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 ## [Unreleased]
 
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 ## [1.41.0/0.63.0/0.17.0/0.0.15] 2026-03-02
 
 This release is the last to support [Go 1.24].
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 - Return an error when the endpoint is configured as insecure and with TLS configuration in `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetrichttp`. (#7914)
 - Return an error when the endpoint is configured as insecure and with TLS configuration in `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp`. (#7914)
 
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 ## [1.40.0/0.62.0/0.16.0] 2026-02-02
 
 ### Added