Release v1.2.0
This release uses OpenTelemetry Instrumentation for Java version 1.4.0. If you want to extend the instrumentation manually, we suggest using the OpenTelemetry Java API version 1.4.1. Please consult the release notes linked above for upstream changes.
🗒 General notes
- OpenTelemetry Java SDK has been updated to version 1.4.1.
- OpenTelemetry Instrumentation for Java has been updated to version 1.4.0.
🌟 Enhancements
- We have added instrumentation for HikariCP and Tomcat JDBC connection pools. The agent now collects and exports metrics for both JDBC connection pools.
- You can now set the service name using the
OTEL_SERVICE_NAMEenvironment variable and theotel.service.namesystem property. This removes the need of usingOTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTESto set the service name.