open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io 2026.01 Release Notes

Published at: 2026-02-01T14:01:25Z

What’s Changed

Refresh refcache by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8728
Add ducklake collector exporter to the registry by @hrl20 in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8732
zero-code/python: list more instrumentations that supports http headers capture by @xrmx in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8729
docs(js): update resources.md to use instrumentation.mjs instead of t… by @pmady in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8687
[zh] Add content/zh/docs/languages/js/context.md by @chluknight1224 in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8738
Auto-update registry versions (a5935745405ab4586b774f39fe340c0559093bb7) by @otelbot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8740
Update ParentBased sampler description by @Geun-Oh in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8737
Remove usage of WithRouteTag in go doc by @dmathieu in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8742
Add YAML examples for OBI service discovery exclusion configuration by @pratik-mahalle in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8685
Refresh refcache by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8735
[Infra] Update component owners by @vitorvasc in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8743
[Infra] Update component owners by @vitorvasc in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8744
[zh] Add content/zh/docs/languages/js/propagation.md by @chluknight1224 in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8745
Modify content/en/docs/languages/js/propagation.md by @chluknight1224 in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8746
Modify content/en/docs/languages/js/context.md by @chluknight1224 in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8739
Fixed SVG Incorrect Text by @rohIta-k in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8748
Auto-update registry versions (0cac60fa54e64c7357aaa37ee52d3c167fd55a4b) by @otelbot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8752
Update community members by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8751
Refresh refcache by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8754
Blog Post - What 10,000 Slack Messages Reveal About OpenTelemetry Adoption Challenges by @jpkrohling in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8727
Copyright year range: use present for current year by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8758
fix: style compliance, tense, capitalization by @shubhkr72 in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8420
[blog] Open the current and prev year-group in the sidenav + copyedit by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8759
Auto-update registry versions (b81a07ac753224ba0c6c1050e6910becd4ac23b9) by @otelbot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8765
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Refresh refcache by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8766
Update opentelemetry-collector-releases version to v0.143.1 by @otelbot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8749
[i18n] Update drifted status for localized content by @vitorvasc in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8767
refactor : Collector deployment pages and create new (hidden) child pages by @adity1raut in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8372
[docs] Copy edit Collector installation page (#8354) by @bellaguang1216 in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8542
Auto-update registry versions (6785d4fe0719e523517b0812888d0820a62153e9) by @otelbot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8773
Refresh refcache by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8774
[blog] Create a year-in-review post for 2025 for the Comms SIG by @tiffany76 in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8760
Update opentelemetry-specification to v1.53.0 by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8762
Update opentelemetry-java version to v1.58.0 by @otelbot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8782
[pt] update content/pt/_includes/page-drifted-msg.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8789
[pt] update content/pt/ecosystem/adopters.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8788
[pt] update content/pt/docs/contributing/announcements.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8790
[pt] update content/pt/docs/contributing/localization.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8787
chore: update NPM packages except Hugo by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8830
[pt] update content/pt/_index.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8827
[pt] update content/pt/blog/_index.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8825
[pt] update content/pt/community/end-user/_index.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8826
[pt] update content/pt/blog/2025/declarative-config.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8824
[pt] update content/pt/blog/2025/contribute-to-otel.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8823
[pt] update content/pt/docs/concepts/semantic-conventions.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8822
[pt] update content/pt/docs/concepts/sampling/index.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8821
[pt] updates content/pt/docs/languages/java/_index.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8819
[pt] update content/pt/docs/languages/java/configuration.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8818
[pt] update content/pt/docs/languages/java/intro.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8817
[pt] update content/pt/docs/languages/python/_index.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8815
[pt] updates content/pt/docs/languages/sdk-configuration/general.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8816
[pt] update content/pt/docs/languages/go/_index.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8813
[pt] update content/pt/docs/languages/python/exporters.md and getting-started.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8814
[pt] update content/pt/docs/languages/go/instrumentation.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8812
[pt] updates content/pt/docs/languages/go/getting-started.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8811
[pt] updates content/pt/docs/languages/go/sampling.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8810
