allow disabling instrumentation scope labels

open-telemetry · Oct 12, 2022 · 02d4347 · 02d4347
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diff --git a/specification/metrics/data-model.md b/specification/metrics/data-model.md
@@ -1498,7 +1498,11 @@ following the rules described in the [`Metric Attributes`](#metric-attributes)
 section below.
 
 Prometheus exporters MUST add the scope name as the `otel_scope_name` label and
-the scope version as the `otel_scope_version` label on all metric points.
+the scope version as the `otel_scope_version` label on all metric points by
+default.
+
+Prometheus exporters SHOULD provide a configuration option to disable the
+`otel_scope_info` metric and `otel_scope_` labels.
 
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