diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 278a33a412b..96f6e2ddcc8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- Fix `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/otelconf` Prometheus reader converting OTel dot-style label names (e.g. `service.name`) to underscore-style (`service_name`) in `target_info` when both `without_type_suffix` and `without_units` are set. Use `NoTranslation` instead of `UnderscoreEscapingWithoutSuffixes` to preserve dot-style label names while still suppressing metric name suffixes. (#8763)
 - Limit the request body size at 1MB in `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/zpages`. (#8656)
 - Fix server spans using the client's address and port for `server.address` and `server.port` attributes in `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc`. (#8723)
 
diff --git a/otelconf/v0.2.0/metric.go b/otelconf/v0.2.0/metric.go
index 82ca13e0bd9..175949e937c 100644
--- a/otelconf/v0.2.0/metric.go
+++ b/otelconf/v0.2.0/metric.go
@@ -275,7 +275,11 @@ func prometheusReader(ctx context.Context, prometheusConfig *Prometheus) (sdkmet
 	}
 
 	if prometheusConfig.WithoutTypeSuffix != nil && *prometheusConfig.WithoutTypeSuffix && prometheusConfig.WithoutUnits != nil && *prometheusConfig.WithoutUnits {
-		opts = append(opts, otelprom.WithTranslationStrategy(otlptranslator.UnderscoreEscapingWithoutSuffixes))
+		// NoTranslation preserves OTel dot-style label names (e.g. service.name)
+		// and suppresses metric name suffixes. The exporter's newConfig will
+		// automatically set withoutCounterSuffixes and withoutUnits when
+		// ShouldAddSuffixes() is false.
+		opts = append(opts, otelprom.WithTranslationStrategy(otlptranslator.NoTranslation))
 	} else {
 		opts = append(opts, otelprom.WithTranslationStrategy(otlptranslator.NoUTF8EscapingWithSuffixes))
 	}
diff --git a/otelconf/v0.2.0/metric_test.go b/otelconf/v0.2.0/metric_test.go
index ac4e463a97e..678a6478e36 100644
--- a/otelconf/v0.2.0/metric_test.go
+++ b/otelconf/v0.2.0/metric_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package otelconf
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
@@ -1241,6 +1242,47 @@ func TestPrometheusReaderConfigurationOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode)
 }
 
+// TestPrometheusReaderDotStyleLabels verifies that OTel dot-style resource
+// attribute names (e.g. service.name) are preserved in target_info when both
+// without_type_suffix and without_units are set which is default config for OTel Collector.
+func TestPrometheusReaderDotStyleLabels(t *testing.T) {
+	host := "localhost"
+	port := 0
+	reader, err := prometheusReader(t.Context(), &Prometheus{
+		Host:              &host,
+		Port:              &port,
+		WithoutTypeSuffix: ptr(true),
+		WithoutUnits:      ptr(true),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	res := resource.NewWithAttributes("", attribute.String("service.name", "test-svc"))
+	mp := sdkmetric.NewMeterProvider(sdkmetric.WithReader(reader), sdkmetric.WithResource(res))
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		//nolint:usetesting // required to avoid getting a canceled context at cleanup.
+		require.NoError(t, mp.Shutdown(context.Background()))
+	})
+	c, err := mp.Meter("test").Int64Counter("test.counter")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	c.Add(t.Context(), 1)
+
+	addr := reader.(readerWithServer).server.Addr
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(t.Context(), http.MethodGet, "http://"+addr+"/metrics", http.NoBody)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/openmetrics-text; version=1.0.0; escaping=allow-utf-8")
+	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	_, err = buf.ReadFrom(resp.Body)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	body := buf.String()
+
+	assert.Contains(t, body, `target_info{"service.name"="test-svc"}`)
+	assert.NotContains(t, body, "service_name")
+}
+
 func TestPrometheusReaderHostParsing(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name     string
diff --git a/otelconf/v0.3.0/metric.go b/otelconf/v0.3.0/metric.go
index ca8059d3954..6233304c8be 100644
--- a/otelconf/v0.3.0/metric.go
+++ b/otelconf/v0.3.0/metric.go
@@ -387,7 +387,11 @@ func prometheusReaderOpts(prometheusConfig *Prometheus) ([]otelprom.Option, erro
 	}
 
 	if prometheusConfig.WithoutTypeSuffix != nil && *prometheusConfig.WithoutTypeSuffix && prometheusConfig.WithoutUnits != nil && *prometheusConfig.WithoutUnits {
-		opts = append(opts, otelprom.WithTranslationStrategy(otlptranslator.UnderscoreEscapingWithoutSuffixes))
+		// NoTranslation preserves OTel dot-style label names (e.g. service.name)
+		// and suppresses metric name suffixes. The exporter's newConfig will
+		// automatically set withoutCounterSuffixes and withoutUnits when
+		// ShouldAddSuffixes() is false.
+		opts = append(opts, otelprom.WithTranslationStrategy(otlptranslator.NoTranslation))
 	} else {
 		opts = append(opts, otelprom.WithTranslationStrategy(otlptranslator.NoUTF8EscapingWithSuffixes))
 	}
diff --git a/otelconf/v0.3.0/metric_test.go b/otelconf/v0.3.0/metric_test.go
index 9d7e52a37a8..93fa50c96e4 100644
--- a/otelconf/v0.3.0/metric_test.go
+++ b/otelconf/v0.3.0/metric_test.go
@@ -1594,6 +1594,48 @@ func TestPrometheusReaderConfigurationOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode)
 }
 
+// TestPrometheusReaderDotStyleLabels verifies that OTel dot-style resource
+// attribute names (e.g. service.name) are preserved in target_info when both
+// without_type_suffix and without_units are set which is default config for OTel Collector.
+func TestPrometheusReaderDotStyleLabels(t *testing.T) {
+	host := "localhost"
+	port := 0
+	reader, err := prometheusReader(t.Context(), &Prometheus{
+		Host:              &host,
+		Port:              &port,
+		WithoutTypeSuffix: ptr(true),
+		WithoutUnits:      ptr(true),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	res := resource.NewWithAttributes("", attribute.String("service.name", "test-svc"))
+	mp := sdkmetric.NewMeterProvider(sdkmetric.WithReader(reader), sdkmetric.WithResource(res))
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		//nolint:usetesting // required to avoid getting a canceled context at cleanup.
+		require.NoError(t, mp.Shutdown(context.Background()))
+	})
+	c, err := mp.Meter("test").Int64Counter("test.counter")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	c.Add(t.Context(), 1)
+
+	addr := reader.(readerWithServer).server.Addr
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(t.Context(), http.MethodGet, "http://"+addr+"/metrics", http.NoBody)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/openmetrics-text; version=1.0.0; escaping=allow-utf-8")
+	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	_, err = buf.ReadFrom(resp.Body)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	body := buf.String()
+
+	assert.Contains(t, body, `target_info{"service.name"="test-svc"}`)
+	assert.NotContains(t, body, "service_name")
+	assert.NotContains(t, body, "target.info")
+}
+
 func Test_otlpGRPCMetricExporter(t *testing.T) {
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" || runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
 		// TODO (#8115): Fix the flakiness on Windows and MacOS.