diff --git a/.chloggen/3330-python-otel-logs-exporter.yaml b/.chloggen/3330-python-otel-logs-exporter.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..021c205811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/3330-python-otel-logs-exporter.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: enhancement
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. collector, target allocator, auto-instrumentation, opamp, github action)
+component: auto-instrumentation
+
+# A brief description of the change. Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: set OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER env var to otlp in python instrumentation
+
+# One or more tracking issues related to the change
+issues: [3330]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index b762ef419f..ce4cc811db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ jobs:
       with:
         path: bin
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ hashFiles('Makefile') }}-${{ steps.setup-go.outputs.go-version }}
-    - name: Install chainsaw
-      uses: kyverno/action-install-chainsaw@v0.2.11
     - name: Install tools
       run: make install-tools
     - name: Prepare e2e tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-operator-hub-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/reusable-operator-hub-release.yaml
index d453b92a93..e9de4190e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-operator-hub-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-operator-hub-release.yaml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           VERSION: ${{ env.version }}
         run: |
-          mkdir operators/opentelemetry-operator/${VERSION} 
+          mkdir operators/opentelemetry-operator/${VERSION}
           cp -R ./tmp/bundle/${{ inputs.folder }}/* operators/opentelemetry-operator/${VERSION}
           rm -rf ./tmp
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
           message="Update the opentelemetry to $VERSION"
           body="Release opentelemetry-operator \`$VERSION\`.
 
-          cc @pavolloffay @frzifus @yuriolisa @jaronoff97 @TylerHelmuth @swiatekm
+          cc @pavolloffay @frzifus @yuriolisa @jaronoff97 @TylerHelmuth @swiatekm @iblancasa
           "
           branch="update-opentelemetry-operator-to-${VERSION}"
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 384a7ea1f7..183887ec7c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.0.3
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.16.1
 GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.57.2
 KIND_VERSION ?= v0.20.0
-CHAINSAW_VERSION ?= v0.2.5
+CHAINSAW_VERSION ?= v0.2.8
 
 .PHONY: install-tools
 install-tools: kustomize golangci-lint kind controller-gen envtest crdoc kind operator-sdk chainsaw
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 97b4ed9049..c94bb0670b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ spec:
   mode: statefulset
   targetAllocator:
     enabled: true
-  config: 
+  config:
     receivers:
       prometheus:
         config:
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ spec:
 
 ### Configure resource attributes with labels
 
-You can also use common labels to set resource attributes. 
+You can also use common labels to set resource attributes.
 
 The following labels are supported:
 - `app.kubernetes.io/name` becomes `service.name`
@@ -782,12 +782,12 @@ The priority for setting resource attributes is as follows (first found wins):
 
 1. Resource attributes set via `OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES` and `OTEL_SERVICE_NAME` environment variables
 2. Resource attributes set via annotations (with the `resource.opentelemetry.io/` prefix)
-3. Resource attributes set via labels (e.g. `app.kubernetes.io/name`) 
+3. Resource attributes set via labels (e.g. `app.kubernetes.io/name`)
    if the `Instrumentation` CR has defaults.useLabelsForResourceAttributes=true (see above)
 4. Resource attributes calculated from the pod's metadata (e.g. `k8s.pod.name`)
 5. Resource attributes set via the `Instrumentation` CR (in the `spec.resource.resourceAttributes` section)
 
-This priority is applied for each resource attribute separately, so it is possible to set some attributes via 
+This priority is applied for each resource attribute separately, so it is possible to set some attributes via
 annotations and others via labels.
 
 ## Compatibility matrix
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ We strive to be compatible with the widest range of Kubernetes versions as possi
 We use `cert-manager` for some features of this operator and the third column shows the versions of the `cert-manager` that are known to work with this operator's versions.
 
 The Target Allocator supports prometheus-operator CRDs like ServiceMonitor, and it does so by using packages imported from prometheus-operator itself. The table shows which version is shipped with a given operator version.
-Generally speaking, these are backwards compatible, but specific features require the appropriate package versions. 
+Generally speaking, these are backwards compatible, but specific features require the appropriate package versions.
 
