diff --git a/.chloggen/config.yaml b/.chloggen/config.yaml
index d34a8d7caa4..3c11f7c81d7 100644
--- a/.chloggen/config.yaml
+++ b/.chloggen/config.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ components:
     - pdata/pprofile
     - pkg/confmap
     - pkg/exporterhelper
+    - pkg/otelcol
     - pkg/pdata
     - pkg/processorhelper
     - pkg/queuebatch
diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 171fc539906..c0e647a4e8a 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ extension/memorylimiterextension/            @open-telemetry/collector-approvers
 extension/xextension/                        @open-telemetry/collector-approvers
 extension/xextension/storage/                @open-telemetry/collector-approvers @swiatekm
 extension/zpagesextension/                   @open-telemetry/collector-approvers
+otelcol/                                     @open-telemetry/collector-approvers
 pdata/                                       @open-telemetry/collector-approvers @bogdandrutu @dmitryax
 pdata/pprofile/                              @open-telemetry/collector-approvers @mx-psi @dmathieu
 processor/batchprocessor/                    @open-telemetry/collector-approvers
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml
index 377af0c14e3..86efd36f12d 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ body:
       - extension/x
       - extension/x/storage
       - extension/zpages
+      - otelcol
       - pdata
       - pdata/pprofile
       - processor/batch
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yaml
index 360ef56c511..67edb417591 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ body:
       - extension/x
       - extension/x/storage
       - extension/zpages
+      - otelcol
       - pdata
       - pdata/pprofile
       - processor/batch
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/other.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/other.yaml
index 06354bad964..0bf98cdb356 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/other.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/other.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ body:
       - extension/x
       - extension/x/storage
       - extension/zpages
+      - otelcol
       - pdata
       - pdata/pprofile
       - processor/batch
diff --git a/otelcol/metadata.yaml b/otelcol/metadata.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b27f5133bec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/otelcol/metadata.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+type: otelcol
+github_project: open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector
+
+status:
+  disable_codecov_badge: true
+  class: pkg
+  distributions: [core, contrib]