diff --git a/.github/workflows/patch-release-build.yml b/.github/workflows/patch-release-build.yml
index 62ff939825a6..05c429157b7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/patch-release-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/patch-release-build.yml
@@ -273,6 +273,18 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
           upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-          asset_path: javaagent/build/libs/opentelemetry-javaagent-${{ github.event.inputs.version }}-all.jar
+          asset_path: javaagent/build/libs/opentelemetry-javaagent-${{ github.event.inputs.version }}.jar
+          asset_name: opentelemetry-javaagent.jar
+          asset_content_type: application/java-archive
+
+        # TODO (trask) delete this after the 1.7.0 release (to make sure it is used for any 1.6.x patches)
+      - name: Upload Release Asset (backwards compatible "all" artifact)
+        id: upload-release-asset
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.2
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
+          asset_path: javaagent/build/libs/opentelemetry-javaagent-${{ github.event.inputs.version }}.jar
           asset_name: opentelemetry-javaagent-all.jar
           asset_content_type: application/java-archive
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-build.yml b/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
index 4d64dfc93774..48995525a809 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
@@ -181,6 +181,18 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
           upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-          asset_path: javaagent/build/libs/opentelemetry-javaagent-${{ github.event.inputs.version }}-all.jar
+          asset_path: javaagent/build/libs/opentelemetry-javaagent-${{ github.event.inputs.version }}.jar
+          asset_name: opentelemetry-javaagent.jar
+          asset_content_type: application/java-archive
+
+        # TODO (trask) delete this after the 1.7.0 release
+      - name: Upload Release Asset (backwards compatible "all" artifact)
+        id: upload-release-asset
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.2
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
+          asset_path: javaagent/build/libs/opentelemetry-javaagent-${{ github.event.inputs.version }}.jar
           asset_name: opentelemetry-javaagent-all.jar
           asset_content_type: application/java-archive
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index f3912b474bf8..8b7148227e56 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ java -version
 
 and then you can find the java agent artifact at
 
-`javaagent/build/libs/opentelemetry-javaagent-<version>-all.jar`.
+`javaagent/build/libs/opentelemetry-javaagent-<version>.jar`.
 
 ### IntelliJ setup and troubleshooting
 
diff --git a/benchmark-e2e/build.gradle.kts b/benchmark-e2e/build.gradle.kts
index 507cce9a7990..20d65fccb971 100644
--- a/benchmark-e2e/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/benchmark-e2e/build.gradle.kts
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ dependencies {
 
 tasks {
   test {
-    dependsOn(":javaagent:fullJavaagentJar")
+    dependsOn(":javaagent:shadowJar")
     maxParallelForks = 2
 
     doFirst {
-      jvmArgs("-Dio.opentelemetry.smoketest.agent.shadowJar.path=${project(":javaagent").tasks.getByName<ShadowJar>("fullJavaagentJar").archivePath}")
+      jvmArgs("-Dio.opentelemetry.smoketest.agent.shadowJar.path=${project(":javaagent").tasks.getByName<ShadowJar>("shadowJar").archivePath}")
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/benchmark-e2e/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/e2ebenchmark/AgentBenchmark.java b/benchmark-e2e/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/e2ebenchmark/AgentBenchmark.java
index dff1554a4d9c..5b524fae2e9f 100644
--- a/benchmark-e2e/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/e2ebenchmark/AgentBenchmark.java
+++ b/benchmark-e2e/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/e2ebenchmark/AgentBenchmark.java
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ private void runBenchmark() throws InterruptedException {
             .withLogConsumer(new Slf4jLogConsumer(logger))
             .withNetworkAliases("app")
             .withCopyFileToContainer(
-                MountableFile.forHostPath(agentPath), "/opentelemetry-javaagent-all.jar")
+                MountableFile.forHostPath(agentPath), "/opentelemetry-javaagent.jar")
             .withEnv("OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT", "collector:4317")
-            .withEnv("JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS", "-javaagent:/opentelemetry-javaagent-all.jar")
+            .withEnv("JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS", "-javaagent:/opentelemetry-javaagent.jar")
             .withExposedPorts(8080);
     containers.add(app);
 
diff --git a/benchmark-overhead-jmh/build.gradle.kts b/benchmark-overhead-jmh/build.gradle.kts
index 72a10b6592c6..9e11c695d78d 100644
--- a/benchmark-overhead-jmh/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/benchmark-overhead-jmh/build.gradle.kts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ tasks {
   val jmhStartFlightRecording = gradle.startParameter.projectProperties.get("jmh.startFlightRecording")
 
   named<JMHTask>("jmh") {
-    val shadowTask = project(":javaagent").tasks.named<ShadowJar>("fullJavaagentJar").get()
+    val shadowTask = project(":javaagent").tasks.named<ShadowJar>("shadowJar").get()
     inputs.files(layout.files(shadowTask))
 