 The OpenTelemetry Operator _might_ work on versions outside of the given range, but when opening new issues, please make sure to test your scenario on a supported version.
 
@@ -849,6 +849,7 @@ Approvers ([@open-telemetry/operator-approvers](https://github.com/orgs/open-tel
 - [Benedikt Bongartz](https://github.com/frzifus), Red Hat
 - [Tyler Helmuth](https://github.com/TylerHelmuth), Honeycomb
 - [Yuri Oliveira Sa](https://github.com/yuriolisa), Red Hat
+- [Israel Blancas](https://github.com/iblancasa), Red Hat
 
 Emeritus Approvers:
 
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 046a05c81c..55570bfa3a 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -49,4 +49,5 @@ The operator should be released within a week after the [OpenTelemetry collector
 | v0.113.0 | @pavolloffay    |
 | v0.114.0 | @TylerHelmuth   |
 | v0.115.0 | @jaronoff97     |
-| v0.116.0 | @swiatekm       |
\ No newline at end of file
+| v0.116.0 | @swiatekm       |
+| v0.117.0 | @iblancasa      |
diff --git a/autoinstrumentation/java/version.txt b/autoinstrumentation/java/version.txt
index 834f262953..c8e38b6140 100644
--- a/autoinstrumentation/java/version.txt
+++ b/autoinstrumentation/java/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8.0
+2.9.0
diff --git a/autoinstrumentation/nodejs/package.json b/autoinstrumentation/nodejs/package.json
index 7e5886a89c..d971d98733 100644
--- a/autoinstrumentation/nodejs/package.json
+++ b/autoinstrumentation/nodejs/package.json
@@ -10,21 +10,21 @@
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "copyfiles": "^2.4.1",
-        "rimraf": "^5.0.8",
-        "typescript": "^5.5.3"
+        "rimraf": "^6.0.1",
+        "typescript": "^5.6.3"
     },
     "dependencies": {
         "@opentelemetry/api": "1.9.0",
-        "@opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node": "0.48.0",
-        "@opentelemetry/exporter-metrics-otlp-grpc": "0.52.1",
-        "@opentelemetry/exporter-prometheus": "0.52.1",
-        "@opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-grpc": "0.52.1",
-        "@opentelemetry/resource-detector-alibaba-cloud": "0.28.10",
-        "@opentelemetry/resource-detector-aws": "1.5.2",
-        "@opentelemetry/resource-detector-container": "0.3.11",
-        "@opentelemetry/resource-detector-gcp": "0.29.10",
-        "@opentelemetry/resources": "1.25.1",
-        "@opentelemetry/sdk-metrics": "1.25.1",
-        "@opentelemetry/sdk-node": "0.52.1"
+        "@opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node": "0.51.0",
+        "@opentelemetry/exporter-metrics-otlp-grpc": "0.53.0",
+        "@opentelemetry/exporter-prometheus": "0.53.0",
+        "@opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-grpc": "0.53.0",
+        "@opentelemetry/resource-detector-alibaba-cloud": "0.29.3",
+        "@opentelemetry/resource-detector-aws": "1.6.2",
+        "@opentelemetry/resource-detector-container": "0.4.4",
+        "@opentelemetry/resource-detector-gcp": "0.29.12",
+        "@opentelemetry/resources": "1.26.0",
+        "@opentelemetry/sdk-metrics": "1.26.0",
+        "@opentelemetry/sdk-node": "0.53.0"
     }
 }
diff --git a/pkg/collector/upgrade/suite_test.go b/pkg/collector/upgrade/suite_test.go
index c5e5cdbd23..7a571bc481 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/upgrade/suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/upgrade/suite_test.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/apis/v1beta1"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/config"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/rbac"
+	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/version"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -160,3 +161,9 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 
 	os.Exit(code)
 }
+
+func makeVersion(v string) version.Version {
+	return version.Version{
+		OpenTelemetryCollector: v,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/collector/upgrade/upgrade.go b/pkg/collector/upgrade/upgrade.go
index 9a1f426747..610fca140f 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/upgrade/upgrade.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/upgrade/upgrade.go
@@ -39,6 +39,17 @@ type VersionUpgrade struct {
 
