From 4c609aa13c899dd2b7a963d2e3e491bc35ffb742 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Srikanth Chekuri <srikanth.chekuri92@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2021 18:47:06 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] fix: specification compliant resource collision
 precedence (#1975)

Co-authored-by: Daniel Dyla <dyladan@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Bartlomiej Obecny <bobecny@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Valentin Marchaud <contact@vmarchaud.fr>
---
 README.md                                              | 6 ++++++
 packages/opentelemetry-resources/src/Resource.ts       | 6 +++---
 packages/opentelemetry-resources/test/Resource.test.ts | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3511731e8b0..1cdfd7ca0eb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -245,6 +245,12 @@ To request automatic tracing support for a module not on this list, please [file
 
 ## Upgrade guidelines
 
+### 0.17.0 to 0.18.0
+
+[PR-1975](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/1975)
+
+- Breaking change - The resulting resource MUST have all attributes that are on any of the two input resources. If a key exists on both the old and updating resource, the value of the updating resource MUST be picked - previously it was opposite.
+
 ### 0.16.0 to 0.17.0
 
 [PR-1880](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/1880) feat(diag-logger): introduce a new global level api.diag for internal diagnostic logging
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-resources/src/Resource.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-resources/src/Resource.ts
index a459cfd590e..b80d6614b01 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-resources/src/Resource.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-resources/src/Resource.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export class Resource {
 
   /**
    * Returns a new, merged {@link Resource} by merging the current Resource
-   * with the other Resource. In case of a collision, current Resource takes
+   * with the other Resource. In case of a collision, other Resource takes
    * precedence.
    *
    * @param other the Resource that will be merged with this.
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ export class Resource {
     // SpanAttributes from resource overwrite attributes from other resource.
     const mergedAttributes = Object.assign(
       {},
-      other.attributes,
-      this.attributes
+      this.attributes,
+      other.attributes
     );
     return new Resource(mergedAttributes);
   }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-resources/test/Resource.test.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-resources/test/Resource.test.ts
index 3203148fc42..4e5962895cd 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-resources/test/Resource.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-resources/test/Resource.test.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe('Resource', () => {
 
   it('should return merged resource when collision in attributes', () => {
     const expectedResource = new Resource({
-      'k8s.io/container/name': 'c1',
+      'k8s.io/container/name': 'c2',
       'k8s.io/namespace/name': 'default',
       'k8s.io/pod/name': 'pod-xyz-123',
       'k8s.io/location': 'location1',

From 41235a9e68b13050ad49b8d6abc5c868885a74fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Amir Blum <amirgiraffe@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2021 15:26:18 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] feat(semantic-conventions): add missing RpcAttributes
 from spec (#1976)

Co-authored-by: Daniel Dyla <dyladan@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .../src/trace/rpc.ts                          | 22 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)

diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-semantic-conventions/src/trace/rpc.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-semantic-conventions/src/trace/rpc.ts
index c2681b3d982..ec23d93bf37 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-semantic-conventions/src/trace/rpc.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-semantic-conventions/src/trace/rpc.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,30 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 export const RpcAttribute = {
+  /**
+   * 	A string identifying the remoting system.
+   *
+   * @remarks
+   * Required
+   */
+  RPC_SYSTEM: 'rpc.system',
+
+  /**
+   * The full name of the service being called, including its package name, if applicable.
+   *
+   * @remarks
+   * Not required, but recommended
+   */
   RPC_SERVICE: 'rpc.service',
 
+  /**
+   * The name of the method being called, must be equal to the $method part in the span name.
+   *
+   * @remarks
+   * Not required, but recommended
+   */
+  RPC_METHOD: 'rpc.method',
+
   // GRPC (no spec)
   GRPC_KIND: 'grpc.kind', // SERVER or CLIENT
   GRPC_METHOD: 'grpc.method',

From 6540b54a8bd49746e164ab730269188237f89b1c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniel Dyla <dyladan@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2021 08:45:56 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] chore: release proposal 0.18.0 (#1982)

