diff --git a/core/metrics/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/metrics/BucketBoundaries.scala b/core/metrics/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/metrics/BucketBoundaries.scala
index 41576849b..285375dfe 100644
--- a/core/metrics/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/metrics/BucketBoundaries.scala
+++ b/core/metrics/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/metrics/BucketBoundaries.scala
@@ -75,6 +75,20 @@ object BucketBoundaries {
     Impl(boundaries)
   }
 
+  /** Creates [[BucketBoundaries]] using the given `boundaries`.
+    *
+    * Throws an exception if any of the following rules is violated:
+    *   - the boundary cannot be `Double.NaN`
+    *   - the boundaries must be in increasing order
+    *   - first boundary cannot be `Double.NegativeInfinity`
+    *   - last boundary cannot be `Double.PositiveInfinity`
+    *
+    * @param boundaries
+    *   the bucket boundaries
+    */
+  def apply(boundaries: Double*): BucketBoundaries =
+    apply(boundaries.toVector)
+
   implicit val bucketBoundariesHash: Hash[BucketBoundaries] =
     Hash.by(_.boundaries)
 
diff --git a/core/metrics/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/metrics/BaseMeterSuite.scala b/core/metrics/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/metrics/BaseMeterSuite.scala
index 97b03da69..3f60928a8 100644
--- a/core/metrics/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/metrics/BaseMeterSuite.scala
+++ b/core/metrics/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/metrics/BaseMeterSuite.scala
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ abstract class BaseMeterSuite extends CatsEffectSuite {
   }
 
   sdkTest("Histogram - use explicit bucket boundaries") { sdk =>
-    val boundaries = BucketBoundaries(Vector(1.0, 2.0, 3.0))
+    val boundaries = BucketBoundaries(1.0, 2.0, 3.0)
     val expected = MetricData.histogram(
       name = "histogram",
       values = List(1.0),
@@ -348,10 +348,8 @@ object BaseMeterSuite {
 
   object MetricData {
     private val DefaultBoundaries = BucketBoundaries(
-      Vector(
-        0.0, 5.0, 10.0, 25.0, 50.0, 75.0, 100.0, 250.0, 500.0, 750.0, 1000.0,
-        2500.0, 5000.0, 7500.0, 10000.0
-      )
+      0.0, 5.0, 10.0, 25.0, 50.0, 75.0, 100.0, 250.0, 500.0, 750.0, 1000.0,
+      2500.0, 5000.0, 7500.0, 10000.0
     )
 
     def sum(
diff --git a/core/metrics/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/metrics/BucketBoundariesSuite.scala b/core/metrics/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/metrics/BucketBoundariesSuite.scala
index c0114785e..478fb3bdf 100644
--- a/core/metrics/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/metrics/BucketBoundariesSuite.scala
+++ b/core/metrics/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/metrics/BucketBoundariesSuite.scala
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class BucketBoundariesSuite extends DisciplineSuite {
     interceptMessage[IllegalArgumentException](
       "requirement failed: bucket boundary cannot be NaN"
     )(
-      BucketBoundaries(Vector(1.0, 2.0, Double.NaN, 3.0))
+      BucketBoundaries(1.0, 2.0, Double.NaN, 3.0)
     )
   }
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class BucketBoundariesSuite extends DisciplineSuite {
     interceptMessage[IllegalArgumentException](
       "requirement failed: bucket boundaries must be in increasing oder"
     )(
-      BucketBoundaries(Vector(1.0, 1.2, 0.5, 3.0))
+      BucketBoundaries(1.0, 1.2, 0.5, 3.0)
     )
   }
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class BucketBoundariesSuite extends DisciplineSuite {
     interceptMessage[IllegalArgumentException](
       "requirement failed: first boundary cannot be -Inf"
     )(
-      BucketBoundaries(Vector(Double.NegativeInfinity))
+      BucketBoundaries(Double.NegativeInfinity)
     )
   }
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class BucketBoundariesSuite extends DisciplineSuite {
     interceptMessage[IllegalArgumentException](
       "requirement failed: last boundary cannot be +Inf"
     )(
-      BucketBoundaries(Vector(Double.PositiveInfinity))
+      BucketBoundaries(Double.PositiveInfinity)
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/sdk/metrics/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/metrics/Aggregation.scala b/sdk/metrics/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/metrics/Aggregation.scala
index b611eaf3a..dbb25eded 100644
--- a/sdk/metrics/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/metrics/Aggregation.scala
+++ b/sdk/metrics/src/main/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/metrics/Aggregation.scala
@@ -44,10 +44,8 @@ object Aggregation {
   private[metrics] object Defaults {
     // See https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otel/metrics/sdk/#explicit-bucket-histogram-aggregation
     val Boundaries: BucketBoundaries = BucketBoundaries(
-      Vector(
-        0d, 5d, 10d, 25d, 50d, 75d, 100d, 250d, 500d, 750d, 1000d, 2500d, 5000d,
-        7500d, 10000d
-      )
+      0d, 5d, 10d, 25d, 50d, 75d, 100d, 250d, 500d, 750d, 1000d, 2500d, 5000d,
+      7500d, 10000d
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/sdk/metrics/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/metrics/exemplar/ExemplarReservoirSuite.scala b/sdk/metrics/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/metrics/exemplar/ExemplarReservoirSuite.scala
index 0f77f2f1a..6e0a33e02 100644
--- a/sdk/metrics/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/metrics/exemplar/ExemplarReservoirSuite.scala
+++ b/sdk/metrics/src/test/scala/org/typelevel/otel4s/sdk/metrics/exemplar/ExemplarReservoirSuite.scala
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class ExemplarReservoirSuite
     _.get(traceContextKey)
 
   private val boundaries: BucketBoundaries =
-    BucketBoundaries(Vector(1.0, 5.0, 10.0))
+    BucketBoundaries(1.0, 5.0, 10.0)
 
   //
   // Fixed size