 const RecordBufferSize int = 100
 
+func (u VersionUpgrade) semVer() *semver.Version {
+	if len(u.Version.OpenTelemetryCollector) == 0 {
+		return &Latest.Version
+	}
+	if v, err := semver.NewVersion(u.Version.OpenTelemetryCollector); err != nil {
+		return &Latest.Version
+	} else {
+		return v
+	}
+}
+
 // ManagedInstances finds all the otelcol instances for the current operator and upgrades them, if necessary.
 func (u VersionUpgrade) ManagedInstances(ctx context.Context) error {
 	u.Log.Info("looking for managed instances to upgrade")
@@ -107,9 +118,9 @@ func (u VersionUpgrade) ManagedInstance(_ context.Context, otelcol v1beta1.OpenT
 	}
 
 	updated := *(otelcol.DeepCopy())
-	if instanceV.GreaterThan(&Latest.Version) {
+	if instanceV.GreaterThan(u.semVer()) {
 		// Update with the latest known version, which is what we have from versions.txt
-		u.Log.V(4).Info("no upgrade routines are needed for the OpenTelemetry instance", "name", updated.Name, "namespace", updated.Namespace, "version", updated.Status.Version, "latest", Latest.Version.String())
+		u.Log.V(4).Info("no upgrade routines are needed for the OpenTelemetry instance", "name", updated.Name, "namespace", updated.Namespace, "version", updated.Status.Version, "latest", u.semVer().String())
 
 		otelColV, err := semver.NewVersion(u.Version.OpenTelemetryCollector)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -126,6 +137,11 @@ func (u VersionUpgrade) ManagedInstance(_ context.Context, otelcol v1beta1.OpenT
 	}
 
 	for _, available := range versions {
+		// Don't run upgrades for versions after the webhook's set version.
+		// This is important only for testing.
+		if available.GreaterThan(u.semVer()) {
+			continue
+		}
 		if available.GreaterThan(instanceV) {
 			if available.upgrade != nil {
 				otelcolV1alpha1 := &v1alpha1.OpenTelemetryCollector{}
diff --git a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_104_0_test.go b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_104_0_test.go
index bdf88e7c8e..0c5b939479 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_104_0_test.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_104_0_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/apis/v1beta1"
-	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/version"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/pkg/collector/upgrade"
 )
 
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ func Test0_104_0Upgrade(t *testing.T) {
 
 	versionUpgrade := &upgrade.VersionUpgrade{
 		Log:      logger,
-		Version:  version.Get(),
+		Version:  makeVersion("0.104.0"),
 		Client:   k8sClient,
 		Recorder: record.NewFakeRecorder(upgrade.RecordBufferSize),
 	}
@@ -56,7 +55,9 @@ func Test0_104_0Upgrade(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expect err: nil but got: %v", err)
 	}
 	assert.EqualValues(t,
-		map[string]string{},
+		map[string]string{
+			"feature-gates": "-component.UseLocalHostAsDefaultHost",
+		},
 		col.Spec.Args, "missing featuregate")
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_105_0_test.go b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_105_0_test.go
index c92880790d..b0af1cd8ea 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_105_0_test.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_105_0_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/apis/v1beta1"
-	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/version"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/pkg/collector/upgrade"
 )
 
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ func Test0_105_0Upgrade(t *testing.T) {
 