Co-authored-by: Valentin Marchaud <contact@vmarchaud.fr>
---
 CHANGELOG.md                                  | 38 +++++++++++++++++++
 README.md                                     | 27 ++++++-------
 backwards-compatability/node10/package.json   |  6 +--
 backwards-compatability/node12/package.json   |  6 +--
 backwards-compatability/node8/package.json    |  6 +--
 examples/basic-tracer-node/package.json       |  8 ++--
 examples/collector-exporter-node/metrics.js   |  3 +-
 examples/collector-exporter-node/package.json | 16 ++++----
 examples/collector-exporter-node/tracing.js   |  6 ++-
 examples/grpc-js/package.json                 | 16 ++++----
 examples/grpc/package.json                    | 16 ++++----
 examples/http/package.json                    | 16 ++++----
 examples/https/package.json                   | 16 ++++----
 examples/metrics/metrics/observer.js          |  3 +-
 examples/metrics/package.json                 |  8 ++--
 examples/opentracing-shim/package.json        | 14 +++----
 examples/prometheus/package.json              |  6 +--
 examples/tracer-web/examples/metrics/index.js |  3 +-
 examples/tracer-web/package.json              | 26 ++++++-------
 getting-started/example/package.json          |  2 +-
 .../monitored-example/package.json            |  6 +--
 getting-started/traced-example/package.json   |  4 +-
 .../ts-example/monitored-example/package.json |  6 +--
 .../ts-example/traced-example/package.json    |  2 +-
 .../package.json                              |  8 ++--
 lerna.json                                    |  5 ++-
 metapackages/plugins-node-core/package.json   | 10 ++---
 metapackages/plugins-web-core/package.json    |  4 +-
 package.json                                  |  2 +-
 .../opentelemetry-api-metrics/package.json    |  2 +-
 .../opentelemetry-api-metrics/src/version.ts  |  2 +-
 .../package.json                              |  2 +-
 .../src/version.ts                            |  2 +-
 .../package.json                              |  2 +-
 .../src/version.ts                            |  2 +-
 .../opentelemetry-context-zone/package.json   |  4 +-
 .../opentelemetry-context-zone/src/version.ts |  2 +-
 packages/opentelemetry-core/package.json      |  4 +-
 packages/opentelemetry-core/src/version.ts    |  2 +-
 .../package.json                              | 14 +++----
 .../src/version.ts                            |  2 +-
 .../package.json                              | 14 +++----
 .../src/version.ts                            |  2 +-
 .../package.json                              | 12 +++---
 .../src/version.ts                            |  2 +-
 .../package.json                              |  8 ++--
 .../src/version.ts                            |  2 +-
 .../package.json                              |  8 ++--
 .../src/version.ts                            |  2 +-
 .../package.json                              |  8 ++--
 .../src/version.ts                            |  2 +-
 .../opentelemetry-grpc-utils/package.json     | 12 +++---
 .../opentelemetry-grpc-utils/src/version.ts   |  2 +-
 .../package.json                              | 16 ++++----
 .../src/version.ts                            |  2 +-
 .../package.json                              | 16 ++++----
 .../src/version.ts                            |  2 +-
 .../package.json                              | 14 +++----
 .../src/version.ts                            |  2 +-
 .../package.json                              | 16 ++++----
 .../src/version.ts                            |  2 +-
 .../package.json                              |  4 +-
 .../src/version.ts                            |  2 +-
 packages/opentelemetry-metrics/package.json   |  8 ++--
 packages/opentelemetry-metrics/src/version.ts |  2 +-
 packages/opentelemetry-node/package.json      | 10 ++---
 packages/opentelemetry-node/src/version.ts    |  2 +-
 .../opentelemetry-plugin-grpc-js/package.json | 14 +++----
 .../src/version.ts                            |  2 +-
 .../opentelemetry-plugin-grpc/package.json    | 14 +++----
 .../opentelemetry-plugin-grpc/src/version.ts  |  2 +-
 .../opentelemetry-plugin-http/package.json    | 12 +++---
 .../opentelemetry-plugin-http/src/version.ts  |  2 +-
 .../opentelemetry-plugin-https/package.json   | 14 +++----
 .../opentelemetry-plugin-https/src/version.ts |  2 +-
 .../opentelemetry-propagator-b3/package.json  |  2 +-
 .../src/version.ts                            |  2 +-
 .../package.json                              |  6 +--
 .../src/version.ts                            |  2 +-
 .../package.json                              |  6 +--
 .../src/version.ts                            |  2 +-
 packages/opentelemetry-resources/package.json |  4 +-
 .../opentelemetry-resources/src/version.ts    |  2 +-
 packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/package.json  | 22 +++++------
 .../opentelemetry-sdk-node/src/version.ts     |  2 +-
 .../package.json                              |  2 +-
 .../src/version.ts                            |  2 +-
 .../package.json                              |  6 +--
 .../src/version.ts                            |  2 +-
 packages/opentelemetry-tracing/package.json   |  8 ++--
 packages/opentelemetry-tracing/src/version.ts |  2 +-
 packages/opentelemetry-web/package.json       | 14 +++----
 packages/opentelemetry-web/src/version.ts     |  2 +-
 packages/template/package.json                |  2 +-
 94 files changed, 346 insertions(+), 307 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 76b3f4cd910..d3e18937ac1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,44 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 0.18.0
+
+### :bug: (Bug Fix)
+
+* `opentelemetry-exporter-collector-grpc`, `opentelemetry-exporter-collector`
+  * [#1938](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/1938) fix(exporter-collector): wrong data type for numbers ([@kudlatyamroth](https://github.com/kudlatyamroth))
+* `opentelemetry-instrumentation-http`, `opentelemetry-plugin-http`
+  * [#1939](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/1939) fix: use socket from the request ([@mzahor](https://github.com/mzahor))
+* `opentelemetry-context-async-hooks`
+  * [#1937](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/1937) fix: isolate binding EventEmitter ([@Flarna](https://github.com/Flarna))
+
+### :books: (Refine Doc)
+
+* [#1973](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/1973) docs(readme): fix @opentelemetry/instrumentation-http link ([@Hongbo-Miao](https://github.com/Hongbo-Miao))
+* [#1941](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/1941) fix: update readme upgrade guidelines version setting ([@MSNev](https://github.com/MSNev))
+
+### :house: (Internal)
+
+* `opentelemetry-api-metrics`, `opentelemetry-context-async-hooks`, `opentelemetry-context-zone-peer-dep`, `opentelemetry-core`, `opentelemetry-exporter-collector-grpc`, `opentelemetry-exporter-collector-proto`, `opentelemetry-exporter-collector`, `opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger`, `opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus`, `opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin`, `opentelemetry-grpc-utils`, `opentelemetry-instrumentation-fetch`, `opentelemetry-instrumentation-grpc`, `opentelemetry-instrumentation-http`, `opentelemetry-instrumentation-xml-http-request`, `opentelemetry-instrumentation`, `opentelemetry-metrics`, `opentelemetry-node`, `opentelemetry-plugin-grpc-js`, `opentelemetry-plugin-grpc`, `opentelemetry-plugin-http`, `opentelemetry-plugin-https`, `opentelemetry-propagator-b3`, `opentelemetry-resource-detector-aws`, `opentelemetry-resource-detector-gcp`, `opentelemetry-resources`, `opentelemetry-sdk-node`, `opentelemetry-shim-opentracing`, `opentelemetry-tracing`, `opentelemetry-web`
+  * [#1977](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/1977) chore: update API to 0.18.0 ([@Flarna](https://github.com/Flarna))
+* Other
+  * [#1960](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/1960) chore: updating current state of compatibility matrix ([@obecny](https://github.com/obecny))
+* `opentelemetry-api-metrics`, `opentelemetry-api`, `opentelemetry-context-async-hooks`, `opentelemetry-context-base`, `opentelemetry-context-zone-peer-dep`, `opentelemetry-core`, `opentelemetry-exporter-collector-grpc`, `opentelemetry-exporter-collector-proto`, `opentelemetry-exporter-collector`, `opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger`, `opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus`, `opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin`, `opentelemetry-grpc-utils`, `opentelemetry-instrumentation-fetch`, `opentelemetry-instrumentation-grpc`, `opentelemetry-instrumentation-http`, `opentelemetry-instrumentation-xml-http-request`, `opentelemetry-instrumentation`, `opentelemetry-metrics`, `opentelemetry-node`, `opentelemetry-plugin-grpc-js`, `opentelemetry-plugin-grpc`, `opentelemetry-plugin-http`, `opentelemetry-plugin-https`, `opentelemetry-propagator-b3`, `opentelemetry-resource-detector-aws`, `opentelemetry-resource-detector-gcp`, `opentelemetry-resources`, `opentelemetry-sdk-node`, `opentelemetry-shim-opentracing`, `opentelemetry-tracing`, `opentelemetry-web`
+  * [#1942](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/1942) chore: remove API and context-base ([@dyladan](https://github.com/dyladan))
+* `opentelemetry-core`, `opentelemetry-exporter-collector`, `opentelemetry-instrumentation-http`, `opentelemetry-metrics`, `opentelemetry-plugin-http`
+  * [#1922](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/1922) chore: lint on shadowing in non-test sources, fix a few of them ([@johnbley](https://github.com/johnbley))
+
+### Committers: 8
+
+* Bartlomiej Obecny ([@obecny](https://github.com/obecny))
+* Daniel Dyla ([@dyladan](https://github.com/dyladan))
+* Gerhard Stöbich ([@Flarna](https://github.com/Flarna))
+* Hongbo Miao ([@Hongbo-Miao](https://github.com/Hongbo-Miao))
+* John Bley ([@johnbley](https://github.com/johnbley))
+* Karol Fuksiewicz ([@kudlatyamroth](https://github.com/kudlatyamroth))
+* Marian Zagoruiko ([@mzahor](https://github.com/mzahor))
+* Nev ([@MSNev](https://github.com/MSNev))
+
 ## 0.17.0
 
