diff --git a/AREAS.md b/AREAS.md
index b23d7433b1..86c535b153 100644
--- a/AREAS.md
+++ b/AREAS.md
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ their owners, related project (and project board) as well as its current status.
 | Semantic Conventions: RPC | [semconv-rpc-approvers](https://github.com/orgs/open-telemetry/teams/semconv-rpc-approvers) | https://github.com/open-telemetry/community/blob/main/projects/rpc-semconv.md | https://github.com/orgs/open-telemetry/projects/161 | `area:rpc`, `area:jsonrpc` | `accepting_contributions`, `active` | The SIG is looking for contributions! |
 | Semantic Conventions: Service and Deployment | [semconv-service-and-deployment-approvers](https://github.com/orgs/open-telemetry/teams/semconv-service-and-deployment-approvers) | https://github.com/open-telemetry/community/blob/main/projects/service-and-deployment-semconv.md | https://github.com/orgs/open-telemetry/projects/168 | `area:service`, `area:deployment` | `accepting_contributions`, `active` | The SIG is looking for contributions! |
 | Semantic Conventions: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | [semconv-oracle-cloud-approvers](https://github.com/orgs/open-telemetry/teams/semconv-oracle-cloud-approvers) | N/A | https://github.com/orgs/open-telemetry/projects/184 | `area:oracle-cloud` | `accepting_contributions`, `active` | The SIG is looking for contributions! |
+| Semantic Conventions: Core | [specs-semconv-approvers](https://github.com/orgs/open-telemetry/teams/specs-semconv-approvers) | N/A | https://github.com/orgs/open-telemetry/projects/131 | `area:error`, `area:exception`, `area:otel`, `area:server`, `area:service`, `area:telemetry`, `area:url` | `accepting_contributions`, `active` | The SIG is looking for contributions! |
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diff --git a/areas.yaml b/areas.yaml
index ffb47d536d..386ab46c6e 100644
--- a/areas.yaml
+++ b/areas.yaml
@@ -279,3 +279,21 @@ areas:
     status:
       - accepting_contributions
       - active
+
+  - name: "Semantic Conventions: Core"
+    owner:
+      - name: "specs-semconv-approvers"
+        github: specs-semconv-approvers
+    project: "N/A"
+    board: "https://github.com/orgs/open-telemetry/projects/131"
+    labels:
+      - area:error
+      - area:exception
+      - area:otel
+      - area:server
+      - area:service
+      - area:telemetry
+      - area:url
+    status:
+      - accepting_contributions
+      - active