[pt] updates content/pt/docs/languages/js/_index.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8808
[pt] updates content/pt/docs/zero-code/java/agent/api.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8809
[pt] updates content/pt/docs/languages/js/libraries.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8807
[pt] updates to content/pt/docs/contributing/pr-checks.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8802
[pt] updates content/pt/docs/contributing/development.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8803
[pt] update content/pt/docs/languages/js/context.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8805
[pt] update content/pt/docs/contributing/acknowledgements.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8798
[ja] docs(i18n): Translate content/en/docs/collector/extend/build-fro… by @kohbis in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8683
[ja] docs(i18n): Translate content/en/docs/collector/extend/_index.md by @kohbis in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8682
[ja] docs(i18n): Update content/ja/docs/concepts/glossary.md to align with default language version by @kohbis in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8717
[pt] updates content/pt/docs/languages/js/getting-started/browser.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8806
[en] remove duplicate text in IA policy alert by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8831
Auto-update registry versions (875465679f0ff599a8a95fc9cfe0225430420b89) by @otelbot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8836
[zh] Add content/en/docs/languages/js/sampling.md by @chluknight1224 in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8768
[i18n] Assign unique weight for zero-code index in all languages by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8834
[pt] updates content/pt/docs/contributing/_index.md and /pull-requests.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8804
[pt] updates content/pt/docs/contributing/blog.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8796
[ja] docs(i18n): Translate content/en/docs/collector/install/kubernet… by @kohbis in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8679
[ja] docs(i18n): Translate content/en/docs/collector/install/docker.md by @kohbis in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8672
[ja] docs(i18n): Translate content/en/docs/collector/install/_index.md by @kohbis in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8671
[es] Fix es/status frontmatter by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8833
[pt] update content/pt/docs/contributing/issues.md by @maryliag in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8800
[fr] Move zero-code/go index to its new position by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8844
[pt] Move concepts/context-propagation to its new location by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8845
[i18n] Move concepts/context-propagation.md for es, fr, ja, zh by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8848
Remove unnecessary es include index file by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8849
Update Hugo to 0.154.5 by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8850
[pt] update content/pt/docs/languages/sdk-configuration/otlp-exporter.md by @vitorvasc in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8843
Add Portuguese localization to projects folder by @vitorvasc in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8627
[pt] update content/pt/docs/contributing/style-guide.md by @vitorvasc in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8842
[pt] update content/pt/ecosystem/registry/adding.md by @vitorvasc in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8840
[pt] update content/pt/docs/contributing/sig-practices.md by @vitorvasc in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8841
Fix typo in content/en/docs/languages/java/instrumentation.md by @vitorvasc in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8858
Fix GFM alert rendering by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8859
Bump github/codeql-action from 4.31.9 to 4.31.10 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8861
Adjust GFM alert-type to alert-style mapping and more by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8863
Fix docs: Update how to enable the otlp receiver for Prometheus by @theervilha in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8846
Fix i18n GFM alert title translations for Portuguese by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8864
Improve GFM alert support with md in title, and more by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8865
chore: cleanup en i18n multiline formatted entries by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8867
Add missing OBI instrumentation configuration options by @MrAlias in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8868
Style-guide: correct md alert syntax description and add guidance by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8869
Update semantic conventions to v1.39.0 by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8311
Update adjust-pages.pl: drop obsolete patch, adjust apply cond for others by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8874
Auto-update registry versions (2730bba4535c3dcd7dd2d600ffb076597fcdc3cf) by @otelbot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8877
Update community members by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8876
Update Tranzzo adoption reference by @illenko in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8878
Refresh refcache by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8828
[demo] add details to k8s instructions by @julianocosta89 in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8855
Extend collector configuration doc by @dmathieu in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8771
Add new blog post: Demystifying OpenTelemetry: Why You Shouldn’t Fear Observability in Traditional Environments by @luke6Lh43 in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8549
[blog] Update language to be more inclusive in Demystifying OTel post by @tiffany76 in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8891
Refresh refcache by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8882
[CI] Add bot action to auto-respond to first-timers asking for issue assignment by @pratik-mahalle in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8733
