '~> 5.27.0'
+  gem 'rake', '~> 13.3.0'
+  gem 'rubocop', '~> 1.75.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
+  gem 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5.0'
+  gem 'simplecov', '~> 0.17.0'
+  gem 'webmock', '~> 3.24'
+  gem 'yard', '~> 0.9.0'
+  gem 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
   gem 'opentelemetry-api', path: '../../api', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-common', path: '../../common', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-registry', path: '../../registry', require: false
diff --git a/exporter/zipkin/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin.gemspec b/exporter/zipkin/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin.gemspec
index ff5ca78cd8..ffdddafdc1 100644
--- a/exporter/zipkin/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin.gemspec
+++ b/exporter/zipkin/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin.gemspec
@@ -32,15 +32,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-sdk', '~> 1.2'
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-semantic_conventions'
 
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-test-helpers'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.3'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.65'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.17'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'webmock', '~> 3.24'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
-
   if spec.respond_to?(:metadata)
     spec.metadata['changelog_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/v#{OpenTelemetry::Exporter::Zipkin::VERSION}/file.CHANGELOG.html"
     spec.metadata['source_code_uri'] = "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ruby/tree/#{spec.name}/v#{spec.version}/exporter/zipkin"
diff --git a/logs_api/Gemfile b/logs_api/Gemfile
index 6075008364..79ff8feb51 100644
--- a/logs_api/Gemfile
+++ b/logs_api/Gemfile
@@ -8,8 +8,18 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 gemspec
 
-eval_gemfile '../contrib/Gemfile.shared'
-
 group :test, :development do
+  gem 'benchmark-ips', '~> 2.14.0'
+  gem 'logger', '~> 1.7.0' # should move to appraisals
+  gem 'minitest', '~> 5.27.0'
+  gem 'rake', '~> 13.3.0'
+  gem 'rubocop', '~> 1.75.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
+  gem 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5.0'
+  gem 'simplecov', '~> 0.22.0'
+  gem 'yard', '~> 0.9.0'
+  gem 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
   gem 'opentelemetry-logs-sdk', path: '../logs_sdk', require: false
 end
diff --git a/logs_api/opentelemetry-logs-api.gemspec b/logs_api/opentelemetry-logs-api.gemspec
index 824ecb8303..053b96b82c 100644
--- a/logs_api/opentelemetry-logs-api.gemspec
+++ b/logs_api/opentelemetry-logs-api.gemspec
@@ -26,15 +26,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-api', '~> 1.0'
 
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'benchmark-ips', '~> 2.14'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'logger', '~> 1.7'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.3'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.65'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.22'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1'
-
   if spec.respond_to?(:metadata)
     spec.metadata['changelog_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-logs-api/v#{OpenTelemetry::Logs::VERSION}/file.CHANGELOG.html"
     spec.metadata['source_code_uri'] = "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ruby/tree/#{spec.name}/v#{spec.version}/logs_api"
diff --git a/logs_sdk/Gemfile b/logs_sdk/Gemfile
index 5f54e4ccad..6829b1a200 100644
--- a/logs_sdk/Gemfile
+++ b/logs_sdk/Gemfile
@@ -8,9 +8,17 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 gemspec
 
-eval_gemfile '../contrib/Gemfile.shared'
-
 group :test, :development do
+  gem 'minitest', '~> 5.27.0'
+  gem 'rake', '~> 13.3.0'
+  gem 'rubocop', '~> 1.75.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
+  gem 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5.0'
+  gem 'simplecov', '~> 0.22.0'
+  gem 'yard', '~> 0.9.0'
+  gem 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.17'
   gem 'opentelemetry-api', path: '../api', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-logs', path: '../exporter/otlp-logs', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-logs-api', path: '../logs_api', require: false
diff --git a/logs_sdk/opentelemetry-logs-sdk.gemspec b/logs_sdk/opentelemetry-logs-sdk.gemspec
index 5c685c7cdb..cad66e5b4a 100644
--- a/logs_sdk/opentelemetry-logs-sdk.gemspec
+++ b/logs_sdk/opentelemetry-logs-sdk.gemspec
@@ -28,14 +28,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-logs-api', '~> 0.1'
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-sdk', '~> 1.3'
 