     // note: without an exporter, toSpanData() won't even be called
diff --git a/benchmark-overhead/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/agents/AgentResolver.java b/benchmark-overhead/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/agents/AgentResolver.java
index d03e9d67c550..f117c4a9e7b0 100644
--- a/benchmark-overhead/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/agents/AgentResolver.java
+++ b/benchmark-overhead/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/agents/AgentResolver.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ private Path downloadAgent(URL agentUrl) throws Exception {
     OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
     Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
     byte[] raw = response.body().bytes();
-    Path path = Paths.get(".", "opentelemetry-javaagent-all.jar");
+    Path path = Paths.get(".", "opentelemetry-javaagent.jar");
     Files.write(
         path,
         raw,
diff --git a/benchmark-overhead/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/agents/LatestAgentSnapshotResolver.java b/benchmark-overhead/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/agents/LatestAgentSnapshotResolver.java
index a38d27289781..3f2d5fe7c31f 100644
--- a/benchmark-overhead/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/agents/LatestAgentSnapshotResolver.java
+++ b/benchmark-overhead/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/agents/LatestAgentSnapshotResolver.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Optional<Path> resolve() throws IOException {
     String latestFilename = fetchLatestFilename(version);
     String url = BASE_URL + "/" + version + "/" + latestFilename;
     byte[] jarBytes = fetchBodyBytesFrom(url);
-    Path path = Paths.get(".", "opentelemetry-javaagent-SNAPSHOT-all.jar");
+    Path path = Paths.get(".", "opentelemetry-javaagent-SNAPSHOT.jar");
     Files.write(
         path,
         jarBytes,
@@ -55,11 +55,12 @@ private String fetchLatestFilename(String version) throws IOException {
             elem -> {
               String classifier = $(elem).child("classifier").content();
               String extension = $(elem).child("extension").content();
+              // TODO (trask) this needs to be updated now that no more "all" artifact
               return "all".equals(classifier) && "jar".equals(extension);
             })
         .map(e -> $(e).child("value").content())
         .findFirst()
-        .map(value -> "opentelemetry-javaagent-" + value + "-all.jar")
+        .map(value -> "opentelemetry-javaagent-" + value + ".jar")
         .orElseThrow();
   }
 
diff --git a/benchmark/build.gradle.kts b/benchmark/build.gradle.kts
index 79317e748687..45238f05d349 100644
--- a/benchmark/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/benchmark/build.gradle.kts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ tasks {
   }
 
   named("jmh") {
-    dependsOn(":javaagent:fullJavaagentJar")
+    dependsOn(":javaagent:shadowJar")
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/contributing/debugging.md b/docs/contributing/debugging.md
index 692ad9ab5c47..ffb83cc15ce5 100644
--- a/docs/contributing/debugging.md
+++ b/docs/contributing/debugging.md
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ The following example shows remote debugger configuration. The breakpoints
 should work in any code except ByteBuddy advice methods.
 
 ```bash
-java -agentlib:jdwp="transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=y,address=5000" -javaagent:opentelemetry-javaagent-<version>-all.jar -jar app.jar
+java -agentlib:jdwp="transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=y,address=5000" -javaagent:opentelemetry-javaagent-<version>.jar -jar app.jar
 ```
diff --git a/docs/contributing/javaagent-jar-components.md b/docs/contributing/javaagent-jar-components.md
index 985b270b77f2..eead89dd00c4 100644
--- a/docs/contributing/javaagent-jar-components.md
+++ b/docs/contributing/javaagent-jar-components.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ still access helper classes from bootstrap classloader.
 ### Agent jar structure
 
 If you now look inside
-`javaagent/build/libs/opentelemetry-javaagent-<version>-all.jar`, you will see the
+`javaagent/build/libs/opentelemetry-javaagent-<version>.jar`, you will see the
 following "clusters" of classes:
 
 Available in the system class loader:
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ during creation of `javaagent` jar file by Shadow Gradle plugin
 Available in the agent class loader:
 - `inst/` - contains `javaagent-tooling` and `javaagent-extension-api` modules and
   `instrumentation` submodules, loaded and isolated inside `AgentClassLoader`.
-  Including OpenTelemetry SDK (and the built-in exporters when using the `-all` artifact).
+  Includes the OpenTelemetry SDK.
 
