diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index 4dcce51254..5e27a0c6ef 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Label="Packages referenced in all projects">
+    <GlobalPackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.BannedApiAnalyzers" Version="3.12.0-beta1.25218.8" PrivateAssets="All" />
     <GlobalPackageReference Include="Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies" Version="1.0.3" PrivateAssets="All" />
     <GlobalPackageReference Include="StyleCop.Analyzers" Version="1.2.0-beta.556" Condition="'$(SkipAnalysis)'!='true'" PrivateAssets="All" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/build/BannedSymbols.txt b/build/BannedSymbols.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a7906f0d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/BannedSymbols.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+M:System.Net.Http.HttpClient.GetByteArrayAsync(System.String); Use methods on HttpClientHelpers instead.
+M:System.Net.Http.HttpClient.GetByteArrayAsync(System.String, System.Threading.CancellationToken); Use methods on HttpClientHelpers instead.
+M:System.Net.Http.HttpClient.GetByteArrayAsync(System.Uri); Use methods on HttpClientHelpers instead.
+M:System.Net.Http.HttpClient.GetByteArrayAsync(System.Uri, System.Threading.CancellationToken); Use methods on HttpClientHelpers instead.
+M:System.Net.Http.HttpClient.GetStringAsync(System.String); Use methods on HttpClientHelpers instead.
+M:System.Net.Http.HttpClient.GetStringAsync(System.String, System.Threading.CancellationToken); Use methods on HttpClientHelpers instead.
+M:System.Net.Http.HttpClient.GetStringAsync(System.Uri); Use methods on HttpClientHelpers instead.
+M:System.Net.Http.HttpClient.GetStringAsync(System.Uri, System.Threading.CancellationToken); Use methods on HttpClientHelpers instead.
+M:System.Net.Http.HttpContent.ReadAsByteArrayAsync(); Use methods on HttpClientHelpers instead.
+M:System.Net.Http.HttpContent.ReadAsByteArrayAsync(System.Threading.CancellationToken); Use methods on HttpClientHelpers instead.
+M:System.Net.Http.HttpContent.ReadAsStringAsync(); Use methods on HttpClientHelpers instead.
+M:System.Net.Http.HttpContent.ReadAsStringAsync(System.Threading.CancellationToken); Use methods on HttpClientHelpers instead.
diff --git a/build/Common.prod.props b/build/Common.prod.props
index 0fa7c200a3..0ca8918994 100644
--- a/build/Common.prod.props
+++ b/build/Common.prod.props
@@ -141,4 +141,8 @@
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <AdditionalFiles Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)/BannedSymbols.txt" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/opentelemetry-dotnet-contrib.slnx b/opentelemetry-dotnet-contrib.slnx
index 0cad70df0f..c77773c2c8 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-dotnet-contrib.slnx
+++ b/opentelemetry-dotnet-contrib.slnx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     <File Path=".github/workflows/verifyaotcompat.yml" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/build/">
+    <File Path="build/BannedSymbols.txt" />
     <File Path="build/Common.nonprod.props" />
     <File Path="build/Common.prod.props" />
     <File Path="build/Common.props" />