diff --git a/build/Common.prod.props b/build/Common.prod.props
index a0de59e9ce6..26d147bbf09 100644
--- a/build/Common.prod.props
+++ b/build/Common.prod.props
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
     <EnablePackageValidation Condition="'$(EnablePackageValidation)' == ''">false</EnablePackageValidation>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <PropertyGroup Label="TrimAndAotCompatibility" Condition="'$(IsAotCompatible)' == '' AND $([MSBuild]::IsTargetFrameworkCompatible('$(TargetFramework)', 'net8.0'))">
+    <IsAotCompatible>true</IsAotCompatible>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
   <PropertyGroup Label="PackageProperties">
     <RepositoryType>git</RepositoryType>
     <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet</RepositoryUrl>
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Api.ProviderBuilderExtensions/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Api.ProviderBuilderExtensions/CHANGELOG.md
index 2622eae474e..ad84b0727ba 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Api.ProviderBuilderExtensions/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Api.ProviderBuilderExtensions/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ Notes](../../RELEASENOTES.md).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+* The library is now marked as trim and AOT compatible.
+  ([#7441](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/7441))
+
 ## 1.16.0
 
 Released 2026-Jun-10
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Api/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Api/CHANGELOG.md
index 694925ee6e8..e7754d9cbc6 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Api/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Api/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ Notes](../../RELEASENOTES.md).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+* The library is now marked as trim and AOT compatible.
+  ([#7441](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/7441))
+
 * Fixed `TraceContextPropagator` to normalize empty `tracestate` header values
   to `null` when extracting trace context.
   ([#7407](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/7407))
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Console/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Console/CHANGELOG.md
index 7ee2374e17b..1d663562144 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Console/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Console/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ Notes](../../RELEASENOTES.md).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+* The library is now marked as trim and AOT compatible.
+  ([#7441](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/7441))
+
 ## 1.16.0
 
 Released 2026-Jun-10
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.InMemory/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.InMemory/CHANGELOG.md
index f0cb1e24095..39a146d3b1f 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.InMemory/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.InMemory/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ Notes](../../RELEASENOTES.md).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+* The library is now marked as trim and AOT compatible.
+  ([#7441](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/7441))
+
 ## 1.16.0
 
 Released 2026-Jun-10
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol/CHANGELOG.md
index a85a27f72bf..ceb56237088 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ Notes](../../RELEASENOTES.md).
   `LogRecordExportProcessorOptions` are not configured.
   ([#7399](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/7399))
 
+* The library is now marked as trim and AOT compatible.
+  ([#7441](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/7441))
+
 ## 1.16.0
 
 Released 2026-Jun-10
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.AspNetCore/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.AspNetCore/CHANGELOG.md
index 41f67a4fbb3..8e54a69b8db 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.AspNetCore/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.AspNetCore/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ Notes](../../RELEASENOTES.md).
 * Added a verbose-level diagnostic event for ignored metrics.
   ([#7429](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/7429))
 
+* The library is now marked as trim and AOT compatible.
+  ([#7441](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/7441))
+
 ## 1.16.0-beta.1
 
 Released 2026-Jun-10
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.HttpListener/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.HttpListener/CHANGELOG.md
index 329adb63a1d..2187bfb7ce6 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.HttpListener/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Prometheus.HttpListener/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ Notes](../../RELEASENOTES.md).
 * Added a verbose-level diagnostic event for ignored metrics.
   ([#7429](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/7429))
 
+* The library is now marked as trim and AOT compatible.
+  ([#7441](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/7441))
+
 ## 1.16.0-beta.1
 
 Released 2026-Jun-10
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Zipkin/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Zipkin/CHANGELOG.md
index 46eb60af056..88351bffbcb 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Zipkin/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Zipkin/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ Notes](../../RELEASENOTES.md).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+* The library is now marked as trim and AOT compatible.
+  ([#7441](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/7441))
+
 ## 1.16.0
 
 Released 2026-Jun-10
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting/CHANGELOG.md
index b8c61d0f10b..e372460879b 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ Notes](../../RELEASENOTES.md).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+* The library is now marked as trim and AOT compatible.
+  ([#7441](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/7441))
+
 ## 1.16.0
 
 Released 2026-Jun-10
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Propagators/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Propagators/CHANGELOG.md
index 73a291104f1..82ed52154ea 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Propagators/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Propagators/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ covering all components see: [Release Notes](../../RELEASENOTES.md).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+* The library is now marked as trim and AOT compatible.
+  ([#7441](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/7441))
+
 ## 1.16.0
 
 Released 2026-Jun-10
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Shims.OpenTracing/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Shims.OpenTracing/CHANGELOG.md
index 6efc20b277d..8ef65dd06d5 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Shims.OpenTracing/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Shims.OpenTracing/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ Notes](../../RELEASENOTES.md).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+* The library is now marked as trim and AOT compatible.
+  ([#7441](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/7441))
+
 ## 1.16.0-beta.1
 
 Released 2026-Jun-10
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry/CHANGELOG.md
index f769d92e9d0..4e3e70c69d6 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ Notes](../../RELEASENOTES.md).
 * Fixed a metric point reclaim data race on CPU ARM architectures.
   ([#7401](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/7401))
 
+* The library is now marked as trim and AOT compatible.
+  ([#7441](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/7441))
+
 ## 1.16.0
 
 Released 2026-Jun-10