 ### :boom: Breaking Change
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1cdfd7ca0eb..aec24bec450 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,15 +46,16 @@ This is the JavaScript version of [OpenTelemetry](https://opentelemetry.io/), a
 
 ## Compatibility Matrix
 
-| Core version | Contrib Version         |
-|--------------|-------------------------|
-| 0.17.x       | 0.14.x not released yet |
-| 0.16.x       | ------                  |
-| 0.15.x       | 0.13.x                  |
-| 0.14.x       | 0.12.x                  |
-| 0.13.x       | ------                  |
-| 0.12.x       | 0.11.x                  |
-| 0.11.x       | 0.10.x                  |
+| API Version | Core version | Contrib Version         |
+| ----------- |--------------|-------------------------|
+| 0.18.x      | 0.18.x       | 0.14.x not released yet |
+|             | 0.17.x       | ------                  |
+|             | 0.16.x       | ------                  |
+|             | 0.15.x       | 0.13.x                  |
+|             | 0.14.x       | 0.12.x                  |
+|             | 0.13.x       | ------                  |
+|             | 0.12.x       | 0.11.x                  |
+|             | 0.11.x       | 0.10.x                  |
 
 ## Quick start
 
@@ -247,6 +248,8 @@ To request automatic tracing support for a module not on this list, please [file
 
 ### 0.17.0 to 0.18.0
 
+- `diag.setLogLevel` is removed and LogLevel can be set by an optional second parameter to `setLogger`
+
 [PR-1975](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/1975)
 
 - Breaking change - The resulting resource MUST have all attributes that are on any of the two input resources. If a key exists on both the old and updating resource, the value of the updating resource MUST be picked - previously it was opposite.
@@ -266,12 +269,10 @@ The new global [```api.diag```](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-
 All included logger references have been removed in preference to using the global ```api.diag``` directly, so you no longer need to pass around the logger instance via function parameters or included as part of the configuration for a component.
 
 ```javascript
-// Setting the default Global logger to use the Console
 import { diag, DiagConsoleLogger, DiagLogLevel } from "@opentelemetry/api";
-diag.setLogger(new DiagConsoleLogger())
-
+// Setting the default Global logger to use the Console
 // And optionally change the logging level (Defaults to INFO)
-diag.setLogLevel(DiagLogLevel.ERROR);
+diag.setLogger(new DiagConsoleLogger(), DiagLogLevel.ERROR)
 ```
 