chore: start using blockquote alert syntax by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8886
chore: update local and in-page dictionaries so spell-check passes by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8893
Update community members by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8896
Auto-update registry versions (68efa3ccbcc37942b8308107d1ed2e40c6e0d6e8) by @otelbot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8897
[pt] update content/pt/docs/concepts/signals/logs.md by @vitorvasc in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8854
Convert all en page Note alerts to markdown syntax by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8894
[ja] docs(i18n): Translate content/en/docs/demo/services/_index.md by @takuto-yamamoto in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8838
chore: rewrite in Hugo syntax all note alerts with custom colors or titles by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8901
chore: rewrite in Hugo syntax all note alerts with bare titles by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8902
chore: convert Docsy warnings, cautions, and tips to Hugo Markdown syntax by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8904
OBI: update the Metric features section by @mariomac in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8853
chore: convert remaining Docsy alerts to Hugo Markdown syntax by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8905
Update community members by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8908
Auto-update registry versions (132c966bfa209fa5f33310a2e03b8803d0d7c7d2) by @otelbot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8909
[ja] docs(i18n): Update drifted content under content/ja/docs/languages/ruby/ by @kohbis in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8903
[CI] Update spelling check workflow and related scripts by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8907
OBI: fix link to metrics features by @mariomac in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8911
Refresh refcache by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8898
[pt] update content/pt/docs/languages/java/api.md by @vitorvasc in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8857
Fix: typo in context propagation SVG by @vitorvasc in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8910
[pt] update content/pt/docs/languages/java/instrumentation.md by @vitorvasc in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8860
blog: otel-js Node.js DOS Mitigation by @JamieDanielson in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8916
[pt] update content/pt/docs/concepts/context-propagation/index.md by @vitorvasc in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8852
Auto-update registry versions (f3a47b54574984bc251ca6878464e2db76ec0853) by @otelbot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8917
update obi metrics with new attributes by @theSuess in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8914
Update Docsy to v0.13.0-25-g8a2528f0, use NB alerts, drop hook by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8919
Upgrade Docsy to v0.13.0-27-gc9f42991, drop obsolete i18n entries by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8920
Replace site-build-info shortcode with Docsy version by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8921
Added a new subsection configuring certificates in the configuration … by @pratik-mahalle in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8692
Fix alert color in Spanish dotnet docs by @abalso0 in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8922
Version update script: drop collector/configuration.md by @jaydeluca in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8925
Update opentelemetry-java-instrumentation version to v2.24.0 by @otelbot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8926
Update Docsy to v0.13.0-29-ga989a329, fix sidebar height issue by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8929
Configure Hugo to emit deprecation warnings by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8932
Convert remaining alerts (that were using invalid shortcode args) by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8931
Ensure banners are the same width as the full viewport by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8935
Auto-update registry versions (2bbe6fabab6a767c08149ba5e7faf807d092794c) by @otelbot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8936
[ja] docs(i18n): Translate content/en/docs/collector/scaling.md by @kohbis in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8580
[ja] docs(i18n): Translate content/en/docs/concepts/context-propagation/index.md by @kohbis in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8712
[ja] docs(i18n): Move content/ja/docs/collector/building/_index.md -> content/ja/docs/collector/extend/custom-component/_index.md by @kohbis in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8889
[ja] docs(i18n): Move content/ja/docs/collector/custom-collector.md -> content/ja/docs/collector/extend/ocb.md by @kohbis in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8890
Cleanup/refactoring of client-apps overview placeholder page by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8927
[ja] docs(i18n): Translate content/en/docs/collector/deploy/other/_index.md by @kohbis in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8888
[a11y] Improve navbar color contrast, switch to secondary color for hover color by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8939
Redesigned homepage by @theletterf in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8652
Update PR template: improve questions and formatting by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8944
Update PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE: fix formatting, add footnote by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8949
Bump @opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-web from 0.54.0 to 0.55.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8948
Bump @opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-http from 0.209.0 to 0.210.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8947
Bump @opentelemetry/instrumentation from 0.209.0 to 0.210.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8946
Add KloudMate’s Distribution to distributions.yaml by @ansh-devs in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8943
Refine issue templates, fix “React 👍🏻” footnote, and more by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8950
