diff --git a/api/lib/opentelemetry.rb b/api/lib/opentelemetry.rb
index 3234fd782a..f84d38916f 100644
--- a/api/lib/opentelemetry.rb
+++ b/api/lib/opentelemetry.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ module OpenTelemetry
 
   # @return [Object, Logger] configured Logger or a default STDOUT Logger.
   def logger
-    @logger ||= Logger.new($stdout, level: ENV['OTEL_LOG_LEVEL'] || Logger::INFO)
+    @logger ||= create_logger
+    # alternately: Logger.new($stdout, level: ENV['OTEL_LOG_LEVEL'] || Logger::INF, progname: 'OpenTelemetry')
+    # and clean up the log messages that are prefixed with "OpenTelemetry"
+    # if we want log records generated for OpenTelemetry logs, I think we can do that, but I imagine this is
+    # "untraced" territory
   end
 
   # @return [Callable] configured error handler or a default that logs the
@@ -69,4 +73,15 @@ def tracer_provider
   def propagation
     @propagation ||= Context::Propagation::NoopTextMapPropagator.new
   end
+
+  private
+
+  def create_logger
+    logger = Logger.new($stdout, level: ENV['OTEL_LOG_LEVEL'] || Logger::INFO)
+    # @skip_instrumenting prevents Ruby Logger instrumentation from
+    # triggering a stack overflow. Logs emitted using OpenTelemetry.logger
+    # will not be turned into OpenTelemetry LogRecords.
+    logger.instance_variable_set(:@skip_instrumenting, true)
+    logger
+  end
 end
diff --git a/api/opentelemetry-api.gemspec b/api/opentelemetry-api.gemspec
index f18bfeec02..620f3a0ba2 100644
--- a/api/opentelemetry-api.gemspec
+++ b/api/opentelemetry-api.gemspec
@@ -42,4 +42,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
     spec.metadata['bug_tracker_uri'] = 'https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ruby/issues'
     spec.metadata['documentation_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-api/v#{OpenTelemetry::VERSION}"
   end
+
+  spec.post_install_message = "The OTel Logs gems have been released on RubyGems! The log-record-processor3 branch is going away on 13 January 2025. Please update your Gemfile to install `opentelemetry-api` directly from RubyGems."
 end
diff --git a/exporter/otlp-logs/README.md b/exporter/otlp-logs/README.md
index ed45d75fa5..967becb7b4 100644
--- a/exporter/otlp-logs/README.md
+++ b/exporter/otlp-logs/README.md
@@ -23,10 +23,8 @@ This gem supports the [v0.20.0 release][otel-proto-release] of OTLP.
 Install the gem using:
 
 ```console
-
 gem install opentelemetry-logs-sdk
-gem install opentelemetry-exporter-otlp
-
+gem install opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-logs
 ```
 
 Or, if you use [bundler][bundler-home], include `opentelemetry-sdk` in your `Gemfile`.
diff --git a/exporter/otlp-logs/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-logs.gemspec b/exporter/otlp-logs/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-logs.gemspec
index d1c69fceec..0be414f64c 100644
--- a/exporter/otlp-logs/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-logs.gemspec
+++ b/exporter/otlp-logs/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-logs.gemspec
@@ -53,4 +53,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
     spec.metadata['bug_tracker_uri'] = 'https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ruby/issues'
     spec.metadata['documentation_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp/v#{OpenTelemetry::Exporter::OTLP::Logs::VERSION}"
   end
+
+  spec.post_install_message = "The OTel Logs gems have been released on RubyGems! The log-record-processor3 branch is going away on 13 January 2025. Please update your Gemfile to install `opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-logs` directly from RubyGems."
 end
diff --git a/exporter/otlp/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp.gemspec b/exporter/otlp/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp.gemspec
index 0371621bbd..c9a55a6f97 100644
--- a/exporter/otlp/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp.gemspec
+++ b/exporter/otlp/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp.gemspec
@@ -51,4 +51,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
     spec.metadata['bug_tracker_uri'] = 'https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ruby/issues'
     spec.metadata['documentation_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp/v#{OpenTelemetry::Exporter::OTLP::VERSION}"
   end
+
+  spec.post_install_message = "The OTel Logs gems have been released on RubyGems! The log-record-processor3 branch is going away on 13 January 2025. Please update your Gemfile to install `opentelemetry-exporter-otlp` directly from RubyGems."
 end
diff --git a/logs_api/opentelemetry-logs-api.gemspec b/logs_api/opentelemetry-logs-api.gemspec
index 0426ff8759..3b85d1ee01 100644
--- a/logs_api/opentelemetry-logs-api.gemspec
+++ b/logs_api/opentelemetry-logs-api.gemspec
@@ -40,4 +40,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
     spec.metadata['bug_tracker_uri'] = 'https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ruby/issues'
     spec.metadata['documentation_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-logs-api/v#{OpenTelemetry::Logs::VERSION}"
   end
+
+  spec.post_install_message = "This code has been released on RubyGems! The log-record-processor3 branch is going away on 13 January 2025. Please update your Gemfiles to install `opentelemetry-logs-api` directly from RubyGems."
 end
+
diff --git a/logs_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/logger_provider.rb b/logs_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/logger_provider.rb
index 35d7d5dc19..7bae2ce74b 100644
--- a/logs_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/logger_provider.rb
+++ b/logs_sdk/lib/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/logger_provider.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def initialize(resource: OpenTelemetry::SDK::Resources::Resource.create, log_rec
           @registry_mutex = Mutex.new
         end
 
-        # Returns an {OpenTelemetry::SDK::Logs::Logger} instance.
+        # Creates an {OpenTelemetry::SDK::Logs::Logger} instance.
         #
         # @param [String] name Instrumentation package name
         # @param [optional String] version Instrumentation package version
diff --git a/logs_sdk/opentelemetry-logs-sdk.gemspec b/logs_sdk/opentelemetry-logs-sdk.gemspec
index 766cf6be5d..198febd855 100644
--- a/logs_sdk/opentelemetry-logs-sdk.gemspec
+++ b/logs_sdk/opentelemetry-logs-sdk.gemspec
@@ -43,4 +43,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
     spec.metadata['bug_tracker_uri'] = 'https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ruby/issues'
     spec.metadata['documentation_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-logs-sdk/v#{OpenTelemetry::SDK::Logs::VERSION}"
   end
+
+  spec.post_install_message = "The OTel Logs gems have been released on RubyGems! The log-record-processor3 branch is going away on 13 January 2025. Please update your Gemfile to install `opentelemetry-logs-sdk` directly from RubyGems."
 end
+
diff --git a/sdk/opentelemetry-sdk.gemspec b/sdk/opentelemetry-sdk.gemspec
index decb49270f..dfc2b3ff40 100644
--- a/sdk/opentelemetry-sdk.gemspec
+++ b/sdk/opentelemetry-sdk.gemspec
@@ -56,4 +56,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
     spec.metadata['bug_tracker_uri'] = 'https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ruby/issues'
     spec.metadata['documentation_uri'] = "https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-ruby/opentelemetry-sdk/v#{OpenTelemetry::SDK::VERSION}"
   end
+
+  spec.post_install_message = "The OTel Logs gems have been released on RubyGems! The log-record-processor3 branch is going away on 13 January 2025. Please update your Gemfile to install `opentelemetry-sdk` directly from RubyGems."
 end