diff --git a/conventions/src/main/kotlin/io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.javaagent-shadowing.gradle.kts b/conventions/src/main/kotlin/io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.javaagent-shadowing.gradle.kts
index 7b4e59d77d1d..5c04a66377c4 100644
--- a/conventions/src/main/kotlin/io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.javaagent-shadowing.gradle.kts
+++ b/conventions/src/main/kotlin/io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.javaagent-shadowing.gradle.kts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ tasks.withType<ShadowJar>().configureEach {
     relocate("io.opentelemetry.api", "io.opentelemetry.javaagent.shaded.io.opentelemetry.api")
     relocate("io.opentelemetry.semconv", "io.opentelemetry.javaagent.shaded.io.opentelemetry.semconv")
     relocate("io.opentelemetry.context", "io.opentelemetry.javaagent.shaded.io.opentelemetry.context")
+    relocate("io.opentelemetry.common", "io.opentelemetry.javaagent.shaded.io.opentelemetry.common")
   }
 
   // relocate(the OpenTelemetry extensions that are used by instrumentation modules)
diff --git a/examples/distro/gradle/shadow.gradle b/examples/distro/gradle/shadow.gradle
index 4cbf01b16aee..11316f1f02a5 100644
--- a/examples/distro/gradle/shadow.gradle
+++ b/examples/distro/gradle/shadow.gradle
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ ext.relocatePackages = { shadowJar ->
   shadowJar.relocate("io.opentelemetry.api", "io.opentelemetry.javaagent.shaded.io.opentelemetry.api")
   shadowJar.relocate("io.opentelemetry.semconv", "io.opentelemetry.javaagent.shaded.io.opentelemetry.semconv")
   shadowJar.relocate("io.opentelemetry.context", "io.opentelemetry.javaagent.shaded.io.opentelemetry.context")
+  shadowJar.relocate("io.opentelemetry.common", "io.opentelemetry.javaagent.shaded.io.opentelemetry.common")
 
   // relocate the OpenTelemetry extensions that are used by instrumentation modules
   // these extensions live in the AgentClassLoader, and are injected into the user's class loader
diff --git a/gradle-plugins/src/main/kotlin/io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.muzzle-check.gradle.kts b/gradle-plugins/src/main/kotlin/io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.muzzle-check.gradle.kts
index c010f21568fa..a906434ef600 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/src/main/kotlin/io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.muzzle-check.gradle.kts
+++ b/gradle-plugins/src/main/kotlin/io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.muzzle-check.gradle.kts
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ tasks.withType<ShadowJar>().configureEach {
     relocate("io.opentelemetry.api", "io.opentelemetry.javaagent.shaded.io.opentelemetry.api")
     relocate("io.opentelemetry.semconv", "io.opentelemetry.javaagent.shaded.io.opentelemetry.semconv")
     relocate("io.opentelemetry.context", "io.opentelemetry.javaagent.shaded.io.opentelemetry.context")
+    relocate("io.opentelemetry.common", "io.opentelemetry.javaagent.shaded.io.opentelemetry.common")
   }
 
   // relocate(the OpenTelemetry extensions that are used by instrumentation modules)
diff --git a/javaagent-tooling/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/tooling/RemappingUrlConnection.java b/javaagent-tooling/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/tooling/RemappingUrlConnection.java
index a2eb298ab53e..742470f67cea 100644
--- a/javaagent-tooling/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/tooling/RemappingUrlConnection.java
+++ b/javaagent-tooling/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/tooling/RemappingUrlConnection.java
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ public class RemappingUrlConnection extends URLConnection {
           rule(
               "#io.opentelemetry.context",
               "#io.opentelemetry.javaagent.shaded.io.opentelemetry.context"),
+          rule(
+              "#io.opentelemetry.common",
+              "#io.opentelemetry.javaagent.shaded.io.opentelemetry.common"),
           rule(
               "#io.opentelemetry.instrumentation",
               "#io.opentelemetry.javaagent.shaded.instrumentation"),