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-test-helpers', '~> 0.4'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.3'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.65'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.22'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.17'
-
   if spec.respond_to?(:metadata)
     spec.metadata['changelog_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-logs-sdk/v#{OpenTelemetry::SDK::Logs::VERSION}/file.CHANGELOG.html"
     spec.metadata['source_code_uri'] = "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ruby/tree/#{spec.name}/v#{spec.version}/logs_sdk"
diff --git a/metrics_api/Gemfile b/metrics_api/Gemfile
index a1e53ddc5f..71f599ebd9 100644
--- a/metrics_api/Gemfile
+++ b/metrics_api/Gemfile
@@ -8,11 +8,21 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 gemspec
 
-eval_gemfile '../contrib/Gemfile.shared'
-
 group :test, :development do
+  gem 'benchmark-ips', '~> 2.14.0'
+  gem 'minitest', '~> 5.27.0'
+  gem 'rake', '~> 13.3.0'
+  gem 'rubocop', '~> 1.75.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
+  gem 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5.0'
+  gem 'simplecov', '~> 0.17.0'
+  gem 'yard', '~> 0.9.0'
+  gem 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
   gem 'opentelemetry-api', path: '../api', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-metrics-sdk', path: '../metrics_sdk', require: false
+  gem 'opentelemetry-test-helpers', path: '../test_helpers', require: false
   gem 'pry'
   gem 'pry-byebug' unless RUBY_ENGINE == 'jruby'
 end
diff --git a/metrics_api/opentelemetry-metrics-api.gemspec b/metrics_api/opentelemetry-metrics-api.gemspec
index 71bb44cc08..a4553f2bbd 100644
--- a/metrics_api/opentelemetry-metrics-api.gemspec
+++ b/metrics_api/opentelemetry-metrics-api.gemspec
@@ -26,15 +26,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-api', '~> 1.0'
 
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'benchmark-ips', '~> 2.14.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-test-helpers', '~> 0.3.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.3'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.65'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.17'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
-
   if spec.respond_to?(:metadata)
     spec.metadata['changelog_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-metrics-api/v#{OpenTelemetry::Metrics::VERSION}/file.CHANGELOG.html"
     spec.metadata['source_code_uri'] = "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ruby/tree/#{spec.name}/v#{spec.version}/metrics_api"
diff --git a/metrics_sdk/Gemfile b/metrics_sdk/Gemfile
index 9f211dc120..d2b9bd2a4c 100644
--- a/metrics_sdk/Gemfile
+++ b/metrics_sdk/Gemfile
@@ -8,9 +8,17 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 gemspec
 
-eval_gemfile '../contrib/Gemfile.shared'
-
 group :test, :development do
+  gem 'minitest', '~> 5.27.0'
+  gem 'rake', '~> 13.3.0'
+  gem 'rubocop', '~> 1.75.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
+  gem 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5.0'
+  gem 'simplecov', '~> 0.17.0'
+  gem 'yard', '~> 0.9.0'
+  gem 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
   gem 'opentelemetry-api', path: '../api', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-common', path: '../common', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-metrics', path: '../exporter/otlp-metrics', require: false unless RUBY_ENGINE == 'jruby'
diff --git a/metrics_sdk/opentelemetry-metrics-sdk.gemspec b/metrics_sdk/opentelemetry-metrics-sdk.gemspec
index 8a257b31c1..1d2def7824 100644
--- a/metrics_sdk/opentelemetry-metrics-sdk.gemspec
+++ b/metrics_sdk/opentelemetry-metrics-sdk.gemspec
@@ -29,14 +29,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-metrics-api', '~> 0.2'
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-sdk', '~> 1.2'
 
