diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index f527884de9961..5a1c7045c3cc7 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -98,6 +98,36 @@ linters:
 
             - pkg: sigs.k8s.io/yaml
               desc: "Use 'go.yaml.in/yaml' instead of sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
+        
+        semconv:
+          list-mode: lax
+          deny:
+            - pkg: go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv
+              desc: Use go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.38.0 instead. If a newer semconv version has been released, update the depguard rule.
+          allow:
+            # TODO: Remove older semconv versions after v1.37.0 migration is complete.
+            # If for any reason an individual package needs to use an older semconv version,
+            # add a nolint directive on the import line.
+            - go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.6.1
+            - go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.8.0
+            - go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.9.0
+            - go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.12.0
+            - go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.13.0
+            - go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.15.0
+            - go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.16.0
+            - go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.18.0
+            - go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.21.0
+            - go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.22.0
+            - go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.25.0
+            - go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.26.0
+            - go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.27.0
+            - go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.28.0
+            - go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.30.0
+            - go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.32.0
+            - go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.34.0
+            - go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.36.0
+            - go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.37.0
+            - go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.38.0
 
         # Add a different guard rule so that we can ignore tests.
         ignore-in-test: