diff --git a/extension/sigv4authextension/README.md b/extension/sigv4authextension/README.md
index 458989ff2c6f..80aed5858956 100644
--- a/extension/sigv4authextension/README.md
+++ b/extension/sigv4authextension/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 # Authenticator - Sigv4
+<!-- status autogenerated section -->
+| Status        |           |
+| ------------- |-----------|
+| Stability     | [beta]  |
+| Distributions | [contrib] |
 
-| Status                   |                      |
-| ------------------------ |----------------------|
-| Stability                | [beta]               |
-| Distributions            | [contrib]            |
+[beta]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector#beta
+[contrib]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/tree/main/distributions/otelcol-contrib
+<!-- end autogenerated section -->
 
 This extension provides Sigv4 authentication for making requests to AWS services. For more information on the Sigv4 process, please look [here](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/signature-version-4.html).
 
@@ -53,6 +57,3 @@ service:
 ## Notes
 
 * The collector must have valid AWS credentials as used by the [AWS SDK for Go](https://aws.github.io/aws-sdk-go-v2/docs/configuring-sdk/#specifying-credentials)
-
-[beta]:https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector#beta
-[contrib]:https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/tree/main/distributions/otelcol-contrib
diff --git a/extension/sigv4authextension/config_test.go b/extension/sigv4authextension/config_test.go
index 523e259ed5b2..d5555249a77c 100644
--- a/extension/sigv4authextension/config_test.go
+++ b/extension/sigv4authextension/config_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/confmaptest"
+
+	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/sigv4authextension/internal/metadata"
 )
 
 func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	factory := NewFactory()
 	cfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig()
-	sub, err := cm.Sub(component.NewID(typeStr).String())
+	sub, err := cm.Sub(component.NewID(metadata.Type).String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, component.UnmarshalConfig(sub, cfg))
 
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ func TestLoadConfigError(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	factory := NewFactory()
 	cfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig()
-	sub, err := cm.Sub(component.NewIDWithName(typeStr, "missing_credentials").String())
+	sub, err := cm.Sub(component.NewIDWithName(metadata.Type, "missing_credentials").String())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, component.UnmarshalConfig(sub, cfg))
 	assert.Error(t, component.ValidateConfig(cfg))
diff --git a/extension/sigv4authextension/doc.go b/extension/sigv4authextension/doc.go
index 6b665322e1f4..80ea73459a0d 100644
--- a/extension/sigv4authextension/doc.go
+++ b/extension/sigv4authextension/doc.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+//go:generate mdatagen metadata.yaml
+
 // Package sigv4authextension implements the `auth.Client` interface.
 // This extension provides the Sigv4 process of adding authentication information to AWS API requests sent by HTTP.
 // As such, the extension can be used for HTTP based exporters that export to AWS services.
diff --git a/extension/sigv4authextension/factory.go b/extension/sigv4authextension/factory.go
index aef97fb123d8..7fe2bbf0a7a4 100644
--- a/extension/sigv4authextension/factory.go
+++ b/extension/sigv4authextension/factory.go
@@ -21,16 +21,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/extension"
-)
 
-const (
-	// The value of extension "type" in configuration.
-	typeStr = "sigv4auth"
+	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/sigv4authextension/internal/metadata"
 )
 
 // NewFactory creates a factory for the Sigv4 Authenticator extension.
 func NewFactory() extension.Factory {
-	return extension.NewFactory(typeStr, createDefaultConfig, createExtension, component.StabilityLevelBeta)
+	return extension.NewFactory(metadata.Type, createDefaultConfig, createExtension, metadata.ExtensionStability)
 }
 
 // createDefaultConfig() creates a Config struct with default values.
diff --git a/extension/sigv4authextension/internal/metadata/generated_status.go b/extension/sigv4authextension/internal/metadata/generated_status.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dc66d270b99e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/sigv4authextension/internal/metadata/generated_status.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Code generated by mdatagen. DO NOT EDIT.
+
+package metadata
+
+import (
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
+)
+
+const (
+	Type               = "sigv4auth"
+	ExtensionStability = component.StabilityLevelBeta
+)
diff --git a/extension/sigv4authextension/metadata.yaml b/extension/sigv4authextension/metadata.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ecd3dfc5145a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/sigv4authextension/metadata.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+type: sigv4auth
+
+status:
+  class: extension
+  stability:
+    beta: [extension]
+  distributions: [contrib]
\ No newline at end of file