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-test-helpers'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.3'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.65'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.17'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
-
   if spec.respond_to?(:metadata)
     spec.metadata['changelog_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-metrics-sdk/v#{OpenTelemetry::SDK::Metrics::VERSION}/file.CHANGELOG.html"
     spec.metadata['source_code_uri'] = "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ruby/tree/#{spec.name}/v#{spec.version}/metrics_sdk"
diff --git a/propagator/b3/Gemfile b/propagator/b3/Gemfile
index 9497a2f143..8903ef3079 100644
--- a/propagator/b3/Gemfile
+++ b/propagator/b3/Gemfile
@@ -8,8 +8,16 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 gemspec
 
-eval_gemfile '../../contrib/Gemfile.shared'
-
-group :test do
+group :test, :development do
+  gem 'minitest', '~> 5.27.0'
+  gem 'rake', '~> 13.3.0'
+  gem 'rubocop', '~> 1.75.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
+  gem 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5.0'
+  gem 'simplecov', '~> 0.22.0'
+  gem 'yard', '~> 0.9.0'
+  gem 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
   gem 'opentelemetry-api', path: '../../api', require: false
 end
diff --git a/propagator/b3/opentelemetry-propagator-b3.gemspec b/propagator/b3/opentelemetry-propagator-b3.gemspec
index 64607ee756..45202c6a59 100644
--- a/propagator/b3/opentelemetry-propagator-b3.gemspec
+++ b/propagator/b3/opentelemetry-propagator-b3.gemspec
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-api', '~> 1.1'
 
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.3'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.65'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.22.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
-
   if spec.respond_to?(:metadata)
     spec.metadata['changelog_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-propagator-b3/v#{OpenTelemetry::Propagator::B3::VERSION}/file.CHANGELOG.html"
     spec.metadata['source_code_uri'] = "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ruby/tree/#{spec.name}/v#{spec.version}/propagator/b3"
diff --git a/propagator/jaeger/Gemfile b/propagator/jaeger/Gemfile
index d8be43360d..2c86a4abb8 100644
--- a/propagator/jaeger/Gemfile
+++ b/propagator/jaeger/Gemfile
@@ -8,9 +8,17 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 gemspec
 
-eval_gemfile '../../contrib/Gemfile.shared'
-
-group :test do
+group :test, :development do
+  gem 'minitest', '~> 5.27.0'
+  gem 'rake', '~> 13.3.0'
+  gem 'rubocop', '~> 1.75.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
+  gem 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5.0'
+  gem 'simplecov', '~> 0.22.0'
+  gem 'yard', '~> 0.9.0'
+  gem 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
   gem 'opentelemetry-api', path: '../../api', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-common', path: '../../common', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-registry', path: '../../registry', require: false
diff --git a/propagator/jaeger/opentelemetry-propagator-jaeger.gemspec b/propagator/jaeger/opentelemetry-propagator-jaeger.gemspec
index e8d6ef7313..79b0ca65b4 100644
--- a/propagator/jaeger/opentelemetry-propagator-jaeger.gemspec
+++ b/propagator/jaeger/opentelemetry-propagator-jaeger.gemspec
@@ -28,14 +28,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-api', '~> 1.1'
 
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-sdk', '~> 1.2'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.3'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.65'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.22.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
-
   if spec.respond_to?(:metadata)
     spec.metadata['changelog_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-propagator-jaeger/v#{OpenTelemetry::Propagator::Jaeger::VERSION}/file.CHANGELOG.html"
     spec.metadata['source_code_uri'] = "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ruby/tree/#{spec.name}/v#{spec.version}/propagator/jaeger"
diff --git a/registry/Gemfile b/registry/Gemfile
index 2493996b6d..33a3eed149 100644
--- a/registry/Gemfile
+++ b/registry/Gemfile
@@ -8,8 +8,18 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 gemspec
 