 	versionUpgrade := &upgrade.VersionUpgrade{
 		Log:      logger,
-		Version:  version.Get(),
+		Version:  makeVersion("0.105.0"),
 		Client:   k8sClient,
 		Recorder: record.NewFakeRecorder(upgrade.RecordBufferSize),
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_110_0_test.go b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_110_0_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec63f004c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_110_0_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package upgrade_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
+
+	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/apis/v1beta1"
+	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/pkg/collector/upgrade"
+)
+
+func Test0_110_0Upgrade(t *testing.T) {
+	collectorInstance := v1beta1.OpenTelemetryCollector{
+		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
+			Kind:       "OpenTelemetryCollector",
+			APIVersion: "v1beta1",
+		},
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      "otel-my-instance",
+			Namespace: "somewhere",
+		},
+		Status: v1beta1.OpenTelemetryCollectorStatus{
+			Version: "0.104.0",
+		},
+		Spec: v1beta1.OpenTelemetryCollectorSpec{
+			OpenTelemetryCommonFields: v1beta1.OpenTelemetryCommonFields{
+				Args: map[string]string{
+					"foo":           "bar",
+					"feature-gates": "+baz,-component.UseLocalHostAsDefaultHost",
+				},
+			},
+			Config: v1beta1.Config{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	versionUpgrade := &upgrade.VersionUpgrade{
+		Log:      logger,
+		Version:  makeVersion("0.110.0"),
+		Client:   k8sClient,
+		Recorder: record.NewFakeRecorder(upgrade.RecordBufferSize),
+	}
+
+	col, err := versionUpgrade.ManagedInstance(context.Background(), collectorInstance)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expect err: nil but got: %v", err)
+	}
+	assert.EqualValues(t,
+		map[string]string{"foo": "bar", "feature-gates": "+baz"}, col.Spec.Args)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_15_0_test.go b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_15_0_test.go
index 0a01a3e847..4063f85829 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_15_0_test.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_15_0_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/apis/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/version"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/pkg/collector/upgrade"
 )
 
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ func TestRemoveMetricsTypeFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	// test
 	up := &upgrade.VersionUpgrade{
 		Log:      logger,
-		Version:  version.Get(),
+		Version:  makeVersion("0.15.0"),
 		Client:   nil,
 		Recorder: record.NewFakeRecorder(upgrade.RecordBufferSize),
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_19_0_test.go b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_19_0_test.go
index 63162e5dce..3c3a5e66d0 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_19_0_test.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_19_0_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/apis/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/manifests/collector/adapters"
-	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/version"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/pkg/collector/upgrade"
 )
 
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ service:
 	// test
 	up := &upgrade.VersionUpgrade{
 		Log:      logger,
-		Version:  version.Get(),
+		Version:  makeVersion("0.19.0"),
 		Client:   nil,
 		Recorder: record.NewFakeRecorder(upgrade.RecordBufferSize),
 	}
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ service:
 	// test
 	up := &upgrade.VersionUpgrade{
 		Log:      logger,
-		Version:  version.Get(),
+		Version:  makeVersion("0.19.0"),
 		Client:   nil,
 		Recorder: record.NewFakeRecorder(upgrade.RecordBufferSize),
 	}
@@ -191,7 +190,7 @@ service:
 	// test
 	up := &upgrade.VersionUpgrade{
 		Log:      logger,
-		Version:  version.Get(),
+		Version:  makeVersion("0.19.0"),
 		Client:   nil,
 		Recorder: record.NewFakeRecorder(upgrade.RecordBufferSize),
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_24_0_test.go b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_24_0_test.go
index caf53bdfd2..52669150ff 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_24_0_test.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_24_0_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/apis/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/version"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/pkg/collector/upgrade"
 )
 
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ service:
 	// test
 	up := &upgrade.VersionUpgrade{
 		Log:      logger,
-		Version:  version.Get(),
+		Version:  makeVersion("0.24.0"),
 		Client:   nil,
 		Recorder: record.NewFakeRecorder(upgrade.RecordBufferSize),
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_31_0_test.go b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_31_0_test.go
index 861cdb492d..dd340ed655 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_31_0_test.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_31_0_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/apis/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/version"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/pkg/collector/upgrade"
 )
 
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ service:
 	// test
 	up := &upgrade.VersionUpgrade{
 		Log:      logger,
-		Version:  version.Get(),
+		Version:  makeVersion("0.31.0"),
 		Client:   nil,
 		Recorder: record.NewFakeRecorder(upgrade.RecordBufferSize),
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_36_0_test.go b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_36_0_test.go
index 7695d39c00..346adb424c 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_36_0_test.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_36_0_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/apis/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/version"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/pkg/collector/upgrade"
 )
 
