diff --git a/.github/collector/collector-config.yml b/.github/collector/collector-config.yml
index 83147d1445..13ac39a41d 100644
--- a/.github/collector/collector-config.yml
+++ b/.github/collector/collector-config.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ receivers:
         endpoint: 0.0.0.0:4317
 
 exporters:
-  debug:
-    verbosity: normal
+  logging:
+    loglevel: info
   awsxray:
     region: us-west-2
   awsemf:
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ service:
       receivers:
         - otlp
       exporters:
-        - debug
+        - logging
         - awsxray
     metrics:
       receivers:
         - otlp
       exporters:
-        - debug
+        - logging
         - awsemf
diff --git a/.github/collector/docker-compose.yml b/.github/collector/docker-compose.yml
index ebd7b37f3d..16eb23fc02 100644
--- a/.github/collector/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/.github/collector/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 version: "3.7"
 services:
   otel:
-    image: amazon/aws-otel-collector:latest
+    image: amazon/aws-otel-collector:v0.41.1
     command: --config /config/collector-config.yml
     environment:
       - AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests-app-with-java-agent.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests-app-with-java-agent.yml
index b2c4d744bf..5bb102a6df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests-app-with-java-agent.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests-app-with-java-agent.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ permissions:
 
 env:
   # The precense of this env var is required. It is not redundant
-  AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: ${{ inputs.aws-region }} 
+  AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: 'us-east-1'
   
 jobs:
   build_Images_For_Testing_Sample_App_With_Java_Agent:
@@ -166,19 +166,19 @@ jobs:
           APP_IMAGE: public.ecr.aws/aws-otel-test/aws-otel-java-spark-awssdkv1:${{ inputs.image_tag }}
           VALIDATOR_COMMAND: -c spark-otel-trace-metric-validation.yml --endpoint http://app:4567 --metric-namespace aws-otel-integ-test -t ${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_number }}
 
-  # publish status
-  publish-build-status:
-    needs: [ test_Spring_App_With_Java_Agent, test_Spark_App_With_Java_Agent, test_Spark_AWS_SDK_V1_App_With_Java_Agent ]
-    if: ${{ always() }}
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/publish-status.yml
-    with:
-      namespace: 'ADOT/GitHubActions'
-      repository: ${{ github.repository }}
-      branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-      workflow: ${{ inputs.caller-workflow-name }}
-      success: ${{  needs.test_Spring_App_With_Java_Agent.result == 'success'  &&
-                    needs.test_Spark_App_With_Java_Agent.result == 'success'  &&
-                    needs.test_Spark_AWS_SDK_V1_App_With_Java_Agent.result == 'success' }}
-      region: us-east-1
-    secrets:
-      roleArn: ${{ secrets.METRICS_ROLE_ARN }}
+#  # publish status
+#  publish-build-status:
+#    needs: [ test_Spring_App_With_Java_Agent, test_Spark_App_With_Java_Agent, test_Spark_AWS_SDK_V1_App_With_Java_Agent ]
+#    if: ${{ always() }}
+#    uses: ./.github/workflows/publish-status.yml
+#    with:
+#      namespace: 'ADOT/GitHubActions'
+#      repository: ${{ github.repository }}
+#      branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+#      workflow: ${{ inputs.caller-workflow-name }}
+#      success: ${{  needs.test_Spring_App_With_Java_Agent.result == 'success'  &&
+#                    needs.test_Spark_App_With_Java_Agent.result == 'success'  &&
+#                    needs.test_Spark_AWS_SDK_V1_App_With_Java_Agent.result == 'success' }}
+#      region: us-east-1
+#    secrets:
+#      roleArn: ${{ secrets.METRICS_ROLE_ARN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main-build.yml b/.github/workflows/main-build.yml
index 89870e82be..4324422038 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main-build.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 name: Java Agent Main Build
 on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - "release/v*"
   push:
     branches:
       - main
@@ -75,29 +79,24 @@ jobs:
         with:
           gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
           gpg_password: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
-
-      - uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1
-
-      - name: Configure AWS Credentials
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
-        with:
-          role-to-assume: ${{ secrets.AWS_ASSUME_ROLE_ARN }}
-          aws-region: ${{ env.AWS_DEFAULT_REGION }}
-
-      - name: Log in to AWS ECR
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
-        with:
-          registry: public.ecr.aws
+#
+#      - uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1
+
+#      - name: Configure AWS Credentials
+#        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
+#        with:
+#          role-to-assume: ${{ secrets.AWS_ASSUME_ROLE_ARN }}
+#          aws-region: ${{ env.AWS_DEFAULT_REGION }}
+#
+#      - name: Log in to AWS ECR
+#        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+#        with:
+#          registry: public.ecr.aws
 