 #### Using the logger anywhere in the code
diff --git a/backwards-compatability/node10/package.json b/backwards-compatability/node10/package.json
index 4e8f2c69915..7b195eadeb2 100644
--- a/backwards-compatability/node10/package.json
+++ b/backwards-compatability/node10/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "backcompat-node10",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Backwards compatability app for node8 types and the OpenTelemetry Node.js SDK",
   "main": "index.js",
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     "test:backcompat": "tsc --noEmit index.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/sdk-node": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0"
+    "@opentelemetry/sdk-node": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "10.17.50",
diff --git a/backwards-compatability/node12/package.json b/backwards-compatability/node12/package.json
index 39f88627d79..464d06eab07 100644
--- a/backwards-compatability/node12/package.json
+++ b/backwards-compatability/node12/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "backcompat-node12",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Backwards compatability app for node8 types and the OpenTelemetry Node.js SDK",
   "main": "index.js",
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     "test:backcompat": "tsc --noEmit index.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/sdk-node": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0"
+    "@opentelemetry/sdk-node": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "12.19.13",
diff --git a/backwards-compatability/node8/package.json b/backwards-compatability/node8/package.json
index 5abd56e75f4..784f6c99953 100644
--- a/backwards-compatability/node8/package.json
+++ b/backwards-compatability/node8/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "backcompat-node8",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Backwards compatability app for node8 types and the OpenTelemetry Node.js SDK",
   "main": "index.js",
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     "test:backcompat": "tsc --noEmit index.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/sdk-node": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0"
+    "@opentelemetry/sdk-node": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "8.10.66",
diff --git a/examples/basic-tracer-node/package.json b/examples/basic-tracer-node/package.json
index a48c82c57c4..c103f87a847 100644
--- a/examples/basic-tracer-node/package.json
+++ b/examples/basic-tracer-node/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "example-basic-tracer-node",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "Example of using @opentelemetry/tracing in Node.js",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0"
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js#readme"
 }
diff --git a/examples/collector-exporter-node/metrics.js b/examples/collector-exporter-node/metrics.js
index d6ba0178ef6..36182a54ce4 100644
--- a/examples/collector-exporter-node/metrics.js
+++ b/examples/collector-exporter-node/metrics.js
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ const { CollectorMetricExporter } = require('@opentelemetry/exporter-collector')
 const { MeterProvider } = require('@opentelemetry/metrics');
 
 // Optional and only needed to see the internal diagnostic logging (during development)
-diag.setLogger(new DiagConsoleLogger());
-diag.setLogLevel(DiagLogLevel.DEBUG);
+diag.setLogger(new DiagConsoleLogger(), DiagLogLevel.DEBUG);
 
 const metricExporter = new CollectorMetricExporter({
   serviceName: 'basic-metric-service',
diff --git a/examples/collector-exporter-node/package.json b/examples/collector-exporter-node/package.json
index bd09e6bf68e..b95d1d0c3d4 100644
--- a/examples/collector-exporter-node/package.json
+++ b/examples/collector-exporter-node/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "example-collector-exporter-node",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "Example of using @opentelemetry/collector-exporter in Node.js",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/exporter-collector": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/exporter-collector-grpc": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/exporter-collector-proto": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/metrics": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0"
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/exporter-collector": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/exporter-collector-grpc": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/exporter-collector-proto": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/metrics": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js#readme"
 }
diff --git a/examples/collector-exporter-node/tracing.js b/examples/collector-exporter-node/tracing.js
index 64ba49f9cb9..96c03db64d4 100644
--- a/examples/collector-exporter-node/tracing.js
+++ b/examples/collector-exporter-node/tracing.js
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ const { CollectorTraceExporter } = require('@opentelemetry/exporter-collector');
 // const { CollectorTraceExporter } = require('@opentelemetry/exporter-collector-grpc');
 // const { CollectorTraceExporter } = require('@opentelemetry/exporter-collector-proto');
 
-// opentelemetry.diag.setLogger(new opentelemetry.DiagConsoleLogger());
-// opentelemetry.diag.setLogLevel(opentelemetry.DiagLogLevel.DEBUG);
+// opentelemetry.diag.setLogger(
+//   new opentelemetry.DiagConsoleLogger(),
+//   opentelemetry.DiagLogLevel.DEBUG,
+// );
 
 const exporter = new CollectorTraceExporter({
   serviceName: 'basic-service',
diff --git a/examples/grpc-js/package.json b/examples/grpc-js/package.json
index 738dd9568bb..a27bc322d54 100644
--- a/examples/grpc-js/package.json
+++ b/examples/grpc-js/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "grpc-js-example",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "Example of @grpc/grpc-js integration with OpenTelemetry",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.0.5",
-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/exporter-zipkin": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/plugin-grpc-js": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/exporter-zipkin": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/plugin-grpc-js": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0",
     "google-protobuf": "^3.9.2"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js#readme",
diff --git a/examples/grpc/package.json b/examples/grpc/package.json
index 32d25d0595c..5a444ad5757 100644
--- a/examples/grpc/package.json
+++ b/examples/grpc/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "grpc-example",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "Example of gRPC integration with OpenTelemetry",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/exporter-zipkin": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/plugin-grpc": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/exporter-zipkin": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/plugin-grpc": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0",
     "google-protobuf": "^3.9.2",
     "grpc": "^1.23.3",
     "node-pre-gyp": "0.14.0"
diff --git a/examples/http/package.json b/examples/http/package.json
index 65d4e9c8da2..1b33c1380c7 100644
--- a/examples/http/package.json
+++ b/examples/http/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "http-example",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "Example of HTTP integration with OpenTelemetry",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/exporter-zipkin": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/plugin-http": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0"
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/exporter-zipkin": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/plugin-http": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js#readme",
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/examples/https/package.json b/examples/https/package.json
index 43884d786f0..e3b9ceac6ce 100644
--- a/examples/https/package.json
+++ b/examples/https/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "https-example",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "Example of HTTPs integration with OpenTelemetry",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/exporter-zipkin": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/plugin-https": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0"
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/exporter-zipkin": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/plugin-https": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js#readme",
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/examples/metrics/metrics/observer.js b/examples/metrics/metrics/observer.js
index 943774f589d..73f13f4a74b 100644
--- a/examples/metrics/metrics/observer.js
+++ b/examples/metrics/metrics/observer.js
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ const { DiagConsoleLogger, DiagLogLevel, diag } = require('@opentelemetry/api');
 const { PrometheusExporter } = require('@opentelemetry/exporter-prometheus');
 