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ service:
 
 	up := &upgrade.VersionUpgrade{
 		Log:      logger,
-		Version:  version.Get(),
+		Version:  makeVersion("0.36.0"),
 		Client:   nil,
 		Recorder: record.NewFakeRecorder(upgrade.RecordBufferSize),
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_38_0_test.go b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_38_0_test.go
index 26e3d69bbb..efa74d9c6a 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_38_0_test.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_38_0_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/apis/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/version"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/pkg/collector/upgrade"
 )
 
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ service:
 	// EXPECTED: drop logging args and configure logging parameters into config from args
 	up := &upgrade.VersionUpgrade{
 		Log:      logger,
-		Version:  version.Get(),
+		Version:  makeVersion("0.38.0"),
 		Client:   nil,
 		Recorder: record.NewFakeRecorder(upgrade.RecordBufferSize),
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_39_0_test.go b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_39_0_test.go
index 204c576c8a..39ffa04436 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_39_0_test.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_39_0_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/apis/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/version"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/pkg/collector/upgrade"
 )
 
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ service:
 	// drop processors.memory_limiter field 'ballast_size_mib'
 	up := &upgrade.VersionUpgrade{
 		Log:      logger,
-		Version:  version.Get(),
+		Version:  makeVersion("0.39.0"),
 		Client:   nil,
 		Recorder: record.NewFakeRecorder(upgrade.RecordBufferSize),
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_41_0_test.go b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_41_0_test.go
index 01903044a5..f13047eefa 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_41_0_test.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_41_0_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/apis/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/version"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/pkg/collector/upgrade"
 )
 
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ service:
 	// TESTCASE 1: restructure cors for both allowed_origin & allowed_headers
 	up := &upgrade.VersionUpgrade{
 		Log:      logger,
-		Version:  version.Get(),
+		Version:  makeVersion("0.41.0"),
 		Client:   nil,
 		Recorder: record.NewFakeRecorder(upgrade.RecordBufferSize),
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_43_0_test.go b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_43_0_test.go
index 348b1d0b96..957849f941 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_43_0_test.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_43_0_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/apis/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/version"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/pkg/collector/upgrade"
 )
 
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ service:
 	// test
 	up := &upgrade.VersionUpgrade{
 		Log:      logger,
-		Version:  version.Get(),
+		Version:  makeVersion("0.43.0"),
 		Client:   nil,
 		Recorder: record.NewFakeRecorder(upgrade.RecordBufferSize),
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_56_0_test.go b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_56_0_test.go
index 57ced4b07a..fd29c55aed 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_56_0_test.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_56_0_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/apis/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/version"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/pkg/collector/upgrade"
 )
 
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ func Test0_56_0Upgrade(t *testing.T) {
 	collectorInstance.Status.Version = "0.55.0"
 	versionUpgrade := &upgrade.VersionUpgrade{
 		Log:      logger,
-		Version:  version.Get(),
+		Version:  makeVersion("0.56.0"),
 		Client:   k8sClient,
 		Recorder: record.NewFakeRecorder(upgrade.RecordBufferSize),
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_57_2_test.go b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_57_2_test.go
index a3ca59919c..c43b869591 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_57_2_test.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_57_2_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/apis/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/version"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/pkg/collector/upgrade"
 )
 
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ service:
 	//Test to remove port and change endpoint value.
 	versionUpgrade := &upgrade.VersionUpgrade{
 		Log:      logger,
-		Version:  version.Get(),
+		Version:  makeVersion("0.57.2"),
 		Client:   k8sClient,
 		Recorder: record.NewFakeRecorder(upgrade.RecordBufferSize),
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_61_0_test.go b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_61_0_test.go
index f702695672..91bfdc447f 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_61_0_test.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_61_0_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/apis/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/version"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/pkg/collector/upgrade"
 )
 