       - name: Build snapshot with Gradle
         uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v3
         with:
-          arguments: build integrationTests snapshot --stacktrace -PenableCoverage=true -PlocalDocker=true
-        env:
-          PUBLISH_TOKEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.PUBLISH_TOKEN_USERNAME }}
-          PUBLISH_TOKEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PUBLISH_TOKEN_PASSWORD }}
-          GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+          arguments: build integrationTests --stacktrace -PenableCoverage=true -PlocalDocker=true
 
       - name: Get current version
         id: getADOTJavaVersion
@@ -117,21 +116,21 @@ jobs:
           echo "stagingRegistry=${{ env.STAGING_ECR_REGISTRY }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "stagingRepository=${{ env.STAGING_ECR_REPOSITORY }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "stagingImage=${{ env.STAGING_ECR_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.STAGING_ECR_REPOSITORY }}:${{ steps.java_agent_versioning.outputs.STAGING_TAG }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Build and Push Java Agent Image and Execute cpUtility Tests
-        uses: ./.github/actions/cpUtility-testing
-        with:
-          aws-region: us-west-2
-          image_uri_with_tag: ${{ steps.imageOutput.outputs.stagingImage }}
-          image_registry: ${{ steps.imageOutput.outputs.stagingRegistry }}
-          adot-java-version: ${{ steps.getADOTJavaVersion.outputs.adot_java_version }}
-          snapshot-ecr-role: ${{ secrets.JAVA_INSTRUMENTATION_SNAPSHOT_ECR }}
-
-      - name: Upload to GitHub Actions
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: aws-opentelemetry-agent.jar
-          path: otelagent/build/libs/aws-opentelemetry-agent-*.jar
+#
+#      - name: Build and Push Java Agent Image and Execute cpUtility Tests
+#        uses: ./.github/actions/cpUtility-testing
+#        with:
+#          aws-region: us-west-2
+#          image_uri_with_tag: ${{ steps.imageOutput.outputs.stagingImage }}
+#          image_registry: ${{ steps.imageOutput.outputs.stagingRegistry }}
+#          adot-java-version: ${{ steps.getADOTJavaVersion.outputs.adot_java_version }}
+#          snapshot-ecr-role: ${{ secrets.JAVA_INSTRUMENTATION_SNAPSHOT_ECR }}
+#
+#      - name: Upload to GitHub Actions
+#        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+#        with:
+#          name: aws-opentelemetry-agent.jar
+#          path: otelagent/build/libs/aws-opentelemetry-agent-*.jar
 
   default-region-output:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -184,66 +183,66 @@ jobs:
       image_tag: ${{ github.sha }}
       caller-workflow-name: 'main-build'
 
