diff --git a/config/channels/in-memory-channel/configmaps/observability.yaml b/config/channels/in-memory-channel/configmaps/observability.yaml
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-../../../core/configmaps/observability.yaml
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diff --git a/config/channels/in-memory-channel/configmaps/tracing.yaml b/config/channels/in-memory-channel/configmaps/tracing.yaml
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-../../../core/configmaps/tracing.yaml
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