--- title: Elastic Distribution of OpenTelemetry Java release notes description: Release notes for Elastic Distribution of OpenTelemetry Java. url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/release-notes/edot/sdks/java products: - Elastic Cloud Serverless - Elastic Distribution of OpenTelemetry Java - Elastic Distribution of OpenTelemetry SDK - Elastic Observability applies_to: - Serverless Observability projects: Generally available - Elastic Stack: Generally available --- # Elastic Distribution of OpenTelemetry Java release notes Review the changes, fixes, and more in each version of Elastic Distribution of OpenTelemetry Java. To check for security updates, go to [Security announcements for the Elastic stack](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/announcements/security-announcements/31). ## 1.10.0 **Release date:** March 24, 2026 The 1.10.0 release contains fixes for potential security vulnerabilities. Refer to our [security advisory](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-otel-java-1-10-0-security-update-esa-2026-22-ghsa-xw7x-h9fj-p2c7/385700) for more details. This release is based on the following upstream versions: - opentelemetry-javaagent: [2.26.1](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/releases/tag/v2.26.1) - opentelemetry-sdk: [1.60.1](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/releases/tag/v1.60.1) - opentelemetry-semconv: [1.40.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions-java/releases/tag/v1.40.0) - opentelemetry-java-contrib: [1.54.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib/releases/tag/v1.54.0) ## 1.9.0 **Release date:** February 9, 2026 ### Breaking changes - univeral profiling is disabled by default #958 ## 1.8.0 **Release date:** December 9, 2025 ### Features and enhancements - Enable indy delegation by default - [#899](https://github.com/elastic/apm-agent-java/pull/899) ## 1.7.0 **Release date:** November 5, 2025 ### Features and enhancements - Inferred spans can now be disabled and re-enabled via central config - [#838](https://github.com/elastic/elastic-otel-java/pull/838) - The agent config is now logged on startup, use option elastic.otel.java.experimental.configuration.logging.enabled (default true) to disable if needed - [835](https://github.com/elastic/elastic-otel-java/pull/835) - add header support for OpAMP integration [#848](https://github.com/elastic/elastic-otel-java/pull/848) This release is based on the following upstream versions: - opentelemetry-javaagent: [2.21.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/releases/tag/v2.21.0) - opentelemetry-sdk: [1.55.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/releases/tag/v1.55.0) - opentelemetry-semconv: [1.37.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions-java/releases/tag/v1.37.0) - opentelemetry-java-contrib: [1.50.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib/releases/tag/v1.50.0) ## 1.6.0 **Release date:** October 6, 2025 ### Features and enhancements - Add support for dynamic configuration options for 9.2 #818 - Switch upstream Opamp client #789 ### Breaking changes - Switch to upstream instrumentation of openai by default #763 This release is based on the following upstream versions: - opentelemetry-javaagent: [2.20.1](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/releases/tag/v2.20.1) - opentelemetry-sdk: [1.54.1](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/releases/tag/v1.54.1) - opentelemetry-semconv: [1.37.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions-java/releases/tag/v1.37.0) - opentelemetry-java-contrib: [1.49.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib/releases/tag/v1.49.0) ## 1.5.0 ### Features and enhancements - Add support of `elastic.otel.verify.server.cert` config option to disable server certificate validation - #726 - tech preview release of central configuration support for dynamically changing instrumentation and sending, using OpAMP protocol This release is based on the following upstream versions: - opentelemetry-javaagent: [2.17.1](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/releases/tag/v2.17.1) - opentelemetry-sdk: [1.51.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/releases/tag/v1.51.0) - opentelemetry-semconv: [1.34.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions-java/releases/tag/v1.34.0) - opentelemetry-java-contrib: [1.46.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib/releases/tag/v1.46.0) ## 1.4.1 ### Fixes - Fixed `otel.exporter.otlp.metrics.temporality.preference` config option having no effect. This release is based on the following upstream versions: - opentelemetry-javaagent: [2.15.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/releases/tag/v2.15.0). - opentelemetry-sdk: [1.49.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/releases/tag/v1.49.0). - opentelemetry-semconv: [1.32.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions-java/releases/tag/v1.32.0). - opentelemetry-java-contrib: [1.45.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib/releases/tag/v1.45.0). ## 1.4.0 ### Features and enhancements - Switched the default of `otel.exporter.otlp.metrics.temporality.preference` from `CUMULATIVE` to `DELTA` to improve dashboarding experience with Kibana. If you want to restore the previous behaviour, you can manually override `otel.exporter.otlp.metrics.temporality.preference` to `CUMULATIVE` via JVM-properties or environment variables. - Set elastic-specific User-Agent header for OTLP exporters. - Added support for openAI client 1.1+, drop support for older versions. - Enabled Azure resource provider by default with `otel.resource.providers.azure.enabled` = `true`. This release is based on the following upstream versions: - opentelemetry-javaagent: [2.15.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/releases/tag/v2.15.0). - opentelemetry-sdk: [1.49.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/releases/tag/v1.49.0). - opentelemetry-semconv: [1.32.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions-java/releases/tag/v1.32.0). - opentelemetry-java-contrib: [1.45.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib/releases/tag/v1.45.0). ## 1.3.0 ### Features and enhancements - Added support for OpenAI client 0.14 to 0.31. - Added support for OpenAI developer messages and raise minimum supported version to 0.8.0. This release is based on the following upstream versions: - opentelemetry-javaagent: [2.13.3](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/releases/tag/v2.13.3). - opentelemetry-sdk: [1.47.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/releases/tag/v1.47.0). - opentelemetry-semconv: [1.30.0-rc.1](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions-java/releases/tag/v1.30.0-rc.1). - opentelemetry-java-contrib: [1.44.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib/releases/tag/v1.44.0). ## 1.2.1 ### Features and enhancements - Added support for OpenAI client 0.13.0. This release is based on the following upstream versions: - opentelemetry-javaagent: [2.12.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/releases/tag/v2.12.0). - opentelemetry-sdk: [1.46.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/releases/tag/v1.46.0). - opentelemetry-semconv: [1.29.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions-java/releases/tag/v1.29.0). - opentelemetry-java-contrib: [1.42.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib/releases/tag/v1.42.0). ## 1.2.0 ### Features and enhancements - Added dynamically disabled instrumentation capability. - Added disable all instrumentations option. - Added stop-sending option. - Added OpenAI client instrumentation. This release is based on the following upstream versions: - opentelemetry-javaagent: [2.12.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/releases/tag/v2.12.0). - opentelemetry-sdk: [1.46.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/releases/tag/v1.46.0) - opentelemetry-semconv: [1.29.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions-java/releases/tag/v1.29.0). - opentelemetry-java-contrib: [1.42.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib/releases/tag/v1.42.0). ## 1.1.0 ### Fixes - Fixed missing transitive dependencies when using universal profiling integration standalone. This release is based on the following upstream versions: - opentelemetry-javaagent: [2.10.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/releases/tag/v2.10.0). - opentelemetry-sdk: [1.44.1](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/releases/tag/v1.44.1). - opentelemetry-semconv: [1.28.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions-java/releases/tag/v1.28.0). - opentelemetry-java-contrib: [1.40.0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib/releases/tag/v1.40.0). ## 1.0.0 General Availability release.