diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e8e72e8023a..0a4945d4a4e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ dependency as follows, replacing `{{artifact-id}}` with the value from the "Arti
 | [OTLP Common](./exporters/otlp/common)              | Shared OTLP components (internal)                                                   | `opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-common`  | <!--VERSION_STABLE-->1.17.0<!--/VERSION_STABLE-->           |
 | [Jaeger gRPC Exporter](./exporters/jaeger)          | Jaeger gRPC trace exporter                                                          | `opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger`       | <!--VERSION_STABLE-->1.17.0<!--/VERSION_STABLE-->           |
 | [Jaeger Thrift Exporter](./exporters/jaeger-thrift) | Jaeger thrift trace exporter                                                        | `opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger-thift` | <!--VERSION_STABLE-->1.17.0<!--/VERSION_STABLE-->           |
-| [Jaeger Proto](./exporters/jaeger-proto)            | Jaeger gRPC protobuf definitions (deprecated)                                       | `opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger-proto` | <!--VERSION_STABLE-->1.17.0<!--/VERSION_STABLE-->           |
 | [Logging Exporter](./exporters/logging)             | Logging exporters, includings metrics, traces, and logs                             | `opentelemetry-exporter-logging`      | <!--VERSION_STABLE-->1.17.0<!--/VERSION_STABLE-->           |
 | [OTLP Logging Exporter](./exporters/logging-otlp)   | Logging exporters in OTLP protobuf JSON format, including metrics, traces, and logs | `opentelemetry-exporter-logging-otlp` | <!--VERSION_STABLE-->1.17.0<!--/VERSION_STABLE-->           |
 | [Zipkin Exporter](./exporters/zipkin)               | Zipkin trace exporter                                                               | `opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin`       | <!--VERSION_STABLE-->1.17.0<!--/VERSION_STABLE-->           |
diff --git a/all/build.gradle.kts b/all/build.gradle.kts
index 2dae993f1f7..d78544c4960 100644
--- a/all/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/all/build.gradle.kts
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@ dependencies {
       }
     }
   }
+
+  // For testing BOM references to artifacts that were previously published
+  testImplementation(platform(project(":bom")))
+  // The io.grpc.grpc-* dependencies are transitive dependencies of opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger-proto
+  // which must be provided by the user
+  testImplementation("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger-proto")
+  testImplementation("io.grpc:grpc-api")
+  testImplementation("io.grpc:grpc-protobuf")
+  testImplementation("io.grpc:grpc-stub")
+
   testImplementation("com.tngtech.archunit:archunit-junit5")
 }
 
diff --git a/all/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/all/FallbackArtifactsTest.java b/all/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/all/FallbackArtifactsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ddd8226ee40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/all/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/all/FallbackArtifactsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+package io.opentelemetry.all;
+
+import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+class FallbackArtifactsTest {
+
+  @Test
+  void exporterJaegerProto() {
+    classAvailable(io.opentelemetry.exporter.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Collector.class);
+    classAvailable(io.opentelemetry.exporter.jaeger.proto.api_v2.CollectorServiceGrpc.class);
+    classAvailable(io.opentelemetry.exporter.jaeger.proto.api_v2.Model.class);
+  }
+
+  private static void classAvailable(Class<?> clazz) {
+    Assertions.assertThatCode(() -> Class.forName(clazz.getName())).doesNotThrowAnyException();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/bom/build.gradle.kts b/bom/build.gradle.kts
index 8ef13b38a42..3bf935cc8a5 100644
--- a/bom/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/bom/build.gradle.kts
@@ -6,4 +6,7 @@ description = "OpenTelemetry Bill of Materials"
 group = "io.opentelemetry"
 base.archivesName.set("opentelemetry-bom")
 
-otelBom.projectFilter.set { !it.hasProperty("otel.release") }
\ No newline at end of file
+otelBom.projectFilter.set { !it.hasProperty("otel.release") }
+
+// Artifacts that were previously published and included in the BOM for backwards compatibility
+otelBom.addFallback("opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger-proto", "1.17.0")
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/io/opentelemetry/gradle/OtelBomExtension.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/io/opentelemetry/gradle/OtelBomExtension.kt
index 38e5f797ae8..0d3756df29c 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/io/opentelemetry/gradle/OtelBomExtension.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/io/opentelemetry/gradle/OtelBomExtension.kt
@@ -6,9 +6,15 @@
 package io.opentelemetry.gradle
 
 import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.api.model.ObjectFactory
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Property
 import java.util.function.Predicate
 
 abstract class OtelBomExtension {
   abstract val projectFilter: Property<Predicate<Project>>
+  var fallbacks: MutableSet<String> = hashSetOf()
+
+  fun addFallback(artifactId: String, version: String) {
+    this.fallbacks.add("io.opentelemetry:" + artifactId + ":" + version)
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/otel.bom-conventions.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/otel.bom-conventions.gradle.kts
index d68f56cedb3..e1c71c26e1d 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/otel.bom-conventions.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/otel.bom-conventions.gradle.kts
@@ -61,4 +61,11 @@ afterEvaluate {
       }
     }
   }
+  otelBom.fallbacks.forEach { fallback ->
+    dependencies {
+      constraints {
+        api(fallback)
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/exporters/jaeger-proto/build.gradle.kts b/exporters/jaeger-proto/build.gradle.kts
index ab9825af1a9..165686f909d 100644
--- a/exporters/jaeger-proto/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/exporters/jaeger-proto/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
   id("otel.protobuf-conventions")
-  id("otel.publish-conventions")
 
   id("otel.animalsniffer-conventions")
 }