Release 1.54.0 (#4884)

### Context

- Deprecate Jaeger propagator and make propagator implementation
optional.

([#4827](#4827))
- Deprecate OT Trace propagator and make propagator implementation
optional.

([#4851](#4851))

### Metrics

- Add normative language to the Metrics API/SDK spec concurrency
requirements.

([#4868](#4868))

### Logs

- Add optional `Exception` parameter to Emit LogRecord.

([#4824](#4824))
- Add normative language to the Logging API/SDK spec concurrency
requirements.

([#4885](#4885))

### Resource

- Refine the handling of OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES.

([#4856](#4856))

### Common

- Add string representation guidance for complex attribute value types
(byte arrays,
  empty values, arrays, and maps) for non-OTLP protocols.

([#4848](#4848))

### Compatibility

- Stabilize Prometheus Counter to OTLP Sum transformation.

([#4862](#4862))
- Stabilize Prometheus Gauge to OTLP Gauge transformation.

([#4871](#4871))

### SDK Configuration

- Swap Tracer/Meter/LoggerConfig `disabled` for `enabled` to avoid
double negatives

([#4823](#4823))
- Declarative configuration: rename `ComponentProvider` to
`PluginComponentProvider`, `CreatePlugin` to `CreateComponent` in effort
to
  use consistent vocabulary

([#4806](#4806))
- Declarative configuration: Update instrumentation config behavior to
return
  empty object when not set

([#4817](#4817))

Author: carlosalberto

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,13 +9,41 @@ release.
 
 ### Context
 
+### Traces
+
+### Metrics
+
+### Logs
+
+### Baggage
+
+### Profiles
+
+### Resource
+
+### Entities
+
+### Common
+
+### OpenTelemetry Protocol
+
+### Compatibility
+
+### SDK Configuration
+
+### Supplementary Guidelines
+
+### OTEPs
+
+## v1.54.0 (2026-02-13)
+
+### Context
+
 - Deprecate Jaeger propagator and make propagator implementation optional.
   ([#4827](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4827))
 - Deprecate OT Trace propagator and make propagator implementation optional.
   ([#4851](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4851))
 
-### Traces
-
 ### Metrics
 
 - Add normative language to the Metrics API/SDK spec concurrency requirements.
@@ -28,24 +56,16 @@ release.
 - Add normative language to the Logging API/SDK spec concurrency requirements.
   ([#4885](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4885))
 
-### Baggage
-
-### Profiles
-
 ### Resource
 
 - Refine the handling of OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES.
   ([#4856](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4856))
 
-### Entities
-
 ### Common
 
 - Add string representation guidance for complex attribute value types (byte arrays,
   empty values, arrays, and maps) for non-OTLP protocols.
-  ([#4485](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4485))
-
-### OpenTelemetry Protocol
+  ([#4848](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4848))
 
 ### Compatibility
 
@@ -56,14 +76,15 @@ release.
 
 ### SDK Configuration
 
+- Swap Tracer/Meter/LoggerConfig `disabled` for `enabled` to avoid double negatives
+  ([#4823](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4823))
 - Declarative configuration: rename `ComponentProvider` to
   `PluginComponentProvider`, `CreatePlugin` to `CreateComponent` in effort to
   use consistent vocabulary
   ([#4806](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4806))
-
-### Supplementary Guidelines
-
-### OTEPs
+- Declarative configuration: Update instrumentation config behavior to return
+  empty object when not set
+  ([#4817](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4817))
 
 ## v1.53.0 (2026-01-09)
 
@@ -90,11 +111,6 @@ release.
   ([#4802](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4802))
 - Declarative configuration: clarify Registry ComponentProvider `type` parameter
   ([#4799](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4799))
-- Declarative configuration: Update instrumentation config behavior to return
-  empty object when not set
-  ([#4817](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4817))
-- Swap Tracer/Meter/LoggerConfig `disabled` for `enabled` to avoid double negatives
-  ([#4823](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4823))
 
 ### Common