-  # AppSignals Contract Tests
-  contract-tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-        with:
-          java-version: 23
-          distribution: 'temurin'
-      - uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1
-
-      - name: Configure AWS Credentials
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
-        with:
-          role-to-assume: ${{ secrets.AWS_ASSUME_ROLE_ARN }}
-          aws-region: ${{ env.AWS_DEFAULT_REGION }}
-
-      - name: Log in to AWS ECR
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
-        with:
-          registry: public.ecr.aws
-
-      # cache local patch outputs
-      - name: Cache local Maven repository
-        id: cache-local-maven-repo
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ~/.m2/repository/io/opentelemetry/
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-local-${{ hashFiles('.github/patches/opentelemetry-java*.patch') }}
-
-      - name: Pull base image of Contract Tests Sample Apps
-        run: docker pull public.ecr.aws/docker/library/amazoncorretto:23-alpine
-
-      - name: Build snapshot with Gradle
-        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v3
-        with:
-          arguments: contractTests -PlocalDocker=true
-
-  application-signals-e2e-test:
-    needs: [build]
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/application-signals-e2e-test.yml
-    secrets: inherit
-    with:
-      adot-image-name: ${{ needs.build.outputs.staging-image }}
-
-  publish-build-status:
-    needs: [ build, contract-tests ]
-    if: ${{ always() }}
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/publish-status.yml
-    with:
-      namespace: 'ADOT/GitHubActions'
-      repository: ${{ github.repository }}
-      branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-      workflow: main-build
-      success: ${{  needs.build.result == 'success' &&
-                    needs.contract-tests.result == 'success'  }}
-      region: us-east-1
-    secrets:
-      roleArn: ${{ secrets.METRICS_ROLE_ARN }}
+#  # AppSignals Contract Tests
+#  contract-tests:
+#    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#    needs: build
+#    steps:
+#      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+#        with:
+#          fetch-depth: 0
+#      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+#        with:
+#          java-version: 23
+#          distribution: 'temurin'
+#      - uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1
+#
+#      - name: Configure AWS Credentials
+#        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
+#        with:
+#          role-to-assume: ${{ secrets.AWS_ASSUME_ROLE_ARN }}
+#          aws-region: ${{ env.AWS_DEFAULT_REGION }}
+#
+#      - name: Log in to AWS ECR
+#        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+#        with:
+#          registry: public.ecr.aws
+#
+#      # cache local patch outputs
+#      - name: Cache local Maven repository
+#        id: cache-local-maven-repo
+#        uses: actions/cache@v3
+#        with:
+#          path: |
+#            ~/.m2/repository/io/opentelemetry/
+#          key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-local-${{ hashFiles('.github/patches/opentelemetry-java*.patch') }}
+#
+#      - name: Pull base image of Contract Tests Sample Apps
+#        run: docker pull public.ecr.aws/docker/library/amazoncorretto:23-alpine
+#
+#      - name: Build snapshot with Gradle
+#        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v3
+#        with:
+#          arguments: contractTests -PlocalDocker=true
+#
+#  application-signals-e2e-test:
+#    needs: [build]
+#    uses: ./.github/workflows/application-signals-e2e-test.yml
+#    secrets: inherit
+#    with:
+#      adot-image-name: ${{ needs.build.outputs.staging-image }}
+#
+#  publish-build-status:
+#    needs: [ build, contract-tests ]
+#    if: ${{ always() }}
+#    uses: ./.github/workflows/publish-status.yml
+#    with:
+#      namespace: 'ADOT/GitHubActions'
+#      repository: ${{ github.repository }}
+#      branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+#      workflow: main-build
+#      success: ${{  needs.build.result == 'success' &&
+#                    needs.contract-tests.result == 'success'  }}
+#      region: us-east-1
+#    secrets:
+#      roleArn: ${{ secrets.METRICS_ROLE_ARN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-build.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-build.yml
index 57fc2422d2..b741588d63 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-build.yml
@@ -88,27 +88,35 @@ jobs:
         with:
           arguments: build integrationTests --stacktrace -PenableCoverage=true -PlocalDocker=true
 
-      - name: Set up Java version for tests
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-        with:
-          java-version: 23
-          distribution: temurin
-
-      - name: Pull base image of Contract Tests Sample Apps
-        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}
-        run: docker pull public.ecr.aws/docker/library/amazoncorretto:23-alpine
-
-      - name: Run contract tests
-        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v3
+      - name: e2e-test
         if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/e2e-tests-app-with-java-agent.yml
         with:
-          arguments: contractTests -PlocalDocker=true -i
-
-      - name: Set up Java version for image build
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-        with:
-          java-version: 17
-          distribution: temurin
+          aws-region: 'us-east-1'
+          image_tag: ${{ github.sha }}
+          caller-workflow-name: 'main-build'
+
+#      - name: Set up Java version for tests
+#        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+#        with:
+#          java-version: 23
+#          distribution: temurin
+#
+#      - name: Pull base image of Contract Tests Sample Apps
+#        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+#        run: docker pull public.ecr.aws/docker/library/amazoncorretto:23-alpine
+#
+#      - name: Run contract tests
+#        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v3
+#        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+#        with:
+#          arguments: contractTests -PlocalDocker=true -i
+#
+#      - name: Set up Java version for image build
+#        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+#        with:
+#          java-version: 17
+#          distribution: temurin
 
       - name: Get current version
         if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}