 // Optional and only needed to see the internal diagnostic logging (during development)
-diag.setLogger(new DiagConsoleLogger());
-diag.setLogLevel(DiagLogLevel.DEBUG);
+diag.setLogger(new DiagConsoleLogger(), DiagLogLevel.DEBUG);
 
 const exporter = new PrometheusExporter(
   {
diff --git a/examples/metrics/package.json b/examples/metrics/package.json
index 2bef79928b7..7ab8e48979a 100644
--- a/examples/metrics/package.json
+++ b/examples/metrics/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "example-metrics",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "Example of using @opentelemetry/metrics",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/exporter-prometheus": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/metrics": "^0.17.0"
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/exporter-prometheus": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/metrics": "^0.18.0"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js#readme"
 }
diff --git a/examples/opentracing-shim/package.json b/examples/opentracing-shim/package.json
index 2cbd42c40d7..0ca735f4505 100644
--- a/examples/opentracing-shim/package.json
+++ b/examples/opentracing-shim/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "opentracing-shim",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "Example of using @opentelemetry/shim-opentracing in Node.js",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/exporter-zipkin": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/shim-opentracing": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/exporter-zipkin": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/shim-opentracing": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0",
     "opentracing": "^0.14.4"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js#readme",
diff --git a/examples/prometheus/package.json b/examples/prometheus/package.json
index 4c23a5012f8..229bc78d6ff 100644
--- a/examples/prometheus/package.json
+++ b/examples/prometheus/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "prometheus-example",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "Example of using @opentelemetry/metrics and  @opentelemetry/exporter-prometheus",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   "author": "OpenTelemetry Authors",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/exporter-prometheus": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/metrics": "^0.17.0"
+    "@opentelemetry/exporter-prometheus": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/metrics": "^0.18.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/tracer-web/examples/metrics/index.js b/examples/tracer-web/examples/metrics/index.js
index e24e6d6758a..3e546ac3fdd 100644
--- a/examples/tracer-web/examples/metrics/index.js
+++ b/examples/tracer-web/examples/metrics/index.js
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ const { CollectorMetricExporter } = require('@opentelemetry/exporter-collector')
 const { MeterProvider } = require('@opentelemetry/metrics');
 
 // Optional and only needed to see the internal diagnostic logging (during development)
-diag.setLogger(new DiagConsoleLogger());
-diag.setLogLevel(DiagLogLevel.DEBUG);
+diag.setLogger(new DiagConsoleLogger(), DiagLogLevel.DEBUG);
 