 ![Agent initialization sequence](initialization-sequence.svg)
 [Image source](https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1GHAcJ8AOaf_v2Ip82cQD9dN0mtvSk2C1B11KfwV2U8o)
diff --git a/docs/manual-instrumentation.md b/docs/manual-instrumentation.md
index de18e348090f..4374e3be5c06 100644
--- a/docs/manual-instrumentation.md
+++ b/docs/manual-instrumentation.md
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ or they might want to manually create spans for their own custom code.
 
 # Dependencies
 
-> :warning: prior to version 1.0.0, `opentelemetry-javaagent-all.jar`
-only supports manual instrumentation using the `opentelemetry-api` version with the same version
-number as the Java agent you are using. Starting with 1.0.0, the Java agent will start supporting
-multiple (1.0.0+) versions of `opentelemetry-api`.
-
 You'll need to add a dependency on the `opentelemetry-api` library to get started; if you intend to
 use the `@WithSpan` annotation, also include the `opentelemetry-extension-annotations` dependency.
 
diff --git a/examples/distro/agent/build.gradle b/examples/distro/agent/build.gradle
index b1adb6210ad8..81d45d116f4a 100644
--- a/examples/distro/agent/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/distro/agent/build.gradle
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ configurations {
 dependencies {
   customShadow project(path: ":custom", configuration: "shadow")
   customShadow project(path: ":instrumentation", configuration: "shadow")
-  implementation "io.opentelemetry.javaagent:opentelemetry-javaagent:${versions.opentelemetryJavaagent}:all"
+  implementation "io.opentelemetry.javaagent:opentelemetry-javaagent:${versions.opentelemetryJavaagent}"
 }
 
 CopySpec isolateSpec() {
diff --git a/examples/extension/build.gradle b/examples/extension/build.gradle
index e511a980aeec..91b510b68176 100644
--- a/examples/extension/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/extension/build.gradle
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ dependencies {
   testRuntimeOnly("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.2.3")
 
   //Otel Java instrumentation that we use and extend during integration tests
-  otel("io.opentelemetry.javaagent:opentelemetry-javaagent:${versions.opentelemetryJavaagent}:all")
+  otel("io.opentelemetry.javaagent:opentelemetry-javaagent:${versions.opentelemetryJavaagent}")
 
   //TODO remove when start using io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.javaagent-instrumentation plugin
   add("codegen", "io.opentelemetry.javaagent:opentelemetry-javaagent-tooling:${versions.opentelemetryJavaagentAlpha}")
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ task agentManifest(type: Copy) {
 //The location of extension directory inside agent jar is hard-coded in the agent source code
 task extendedAgent(type: Jar) {
   dependsOn agentManifest
-  archiveFileName = "opentelemetry-javaagent-all.jar"
+  archiveFileName = "opentelemetry-javaagent.jar"
   manifest.from "$buildDir/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF"
   from zipTree(configurations.otel.singleFile)
   from(tasks.shadowJar.archiveFile) {
diff --git a/instrumentation/internal/internal-eclipse-osgi-3.6/javaagent/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/internal/internal-eclipse-osgi-3.6/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
index 3ba12aca15b5..26215202ab79 100644
--- a/instrumentation/internal/internal-eclipse-osgi-3.6/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/internal/internal-eclipse-osgi-3.6/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ plugins {
 
 // TODO write a smoke test that does the following:
 //
-//  docker run --mount 'type=bind,src=$AGENT_PATH,dst=/opentelemetry-javaagent-all.jar'
-//             -e JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS=-javaagent:/opentelemetry-javaagent-all.jar
+//  docker run --mount 'type=bind,src=$AGENT_PATH,dst=/opentelemetry-javaagent.jar'
+//             -e JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS=-javaagent:/opentelemetry-javaagent.jar
 //             wso2/wso2ei-business-process:6.5.0
 //
 //  without this instrumentation, the following error will appear in the docker logs:
diff --git a/javaagent/build.gradle.kts b/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
index 8187c981721a..6dfdded223a8 100644
--- a/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
@@ -35,9 +35,14 @@ val exporterLibs by configurations.creating {
   isCanBeResolved = true
   isCanBeConsumed = false
 }
+// this configuration collects just exporter libs for slim artifact (also placed in the agent classloader & isolated from the instrumented application)
+val exporterSlimLibs by configurations.creating {
+  isCanBeResolved = true
+  isCanBeConsumed = false
+}
 
