v1.43.0 (2025-03-18)

Traces

• Clarify STDOUT exporter format is unspecified.
  (#4418)

Metrics

• Clarify the metrics design goal, scope out StatsD client support.
  (#4445)
• Clarify STDOUT exporter format is unspecified.
  (#4418)

Logs

• Clarify that it is allowed to directly use Logs API.
  (#4438)
• Clarify STDOUT exporter format is unspecified.
  (#4418)

Supplementary Guidelines

• Add Advanced Processing to Logs Supplementary Guidelines.
  (#4407)

OTEPs

• Composite Head Samplers.
  (#4321)