 const metricExporter = new CollectorMetricExporter({
   serviceName: 'basic-metric-service',
diff --git a/examples/tracer-web/package.json b/examples/tracer-web/package.json
index d31fa8a2314..cf95a7ab208 100644
--- a/examples/tracer-web/package.json
+++ b/examples/tracer-web/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "web-tracer-example",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "Example of using @opentelemetry/web in browser",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -34,20 +34,20 @@
     "webpack-merge": "^4.2.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/context-zone": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/exporter-collector": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/exporter-zipkin": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation-fetch": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation-xml-http-request": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/metrics": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/context-zone": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/exporter-collector": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/exporter-zipkin": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation-fetch": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation-xml-http-request": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/metrics": "^0.18.0",
     "@opentelemetry/plugin-document-load": "^0.12.0",
     "@opentelemetry/plugin-user-interaction": "^0.12.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/propagator-b3": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/web": "^0.17.0"
+    "@opentelemetry/propagator-b3": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/web": "^0.18.0"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js#readme"
 }
diff --git a/getting-started/example/package.json b/getting-started/example/package.json
index 3df947cde1f..a39dcb40954 100644
--- a/getting-started/example/package.json
+++ b/getting-started/example/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/getting-started-example",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "This repository provides everything required to follow the OpenTelemetry Getting Started Guide",
   "main": "app.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/getting-started/monitored-example/package.json b/getting-started/monitored-example/package.json
index f95b084d226..81bbf523d98 100644
--- a/getting-started/monitored-example/package.json
+++ b/getting-started/monitored-example/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/getting-started-monitored-example",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "This repository provides everything required to follow the OpenTelemetry Getting Started Guide",
   "main": "app.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
   "author": "OpenTelemetry Authors",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/exporter-prometheus": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/metrics": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/exporter-prometheus": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/metrics": "^0.18.0",
     "axios": "^0.21.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1"
   }
diff --git a/getting-started/traced-example/package.json b/getting-started/traced-example/package.json
index c095b816a95..9ef1b52aedc 100644
--- a/getting-started/traced-example/package.json
+++ b/getting-started/traced-example/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/getting-started-traced-example",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "This repository provides everything required to follow the OpenTelemetry Getting Started Guide",
   "main": "app.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.14.0",
     "@opentelemetry/exporter-zipkin": "^0.14.0",
     "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.14.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.18.0",
     "@opentelemetry/plugin-express": "^0.12.1",
     "@opentelemetry/plugin-http": "^0.14.0",
     "@opentelemetry/plugin-https": "^0.14.0",
diff --git a/getting-started/ts-example/monitored-example/package.json b/getting-started/ts-example/monitored-example/package.json
index ee423582459..de359ac878e 100644
--- a/getting-started/ts-example/monitored-example/package.json
+++ b/getting-started/ts-example/monitored-example/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/getting-started-monitored-ts-example",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "This repository provides everything required to follow the OpenTelemetry Getting Started Guide",
   "main": "app.ts",
   "scripts": {
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
     "ts-node": "8.10.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/exporter-prometheus": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/metrics": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/exporter-prometheus": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/metrics": "^0.18.0",
     "axios": "^0.21.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1"
   }
diff --git a/getting-started/ts-example/traced-example/package.json b/getting-started/ts-example/traced-example/package.json
index 104213fbb0c..fa4b2cff956 100644
--- a/getting-started/ts-example/traced-example/package.json
+++ b/getting-started/ts-example/traced-example/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/getting-started-traced-ts-example",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "This repository provides everything required to follow the OpenTelemetry Getting Started Guide",
   "main": "app.ts",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/integration-tests/propagation-validation-server/package.json b/integration-tests/propagation-validation-server/package.json
index 68aa801cdd3..94c6c7cf65c 100644
--- a/integration-tests/propagation-validation-server/package.json
+++ b/integration-tests/propagation-validation-server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "propagation-validation-server",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "server for w3c tests",
   "main": "validation_server.js",
   "private": true,
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0",
     "axios": "0.21.1",
     "body-parser": "1.19.0",
     "express": "4.17.1"
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 4ae937b81a8..cc63ae92535 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "packages/*",
     "integration-tests/*"
   ],
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "changelog": {
     "repo": "open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js",
     "labels": {
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
       "bug": ":bug: (Bug Fix)",
       "core": ":wrench: Core",
       "document": ":books: (Refine Doc)",
-      "feature-request": ":sparkles: (Feature)"
+      "feature-request": ":sparkles: (Feature)",
+      "internal": ":house: (Internal)"
     },
     "cacheDir": ".changelog"
   }
diff --git a/metapackages/plugins-node-core/package.json b/metapackages/plugins-node-core/package.json
index ff91ddc5194..2c82b015ec0 100644
--- a/metapackages/plugins-node-core/package.json
+++ b/metapackages/plugins-node-core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@opentelemetry/plugins-node-core",
-    "version": "0.17.0",
+    "version": "0.18.0",
     "description": "Metapackage which bundles all opentelemetry node core plugins",
     "author": "OpenTelemetry Authors",
     "homepage": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js#readme",
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/issues"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "@opentelemetry/plugin-grpc": "^0.17.0",
-        "@opentelemetry/plugin-grpc-js": "^0.17.0",
-        "@opentelemetry/plugin-http": "^0.17.0",
-        "@opentelemetry/plugin-https": "^0.17.0"
+        "@opentelemetry/plugin-grpc": "^0.18.0",
+        "@opentelemetry/plugin-grpc-js": "^0.18.0",
+        "@opentelemetry/plugin-http": "^0.18.0",
+        "@opentelemetry/plugin-https": "^0.18.0"
     }
 }
diff --git a/metapackages/plugins-web-core/package.json b/metapackages/plugins-web-core/package.json
index 3a6d87c0b22..2b073cf0c88 100644
--- a/metapackages/plugins-web-core/package.json
+++ b/metapackages/plugins-web-core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@opentelemetry/plugins-web-core",
-    "version": "0.17.0",
+    "version": "0.18.0",
     "description": "Metapackage which bundles all opentelemetry web core plugins",
     "author": "OpenTelemetry Authors",
     "homepage": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js#readme",
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/issues"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "@opentelemetry/instrumentation-xml-http-request": "^0.17.0"
+        "@opentelemetry/instrumentation-xml-http-request": "^0.18.0"
     }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ef2107e5001..5e557476337 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "opentelemetry-base",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry is a distributed tracing and stats collection framework.",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-api-metrics/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-api-metrics/package.json
index e86ea8cbc10..742f4cb8049 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-api-metrics/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-api-metrics/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/api-metrics",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "Public metrics API for OpenTelemetry",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-api-metrics/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-api-metrics/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-api-metrics/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-api-metrics/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-context-async-hooks/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-context-async-hooks/package.json
index a62e37b410e..03ee5ddde03 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-context-async-hooks/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-context-async-hooks/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry AsyncHooks-based Context Manager",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-context-async-hooks/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-context-async-hooks/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-context-async-hooks/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-context-async-hooks/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-context-zone-peer-dep/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-context-zone-peer-dep/package.json
index 63885372990..86799cdb325 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-context-zone-peer-dep/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-context-zone-peer-dep/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/context-zone-peer-dep",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry Context Zone with peer dependency for zone.js",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-context-zone-peer-dep/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-context-zone-peer-dep/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-context-zone-peer-dep/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-context-zone-peer-dep/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-context-zone/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-context-zone/package.json
index f923d2643ad..9f78ba0eb26 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-context-zone/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-context-zone/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/context-zone",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry Context Zone",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     "webpack-merge": "5.7.3"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/context-zone-peer-dep": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/context-zone-peer-dep": "^0.18.0",
     "zone.js": "^0.11.0"
   },
   "sideEffects": true
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-context-zone/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-context-zone/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-context-zone/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-context-zone/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-core/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-core/package.json
index d88d6fcc269..e52032b10b0 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/core",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry Core provides default and no-op implementations of the OpenTelemetry types for trace and metrics",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "browser": {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/propagator-b3": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/propagator-b3": "^0.18.0",
     "@types/mocha": "8.2.0",
     "@types/node": "14.14.20",
     "@types/semver": "7.3.4",
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-core/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-core/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-core/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-core/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector-grpc/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector-grpc/package.json
index a0bb4edf6a8..5a4e10f327c 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector-grpc/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector-grpc/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/exporter-collector-grpc",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry Collector Exporter allows user to send collected traces to the OpenTelemetry Collector",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "7.12.10",