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ func Test0_61_0Upgrade(t *testing.T) {
 
 			versionUpgrade := &upgrade.VersionUpgrade{
 				Log:      logger,
-				Version:  version.Get(),
+				Version:  makeVersion("0.61.0"),
 				Client:   k8sClient,
 				Recorder: record.NewFakeRecorder(upgrade.RecordBufferSize),
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_9_0_test.go b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_9_0_test.go
index c428034000..06c5c8cf7f 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_9_0_test.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/upgrade/v0_9_0_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/apis/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/version"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/pkg/collector/upgrade"
 )
 
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ func TestRemoveConnectionDelay(t *testing.T) {
 	// test
 	up := &upgrade.VersionUpgrade{
 		Log:      logger,
-		Version:  version.Get(),
+		Version:  makeVersion("0.9.0"),
 		Client:   nil,
 		Recorder: record.NewFakeRecorder(upgrade.RecordBufferSize),
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/instrumentation/podmutator_test.go b/pkg/instrumentation/podmutator_test.go
index 400d44c22b..dd471ad789 100644
--- a/pkg/instrumentation/podmutator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/instrumentation/podmutator_test.go
@@ -1258,6 +1258,10 @@ func TestMutatePod(t *testing.T) {
 								Name:  "OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER",
 								Value: "otlp",
 							},
+							{
+								Name:  "OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER",
+								Value: "otlp",
+							},
 							{
 								Name:  "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT",
 								Value: "http://localhost:4318",
@@ -1361,6 +1365,10 @@ func TestMutatePod(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER",
 									Value: "otlp",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER",
+									Value: "otlp",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT",
 									Value: "http://localhost:4318",
@@ -1454,6 +1462,10 @@ func TestMutatePod(t *testing.T) {
 								Name:  "OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER",
 								Value: "otlp",
 							},
+							{
+								Name:  "OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER",
+								Value: "otlp",
+							},
 							{
 								Name:  "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT",
 								Value: "http://localhost:4318",
@@ -1562,6 +1574,10 @@ func TestMutatePod(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER",
 									Value: "otlp",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER",
+									Value: "otlp",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT",
 									Value: "http://localhost:4318",
@@ -1653,6 +1669,10 @@ func TestMutatePod(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER",
 									Value: "otlp",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER",
+									Value: "otlp",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT",
 									Value: "http://localhost:4318",
@@ -1746,6 +1766,10 @@ func TestMutatePod(t *testing.T) {
 								Name:  "OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER",
 								Value: "otlp",
 							},
+							{
+								Name:  "OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER",
+								Value: "otlp",
+							},
 							{
 								Name:  "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT",
 								Value: "http://localhost:4318",
@@ -4125,6 +4149,10 @@ func TestMutatePod(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER",
 									Value: "otlp",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER",
+									Value: "otlp",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "OTEL_SERVICE_NAME",
 									Value: "python1",
@@ -4200,6 +4228,10 @@ func TestMutatePod(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER",
 									Value: "otlp",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER",
+									Value: "otlp",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "OTEL_SERVICE_NAME",
 									Value: "python2",
diff --git a/pkg/instrumentation/python.go b/pkg/instrumentation/python.go
index d3cfc51ca4..c0745cd814 100644
--- a/pkg/instrumentation/python.go
+++ b/pkg/instrumentation/python.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const (
 	envPythonPath               = "PYTHONPATH"
 	envOtelTracesExporter       = "OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER"
 	envOtelMetricsExporter      = "OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER"
+	envOtelLogsExporter         = "OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER"
 	envOtelExporterOTLPProtocol = "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL"
 	pythonPathPrefix            = "/otel-auto-instrumentation-python/opentelemetry/instrumentation/auto_instrumentation"
 	pythonPathSuffix            = "/otel-auto-instrumentation-python"
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ func injectPythonSDK(pythonSpec v1alpha1.Python, pod corev1.Pod, index int) (cor
 		})
 	}
 
-	// Set OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER to HTTP exporter if not set by user because it is what our autoinstrumentation supports.
+	// Set OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER to otlp exporter if not set by user because it is what our autoinstrumentation supports.
 	idx = getIndexOfEnv(container.Env, envOtelTracesExporter)
 	if idx == -1 {
 		container.Env = append(container.Env, corev1.EnvVar{
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ func injectPythonSDK(pythonSpec v1alpha1.Python, pod corev1.Pod, index int) (cor
 		})
 	}
 
