OTel Collector v0.154.0 released on 09-06-2026

OTel Collector v0.154.0 is out now. It is a maintenance release focused on deprecations — notably the removal of the JMX receiver from the contrib distribution — and a set of dependency and CI/tooling updates.
See the v0.154.0 core and contrib changelogs on GitHub for full component details and migration guidance.
What’s in this release
- Removal of the deprecated jmxreceiver from the contrib distribution (PR #1519).
- Dependency updates to OpenTelemetry collector components and dockerfile dependencies; module go.opentelemetry.io/ebpf-profiler bumped to v0.0.202623.
- CI and tooling bumps, including GitHub Actions updated to v4.36.2 and other build/tooling refreshes.
Upgrade notes
- If you use the JMX receiver: it has been removed from contrib builds. Migrate to an alternative receiver or maintain a custom build; see the contrib changelog and PR #1519 for guidance.
- No rollback instructions were included in the release notes; if you need to revert, pin to the previous release.
Share comments on your experience with v0.154.0 on the project’s GitHub or in the usual community channels.


