diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a087619e4..b3024d7b1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "glibc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "aws-otel-collector"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "glibc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "aws-signing-helper"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -54,6 +61,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "acpid",
  "amazon-ssm-agent",
  "aws-iam-authenticator",
+ "aws-otel-collector",
  "aws-signing-helper",
  "bash",
  "binutils",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 16e1a50b9..21aaa1bf9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ members = [
   "packages/acpid",
   "packages/amazon-ssm-agent",
   "packages/aws-iam-authenticator",
+  "packages/aws-otel-collector",
   "packages/aws-signing-helper",
   "packages/bash",
   "packages/binutils",
diff --git a/kits/bottlerocket-core-kit/Cargo.toml b/kits/bottlerocket-core-kit/Cargo.toml
index 27d401a59..eee189f14 100644
--- a/kits/bottlerocket-core-kit/Cargo.toml
+++ b/kits/bottlerocket-core-kit/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ path = "../kit.rs"
 acpid = { path = "../../packages/acpid" }
 amazon-ssm-agent = { path = "../../packages/amazon-ssm-agent" }
 aws-iam-authenticator = { path = "../../packages/aws-iam-authenticator" }
+aws-otel-collector = { path = "../../packages/aws-otel-collector" }
 aws-signing-helper = { path = "../../packages/aws-signing-helper" }
 bash = { path = "../../packages/bash" }
 binutils = { path = "../../packages/binutils" }