-    "@opentelemetry/api-metrics": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/api-metrics": "^0.18.0",
     "@types/mocha": "8.2.0",
     "@types/node": "14.14.20",
     "@types/sinon": "9.0.10",
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@grpc/proto-loader": "^0.5.4",
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/exporter-collector": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/metrics": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/resources": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/exporter-collector": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/metrics": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/resources": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0",
     "grpc": "^1.24.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector-grpc/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector-grpc/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector-grpc/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector-grpc/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector-proto/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector-proto/package.json
index 517a54a79f9..1531cd202b0 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector-proto/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector-proto/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/exporter-collector-proto",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry Collector Exporter allows user to send collected traces to the OpenTelemetry Collector",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "7.12.10",
-    "@opentelemetry/api-metrics": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/api-metrics": "^0.18.0",
     "@types/mocha": "8.2.0",
     "@types/node": "14.14.20",
     "@types/sinon": "9.0.10",
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@grpc/proto-loader": "^0.5.4",
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/exporter-collector": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/metrics": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/resources": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/exporter-collector": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/metrics": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/resources": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0",
     "protobufjs": "^6.9.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector-proto/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector-proto/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector-proto/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector-proto/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector/package.json
index a95d7c886a6..dca0b9bccc8 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/exporter-collector",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry Collector Exporter allows user to send collected traces to the OpenTelemetry Collector",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/api-metrics": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/metrics": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/resources": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0"
+    "@opentelemetry/api-metrics": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/metrics": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/resources": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/package.json
index 575ca049f29..e9bd0dfef28 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry Exporter Jaeger allows user to send collected traces to Jaeger",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/resources": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/resources": "^0.18.0",
     "@types/mocha": "8.2.0",
     "@types/node": "14.14.20",
     "@types/sinon": "9.0.10",
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0",
     "jaeger-client": "^3.15.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/package.json
index ca8a9f69728..b75b63f785a 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/exporter-prometheus",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry Exporter Prometheus provides a metrics endpoint for Prometheus",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/api-metrics": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/metrics": "^0.17.0"
+    "@opentelemetry/api-metrics": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/metrics": "^0.18.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/package.json
index ac055da1a2e..a418c3faae2 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/exporter-zipkin",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry Zipkin Exporter allows the user to send collected traces to Zipkin.",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/resources": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0"
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/resources": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-grpc-utils/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-grpc-utils/package.json
index 4a2b3373492..df515298927 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-grpc-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-grpc-utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/grpc-utils",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "OpenTelemetry grpc plugin utility functions.",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@grpc/grpc-js": "1.2.3",
     "@grpc/proto-loader": "0.5.5",
-    "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0",
     "@types/mocha": "8.2.0",
     "@types/node": "14.14.20",
     "@types/semver": "7.3.4",
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^0.18.0",
     "shimmer": "1.2.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-grpc-utils/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-grpc-utils/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-grpc-utils/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-grpc-utils/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-fetch/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-fetch/package.json
index 9c79025573a..aade766e10c 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-fetch/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-fetch/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/instrumentation-fetch",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry fetch automatic instrumentation package.",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "7.12.10",
-    "@opentelemetry/context-zone": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/propagator-b3": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/context-zone": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/propagator-b3": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0",
     "@types/mocha": "8.2.0",
     "@types/node": "14.14.20",
     "@types/shimmer": "1.0.1",
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/web": "^0.17.0"
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/web": "^0.18.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-fetch/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-fetch/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-fetch/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-fetch/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-grpc/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-grpc/package.json
index 541f6201aa4..cf8a52155f8 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-grpc/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-grpc/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/instrumentation-grpc",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry grpc automatic instrumentation package.",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@grpc/grpc-js": "1.2.3",
     "@grpc/proto-loader": "0.5.5",
-    "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0",
     "@types/mocha": "8.2.0",
     "@types/node": "14.14.20",
     "@types/semver": "7.3.4",
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/api-metrics": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^0.17.0"
+    "@opentelemetry/api-metrics": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^0.18.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-grpc/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-grpc/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-grpc/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-grpc/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-http/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-http/package.json
index 1697f114bb8..a7a1de0379a 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-http/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-http/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/instrumentation-http",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry http/https automatic instrumentation package.",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0",
     "@types/got": "9.6.11",
     "@types/mocha": "8.2.0",
     "@types/node": "14.14.20",
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^0.18.0",
     "semver": "^7.1.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-http/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-http/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-http/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-http/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-xml-http-request/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-xml-http-request/package.json
index e9c600792c8..7988fb53d69 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-xml-http-request/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-xml-http-request/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/instrumentation-xml-http-request",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry XMLHttpRequest automatic instrumentation package.",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "7.12.10",
-    "@opentelemetry/context-zone": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/propagator-b3": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/context-zone": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/propagator-b3": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0",
     "@types/mocha": "8.2.0",
     "@types/node": "14.14.20",
     "@types/sinon": "9.0.10",
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/web": "^0.17.0"
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/web": "^0.18.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-xml-http-request/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-xml-http-request/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-xml-http-request/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-xml-http-request/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/package.json
index 03ad2f16aa7..b6f5d7625bd 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/instrumentation",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "Base class for node which OpenTelemetry instrumentation modules extend",
   "author": "OpenTelemetry Authors",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js#readme",
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/api-metrics": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/api-metrics": "^0.18.0",
     "require-in-the-middle": "^5.0.3",
     "semver": "^7.3.2",
     "shimmer": "^1.2.1"
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-metrics/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-metrics/package.json
index 6c3be48e5f6..dea713c3f14 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-metrics/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-metrics/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/metrics",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry metrics SDK",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/api-metrics": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/resources": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/api-metrics": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/resources": "^0.18.0",
     "lodash.merge": "^4.6.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-metrics/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-metrics/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-metrics/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-metrics/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-node/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-node/package.json
index 0838c61d76c..b768748ff6f 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-node/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-node/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/node",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry Node SDK provides automatic telemetry (tracing, metrics, etc) for Node.js applications",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/resources": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/resources": "^0.18.0",
     "@types/mocha": "8.2.0",
     "@types/node": "14.14.20",
     "@types/semver": "7.3.4",
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0",
     "semver": "^7.1.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-node/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-node/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-node/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-node/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-grpc-js/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-grpc-js/package.json
