diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mongodb/src/mongodb.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mongodb/src/mongodb.ts
index 93a8c46323..eab173207e 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mongodb/src/mongodb.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-mongodb/src/mongodb.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import {
 export class MongoDBInstrumentation extends InstrumentationBase<
   typeof mongodb
 > {
-  private _supportedVersions = ['>=3.3 <4']
+
   constructor(protected _config: MongoDbInstrumentationConfig = {}) {
     super('@opentelemetry/instrumentation-mongodb', VERSION, _config);
   }
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ export class MongoDBInstrumentation extends InstrumentationBase<
     ];
   }
 
+  private get _supportedVersions () {
+    return ['>=3.3 <4'];
+  }
+
   private _getPatches<T extends WireProtocolInternal>() {
     return {
       patch: (moduleExports: T, moduleVersion?: string) => {