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Per https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/5042/files#r3125975557 and #5042 (comment)

Define the Core packages term.
Update occurrences of some existing wording where "Core packages" is a better fit.

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Defines and introduces the term “Core packages” in the specification, and updates existing wording to use this term where appropriate.

Changes:

  • Adds a “Core Packages” section to the specification overview (and TOC) defining the term.
  • Updates references from “Core OpenTelemetry repositories” / “extension packages” to “OpenTelemetry Core packages” in relevant specs.
  • Adds a changelog entry documenting the terminology addition.

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File Description
specification/trace/sdk.md Replaces “Core OpenTelemetry repositories” wording with “OpenTelemetry Core packages” for IdGenerator guidance.
specification/overview.md Adds a new “Core Packages” definition section and updates plugin wording to use the new term.
specification/context/api-propagators.md Updates propagator distribution wording to use “OpenTelemetry Core packages” and aligns vendor-specific restrictions.
CHANGELOG.md Notes the new “Core packages” term in the Common section.

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LGTM with minor suggestions.

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Release 1.57.0 (open-telemetry#5096)
d4a91bd 
### Metrics

- Add in-development `Bind` API to synchronous instruments.

([open-telemetry#5050](open-telemetry#5050))
- Clarify that View-provided metric stream `name` is not subject to
instrument
  name syntax validation.

([open-telemetry#5094](open-telemetry#5094))

### Common

- Define the Core packages term.

([open-telemetry#5046](open-telemetry#5046))
- Rework contributing guide to reflect current process.

([open-telemetry#5072](open-telemetry#5072))

### Compatibility

- Stabilize sections of Prometheus and OpenMetrics Compatibility.
- Stabilize translation of labels prefixed with `otel_scope_` to OTLP
Instrumentation Scope.

([open-telemetry#5004](open-telemetry#5004))
  - Stabilize OpenTelemetry Gauge and Sum to Prometheus transformations.

([open-telemetry#5034](open-telemetry#5034))
- Stabilize OpenTelemetry Instrumentation Scope to Prometheus labels
transformation.

([open-telemetry#5052](open-telemetry#5052))
- Stabilize sections of Prometheus Metrics Exporter.
  - Stabilize temporality.

([open-telemetry#5024](open-telemetry#5024))
  - Stabilize version and format.

([open-telemetry#5083](open-telemetry#5083))
  - Stabilize port configuration.

([open-telemetry#5026](open-telemetry#5026))
  - Stabilize `scope_info_enabled` configuration.

([open-telemetry#5056](open-telemetry#5056))
- Change Prometheus Metric Exporter config property recommended names
(`without_scope_info` -> `scope_info_enabled`, `without_target_info` ->
`target_info_enabled`,
  `with_resource_constant_labels` -> `resource_constant_labels`)

([open-telemetry#5071](open-telemetry#5071))
- Clarify that OTel SDKs should not use unofficial Prometheus clients.

([open-telemetry#5082](open-telemetry#5082))

### OTEPs

- Add OTEP for Semantic Convention Schema v2 with support for multiple
convention
  registries and resolved schema format

([open-telemetry#4815](open-telemetry#4815))

---------

Co-authored-by: Armin Ruech <7052238+arminru@users.noreply.github.com>
hilmarf pushed a commit to apeirora/opentelemetry-specification that referenced this pull request Jun 1, 2026
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Release 1.57.0 (open-telemetry#5096)
f36bbbc 
### Metrics

- Add in-development `Bind` API to synchronous instruments.

([open-telemetry#5050](open-telemetry#5050))
- Clarify that View-provided metric stream `name` is not subject to
instrument
  name syntax validation.

([open-telemetry#5094](open-telemetry#5094))

### Common

- Define the Core packages term.

([open-telemetry#5046](open-telemetry#5046))
- Rework contributing guide to reflect current process.

([open-telemetry#5072](open-telemetry#5072))

### Compatibility

- Stabilize sections of Prometheus and OpenMetrics Compatibility.
- Stabilize translation of labels prefixed with `otel_scope_` to OTLP
Instrumentation Scope.

([open-telemetry#5004](open-telemetry#5004))
  - Stabilize OpenTelemetry Gauge and Sum to Prometheus transformations.

([open-telemetry#5034](open-telemetry#5034))
- Stabilize OpenTelemetry Instrumentation Scope to Prometheus labels
transformation.

([open-telemetry#5052](open-telemetry#5052))
- Stabilize sections of Prometheus Metrics Exporter.
  - Stabilize temporality.

([open-telemetry#5024](open-telemetry#5024))
  - Stabilize version and format.

([open-telemetry#5083](open-telemetry#5083))
  - Stabilize port configuration.

([open-telemetry#5026](open-telemetry#5026))
  - Stabilize `scope_info_enabled` configuration.

([open-telemetry#5056](open-telemetry#5056))
- Change Prometheus Metric Exporter config property recommended names
(`without_scope_info` -> `scope_info_enabled`, `without_target_info` ->
`target_info_enabled`,
  `with_resource_constant_labels` -> `resource_constant_labels`)

([open-telemetry#5071](open-telemetry#5071))
- Clarify that OTel SDKs should not use unofficial Prometheus clients.

([open-telemetry#5082](open-telemetry#5082))

### OTEPs

- Add OTEP for Semantic Convention Schema v2 with support for multiple
convention
  registries and resolved schema format

([open-telemetry#4815](open-telemetry#4815))

---------

Co-authored-by: Armin Ruech <7052238+arminru@users.noreply.github.com>
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