diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/test/graphql-adaptor.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/test/graphql-adaptor.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..203d0902ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/test/graphql-adaptor.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import type {
+  GraphQLFieldResolver,
+  GraphQLSchema,
+  GraphQLTypeResolver,
+  Source,
+} from "graphql";
+import { graphql as origGraphql, version } from "graphql";
+import { Maybe } from "graphql/jsutils/Maybe";
+
+const variantGraphql = origGraphql as Function;
+
+interface GraphQLArgs {
+  schema: GraphQLSchema;
+  source: string | Source;
+  rootValue?: unknown;
+  contextValue?: unknown;
+  variableValues?: Maybe<{
+    readonly [variable: string]: unknown;
+  }>;
+  operationName?: Maybe<string>;
+  fieldResolver?: Maybe<GraphQLFieldResolver<any, any>>;
+  typeResolver?: Maybe<GraphQLTypeResolver<any, any>>;
+}
+
+export const graphql = (args: GraphQLArgs) =>
+  version.startsWith("14.") || version.startsWith("15.")
+    ? variantGraphql(
+        args.schema,
+        args.source,
+        args.rootValue,
+        args.contextValue,
+        args.variableValues,
+        args.operationName,
+        args.fieldResolver,
+        args.typeResolver
+      )
+    : variantGraphql(args);
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/test/graphql.test.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/test/graphql.test.ts
index 2829792f14..f4efb44bdc 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/test/graphql.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/test/graphql.test.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ graphQLInstrumentation.disable();
 // now graphql can be required
 
 import { buildSchema } from './schema';
-import { graphql } from 'graphql';
+import { graphql } from './graphql-adaptor';
 // Construct a schema, using GraphQL schema language
 const schema = buildSchema();
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ describe('graphql', () => {
       let spans: ReadableSpan[];
       beforeEach(async () => {
         create({});
-        await graphql(schema, sourceList1);
+        await graphql({schema, source: sourceList1});
         spans = exporter.getFinishedSpans();
       });
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ describe('graphql', () => {
 
       beforeEach(async () => {
         create({});
-        await graphql(schema, sourceBookById);
+        await graphql({schema, source: sourceBookById});
         spans = exporter.getFinishedSpans();
       });
 
@@ -322,9 +322,9 @@ describe('graphql', () => {
 
       beforeEach(async () => {
         create({});
-        await graphql(schema, sourceFindUsingVariable, null, null, {
+        await graphql({schema, source: sourceFindUsingVariable, variableValues: {
           id: 2,
-        });
+        }});
         spans = exporter.getFinishedSpans();
       });
 
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ describe('graphql', () => {
         create({
           depth: 0,
         });
-        await graphql(schema, sourceList1);
+        await graphql({schema, source: sourceList1});
         spans = exporter.getFinishedSpans();
       });
 
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ describe('graphql', () => {
         create({
           mergeItems: true,
         });
-        await graphql(schema, sourceList1);
+        await graphql({schema, source: sourceList1});
         spans = exporter.getFinishedSpans();
       });
 
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ describe('graphql', () => {
           mergeItems: true,
           depth: 0,
         });
-        await graphql(schema, sourceList1);
+        await graphql({schema, source: sourceList1});
         spans = exporter.getFinishedSpans();
       });
 
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ describe('graphql', () => {
         create({
           allowValues: true,
         });
-        await graphql(schema, sourceBookById);
+        await graphql({schema, source: sourceBookById});
         spans = exporter.getFinishedSpans();
       });
 
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ describe('graphql', () => {
         create({
           allowValues: true,
         });
-        await graphql(schema, sourceAddBook);
+        await graphql({schema, source: sourceAddBook});
         spans = exporter.getFinishedSpans();
       });
 
@@ -763,9 +763,9 @@ describe('graphql', () => {
         create({
           allowValues: true,
         });
-        await graphql(schema, sourceFindUsingVariable, null, null, {
+        await graphql({schema, source: sourceFindUsingVariable, variableValues: {
           id: 2,
-        });
+        }});
         spans = exporter.getFinishedSpans();
       });
 
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ describe('graphql', () => {
       create({
         // allowValues: true
       });
-      await graphql(schema, sourceAddBook);
+      await graphql({schema, source: sourceAddBook});
       spans = exporter.getFinishedSpans();
     });
 
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ describe('graphql', () => {
 
     beforeEach(async () => {
       create({});
-      await graphql(schema, badQuery);
+      await graphql({schema, source: badQuery});
       spans = exporter.getFinishedSpans();
     });
 
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ describe('graphql', () => {
 
     beforeEach(async () => {
       create({});
-      await graphql(schema, queryInvalid);
+      await graphql({schema, source: queryInvalid});
       spans = exporter.getFinishedSpans();
     });
 
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ describe('graphql', () => {
             span.setAttribute(dataAttributeName, JSON.stringify(data));
           },
         });
-        graphqlResult = await graphql(schema, sourceList1);
+        graphqlResult = await graphql({schema, source: sourceList1});
         spans = exporter.getFinishedSpans();
       });
 
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ describe('graphql', () => {
             throw 'some kind of failure!';
           },
         });
-        graphqlResult = await graphql(schema, sourceList1);
+        graphqlResult = await graphql({schema, source: sourceList1});
         spans = exporter.getFinishedSpans();
       });
 
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ describe('graphql', () => {
           responseHook:
             invalidTypeHook as GraphQLInstrumentationExecutionResponseHook,
         });
-        graphqlResult = await graphql(schema, sourceList1);
+        graphqlResult = await graphql({schema, source: sourceList1});
         spans = exporter.getFinishedSpans();
       });