diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 90fcb56cb7..dd56a68445 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#4755](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4755))
 - logs: extend Logger.emit to accept separated keyword arguments
   ([#4737](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4737))
+- Add `opentelemetry-exporter-credential-provider-gcp` as an optional dependency to `opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc` 
+  and `opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http` ([#4760](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4760)).
 
 ## Version 1.37.0/0.58b0 (2025-09-11)
 
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/pyproject.toml b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/pyproject.toml
index f0e4fd7ab8..99c09e0848 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/pyproject.toml
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/pyproject.toml
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ otlp_proto_grpc = "opentelemetry.exporter.otlp.proto.grpc.trace_exporter:OTLPSpa
 Homepage = "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/tree/main/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc"
 Repository = "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python"
 
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+gcp-auth = [
+  "opentelemetry-exporter-credential-provider-gcp >= 1.38.0",
+]
+
 [tool.hatch.version]
 path = "src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/grpc/version/__init__.py"
 
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/pyproject.toml b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/pyproject.toml
index 330e9b68fc..1a3611995a 100644
--- a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/pyproject.toml
+++ b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/pyproject.toml
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ otlp_proto_http = "opentelemetry.exporter.otlp.proto.http._log_exporter:OTLPLogE
 Homepage = "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/tree/main/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http"
 Repository = "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python"
 
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+gcp-auth = [
+  "opentelemetry-exporter-credential-provider-gcp >= 1.38.0",
+]
+
 [tool.hatch.version]
 path = "src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/http/version/__init__.py"