 // exclude dependencies that are to be placed in bootstrap from agent libs - they won't be added to inst/
-listOf(javaagentLibs, exporterLibs).forEach {
+listOf(javaagentLibs, exporterLibs, exporterSlimLibs).forEach {
   it.run {
     exclude("org.slf4j")
     exclude("io.opentelemetry", "opentelemetry-api")
@@ -73,6 +78,10 @@ dependencies {
 
   exporterLibs(project(":javaagent-exporters"))
 
+  exporterSlimLibs("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-exporter-otlp")
+  exporterSlimLibs("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-metrics")
+  exporterSlimLibs("io.grpc:grpc-okhttp:1.41.0")
+
   // We only have compileOnly dependencies on these to make sure they don't leak into POMs.
   licenseReportDependencies("com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine") {
     isTransitive = false
@@ -143,12 +152,23 @@ tasks {
     archiveFileName.set("exporterLibs-relocated.jar")
   }
 
-  // Includes instrumentations, but not exporters
+  val relocateExporterSlimLibs by registering(ShadowJar::class) {
+    configurations = listOf(exporterSlimLibs)
+
+    archiveFileName.set("exporterSlimLibs-relocated.jar")
+  }
+
+  // Includes everything needed for OOTB experience
   val shadowJar by existing(ShadowJar::class) {
     configurations = listOf(bootstrapLibs)
 
-    dependsOn(relocateJavaagentLibs)
+    // without an explicit dependency on jar here, :javaagent:test fails on CI because :javaagent:jar
+    // runs after :javaagent:shadowJar and loses (at least) the manifest entries
+    dependsOn(jar, relocateJavaagentLibs, relocateExporterLibs)
     isolateClasses(relocateJavaagentLibs.get().outputs.files)
+    isolateClasses(relocateExporterLibs.get().outputs.files)
+
+    duplicatesStrategy = DuplicatesStrategy.EXCLUDE
 
     archiveClassifier.set("")
 
@@ -164,17 +184,15 @@ tasks {
     }
   }
 
-  // Includes everything needed for OOTB experience
-  val fullJavaagentJar by registering(ShadowJar::class) {
+  // Includes instrumentations plus the OTLP/gRPC exporters
+  val slimShadowJar by registering(ShadowJar::class) {
     configurations = listOf(bootstrapLibs)
 
-    dependsOn(relocateJavaagentLibs, relocateExporterLibs)
+    dependsOn(relocateJavaagentLibs, relocateExporterSlimLibs)
     isolateClasses(relocateJavaagentLibs.get().outputs.files)
-    isolateClasses(relocateExporterLibs.get().outputs.files)
-
-    duplicatesStrategy = DuplicatesStrategy.EXCLUDE
+    isolateClasses(relocateExporterSlimLibs.get().outputs.files)
 
-    archiveClassifier.set("all")
+    archiveClassifier.set("slim")
 
     manifest {
       attributes(shadowJar.get().manifest.attributes)
@@ -207,18 +225,18 @@ tasks {
   }
 
   assemble {
-    dependsOn(shadowJar, fullJavaagentJar, baseJavaagentJar)
+    dependsOn(shadowJar, slimShadowJar, baseJavaagentJar)
   }
 
   withType<Test>().configureEach {
-    dependsOn(fullJavaagentJar)
-    inputs.file(fullJavaagentJar.get().archiveFile)
+    dependsOn(shadowJar)
+    inputs.file(shadowJar.get().archiveFile)
 
     jvmArgs("-Dotel.javaagent.debug=true")
 
     doFirst {
       // Defining here to allow jacoco to be first on the command line.
-      jvmArgs("-javaagent:${fullJavaagentJar.get().archiveFile.get().asFile}")
+      jvmArgs("-javaagent:${shadowJar.get().archiveFile.get().asFile}")
     }
 
     testLogging {
@@ -237,7 +255,7 @@ tasks {
   publishing {
     publications {
       named<MavenPublication>("maven") {
-        artifact(fullJavaagentJar)
+        artifact(slimShadowJar)
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/smoke-tests/build.gradle.kts b/smoke-tests/build.gradle.kts
index 80b275261fbf..e5288f98c02d 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/smoke-tests/build.gradle.kts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 tasks {
   test {
-    inputs.files(project(":javaagent").tasks.getByName("fullJavaagentJar").outputs.files)
+    inputs.files(project(":javaagent").tasks.getByName("shadowJar").outputs.files)
 
     testLogging.showStandardStreams = true
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ tasks {
       }
     }
 
-    val shadowTask = project(":javaagent").tasks.named<ShadowJar>("fullJavaagentJar").get()
+    val shadowTask = project(":javaagent").tasks.named<ShadowJar>("shadowJar").get()
     inputs.files(layout.files(shadowTask))
 
     doFirst {