From 0a78571045ca1dca48621c9648ec3c832c3c541c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Carlos Alberto Cortez <calberto.cortez@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:20:02 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Release 1.38.0 (#4249)

October 2024 Release.

Changes of special interest:

* [Mark cardinality limits as
Stable](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4222)
---
 CHANGELOG.md | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bbd0c49d961..83d69f366b9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,30 @@ release.
 
 ### Traces
 
+### Metrics
+
+### Logs
+
+### Events
+
+### Baggage
+
+### Resource
+
+### OpenTelemetry Protocol
+
+### Compatibility
+
+### SDK Configuration
+
+### Common
+
+### Supplementary Guidelines
+
+## v1.38.0 (2024-10-10)
+
+### Traces
+
 - Make all fields as identifying for Tracer. Previously attributes were omitted from being identifying.
   ([#4161](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4161))
 - Clarify that `Export` MUST NOT be called by simple and batching processors concurrently.
@@ -18,12 +42,12 @@ release.
 
 ### Metrics
 
+- Make all fields as identifying for Meter. Previously attributes were omitted from being identifying.
+  ([#4161](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4161))
 - Add support for filtering attribute keys for streams via an exclude list.
   ([#4188](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4188))
 - Clarify that `Enabled` only applies to synchronous instruments.
   ([#4211](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4211))
-- Make all fields as identifying for Meter. Previously attributes were omitted from being identifying.
-  ([#4161](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4161))
 - Clarify that applying cardinality limits should be done after attribute filtering.
   ([#4228](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4228))
 - Mark cardinality limits as stable.
@@ -31,27 +55,15 @@ release.
 
 ### Logs
 
+- Make all fields as identifying for Logger. Previously attributes were omitted from being identifying.
+  ([#4161](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4161))
 - Define `Enabled` parameters for `Logger`.
   ([#4203](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4203))
   ([#4221](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4221))
-- Make all fields as identifying for Logger. Previously attributes were omitted from being identifying.
-  ([#4161](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4161))
 - Introduce initial placeholder for the new user-facing Logs API, adding references
   to existing API's informing of the coming changes while the definition is defined.
   ([#4236](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4236))
 
-### Events
-
-### Baggage
-
-### Resource
-
-### OpenTelemetry Protocol
-
-### Compatibility
-
-### SDK Configuration
-
 ### Common
 
 - Define equality for attributes and collection of attributes.
@@ -59,8 +71,6 @@ release.
 - Update Instrumentation Scope glossary entry with correct identifying fields
   ([#4244](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4244))
 
-### Supplementary Guidelines
-
 ## v1.37.0 (2024-09-13)
 
 ### Traces