v1.26.0 (2023-10-10)

Context

• No changes.

Traces

• ParentBased sampler is a decorator (not a composite). (#3706)

Metrics

• Consistently use "advisory parameters" instead of "advice parameters". (#3693)
• Stabilize ExplicitBucketBoundaries instrument advisory parameter. (#3694)

Logs

• Update two apache access logs mappings. (#3712)

Resource

• No changes.

OpenTelemetry Protocol

• No changes.

Compatibility

• Prometheus exporters omit empty resources and scopes without attributes. (#3660)

SDK Configuration

• Fix description of OTEL_ATTRIBUTE_COUNT_LIMIT (#3714)

Common

• Add upgrading and version management documentation (#3695)

Supplementary Guidelines

• No changes.

New Contributors

• @albertored made their first contribution in #3693
• @jjatria made their first contribution in #3714