OpenTelemetry Collection Agent Plugin 5.x Release Notes
Overview Copied
This page provides information about the OpenTelemetry Collection Agent plugin version 5.x release, including new features and resolved issues.
For a detailed overview of the Geneos 7.x.x release, including key highlights for other components, see Geneos 7.x Release Notes.
OpenTelemetry Collection Agent plugin 5.4.0 Copied
Released: 16 June 2025 Standalone release
This release updates the OpenTelemetry Collection Agent plugin to version 5.4.0.
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| C2-475 | Renamed the trace attribute to is_root_span to enable the generation of root span metrics and ensure accurate metric collection. |
| C2-477 | Fixed an issue where the Trace Collector Plugin caused thread contention during span metric generation. |
OpenTelemetry Collection Agent plugin 5.3.0 Copied
- 26 June 2025 Packaged with Geneos 7.4.2
- 05 May 2025 Standalone release
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| C2-471 | OpenTelemetry batches are now published instead of individual data points. Additionally, the OpenTelemetry Collection Agent plugin has been updated to version 5.3.0. |
OpenTelemetry Collection Agent plugin 5.2.0 Copied
Released: 03 April 2025 Packaged with Geneos 7.3.0
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| C2-462 | Standardized OpenTelemetry routing in the Collection Agent now supports routing both OpenTelemetry to OpenTelemetry and OpenTelemetry to non-OpenTelemetry data. Additionally, the OpenTelemetry Collection Agent plugin has been updated to version 5.2.0. |
Issues fixed Copied
These are the issues we have fixed in this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| C2-463 | Added the traceRetentionSeconds parameter to control the duration (in seconds) for which trace data is retained in memory before being pruned. |
OpenTelemetry Collection Agent plugin 5.1.0 Copied
Released: 30 January 2025 Packaged with Geneos 7.2.0
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| COL-12455 | Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry, and GRPC Collection Agent plugins have been updated to version 5.1.0. |
OpenTelemetry Collection Agent plugin 5.0.0 Copied
Released: 12 November 2024 Packaged with Geneos 7.1.0
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| COL-12262 | The OpenTelemetry Collection Agent plugin has been updated to version 5.0.0 and now requires Java 21 as the minimum Java version. |
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