diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f5f2d3f5bfc..1a0ce8cd513 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ release.
 
 ### SDK Configuration
 
+- Declarative configuration: add in-development guidance for exposing the
+  effective `Resource` returned by `Create`.
+  ([#4948](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/issues/4948))
+
 ### Supplementary Guidelines
 
 ### OTEPs
diff --git a/specification/configuration/sdk.md b/specification/configuration/sdk.md
index 416737e4fdb..4488de354b0 100644
--- a/specification/configuration/sdk.md
+++ b/specification/configuration/sdk.md
@@ -252,6 +252,8 @@ Interpret configuration model and return SDK components.
 * [MeterProvider](../metrics/sdk.md#meterprovider)
 * [LoggerProvider](../logs/sdk.md#loggerprovider)
 * [Propagators](../context/api-propagators.md#composite-propagator)
+* **Status**: [Development](../document-status.md) The resolved `Resource`
+  associated with the `MeterProvider`, `LoggerProvider`, `TracerProvider`.
 * **Status**: [Development](../document-status.md) - [ConfigProvider](#configprovider)
 
 The multiple responses MAY be returned using a tuple, or some other data