Release 1.38.0 (#4249)

October 2024 Release.

Changes of special interest:

* [Mark cardinality limits as
Stable](#4222)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -11,56 +11,66 @@ release.
 
 ### Traces
 
+### Metrics
+
+### Logs
+
+### Events
+
+### Baggage
+
+### Resource
+
+### OpenTelemetry Protocol
+
+### Compatibility
+
+### SDK Configuration
+
+### Common
+
+### Supplementary Guidelines
+
+## v1.38.0 (2024-10-10)
+
+### Traces
+
 - Make all fields as identifying for Tracer. Previously attributes were omitted from being identifying.
   ([#4161](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4161))
 - Clarify that `Export` MUST NOT be called by simple and batching processors concurrently.
   ([#4205](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4205))
 
 ### Metrics
 
+- Make all fields as identifying for Meter. Previously attributes were omitted from being identifying.
+  ([#4161](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4161))
 - Add support for filtering attribute keys for streams via an exclude list.
   ([#4188](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4188))
 - Clarify that `Enabled` only applies to synchronous instruments.
   ([#4211](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4211))
-- Make all fields as identifying for Meter. Previously attributes were omitted from being identifying.
-  ([#4161](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4161))
 - Clarify that applying cardinality limits should be done after attribute filtering.
   ([#4228](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4228))
 - Mark cardinality limits as stable.
   ([#4222](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4222))
 
 ### Logs
 
+- Make all fields as identifying for Logger. Previously attributes were omitted from being identifying.
+  ([#4161](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4161))
 - Define `Enabled` parameters for `Logger`.
   ([#4203](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4203))
   ([#4221](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4221))
-- Make all fields as identifying for Logger. Previously attributes were omitted from being identifying.
-  ([#4161](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4161))
 - Introduce initial placeholder for the new user-facing Logs API, adding references
   to existing API's informing of the coming changes while the definition is defined.
   ([#4236](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4236))
 
-### Events
-
-### Baggage
-
-### Resource
-
-### OpenTelemetry Protocol
-
-### Compatibility
-
-### SDK Configuration
-
 ### Common
 
 - Define equality for attributes and collection of attributes.
   ([#4161](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4161))
 - Update Instrumentation Scope glossary entry with correct identifying fields
   ([#4244](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4244))
 
-### Supplementary Guidelines
-
 ## v1.37.0 (2024-09-13)
 
 ### Traces