-	// Set OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER to HTTP exporter if not set by user because it is what our autoinstrumentation supports.
+	// Set OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER to otlp exporter if not set by user because it is what our autoinstrumentation supports.
 	idx = getIndexOfEnv(container.Env, envOtelMetricsExporter)
 	if idx == -1 {
 		container.Env = append(container.Env, corev1.EnvVar{
@@ -88,6 +89,15 @@ func injectPythonSDK(pythonSpec v1alpha1.Python, pod corev1.Pod, index int) (cor
 		})
 	}
 
+	// Set OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER to otlp exporter if not set by user because it is what our autoinstrumentation supports.
+	idx = getIndexOfEnv(container.Env, envOtelLogsExporter)
+	if idx == -1 {
+		container.Env = append(container.Env, corev1.EnvVar{
+			Name:  envOtelLogsExporter,
+			Value: "otlp",
+		})
+	}
+
 	container.VolumeMounts = append(container.VolumeMounts, corev1.VolumeMount{
 		Name:      pythonVolumeName,
 		MountPath: pythonInstrMountPath,
diff --git a/pkg/instrumentation/python_test.go b/pkg/instrumentation/python_test.go
index 2ced01bb07..01fe9b1665 100644
--- a/pkg/instrumentation/python_test.go
+++ b/pkg/instrumentation/python_test.go
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ func TestInjectPythonSDK(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER",
 									Value: "otlp",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER",
+									Value: "otlp",
+								},
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -163,6 +167,10 @@ func TestInjectPythonSDK(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER",
 									Value: "otlp",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER",
+									Value: "otlp",
+								},
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -235,6 +243,10 @@ func TestInjectPythonSDK(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER",
 									Value: "otlp",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER",
+									Value: "otlp",
+								},
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -307,6 +319,86 @@ func TestInjectPythonSDK(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER",
 									Value: "otlp",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER",
+									Value: "otlp",
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			err: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER defined",
+			Python: v1alpha1.Python{Image: "foo/bar:1"},
+			pod: corev1.Pod{
+				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
+					Containers: []corev1.Container{
+						{
+							Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+								{
+									Name:  "OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER",
+									Value: "somebackend",
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: corev1.Pod{
+				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
+					Volumes: []corev1.Volume{
+						{
+							Name: "opentelemetry-auto-instrumentation-python",
+							VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{
+								EmptyDir: &corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{
+									SizeLimit: &defaultVolumeLimitSize,
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					InitContainers: []corev1.Container{
+						{
+							Name:    "opentelemetry-auto-instrumentation-python",
+							Image:   "foo/bar:1",
+							Command: []string{"cp", "-r", "/autoinstrumentation/.", "/otel-auto-instrumentation-python"},
+							VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{
+								Name:      "opentelemetry-auto-instrumentation-python",
+								MountPath: "/otel-auto-instrumentation-python",
+							}},
+						},
+					},
+					Containers: []corev1.Container{
+						{
+							VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{
+								{
+									Name:      "opentelemetry-auto-instrumentation-python",
+									MountPath: "/otel-auto-instrumentation-python",
+								},
+							},
+							Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+								{
+									Name:  "OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER",
+									Value: "somebackend",
+								},
+								{
+									Name:  "PYTHONPATH",
+									Value: fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", "/otel-auto-instrumentation-python/opentelemetry/instrumentation/auto_instrumentation", "/otel-auto-instrumentation-python"),
+								},
+								{
+									Name:  "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL",
+									Value: "http/protobuf",
+								},
+								{
+									Name:  "OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER",
+									Value: "otlp",
+								},
+								{
+									Name:  "OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER",
+									Value: "otlp",
+								},
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -379,6 +471,10 @@ func TestInjectPythonSDK(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER",
 									Value: "otlp",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER",