-eval_gemfile '../contrib/Gemfile.shared'
-
-group :test do
+group :test, :development do
+  gem 'appraisal', '~> 2.2.0'
+  gem 'minitest', '~> 5.27.0'
+  gem 'rake', '~> 13.3.0'
+  gem 'rspec-mocks', '~> 3.13.7'
+  gem 'rubocop', '~> 1.75.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
+  gem 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5.0'
+  gem 'simplecov', '~> 0.22.0'
+  gem 'yard', '~> 0.9.0'
+  gem 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
   gem 'opentelemetry-api', path: '../api', require: false
 end
diff --git a/registry/opentelemetry-registry.gemspec b/registry/opentelemetry-registry.gemspec
index 50d7716b43..abf3972da9 100644
--- a/registry/opentelemetry-registry.gemspec
+++ b/registry/opentelemetry-registry.gemspec
@@ -27,15 +27,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-api', '~> 1.1'
 
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'appraisal', '~> 2.2.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.3'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rspec-mocks'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.65'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.22.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
-
   if spec.respond_to?(:metadata)
     spec.metadata['changelog_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-instrumentation-registry/v#{OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::Registry::VERSION}/file.CHANGELOG.html"
     spec.metadata['source_code_uri'] = "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ruby/tree/#{spec.name}/v#{spec.version}/registry"
diff --git a/sdk/Gemfile b/sdk/Gemfile
index 06f2ccea22..383e2b6c56 100644
--- a/sdk/Gemfile
+++ b/sdk/Gemfile
@@ -8,9 +8,18 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 gemspec
 
-eval_gemfile '../contrib/Gemfile.shared'
-
 group :test, :development do
+  gem 'opentelemetry-instrumentation-base', '~> 0.26.0'
+  gem 'minitest', '~> 5.27.0'
+  gem 'rake', '~> 13.3.0'
+  gem 'rubocop', '~> 1.75.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
+  gem 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5.0'
+  gem 'simplecov', '~> 0.17.0'
+  gem 'yard', '~> 0.9.0'
+  gem 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
   gem 'opentelemetry-api', path: '../api', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-common', path: '../common', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin', path: '../exporter/zipkin', require: false
diff --git a/sdk/opentelemetry-sdk.gemspec b/sdk/opentelemetry-sdk.gemspec
index 4b997c95dc..669e5e3718 100644
--- a/sdk/opentelemetry-sdk.gemspec
+++ b/sdk/opentelemetry-sdk.gemspec
@@ -36,17 +36,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   # initial release of opentelemetry-semantic_conventions, so we feel it is safe.
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-semantic_conventions'
 
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin', '~> 0.19'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-instrumentation-base', '~> 0.20'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-test-helpers'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'pry'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.3'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.65'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.17'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
-
   spec.add_development_dependency 'pry-byebug' unless RUBY_ENGINE == 'jruby'
 
   if spec.respond_to?(:metadata)
diff --git a/sdk_experimental/Gemfile b/sdk_experimental/Gemfile
index 6f0d12bc0b..8cfc44c34a 100644
--- a/sdk_experimental/Gemfile
+++ b/sdk_experimental/Gemfile
@@ -8,9 +8,17 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 gemspec
 
-eval_gemfile '../contrib/Gemfile.shared'
-
 group :test, :development do
+  gem 'minitest', '~> 5.27.0'
+  gem 'rake', '~> 13.3.0'
+  gem 'rubocop', '~> 1.75.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
+  gem 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5.0'
+  gem 'simplecov', '~> 0.17.0'
+  gem 'yard', '~> 0.9.0'
+  gem 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
   gem 'opentelemetry-api', path: '../api', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-common', path: '../common', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-registry', path: '../registry', require: false
diff --git a/sdk_experimental/opentelemetry-sdk-experimental.gemspec b/sdk_experimental/opentelemetry-sdk-experimental.gemspec
index 45ccac2326..8578aa0322 100644
--- a/sdk_experimental/opentelemetry-sdk-experimental.gemspec
+++ b/sdk_experimental/opentelemetry-sdk-experimental.gemspec
@@ -28,14 +28,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-api', '~> 1.1'
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-sdk', '~> 1.2'
 
