Nightly e2e tests failed with contrib-dev collector

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Summary

The nightly end-to-end tests using the latest otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib-dev image have failed.

Details

• Workflow run: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/actions/runs/26795959708
• Triggered on: schedule
• Branch: main
• Commit: 448791e
• Collector image: otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib-dev:latest

Action Required

This failure indicates a potential compatibility issue between the operator and the latest collector development build. Please investigate and determine if:

1. This is a regression in the collector that needs to be reported upstream
2. The operator needs updates to maintain compatibility
3. This is a flaky test that should be re-run

Next Steps

• Review the failed test logs
• Determine root cause (collector issue vs operator issue vs test flakiness)
• Take appropriate action (fix operator, report collector bug, or re-run if flaky)
• Close this issue once resolved

/cc @open-telemetry/operator-approvers