Bump prettier from 3.7.4 to 3.8.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8945
Auto-update registry versions (26fdb53a6d48e5ab7b9279e7515e4436f1e957cb) by @otelbot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8952
Fix banner positioning and width by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8953
[ja] docs(i18n): Track path changes docs/collector/deploy #8372 by @kohbis in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8837
Refresh refcache by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8918
fix(docs): Update broken link by @prcr in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8955
feat: add log dedup processor blog post by @jpkrohling in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8781
[ro] docs/concepts/semantic-conventions.md by @dnanuti in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8951
Update opentelemetry-collector-releases version to v0.144.0 by @otelbot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8954
Update community members by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8959
Auto-update registry versions (7c2b3a35675b5e1d506fbf415e5ce382bd9a6d42) by @otelbot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8960
Update Collector component tables for v0.144.0 by @jaydeluca in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8957
Update opentelemetry-java-contrib version to v1.53.0 by @otelbot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8958
Update Docsy to v0.13.0-55-g93322ff3 by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8965
Update .textlintrc.yml by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8966
Add dapr workflow blog post by @kaspernissen in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8698
Refresh refcache by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8961
[ES] Fix localization drift for Contribute docs by @theletterf in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8942
Update community members by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8971
Registry page: ensure md alert renders correctly by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8968
Auto-update registry versions (2a495d14daec691802f9ad5173f46a9ef91c5822) by @otelbot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8972
Refresh refcache by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8973
Update Docsy to v0.13.0-59-g7bcae61c by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8970
Update docs after OTel .NET Auto 1.14.0 release by @Kielek in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8977
docs(sig-practices): update contribution guidelines by @vitorvasc in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8974
Auto-update registry versions (c95dff58d95224c1cd7d62f4e74b2a95362609aa) by @otelbot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8981
[ro] Add translation for docs/concepts/observability-primer.md by @dnanuti in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8956
OBI 2026 goals blog post by @MrAlias in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8969
docs(contrib): fix missing Submitting content link by @lehmannro in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9002
docs(contrib): document common build error by @lehmannro in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9004
[zh] Add content/zh/docs/zero-code/js/*.md by @chluknight1224 in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8820
[zh] Add content/en/docs/languages/js/resources.md by @chluknight1224 in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8757
[zh] Add content/zh/docs/languages/js/serverless.md by @chluknight1224 in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8770
[zh] Add the remaining content/zh/docs/languages/js/*.md files by @chluknight1224 in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8775
[zh] Add content/zh/docs/concepts/instrumentation-scope/*.md by @chluknight1224 in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8915
Update community members by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8991
Auto-update registry versions (a361f86becc9ca7aa3ae6af6520628f078ca8250) by @otelbot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8992
Update opentelemetry-configuration kitchen-sink.yaml references by @vitorvasc in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8880
Add Metoro to vendors by @Chrisbattarbee in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8986
[ro] feature /content/docs/concepts/distributions by @didiViking in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9003
Add documentation to setup OBI with Helm by @MrAlias in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8978
Document local path usage for site-local links by @Copilot in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8995
Bump @opentelemetry/instrumentation from 0.210.0 to 0.211.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9011
Bump @opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-web from 0.55.0 to 0.56.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9013
Bump dyladan/component-owners from 0.1.0 to 0.2.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9014
Bump step-security/harden-runner from 2.14.0 to 2.14.1 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9015
Bump prettier from 3.8.0 to 3.8.1 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9016
Bump actions/checkout from 6.0.1 to 6.0.2 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9017
Bump github/codeql-action from 4.31.10 to 4.31.11 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9018
Bump @opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-http from 0.210.0 to 0.211.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9012
[ro] feature content/docs/getting-started/ops.md by @miaits in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8963
Update link checker query param used to ignore valid URLs, and more by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9020
docs(contrib): Rework side note about build errors and npm install by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9021
Add initial documentation for opentelemetry-kotlin by @fractalwrench in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8983
[ro] prerequisites.md and _index.md by @didiViking in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9009
Refresh refcache by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8982
Add Kotlin to the list of languages in homepage by @theletterf in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9024
Move kotlin position in telemetry support table by @fractalwrench in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9023
