diff --git a/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-20.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-20.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
index 72b8aa95c2f7..e2fbbac15a29 100644
--- a/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-20.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-20.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
@@ -22,3 +22,9 @@ dependencies {
 
   testImplementation(project(":instrumentation:graphql-java:graphql-java-common:testing"))
 }
+
+if (findProperty("testLatestDeps") as Boolean) {
+  otelJava {
+    minJavaVersionSupported.set(JavaVersion.VERSION_11)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-20.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/graphql/v20_0/GraphqlInstrumentation.java b/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-20.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/graphql/v20_0/GraphqlInstrumentation.java
index 4e652617506f..07b891bd52f2 100644
--- a/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-20.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/graphql/v20_0/GraphqlInstrumentation.java
+++ b/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-20.0/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/graphql/v20_0/GraphqlInstrumentation.java
@@ -7,15 +7,25 @@
 
 import static io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.graphql.v20_0.GraphqlSingletons.addInstrumentation;
 import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.named;
-import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.namedOneOf;
-import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.returns;
+import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.none;
 
+import com.google.errorprone.annotations.CanIgnoreReturnValue;
 import graphql.execution.instrumentation.Instrumentation;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeInstrumentation;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeTransformer;
 import net.bytebuddy.asm.Advice;
+import net.bytebuddy.asm.AsmVisitorWrapper;
+import net.bytebuddy.description.field.FieldDescription;
+import net.bytebuddy.description.field.FieldList;
+import net.bytebuddy.description.method.MethodList;
 import net.bytebuddy.description.type.TypeDescription;
+import net.bytebuddy.implementation.Implementation;
 import net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatcher;
+import net.bytebuddy.pool.TypePool;
+import org.objectweb.asm.ClassVisitor;
+import org.objectweb.asm.MethodVisitor;
+import org.objectweb.asm.Opcodes;
+import org.objectweb.asm.Type;
 
 class GraphqlInstrumentation implements TypeInstrumentation {
 
@@ -27,15 +37,78 @@ public ElementMatcher<TypeDescription> typeMatcher() {
   @Override
   public void transform(TypeTransformer transformer) {
     transformer.applyAdviceToMethod(
-        namedOneOf("checkInstrumentationDefaultState", "checkInstrumentation")
-            .and(returns(named("graphql.execution.instrumentation.Instrumentation"))),
-        this.getClass().getName() + "$AddInstrumentationAdvice");
+        none(), this.getClass().getName() + "$AddInstrumentationAdvice");
+
+    transformer.applyTransformer(
+        (builder, typeDescription, classLoader, javaModule, protectionDomain) ->
+            builder.visit(
+                new AsmVisitorWrapper() {
+                  @Override
+                  public int mergeWriter(int flags) {
+                    return flags;
+                  }
+
+                  @Override
+                  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
+                  public int mergeReader(int flags) {
+                    return flags;
+                  }
+
+                  @Override
+                  public ClassVisitor wrap(
+                      TypeDescription instrumentedType,
+                      ClassVisitor classVisitor,
+                      Implementation.Context implementationContext,
+                      TypePool typePool,
+                      FieldList<FieldDescription.InDefinedShape> fields,
+                      MethodList<?> methods,
+                      int writerFlags,
+                      int readerFlags) {
+                    return new ClassVisitor(Opcodes.ASM9, classVisitor) {
+                      @Override
+                      public MethodVisitor visitMethod(
+                          int access,
+                          String name,
+                          String descriptor,
+                          String signature,
+                          String[] exceptions) {
+                        MethodVisitor mv =
+                            super.visitMethod(access, name, descriptor, signature, exceptions);
+                        if ("<init>".equals(name)
+                            && "(Lgraphql/GraphQL$Builder;)V".equals(descriptor)) {
+                          return new MethodVisitor(api, mv) {
+                            @Override
+                            public void visitFieldInsn(
+                                int opcode, String owner, String name, String descriptor) {
+                              // Call GraphqlSingletons.addInstrumentation on the value before it is
+                              // written to the instrumentation field
+                              if (opcode == Opcodes.PUTFIELD
+                                  && "instrumentation".equals(name)
+                                  && "Lgraphql/execution/instrumentation/Instrumentation;"
+                                      .equals(descriptor)) {
+                                mv.visitMethodInsn(
+                                    Opcodes.INVOKESTATIC,
+                                    Type.getInternalName(GraphqlSingletons.class),
+                                    "addInstrumentation",
+                                    "(Lgraphql/execution/instrumentation/Instrumentation;)Lgraphql/execution/instrumentation/Instrumentation;",
+                                    false);
+                              }
+                              super.visitFieldInsn(opcode, owner, name, descriptor);
+                            }
+                          };
+                        }
+                        return mv;
+                      }
+                    };
+                  }
+                }));
   }
 
   @SuppressWarnings("unused")
   public static class AddInstrumentationAdvice {
     @Advice.OnMethodExit(suppress = Throwable.class)
     public static void onExit(@Advice.Return(readOnly = false) Instrumentation instrumentation) {
+      // this advice is here only to get GraphqlSingletons injected and checked by muzzle
       instrumentation = addInstrumentation(instrumentation);
     }
   }
diff --git a/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-20.0/library/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-20.0/library/build.gradle.kts
index 6537286f62c2..79f49cf21985 100644
--- a/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-20.0/library/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/graphql-java/graphql-java-20.0/library/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,3 +8,9 @@ dependencies {
 
   testImplementation(project(":instrumentation:graphql-java:graphql-java-common:testing"))
 }
+
+if (findProperty("testLatestDeps") as Boolean) {
+  otelJava {
+    minJavaVersionSupported.set(JavaVersion.VERSION_11)
+  }
+}