Got it working with the latest, and specifying a specific version of …

…the envprovider since, apparently, it versions separately from everything else.

tools/stress-cluster/services/otelcollector/Dockerfile

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ RUN apt update -y && apt upgrade -y && apt install -y build-essential git
 
 # this lets us build a custom otel-collector image, with a minimal set of 
 # adapters, etc...
-RUN go install go.opentelemetry.io/collector/cmd/builder@latest
+RUN go install go.opentelemetry.io/collector/cmd/builder@v0.110.0
 COPY ./otel-builder.yml /otel-builder.yml
 # builds to /tmp/dist
 RUN builder --config=/otel-builder.yml

tools/stress-cluster/services/otelcollector/otel-builder.yml

@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
-# This is used as an input to the `ocb` app that lets you build a customized OpenTelemetry collector, 
+# This is used as an input to the `ocb` app that lets you build a customized OpenTelemetry collector,
 # as described here: https://opentelemetry.io/docs/collector/custom-collector/
 dist:
   name: otelcol-custom
   description: Local OpenTelemetry Collector binary
   output_path: /tmp/dist
-  otelcol_version: 0.96.0
+  otelcol_version: 0.110.0
+providers:
+  - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/envprovider v1.16.0
+  - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/fileprovider v1.16.0
+
 exporters:
-  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/azuremonitorexporter v0.96.0
-  - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/debugexporter v0.96.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/azuremonitorexporter v0.110.0
+  - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/debugexporter v0.110.0
 
 receivers:
-  - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/otlpreceiver v0.96.0
+  - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/otlpreceiver v0.110.0
 
 processors:
-  - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/processor/batchprocessor v0.96.0
+  - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/processor/batchprocessor v0.110.0