index 7c5abef9a19..634c6c083df 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-grpc-js/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-grpc-js/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/plugin-grpc-js",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry @grpc/grpc-js automatic instrumentation package.",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@grpc/grpc-js": "1.2.3",
-    "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/grpc-utils": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/grpc-utils": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0",
     "@types/mocha": "8.2.0",
     "@types/node": "14.14.20",
     "@types/semver": "7.3.4",
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^0.18.0",
     "shimmer": "1.2.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-grpc-js/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-grpc-js/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-grpc-js/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-grpc-js/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-grpc/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-grpc/package.json
index 6ea8f6bac24..7ecbbd0477e 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-grpc/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-grpc/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/plugin-grpc",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry grpc automatic instrumentation package.",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/grpc-utils": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/grpc-utils": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0",
     "@types/mocha": "8.2.0",
     "@types/node": "14.14.20",
     "@types/semver": "7.3.4",
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^0.18.0",
     "shimmer": "^1.2.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-grpc/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-grpc/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-grpc/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-grpc/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/package.json
index 033f29b03e4..e82611e7165 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/plugin-http",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry http automatic instrumentation package.",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0",
     "@types/got": "9.6.11",
     "@types/mocha": "8.2.0",
     "@types/node": "14.14.20",
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^0.18.0",
     "semver": "^7.1.3",
     "shimmer": "^1.2.1"
   }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-https/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-https/package.json
index 5700d229b50..0b2583833e1 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-https/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-https/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/plugin-https",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry https automatic instrumentation package.",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0",
     "@types/got": "9.6.11",
     "@types/mocha": "8.2.0",
     "@types/node": "14.14.20",
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/plugin-http": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/plugin-http": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^0.18.0",
     "semver": "^7.1.3",
     "shimmer": "^1.2.1"
   }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-https/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-https/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-https/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-https/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-b3/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-b3/package.json
index bfb51021b01..13428527469 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-b3/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-b3/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/propagator-b3",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry B3 propagator provides context propagation for systems that are using the B3 header format",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-b3/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-b3/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-b3/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-b3/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-resource-detector-aws/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-resource-detector-aws/package.json
index 3e0b4b7fbf3..29b4b718615 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-resource-detector-aws/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-resource-detector-aws/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/resource-detector-aws",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry SDK resource detector for AWS",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/resources": "^0.17.0"
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/resources": "^0.18.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-resource-detector-aws/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-resource-detector-aws/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-resource-detector-aws/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-resource-detector-aws/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-resource-detector-gcp/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-resource-detector-gcp/package.json
index 4040a1961e0..d8d42b2720d 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-resource-detector-gcp/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-resource-detector-gcp/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/resource-detector-gcp",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry SDK resource detector for GCP",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
     "@types/mocha": "8.2.0",
     "@types/node": "14.14.20",
     "@types/semver": "7.3.4",
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/resources": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/resources": "^0.18.0",
     "gcp-metadata": "^4.1.4",
     "semver": "7.3.4"
   }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-resource-detector-gcp/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-resource-detector-gcp/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-resource-detector-gcp/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-resource-detector-gcp/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-resources/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-resources/package.json
index 81c2ced7ca3..8ac66005e4e 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-resources/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-resources/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/resources",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry SDK resources",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "browser": {
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0"
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-resources/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-resources/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-resources/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-resources/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/package.json
index 39d40b14db0..89750943348 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/sdk-node",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry SDK for Node.js",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -41,19 +41,19 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/api-metrics": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/metrics": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/resource-detector-aws": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/resource-detector-gcp": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/resources": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/api-metrics": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/metrics": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/resource-detector-aws": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/resource-detector-gcp": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/resources": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0",
     "nock": "12.0.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "^0.18.0",
     "@types/mocha": "8.2.0",
     "@types/node": "14.14.20",
     "@types/semver": "7.3.4",
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-semantic-conventions/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-semantic-conventions/package.json
index 5faf00475f8..9ca301c1165 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-semantic-conventions/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-semantic-conventions/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry semantic conventions",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-semantic-conventions/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-semantic-conventions/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-semantic-conventions/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-semantic-conventions/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-shim-opentracing/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-shim-opentracing/package.json
index 9fbd8cce9db..5ed658bf50d 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-shim-opentracing/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-shim-opentracing/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/shim-opentracing",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTracing to OpenTelemetry shim",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0",
     "@types/mocha": "8.2.0",
     "@types/node": "14.14.20",
     "codecov": "3.8.1",
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
     "opentracing": "^0.14.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-shim-opentracing/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-shim-opentracing/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-shim-opentracing/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-shim-opentracing/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-tracing/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-tracing/package.json
index 4662ef0f64b..6002d61806f 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-tracing/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-tracing/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/tracing",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry Tracing",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "browser": {
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/resources": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/resources": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^0.18.0",
     "lodash.merge": "^4.6.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-tracing/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-tracing/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-tracing/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-tracing/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-web/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-web/package.json
index dc632c6a838..65ed6175b03 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-web/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-web/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/web",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "description": "OpenTelemetry Web Tracer",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "7.12.10",
-    "@opentelemetry/context-zone": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/propagator-b3": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/resources": "^0.17.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/context-zone": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/propagator-b3": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/resources": "^0.18.0",
     "@types/jquery": "3.5.5",
     "@types/mocha": "8.2.0",
     "@types/node": "14.14.20",
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^0.17.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.17.0"
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-web/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-web/src/version.ts
index 2544b647a56..6fdb996caa6 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-web/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-web/src/version.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 // this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
-export const VERSION = '0.17.0';
+export const VERSION = '0.18.0';
diff --git a/packages/template/package.json b/packages/template/package.json
index 62c4287d353..e5e56ce82e9 100644
--- a/packages/template/package.json
+++ b/packages/template/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opentelemetry/template",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "private": true,
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "restricted"

From 8974678c8d0c9df42b2a8fc91a5aeb8d39fb5127 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniel Dyla <dyladan@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2021 09:29:27 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] chore: do not pin the api package (#1981)

Co-authored-by: Valentin Marchaud <contact@vmarchaud.fr>
---
 renovate.json | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index d95f24142e9..0e5e3629678 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@
       "groupName": "all non-major dependencies",
       "updateTypes": ["patch", "minor"],
       "groupSlug": "all-minor-patch"
+    },
+    {
+      "packageRules": [
+        {
+          "matchPackageNames": ["@opentelemetry/api"],
+          "rangeStrategy": "bump"
+        }
+      ]
     }
   ],
   "ignoreDeps": [