diff --git a/exporter/coralogixexporter/factory_test.go b/exporter/coralogixexporter/factory_test.go
index 8745498792216..ba831f3e364e8 100644
--- a/exporter/coralogixexporter/factory_test.go
+++ b/exporter/coralogixexporter/factory_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configcompression"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper"
@@ -104,11 +105,11 @@ func TestCreateTraces(t *testing.T) {
 			config: &Config{
 				Traces: configgrpc.ClientConfig{
 					Endpoint: endpoint,
-					Keepalive: &configgrpc.KeepaliveClientConfig{
+					Keepalive: configoptional.Some(configgrpc.KeepaliveClientConfig{
 						Time:                30 * time.Second,
 						Timeout:             25 * time.Second,
 						PermitWithoutStream: true,
-					},
+					}),
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/exporter/coralogixexporter/go.mod b/exporter/coralogixexporter/go.mod
index ab18647ade280..978d49867e456 100644
--- a/exporter/coralogixexporter/go.mod
+++ b/exporter/coralogixexporter/go.mod
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configcompression v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
@@ -59,7 +60,6 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configauth v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configmiddleware v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumererror/xconsumererror v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumertest v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/xconsumer v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
diff --git a/exporter/coralogixexporter/go.sum b/exporter/coralogixexporter/go.sum
index e16141f56b4f3..755e96f0381dc 100644
--- a/exporter/coralogixexporter/go.sum
+++ b/exporter/coralogixexporter/go.sum
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f31
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:HgpLwdRLzPTwbjpUXR0Wdt6pAHuYzaIr8t4yECKrEvo=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:k2/Q3E8/dVGWU+kNfj5EEx2022XbFAYIEzALeD/b2Fc=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:aAOmM/mSWE2F3A58x4MUw1bYW8TIjVxn5/WfgxRgMu0=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0 h1:6zcdvQglWrcFhhzcDcPPlWCRJ2OgrqQQIwLGawamxEM=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0/go.mod h1:H5r7h2Dp0t03Fc1cmYEcPGd5lsoW4Qb/NYmBdamf0OU=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:LIsFowfCCklhLaq1dhN0wV1DjAxytMj0c7z3R57BWkA=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:QAUKdkMwnbI/o6TyY10UZC+KQvkr8enrect4H9RE8qk=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:gmcHY/NnnKI645BIaERUaa7C6MbzZUJp0L38TbytajQ=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:QNnb+MCk7aS1k2EuGJMtlNCltzD7b8uC7Xel0Dxm1wQ=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:590KTky/NL5A0NVKxcC5QPy/nAIB2fxE1wEMDN/f6SI=
diff --git a/exporter/loadbalancingexporter/go.mod b/exporter/loadbalancingexporter/go.mod
index 15fc86699000b..e49f00e672ff0 100644
--- a/exporter/loadbalancingexporter/go.mod
+++ b/exporter/loadbalancingexporter/go.mod
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configmiddleware v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/envprovider v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
diff --git a/exporter/loadbalancingexporter/go.sum b/exporter/loadbalancingexporter/go.sum
index dc2658b47718e..b43df6f49c8e3 100644
--- a/exporter/loadbalancingexporter/go.sum
+++ b/exporter/loadbalancingexporter/go.sum
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f31
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:HgpLwdRLzPTwbjpUXR0Wdt6pAHuYzaIr8t4yECKrEvo=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:k2/Q3E8/dVGWU+kNfj5EEx2022XbFAYIEzALeD/b2Fc=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:aAOmM/mSWE2F3A58x4MUw1bYW8TIjVxn5/WfgxRgMu0=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0 h1:6zcdvQglWrcFhhzcDcPPlWCRJ2OgrqQQIwLGawamxEM=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0/go.mod h1:H5r7h2Dp0t03Fc1cmYEcPGd5lsoW4Qb/NYmBdamf0OU=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:LIsFowfCCklhLaq1dhN0wV1DjAxytMj0c7z3R57BWkA=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:QAUKdkMwnbI/o6TyY10UZC+KQvkr8enrect4H9RE8qk=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:gmcHY/NnnKI645BIaERUaa7C6MbzZUJp0L38TbytajQ=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:QNnb+MCk7aS1k2EuGJMtlNCltzD7b8uC7Xel0Dxm1wQ=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:LQDlCI8ecje+D5O9i7uAngh/Thl79A+3vYhigMNGZNs=
diff --git a/exporter/opencensusexporter/config_test.go b/exporter/opencensusexporter/config_test.go
index d960e652fdc10..b18f26f74a80f 100644
--- a/exporter/opencensusexporter/config_test.go
+++ b/exporter/opencensusexporter/config_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/confmaptest"
@@ -64,11 +65,11 @@ func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 						},
 						Insecure: false,
 					},
-					Keepalive: &configgrpc.KeepaliveClientConfig{
+					Keepalive: configoptional.Some(configgrpc.KeepaliveClientConfig{
 						Time:                20,
 						PermitWithoutStream: true,
 						Timeout:             30,
-					},
+					}),
 					WriteBufferSize: 512 * 1024,
 					BalancerName:    "round_robin",
 				},
diff --git a/exporter/opencensusexporter/factory_test.go b/exporter/opencensusexporter/factory_test.go
index 1141883460bf2..ca0ee773df1b1 100644
--- a/exporter/opencensusexporter/factory_test.go
+++ b/exporter/opencensusexporter/factory_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componenttest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exportertest"
 
@@ -75,11 +76,11 @@ func TestCreateTraces(t *testing.T) {
 			config: &Config{
 				ClientConfig: configgrpc.ClientConfig{
 					Endpoint: endpoint,
-					Keepalive: &configgrpc.KeepaliveClientConfig{
+					Keepalive: configoptional.Some(configgrpc.KeepaliveClientConfig{
 						Time:                30 * time.Second,
 						Timeout:             25 * time.Second,
 						PermitWithoutStream: true,
-					},
+					}),
 				},
 				NumWorkers: 3,
 			},
diff --git a/exporter/opencensusexporter/go.mod b/exporter/opencensusexporter/go.mod
index e28dcee49f3c2..3a207d1424213 100644
--- a/exporter/opencensusexporter/go.mod
+++ b/exporter/opencensusexporter/go.mod
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componenttest v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
@@ -67,7 +68,6 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configcompression v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configmiddleware v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumererror v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/xconsumer v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/xexporter v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
diff --git a/exporter/opencensusexporter/go.sum b/exporter/opencensusexporter/go.sum
index 0e582fdc6904f..f21488a706d30 100644
--- a/exporter/opencensusexporter/go.sum
+++ b/exporter/opencensusexporter/go.sum
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f31
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:HgpLwdRLzPTwbjpUXR0Wdt6pAHuYzaIr8t4yECKrEvo=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:k2/Q3E8/dVGWU+kNfj5EEx2022XbFAYIEzALeD/b2Fc=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:aAOmM/mSWE2F3A58x4MUw1bYW8TIjVxn5/WfgxRgMu0=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0 h1:6zcdvQglWrcFhhzcDcPPlWCRJ2OgrqQQIwLGawamxEM=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0/go.mod h1:H5r7h2Dp0t03Fc1cmYEcPGd5lsoW4Qb/NYmBdamf0OU=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:LIsFowfCCklhLaq1dhN0wV1DjAxytMj0c7z3R57BWkA=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:QAUKdkMwnbI/o6TyY10UZC+KQvkr8enrect4H9RE8qk=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:gmcHY/NnnKI645BIaERUaa7C6MbzZUJp0L38TbytajQ=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:QNnb+MCk7aS1k2EuGJMtlNCltzD7b8uC7Xel0Dxm1wQ=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:590KTky/NL5A0NVKxcC5QPy/nAIB2fxE1wEMDN/f6SI=
diff --git a/exporter/otelarrowexporter/config_test.go b/exporter/otelarrowexporter/config_test.go
index 4319dfc2778bc..f08daa7f05d7b 100644
--- a/exporter/otelarrowexporter/config_test.go
+++ b/exporter/otelarrowexporter/config_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configcompression"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/confmaptest"
@@ -83,14 +84,14 @@ func TestUnmarshalConfig(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					Insecure: false,
 				},
-				Keepalive: &configgrpc.KeepaliveClientConfig{
+				Keepalive: configoptional.Some(configgrpc.KeepaliveClientConfig{
 					Time:                20 * time.Second,
 					PermitWithoutStream: true,
 					Timeout:             30 * time.Second,
-				},
+				}),
 				WriteBufferSize: 512 * 1024,
 				BalancerName:    "experimental",
-				Auth:            &configauth.Config{AuthenticatorID: component.NewID(component.MustNewType("nop"))},
+				Auth:            configoptional.Some(configauth.Config{AuthenticatorID: component.NewID(component.MustNewType("nop"))}),
 			},
 			Arrow: ArrowConfig{
 				NumStreams:         2,
diff --git a/exporter/otelarrowexporter/factory_test.go b/exporter/otelarrowexporter/factory_test.go
index 185072fab61bf..5be3dd28255e3 100644
--- a/exporter/otelarrowexporter/factory_test.go
+++ b/exporter/otelarrowexporter/factory_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configcompression"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper"
@@ -94,11 +95,11 @@ func TestCreateTraces(t *testing.T) {
 			config: Config{
 				ClientConfig: configgrpc.ClientConfig{
 					Endpoint: endpoint,
-					Keepalive: &configgrpc.KeepaliveClientConfig{
+					Keepalive: configoptional.Some(configgrpc.KeepaliveClientConfig{
 						Time:                30 * time.Second,
 						Timeout:             25 * time.Second,
 						PermitWithoutStream: true,
-					},
+					}),
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/exporter/otelarrowexporter/go.mod b/exporter/otelarrowexporter/go.mod
index 2550892354bfd..8e45e1f733657 100644
--- a/exporter/otelarrowexporter/go.mod
+++ b/exporter/otelarrowexporter/go.mod
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configcompression v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
@@ -77,7 +78,6 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.1.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configmiddleware v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumertest v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/xconsumer v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/xexporter v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
diff --git a/exporter/otelarrowexporter/go.sum b/exporter/otelarrowexporter/go.sum
index e88d048b1a259..28c74bdda057e 100644
--- a/exporter/otelarrowexporter/go.sum
+++ b/exporter/otelarrowexporter/go.sum
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f31
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:HgpLwdRLzPTwbjpUXR0Wdt6pAHuYzaIr8t4yECKrEvo=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:k2/Q3E8/dVGWU+kNfj5EEx2022XbFAYIEzALeD/b2Fc=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:aAOmM/mSWE2F3A58x4MUw1bYW8TIjVxn5/WfgxRgMu0=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0 h1:6zcdvQglWrcFhhzcDcPPlWCRJ2OgrqQQIwLGawamxEM=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0/go.mod h1:H5r7h2Dp0t03Fc1cmYEcPGd5lsoW4Qb/NYmBdamf0OU=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:LIsFowfCCklhLaq1dhN0wV1DjAxytMj0c7z3R57BWkA=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:QAUKdkMwnbI/o6TyY10UZC+KQvkr8enrect4H9RE8qk=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:gmcHY/NnnKI645BIaERUaa7C6MbzZUJp0L38TbytajQ=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:QNnb+MCk7aS1k2EuGJMtlNCltzD7b8uC7Xel0Dxm1wQ=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:LQDlCI8ecje+D5O9i7uAngh/Thl79A+3vYhigMNGZNs=
diff --git a/exporter/otelarrowexporter/otelarrow.go b/exporter/otelarrowexporter/otelarrow.go
index e5ee8d9052ceb..bb1266e8b0999 100644
--- a/exporter/otelarrowexporter/otelarrow.go
+++ b/exporter/otelarrowexporter/otelarrow.go
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ func (e *baseExporter) start(ctx context.Context, host component.Host) (err erro
 		ctx := e.enhanceContext(context.Background())
 
 		var perRPCCreds credentials.PerRPCCredentials
-		if e.config.Auth != nil {
+		if e.config.Auth.HasValue() {
 			// Get the auth extension, we'll use it to enrich the request context.
-			authClient, err := e.config.Auth.GetGRPCClientAuthenticator(ctx, host.GetExtensions())
+			authClient, err := e.config.Auth.Get().GetGRPCClientAuthenticator(ctx, host.GetExtensions())
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/exporter/otelarrowexporter/otelarrow_test.go b/exporter/otelarrowexporter/otelarrow_test.go
index 10273f68d55db..9a4b40b8b4cf4 100644
--- a/exporter/otelarrowexporter/otelarrow_test.go
+++ b/exporter/otelarrowexporter/otelarrow_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configauth"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exportertest"
@@ -315,9 +316,9 @@ func TestSendTraces(t *testing.T) {
 		Headers: map[string]configopaque.String{
 			"header": configopaque.String(expectedHeader[0]),
 		},
-		Auth: &configauth.Config{
+		Auth: configoptional.Some(configauth.Config{
 			AuthenticatorID: authID,
-		},
+		}),
 	}
 	// This test fails w/ Arrow enabled because the function
 	// passed to newTestAuthExtension() below requires it the
@@ -924,9 +925,9 @@ func testSendArrowTraces(t *testing.T, clientWaitForReady, streamServiceAvailabl
 		Headers: map[string]configopaque.String{
 			"header": configopaque.String(expectedHeader[0]),
 		},
-		Auth: &configauth.Config{
+		Auth: configoptional.Some(configauth.Config{
 			AuthenticatorID: authID,
-		},
+		}),
 	}
 	// Arrow client is enabled, but the server doesn't support it.
 	cfg.Arrow.NumStreams = 1
diff --git a/exporter/stefexporter/go.mod b/exporter/stefexporter/go.mod
index 885f7b7d0eec0..bffb1308977ee 100644
--- a/exporter/stefexporter/go.mod
+++ b/exporter/stefexporter/go.mod
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configmiddleware v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumererror v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumertest v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/xconsumer v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
diff --git a/exporter/stefexporter/go.sum b/exporter/stefexporter/go.sum
index 6a060d5d7e612..5b5d07b48e004 100644
--- a/exporter/stefexporter/go.sum
+++ b/exporter/stefexporter/go.sum
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f31
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:HgpLwdRLzPTwbjpUXR0Wdt6pAHuYzaIr8t4yECKrEvo=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:k2/Q3E8/dVGWU+kNfj5EEx2022XbFAYIEzALeD/b2Fc=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:aAOmM/mSWE2F3A58x4MUw1bYW8TIjVxn5/WfgxRgMu0=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0 h1:6zcdvQglWrcFhhzcDcPPlWCRJ2OgrqQQIwLGawamxEM=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0/go.mod h1:H5r7h2Dp0t03Fc1cmYEcPGd5lsoW4Qb/NYmBdamf0OU=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:LIsFowfCCklhLaq1dhN0wV1DjAxytMj0c7z3R57BWkA=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:QAUKdkMwnbI/o6TyY10UZC+KQvkr8enrect4H9RE8qk=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:gmcHY/NnnKI645BIaERUaa7C6MbzZUJp0L38TbytajQ=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:QNnb+MCk7aS1k2EuGJMtlNCltzD7b8uC7Xel0Dxm1wQ=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:590KTky/NL5A0NVKxcC5QPy/nAIB2fxE1wEMDN/f6SI=
diff --git a/extension/solarwindsapmsettingsextension/go.mod b/extension/solarwindsapmsettingsextension/go.mod
index d366d34528fb4..58f32b1a124a6 100644
--- a/extension/solarwindsapmsettingsextension/go.mod
+++ b/extension/solarwindsapmsettingsextension/go.mod
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configmiddleware v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/extension/extensionauth v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/extension/extensionmiddleware v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
diff --git a/extension/solarwindsapmsettingsextension/go.sum b/extension/solarwindsapmsettingsextension/go.sum
index bdd8cd6f6bbe6..7ed324ee583cc 100644
--- a/extension/solarwindsapmsettingsextension/go.sum
+++ b/extension/solarwindsapmsettingsextension/go.sum
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f31
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:HgpLwdRLzPTwbjpUXR0Wdt6pAHuYzaIr8t4yECKrEvo=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:k2/Q3E8/dVGWU+kNfj5EEx2022XbFAYIEzALeD/b2Fc=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:aAOmM/mSWE2F3A58x4MUw1bYW8TIjVxn5/WfgxRgMu0=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0 h1:6zcdvQglWrcFhhzcDcPPlWCRJ2OgrqQQIwLGawamxEM=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0/go.mod h1:H5r7h2Dp0t03Fc1cmYEcPGd5lsoW4Qb/NYmBdamf0OU=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:LIsFowfCCklhLaq1dhN0wV1DjAxytMj0c7z3R57BWkA=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:QAUKdkMwnbI/o6TyY10UZC+KQvkr8enrect4H9RE8qk=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:590KTky/NL5A0NVKxcC5QPy/nAIB2fxE1wEMDN/f6SI=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:twLYBQkeB4r1EpGoDGiyOj6CVpxyTX9qCji/hRs75EE=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:p4UiE1v92mWYRZ3+HYldOostpXE9mjP37Gz1HNVhKZk=
diff --git a/internal/otelarrow/go.mod b/internal/otelarrow/go.mod
index 8f513e626bb93..99970cc9f38cd 100644
--- a/internal/otelarrow/go.mod
+++ b/internal/otelarrow/go.mod
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componenttest v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumererror v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
@@ -77,7 +78,6 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configmiddleware v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
diff --git a/internal/otelarrow/go.sum b/internal/otelarrow/go.sum
index efc1c9bd87672..85f48526afc5e 100644
--- a/internal/otelarrow/go.sum
+++ b/internal/otelarrow/go.sum
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f31
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:HgpLwdRLzPTwbjpUXR0Wdt6pAHuYzaIr8t4yECKrEvo=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:k2/Q3E8/dVGWU+kNfj5EEx2022XbFAYIEzALeD/b2Fc=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:aAOmM/mSWE2F3A58x4MUw1bYW8TIjVxn5/WfgxRgMu0=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0 h1:6zcdvQglWrcFhhzcDcPPlWCRJ2OgrqQQIwLGawamxEM=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0/go.mod h1:H5r7h2Dp0t03Fc1cmYEcPGd5lsoW4Qb/NYmBdamf0OU=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:LIsFowfCCklhLaq1dhN0wV1DjAxytMj0c7z3R57BWkA=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:QAUKdkMwnbI/o6TyY10UZC+KQvkr8enrect4H9RE8qk=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:gmcHY/NnnKI645BIaERUaa7C6MbzZUJp0L38TbytajQ=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:QNnb+MCk7aS1k2EuGJMtlNCltzD7b8uC7Xel0Dxm1wQ=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:LQDlCI8ecje+D5O9i7uAngh/Thl79A+3vYhigMNGZNs=
diff --git a/internal/otelarrow/test/e2e_test.go b/internal/otelarrow/test/e2e_test.go
index e1a3b384b5a2c..b996e79d060ce 100644
--- a/internal/otelarrow/test/e2e_test.go
+++ b/internal/otelarrow/test/e2e_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componenttest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumererror"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumertest"
@@ -612,12 +613,12 @@ func TestIntegrationSelfTracing(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	testIntegrationTraces(ctx, t, params, func(_ *ExpConfig, rcfg *RecvConfig) {
-		rcfg.GRPC.Keepalive = &configgrpc.KeepaliveServerConfig{
+		rcfg.GRPC.Keepalive = configoptional.Some(configgrpc.KeepaliveServerConfig{
 			ServerParameters: &configgrpc.KeepaliveServerParameters{
 				MaxConnectionAge:      time.Second,
 				MaxConnectionAgeGrace: 5 * time.Second,
 			},
-		}
+		})
 	}, func() GenFunc { return makeTestTraces }, consumerSuccess, multiStreamEnding)
 }
 
diff --git a/processor/routingprocessor/go.mod b/processor/routingprocessor/go.mod
index ad0f9479b9047..e94ecc0996742 100644
--- a/processor/routingprocessor/go.mod
+++ b/processor/routingprocessor/go.mod
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configmiddleware v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumererror v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
diff --git a/processor/routingprocessor/go.sum b/processor/routingprocessor/go.sum
index ab07ad9040a91..f802d7b3b0a8c 100644
--- a/processor/routingprocessor/go.sum
+++ b/processor/routingprocessor/go.sum
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f31
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:HgpLwdRLzPTwbjpUXR0Wdt6pAHuYzaIr8t4yECKrEvo=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:k2/Q3E8/dVGWU+kNfj5EEx2022XbFAYIEzALeD/b2Fc=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:aAOmM/mSWE2F3A58x4MUw1bYW8TIjVxn5/WfgxRgMu0=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0 h1:6zcdvQglWrcFhhzcDcPPlWCRJ2OgrqQQIwLGawamxEM=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0/go.mod h1:H5r7h2Dp0t03Fc1cmYEcPGd5lsoW4Qb/NYmBdamf0OU=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:LIsFowfCCklhLaq1dhN0wV1DjAxytMj0c7z3R57BWkA=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:QAUKdkMwnbI/o6TyY10UZC+KQvkr8enrect4H9RE8qk=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:gmcHY/NnnKI645BIaERUaa7C6MbzZUJp0L38TbytajQ=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:QNnb+MCk7aS1k2EuGJMtlNCltzD7b8uC7Xel0Dxm1wQ=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:590KTky/NL5A0NVKxcC5QPy/nAIB2fxE1wEMDN/f6SI=
diff --git a/receiver/envoyalsreceiver/go.mod b/receiver/envoyalsreceiver/go.mod
index 7e362d4d22fc1..3f30837f322ff 100644
--- a/receiver/envoyalsreceiver/go.mod
+++ b/receiver/envoyalsreceiver/go.mod
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configcompression v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configmiddleware v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumererror v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/xconsumer v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
diff --git a/receiver/envoyalsreceiver/go.sum b/receiver/envoyalsreceiver/go.sum
index eeb5e0215ab41..c47978e9d90ae 100644
--- a/receiver/envoyalsreceiver/go.sum
+++ b/receiver/envoyalsreceiver/go.sum
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f31
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:HgpLwdRLzPTwbjpUXR0Wdt6pAHuYzaIr8t4yECKrEvo=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:k2/Q3E8/dVGWU+kNfj5EEx2022XbFAYIEzALeD/b2Fc=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:aAOmM/mSWE2F3A58x4MUw1bYW8TIjVxn5/WfgxRgMu0=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0 h1:6zcdvQglWrcFhhzcDcPPlWCRJ2OgrqQQIwLGawamxEM=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0/go.mod h1:H5r7h2Dp0t03Fc1cmYEcPGd5lsoW4Qb/NYmBdamf0OU=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:LIsFowfCCklhLaq1dhN0wV1DjAxytMj0c7z3R57BWkA=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:QAUKdkMwnbI/o6TyY10UZC+KQvkr8enrect4H9RE8qk=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:590KTky/NL5A0NVKxcC5QPy/nAIB2fxE1wEMDN/f6SI=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:twLYBQkeB4r1EpGoDGiyOj6CVpxyTX9qCji/hRs75EE=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:p4UiE1v92mWYRZ3+HYldOostpXE9mjP37Gz1HNVhKZk=
diff --git a/receiver/jaegerreceiver/config_test.go b/receiver/jaegerreceiver/config_test.go
index ad0c553af7f00..c485357db4241 100644
--- a/receiver/jaegerreceiver/config_test.go
+++ b/receiver/jaegerreceiver/config_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confighttp"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/confmaptest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/xconfmap"
@@ -114,12 +115,12 @@ func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 							Endpoint:  "localhost:9876",
 							Transport: confignet.TransportTypeTCP,
 						},
-						TLS: &configtls.ServerConfig{
+						TLS: configoptional.Some(configtls.ServerConfig{
 							Config: configtls.Config{
 								CertFile: "/test.crt",
 								KeyFile:  "/test.key",
 							},
-						},
+						}),
 					},
 					ThriftHTTP: &confighttp.ServerConfig{
 						Endpoint: ":3456",
diff --git a/receiver/jaegerreceiver/factory_test.go b/receiver/jaegerreceiver/factory_test.go
index 21e16d6e2ab93..57ab7505d46e9 100644
--- a/receiver/jaegerreceiver/factory_test.go
+++ b/receiver/jaegerreceiver/factory_test.go
@@ -104,12 +104,12 @@ func TestCreateTLSGPRCEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 			Endpoint:  "0.0.0.0:14250",
 			Transport: confignet.TransportTypeTCP,
 		},
-		TLS: &configtls.ServerConfig{
+		TLS: configoptional.Some(configtls.ServerConfig{
 			Config: configtls.Config{
 				CertFile: "./testdata/server.crt",
 				KeyFile:  "./testdata/server.key",
 			},
-		},
+		}),
 	}
 	set := receivertest.NewNopSettings(metadata.Type)
 
diff --git a/receiver/jaegerreceiver/trace_receiver_test.go b/receiver/jaegerreceiver/trace_receiver_test.go
index a93d4d36d56b1..aa670f310b45b 100644
--- a/receiver/jaegerreceiver/trace_receiver_test.go
+++ b/receiver/jaegerreceiver/trace_receiver_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confighttp"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumertest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pcommon"
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ func TestGRPCReception(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestGRPCReceptionWithTLS(t *testing.T) {
 	// prepare
-	tlsCreds := &configtls.ServerConfig{
+	tlsCreds := configtls.ServerConfig{
 		Config: configtls.Config{
 			CertFile: filepath.Join("testdata", "server.crt"),
 			KeyFile:  filepath.Join("testdata", "server.key"),
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ func TestGRPCReceptionWithTLS(t *testing.T) {
 			Endpoint:  testutil.GetAvailableLocalAddress(t),
 			Transport: confignet.TransportTypeTCP,
 		},
-		TLS: tlsCreds,
+		TLS: configoptional.Some(tlsCreds),
 	}
 
 	config := Protocols{
diff --git a/receiver/opencensusreceiver/config_test.go b/receiver/opencensusreceiver/config_test.go
index 4e9bb34ecb2f1..1799f9427df46 100644
--- a/receiver/opencensusreceiver/config_test.go
+++ b/receiver/opencensusreceiver/config_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/confmaptest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/xconfmap"
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 						Transport: confignet.TransportTypeTCP,
 					},
 					ReadBufferSize: 512 * 1024,
-					Keepalive: &configgrpc.KeepaliveServerConfig{
+					Keepalive: configoptional.Some(configgrpc.KeepaliveServerConfig{
 						ServerParameters: &configgrpc.KeepaliveServerParameters{
 							MaxConnectionIdle:     11 * time.Second,
 							MaxConnectionAge:      12 * time.Second,
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 							MinTime:             10 * time.Second,
 							PermitWithoutStream: true,
 						},
-					},
+					}),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -79,11 +80,11 @@ func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 					MaxConcurrentStreams: 16,
 					ReadBufferSize:       1024,
 					WriteBufferSize:      1024,
-					Keepalive: &configgrpc.KeepaliveServerConfig{
+					Keepalive: configoptional.Some(configgrpc.KeepaliveServerConfig{
 						ServerParameters: &configgrpc.KeepaliveServerParameters{
 							MaxConnectionIdle: 10 * time.Second,
 						},
-					},
+					}),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -96,12 +97,12 @@ func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 						Transport: confignet.TransportTypeTCP,
 					},
 					ReadBufferSize: 512 * 1024,
-					TLS: &configtls.ServerConfig{
+					TLS: configoptional.Some(configtls.ServerConfig{
 						Config: configtls.Config{
 							CertFile: "test.crt",
 							KeyFile:  "test.key",
 						},
-					},
+					}),
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/receiver/opencensusreceiver/factory_test.go b/receiver/opencensusreceiver/factory_test.go
index 93d7cfba53c39..e54c53b4e8850 100644
--- a/receiver/opencensusreceiver/factory_test.go
+++ b/receiver/opencensusreceiver/factory_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componenttest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumertest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/receivertest"
 
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ func TestCreateMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 			cfg: &Config{
 				ServerConfig: configgrpc.ServerConfig{
 					NetAddr: defaultNetAddr,
-					Keepalive: &configgrpc.KeepaliveServerConfig{
+					Keepalive: configoptional.Some(configgrpc.KeepaliveServerConfig{
 						ServerParameters: &configgrpc.KeepaliveServerParameters{
 							MaxConnectionAge: 60 * time.Second,
 						},
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ func TestCreateMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 							MinTime:             30 * time.Second,
 							PermitWithoutStream: true,
 						},
-					},
+					}),
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/receiver/opencensusreceiver/go.mod b/receiver/opencensusreceiver/go.mod
index 6f7709b77a382..bafecd3e311a5 100644
--- a/receiver/opencensusreceiver/go.mod
+++ b/receiver/opencensusreceiver/go.mod
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componenttest v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/xconfmap v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
@@ -70,7 +71,6 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configcompression v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configmiddleware v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumererror v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/xconsumer v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/extension/extensionauth v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
diff --git a/receiver/opencensusreceiver/go.sum b/receiver/opencensusreceiver/go.sum
index 6dbd728c58d18..9fbc05c0be6a5 100644
--- a/receiver/opencensusreceiver/go.sum
+++ b/receiver/opencensusreceiver/go.sum
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f31
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:HgpLwdRLzPTwbjpUXR0Wdt6pAHuYzaIr8t4yECKrEvo=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:k2/Q3E8/dVGWU+kNfj5EEx2022XbFAYIEzALeD/b2Fc=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:aAOmM/mSWE2F3A58x4MUw1bYW8TIjVxn5/WfgxRgMu0=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0 h1:6zcdvQglWrcFhhzcDcPPlWCRJ2OgrqQQIwLGawamxEM=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0/go.mod h1:H5r7h2Dp0t03Fc1cmYEcPGd5lsoW4Qb/NYmBdamf0OU=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:LIsFowfCCklhLaq1dhN0wV1DjAxytMj0c7z3R57BWkA=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:QAUKdkMwnbI/o6TyY10UZC+KQvkr8enrect4H9RE8qk=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:590KTky/NL5A0NVKxcC5QPy/nAIB2fxE1wEMDN/f6SI=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:twLYBQkeB4r1EpGoDGiyOj6CVpxyTX9qCji/hRs75EE=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:p4UiE1v92mWYRZ3+HYldOostpXE9mjP37Gz1HNVhKZk=
diff --git a/receiver/opencensusreceiver/opencensus_test.go b/receiver/opencensusreceiver/opencensus_test.go
index c7901be771635..67793ae959a72 100644
--- a/receiver/opencensusreceiver/opencensus_test.go
+++ b/receiver/opencensusreceiver/opencensus_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componenttest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumertest"
@@ -836,11 +837,11 @@ func TestInvalidTLSCredentials(t *testing.T) {
 	addr := testutil.GetAvailableLocalAddress(t)
 	cfg := Config{
 		ServerConfig: configgrpc.ServerConfig{
-			TLS: &configtls.ServerConfig{
+			TLS: configoptional.Some(configtls.ServerConfig{
 				Config: configtls.Config{
 					CertFile: "willfail",
 				},
-			},
+			}),
 			NetAddr: confignet.AddrConfig{
 				Endpoint:  addr,
 				Transport: "tcp",
diff --git a/receiver/otelarrowreceiver/config_test.go b/receiver/otelarrowreceiver/config_test.go
index 4be5e79edc9d8..b74f27e1818c7 100644
--- a/receiver/otelarrowreceiver/config_test.go
+++ b/receiver/otelarrowreceiver/config_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/confmaptest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/xconfmap"
@@ -52,17 +53,17 @@ func TestUnmarshalConfig(t *testing.T) {
 						Endpoint:  "0.0.0.0:4317",
 						Transport: confignet.TransportTypeTCP,
 					},
-					TLS: &configtls.ServerConfig{
+					TLS: configoptional.Some(configtls.ServerConfig{
 						Config: configtls.Config{
 							CertFile: "test.crt",
 							KeyFile:  "test.key",
 						},
-					},
+					}),
 					MaxRecvMsgSizeMiB:    32,
 					MaxConcurrentStreams: 16,
 					ReadBufferSize:       1024,
 					WriteBufferSize:      1024,
-					Keepalive: &configgrpc.KeepaliveServerConfig{
+					Keepalive: configoptional.Some(configgrpc.KeepaliveServerConfig{
 						ServerParameters: &configgrpc.KeepaliveServerParameters{
 							MaxConnectionIdle:     11 * time.Second,
 							MaxConnectionAge:      12 * time.Second,
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ func TestUnmarshalConfig(t *testing.T) {
 							MinTime:             10 * time.Second,
 							PermitWithoutStream: true,
 						},
-					},
+					}),
 				},
 				Arrow: ArrowConfig{
 					MemoryLimitMiB: 123,
diff --git a/receiver/otelarrowreceiver/go.mod b/receiver/otelarrowreceiver/go.mod
index 1edbdb70fcb08..91af37f071d89 100644
--- a/receiver/otelarrowreceiver/go.mod
+++ b/receiver/otelarrowreceiver/go.mod
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configauth v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/xconfmap v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
@@ -78,7 +79,6 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configcompression v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configmiddleware v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/xconsumer v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/extension/extensionmiddleware v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
diff --git a/receiver/otelarrowreceiver/go.sum b/receiver/otelarrowreceiver/go.sum
index 2a5586d2fc2b3..99fa1211eaab4 100644
--- a/receiver/otelarrowreceiver/go.sum
+++ b/receiver/otelarrowreceiver/go.sum
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f31
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:HgpLwdRLzPTwbjpUXR0Wdt6pAHuYzaIr8t4yECKrEvo=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:k2/Q3E8/dVGWU+kNfj5EEx2022XbFAYIEzALeD/b2Fc=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:aAOmM/mSWE2F3A58x4MUw1bYW8TIjVxn5/WfgxRgMu0=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0 h1:6zcdvQglWrcFhhzcDcPPlWCRJ2OgrqQQIwLGawamxEM=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0/go.mod h1:H5r7h2Dp0t03Fc1cmYEcPGd5lsoW4Qb/NYmBdamf0OU=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:LIsFowfCCklhLaq1dhN0wV1DjAxytMj0c7z3R57BWkA=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:QAUKdkMwnbI/o6TyY10UZC+KQvkr8enrect4H9RE8qk=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:gmcHY/NnnKI645BIaERUaa7C6MbzZUJp0L38TbytajQ=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:QNnb+MCk7aS1k2EuGJMtlNCltzD7b8uC7Xel0Dxm1wQ=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:LQDlCI8ecje+D5O9i7uAngh/Thl79A+3vYhigMNGZNs=
diff --git a/receiver/otelarrowreceiver/otelarrow.go b/receiver/otelarrowreceiver/otelarrow.go
index 9a4033c7a4dd2..16ae33676e567 100644
--- a/receiver/otelarrowreceiver/otelarrow.go
+++ b/receiver/otelarrowreceiver/otelarrow.go
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ func (r *otelArrowReceiver) startProtocolServers(ctx context.Context, host compo
 	}
 
 	var authServer extensionauth.Server
-	if r.cfg.GRPC.Auth != nil {
-		authServer, err = r.cfg.GRPC.Auth.GetServerAuthenticator(ctx, host.GetExtensions())
+	if r.cfg.GRPC.Auth.HasValue() {
+		authServer, err = r.cfg.GRPC.Auth.Get().GetServerAuthenticator(ctx, host.GetExtensions())
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/receiver/otelarrowreceiver/otelarrow_test.go b/receiver/otelarrowreceiver/otelarrow_test.go
index 2f60ed08b1146..29fa828c3196d 100644
--- a/receiver/otelarrowreceiver/otelarrow_test.go
+++ b/receiver/otelarrowreceiver/otelarrow_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configauth"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumertest"
@@ -187,11 +188,11 @@ func TestGRPCInvalidTLSCredentials(t *testing.T) {
 					Endpoint:  testutil.GetAvailableLocalAddress(t),
 					Transport: confignet.TransportTypeTCP,
 				},
-				TLS: &configtls.ServerConfig{
+				TLS: configoptional.Some(configtls.ServerConfig{
 					Config: configtls.Config{
 						CertFile: "willfail",
 					},
-				},
+				}),
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -355,12 +356,12 @@ func TestOTelArrowShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 			// Create OTelArrow receiver
 			factory := NewFactory()
 			cfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig().(*Config)
-			cfg.GRPC.Keepalive = &configgrpc.KeepaliveServerConfig{
+			cfg.GRPC.Keepalive = configoptional.Some(configgrpc.KeepaliveServerConfig{
 				ServerParameters: &configgrpc.KeepaliveServerParameters{},
-			}
+			})
 			if !cooperative {
-				cfg.GRPC.Keepalive.ServerParameters.MaxConnectionAge = time.Second
-				cfg.GRPC.Keepalive.ServerParameters.MaxConnectionAgeGrace = 5 * time.Second
+				cfg.GRPC.Keepalive.Get().ServerParameters.MaxConnectionAge = time.Second
+				cfg.GRPC.Keepalive.Get().ServerParameters.MaxConnectionAgeGrace = 5 * time.Second
 			}
 			cfg.GRPC.NetAddr.Endpoint = endpointGrpc
 			set := receivertest.NewNopSettings(componentmetadata.Type)
@@ -692,9 +693,9 @@ func TestGRPCArrowReceiverAuth(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig().(*Config)
 	cfg.GRPC.NetAddr.Endpoint = addr
 	cfg.GRPC.IncludeMetadata = true
-	cfg.GRPC.Auth = &configauth.Config{
+	cfg.GRPC.Auth = configoptional.Some(configauth.Config{
 		AuthenticatorID: authID,
-	}
+	})
 	id := component.NewID(componentmetadata.Type)
 	tt := componenttest.NewNopTelemetrySettings()
 	ocr := newReceiver(t, factory, tt, cfg, id, sink, nil)
@@ -855,9 +856,9 @@ func TestOTelArrowHalfOpenShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 
 	factory := NewFactory()
 	cfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig().(*Config)
-	cfg.GRPC.Keepalive = &configgrpc.KeepaliveServerConfig{
+	cfg.GRPC.Keepalive = configoptional.Some(configgrpc.KeepaliveServerConfig{
 		ServerParameters: &configgrpc.KeepaliveServerParameters{},
-	}
+	})
 	// No keepalive parameters are set
 	cfg.GRPC.NetAddr.Endpoint = endpointGrpc
 	set := receivertest.NewNopSettings(componentmetadata.Type)
diff --git a/receiver/skywalkingreceiver/factory_test.go b/receiver/skywalkingreceiver/factory_test.go
index f8be401e8ade2..3f6a254a31e06 100644
--- a/receiver/skywalkingreceiver/factory_test.go
+++ b/receiver/skywalkingreceiver/factory_test.go
@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@ func TestCreateTLSGPRCEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 			Endpoint:  "0.0.0.0:11800",
 			Transport: confignet.TransportTypeTCP,
 		},
-		TLS: &configtls.ServerConfig{
+		TLS: configoptional.Some(configtls.ServerConfig{
 			Config: configtls.Config{
 				CertFile: "./testdata/server.crt",
 				KeyFile:  "./testdata/server.key",
 			},
-		},
+		}),
 	}
 	set := receivertest.NewNopSettings(metadata.Type)
 	traceSink := new(consumertest.TracesSink)
diff --git a/receiver/stefreceiver/config_test.go b/receiver/stefreceiver/config_test.go
index 7405a25055954..92993faaae822 100644
--- a/receiver/stefreceiver/config_test.go
+++ b/receiver/stefreceiver/config_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/confmaptest"
 )
@@ -31,8 +32,8 @@ func TestConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedConfig: func() *Config {
 				cfg := createDefaultConfig().(*Config)
 				tls := configtls.NewDefaultServerConfig()
-				cfg.TLS = &tls
-				cfg.TLS.KeyFile = "server.key"
+				cfg.TLS = configoptional.Some(tls)
+				cfg.TLS.Get().KeyFile = "server.key"
 				return cfg
 			}(),
 		},
diff --git a/receiver/stefreceiver/go.mod b/receiver/stefreceiver/go.mod
index e825c24efccbb..f6811f84f1b52 100644
--- a/receiver/stefreceiver/go.mod
+++ b/receiver/stefreceiver/go.mod
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componenttest v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035
@@ -63,7 +64,6 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configcompression v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configmiddleware v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/xconsumer v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/xexporter v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 // indirect
diff --git a/receiver/stefreceiver/go.sum b/receiver/stefreceiver/go.sum
index 29866a83ab2f4..6fd1f37cf3d15 100644
--- a/receiver/stefreceiver/go.sum
+++ b/receiver/stefreceiver/go.sum
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f31
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/confignet v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:HgpLwdRLzPTwbjpUXR0Wdt6pAHuYzaIr8t4yECKrEvo=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:k2/Q3E8/dVGWU+kNfj5EEx2022XbFAYIEzALeD/b2Fc=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configopaque v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:aAOmM/mSWE2F3A58x4MUw1bYW8TIjVxn5/WfgxRgMu0=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0 h1:6zcdvQglWrcFhhzcDcPPlWCRJ2OgrqQQIwLGawamxEM=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.0/go.mod h1:H5r7h2Dp0t03Fc1cmYEcPGd5lsoW4Qb/NYmBdamf0OU=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:LIsFowfCCklhLaq1dhN0wV1DjAxytMj0c7z3R57BWkA=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configoptional v0.129.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:QAUKdkMwnbI/o6TyY10UZC+KQvkr8enrect4H9RE8qk=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:gmcHY/NnnKI645BIaERUaa7C6MbzZUJp0L38TbytajQ=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035/go.mod h1:QNnb+MCk7aS1k2EuGJMtlNCltzD7b8uC7Xel0Dxm1wQ=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls v1.35.1-0.20250708151327-74cb2f311035 h1:590KTky/NL5A0NVKxcC5QPy/nAIB2fxE1wEMDN/f6SI=