- Added support for an `entities` section in metadata.yaml, generating AssociateWith{EntityType} methods on ResourceBuilder (feature).
- Updated OTLP protobuf definitions to v1.9.0, introducing breaking field renames/removals and making otelcol.Factories.Telemetry a required field (breaking).
- Disabled the Debug exporter sending queue by default and ensured consistent autogenerated service.instance.id across signals (bugfix/feature).
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Add pkg.exporterhelper.queueBatchEnabled feature gate to enable batch settings by default.
Introduced queuebatchprocessor to replace the legacy batchprocessor, promoted memory‑limiter extension to beta stability, and marked configgrpc as stable.