+									Value: "otlp",
+								},
 							},
 						},
 					},
diff --git a/pkg/instrumentation/sdk_test.go b/pkg/instrumentation/sdk_test.go
index c3abedac04..38013ed3ac 100644
--- a/pkg/instrumentation/sdk_test.go
+++ b/pkg/instrumentation/sdk_test.go
@@ -1261,6 +1261,10 @@ func TestInjectPython(t *testing.T) {
 							Name:  "OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER",
 							Value: "otlp",
 						},
+						{
+							Name:  "OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER",
+							Value: "otlp",
+						},
 						{
 							Name:  "OTEL_SERVICE_NAME",
 							Value: "app",
diff --git a/tests/e2e-instrumentation/instrumentation-python-multicontainer/01-assert.yaml b/tests/e2e-instrumentation/instrumentation-python-multicontainer/01-assert.yaml
index d0e8c12567..72f6e7e712 100644
--- a/tests/e2e-instrumentation/instrumentation-python-multicontainer/01-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/e2e-instrumentation/instrumentation-python-multicontainer/01-assert.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ spec:
       value: otlp
     - name: OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER
       value: otlp
+    - name: OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER
+      value: otlp
     - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
       value: http://localhost:4317
     - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TIMEOUT
@@ -74,6 +76,8 @@ spec:
       value: otlp
     - name: OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER
       value: otlp
+    - name: OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER
+      value: otlp
     - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
       value: http://localhost:4317
     - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TIMEOUT
diff --git a/tests/e2e-instrumentation/instrumentation-python-multicontainer/02-assert.yaml b/tests/e2e-instrumentation/instrumentation-python-multicontainer/02-assert.yaml
index da7c987e54..5e2cbf06e2 100644
--- a/tests/e2e-instrumentation/instrumentation-python-multicontainer/02-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/e2e-instrumentation/instrumentation-python-multicontainer/02-assert.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ spec:
       value: otlp
     - name: OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER
       value: otlp
+    - name: OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER
+      value: otlp
     - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
       value: http://localhost:4317
     - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TIMEOUT
diff --git a/tests/e2e-instrumentation/instrumentation-python/01-assert.yaml b/tests/e2e-instrumentation/instrumentation-python/01-assert.yaml
index 62cf682ba0..94ff9058d7 100644
--- a/tests/e2e-instrumentation/instrumentation-python/01-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/e2e-instrumentation/instrumentation-python/01-assert.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ spec:
       value: http/protobuf
     - name: OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER
       value: otlp
+    - name: OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER
+      value: otlp
     - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TIMEOUT
       value: "20"
     - name: OTEL_TRACES_SAMPLER
diff --git a/tests/e2e-multi-instrumentation/instrumentation-multi-multicontainer-go/02-assert.yaml b/tests/e2e-multi-instrumentation/instrumentation-multi-multicontainer-go/02-assert.yaml
index 71d4e05d06..63c9e239e3 100644
--- a/tests/e2e-multi-instrumentation/instrumentation-multi-multicontainer-go/02-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/e2e-multi-instrumentation/instrumentation-multi-multicontainer-go/02-assert.yaml
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ spec:
       value: otlp
     - name: OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER
       value: otlp
+    - name: OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER
+      value: otlp
     - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TIMEOUT
       value: "20"
     - name: OTEL_TRACES_SAMPLER
diff --git a/tests/e2e-multi-instrumentation/instrumentation-multi-multicontainer/01-assert.yaml b/tests/e2e-multi-instrumentation/instrumentation-multi-multicontainer/01-assert.yaml
index 61eabd4e91..b0edc6701f 100644
--- a/tests/e2e-multi-instrumentation/instrumentation-multi-multicontainer/01-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/e2e-multi-instrumentation/instrumentation-multi-multicontainer/01-assert.yaml
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ spec:
       value: otlp
     - name: OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER
       value: otlp
+    - name: OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER
+      value: otlp
     - name: OTEL_TRACES_SAMPLER
       value: parentbased_traceidratio
     - name: OTEL_TRACES_SAMPLER_ARG