---
title: Elastic Distribution of OpenTelemetry Java deprecations
description: Deprecations for Elastic Distribution of OpenTelemetry Java.
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/elastic-otel-java/pull/1023/release-notes/deprecations
products:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless
  - Elastic Distribution of OpenTelemetry SDK
  - Elastic Observability
applies_to:
  - Serverless Observability projects: Generally available
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available
---

# Elastic Distribution of OpenTelemetry Java deprecations
Over time, certain Elastic functionality becomes outdated and is replaced or removed. To help with the transition, Elastic deprecates functionality for a period before removal, giving you time to update your applications.
Review the deprecated functionality for Elastic Distribution of OpenTelemetry Java. While deprecations have no immediate impact, we strongly encourage you update your implementation after you upgrade. To learn how to upgrade, check out [Upgrade](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/tree/main/deploy-manage/upgrade).
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