Changelog for distro (1.4.0-beta.1) (Azure#53406)

* changelog for 1.4.0-beta.1 distro

* adding more to changelog

* package reference for exporter

* adding more to changlelog

* version

* version & changelog rephrasing

Author: harsimar

sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.AspNetCore/CHANGELOG.md

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 # Release History
 
-## 1.4.0-beta.1 (Unreleased)
+## 1.4.0-beta.1 (2025-10-21)
 
 ### Features Added
 
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   `microsoft.rate_limited`, sampling ratio 0.0 - 1.0 for
   `microsoft.fixed_percentage`).
   ([#52720](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/pull/52720))
-
-### Breaking Changes
-
-### Bugs Fixed
-
-### Other Changes
+* Added handling of stable database client span semantic conventions
+  ([#53050](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/pull/53050))
+* Added new performance monitoring capabilities to help track application health and resource usage. Newly added metrics:
+  - `\.NET CLR Exceptions(??APP_CLR_PROC??)\# of Exceps Thrown / sec`
+  - `\ASP.NET Applications(??APP_W3SVC_PROC??)\Requests/Sec`;
+  - `\Process(??APP_WIN32_PROC??)\% Processor Time"`
+  - `\Process(??APP_WIN32_PROC??)\% Processor Time Normalized`
+  - `\Process(??APP_WIN32_PROC??)\Private Bytes`
+  ([#52705](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/pull/52705))
+* Added built-in monitoring to track SDK performance and health. Emitted metrics:
+  - `preview.item.success.count`
+  - `preview.item.dropped.count`
+  - `preview.item.retry.count`
+  ([#53010](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/pull/53010))
+* Add `enduser.pseudo.id` as ai.user.id 
+([#52722](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/pull/52722))
+* Add `ai.location.ip` mapping for all telemetry types ([#52211](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/pull/52211))
 
 ## 1.3.0 (2025-05-09)
 

sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.AspNetCore/src/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.AspNetCore.csproj

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     <!-- Depending on monthly deliverables, we may switch between PackageReference or ProjectReference. Keeping both here to make the switch easier. -->
 
     <!-- FOR PUBLIC RELEASES, MUST USE PackageReference. THIS REQUIRES A STAGGERED RELEASE IF SHIPPING A NEW EXPORTER. -->
-    <!--<PackageReference Include="Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter" />-->
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter" VersionOverride="1.5.0-beta.1" />
 
     <!-- FOR LOCAL DEV, ProjectReference IS PREFERRED. -->
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter\src\Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter.csproj" />
+    <!--<ProjectReference Include="..\..\Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter\src\Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter.csproj" />-->
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- Shared sources from Azure.Core -->