Update language docs weights while preserving order by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9027
Clarify translation guidelines for alerts by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9032
Add search bar exception for homepage by @theletterf in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9022
Add custom markdownlint rule for alert types by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9034
Remove Markdownify usage from homepage partials by @theletterf in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9026
Reduce CSS overrides for homepage by @theletterf in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9033
Refactor validate-links rule to use micromark parser, convert to mjs, add tests by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9037
Cleanup homepage SCSS and search structure by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9042
Add Dynatrace metric exporter for GoLang to the registry by @akahenry in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9038
docs: Add comprehensive content for Android client apps platform page by @pratik-mahalle in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8713
Update opentelemetry-android version to v1.1.0 by @otelbot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9044
Revert back to blocks/cover for homepage hero section by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9045
Update semantic-conventions-java version to v1.38.0 by @otelbot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9047
Auto-update registry versions (628fb3db0f61d93cbe41b6a587e7913185f81f37) by @otelbot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9051
Update community members by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9050
Add 2025 blog index files for Spanish and Portuguese by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9049
docs(python): Add Windows terminal examples to getting-started guide by @pratik-mahalle in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8875
Update Docsy to v0.13.0-67 and use new navbar and blocks features by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9048
chore: update Go getting started by @pellared in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9052
Refactor SCSS: move styles into separate files by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9053
[ro] feature /content/docs/concepts/components.md by @didiViking in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9028
OpenTelemetry Collector Follow-up Survey Report by @E-STAT in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9025
Update community members by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9056
Auto-update registry versions (d724805c5bc9e2a422fa5ee36c01699eabe5d20e) by @otelbot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9057
Update semantic-conventions-java version to v1.39.0 by @otelbot[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9055
[pt] update content/pt/docs/contributing/glossary.md by @Rxfa in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8847
Refresh refcache by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9054
fix: handle multiline comments in first-timer-response by @pratik-mahalle in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9041
Update content/en/docs/platforms/kubernetes/collector/components.md by @chluknight1224 in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9059
chore(spelling): house keeping of local dictionaries, remove unused words and sort/dedup word lists, and more by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9062
fix(ci): skip FOSSA workflow on forks by @vitorvasc in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9063
chore(aliases): normalize aliases, tweak redirects partial by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9065
Update NPM deps, Hugo to 0.155.0, and adjust-pages.pl by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9066
add warning about invalid documentation for standalone OBI setup by @pellared in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9067
Add OpenTelemetry to bn-words.txt by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9068
Add CTA buttons to end-user page, and make some copyedits by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9064
Fix homepage horizontal overflow and some shortcodes do support md by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9072
Update community members by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9073
[zh] Add content/zh/docs/platforms/kubernetes/getting-started.md by @chluknight1224 in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9039
[zh] Add content/zh/docs/platforms/kubernetes/collector/components.md by @chluknight1224 in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9058
chore(hugo-config): refactor language mounts to use matrix sites config by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9070
chore(shortcode): fix variable reference for page context in include.html by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9069
Recover homepage CNCF section styles, and improve on them by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9076
Update community members by @otelbot-docs[bot] in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9080
docs(es): add Spanish translations for feature-flags and screenshots by @ccalvop in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9007
Fix Run OBI as a standalone process doc by @pellared in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9077
update OBI YAML configuration to add context propagation and remove wakeup_len by @pellared in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9078
docs(es): add Spanish translation for demo requirements section by @ccalvop in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9005
docs(es): add Spanish translation for demo telemetry-features section by @ccalvop in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9006
docs(es): add Spanish translations for demo root files by @ccalvop in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9001
chore(SCSS): drop unnecessary styles, refactor home.scss, and more by @chalin in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9081

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@Rxfa made their first contribution in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/8847
@ccalvop made their first contribution in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/pull/9007

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