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-test-helpers'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.3'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.65'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.17'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
-
   if spec.respond_to?(:metadata)
     spec.metadata['changelog_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-sdk-experimental/v#{OpenTelemetry::SDK::Experimental::VERSION}/file.CHANGELOG.html"
     spec.metadata['source_code_uri'] = "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ruby/tree/#{spec.name}/v#{spec.version}/sdk_experimental"
diff --git a/semantic_conventions/Gemfile b/semantic_conventions/Gemfile
index 729d63e089..1af4d98fd0 100644
--- a/semantic_conventions/Gemfile
+++ b/semantic_conventions/Gemfile
@@ -8,10 +8,18 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 gemspec
 
-eval_gemfile '../contrib/Gemfile.shared'
-
 group :development, :test do
+  gem 'minitest', '~> 5.27.0'
   gem 'mutex_m' if RUBY_VERSION >= '3.4'
+  gem 'rake', '~> 13.3.0'
+  gem 'rubocop', '~> 1.75.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
+  gem 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5.0'
+  gem 'simplecov', '~> 0.17.0'
+  gem 'yard', '~> 0.9.0'
+  gem 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
   gem 'opentelemetry-api', path: '../api', require: false
   gem 'pry'
 end
diff --git a/semantic_conventions/opentelemetry-semantic_conventions.gemspec b/semantic_conventions/opentelemetry-semantic_conventions.gemspec
index 957feff165..08a74c6bbe 100644
--- a/semantic_conventions/opentelemetry-semantic_conventions.gemspec
+++ b/semantic_conventions/opentelemetry-semantic_conventions.gemspec
@@ -27,13 +27,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   spec.add_dependency 'opentelemetry-api', '~> 1.0'
 
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.3'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.65'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.17'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
-
   if spec.respond_to?(:metadata)
     spec.metadata['changelog_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-semantic_conventions/v#{OpenTelemetry::SemanticConventions::VERSION}/file.CHANGELOG.html"
     spec.metadata['source_code_uri'] = "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ruby/tree/#{spec.name}/v#{spec.version}/semantic_conventions"
diff --git a/test_helpers/Gemfile b/test_helpers/Gemfile
index a04976c195..4d2f28ae86 100644
--- a/test_helpers/Gemfile
+++ b/test_helpers/Gemfile
@@ -8,9 +8,17 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 gemspec
 
-eval_gemfile '../contrib/Gemfile.shared'
-
 group :test, :development do
+  gem 'minitest', '~> 5.27.0'
+  gem 'rake', '~> 13.3.0'
+  gem 'rubocop', '~> 1.75.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-minitest', '~> 0.38.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-performance', '~> 1.25.0'
+  gem 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7.1'
+  gem 'rubocop-rspec', '~> 3.5.0'
+  gem 'simplecov', '~> 0.17.0'
+  gem 'yard', '~> 0.9.0'
+  gem 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
   gem 'opentelemetry-api', path: '../api', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-common', path: '../common', require: false
   gem 'opentelemetry-registry', path: '../registry', require: false
diff --git a/test_helpers/opentelemetry-test-helpers.gemspec b/test_helpers/opentelemetry-test-helpers.gemspec
index 66e1e5c8a4..4268b741a1 100644
--- a/test_helpers/opentelemetry-test-helpers.gemspec
+++ b/test_helpers/opentelemetry-test-helpers.gemspec
@@ -25,15 +25,8 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.require_paths = ['lib']
   spec.required_ruby_version = '>= 3.3'
 
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest', '~> 5.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'opentelemetry-sdk'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'pry'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'pry-byebug' unless RUBY_ENGINE == 'jruby'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.3'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.65'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov', '~> 0.17'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard', '~> 0.9'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'yard-doctest', '~> 0.1.6'
 
   if spec.respond_to?(:metadata)
     spec.metadata['changelog_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-test-helpers/v#{OpenTelemetry::TestHelpers::VERSION}/file.CHANGELOG.html"