diff --git a/.chloggen/mx-psi_asstring.yaml b/.chloggen/mx-psi_asstring.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..51f2aed1f7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/mx-psi_asstring.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: enhancement
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. otlpreceiver)
+component: confmap
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: "Adds `confmap.Retrieved.AsString` method that returns the configuration value as a string"
+
+# One or more tracking issues or pull requests related to the change
+issues: [9532]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:
+
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: [api]
diff --git a/.chloggen/mx-psi_newretrievedfromyaml.yaml b/.chloggen/mx-psi_newretrievedfromyaml.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..770fdc36439
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/mx-psi_newretrievedfromyaml.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: enhancement
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. otlpreceiver)
+component: confmap
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: "Adds `confmap.NewRetrievedFromYAML` helper to create `confmap.Retrieved` values from YAML bytes"
+
+# One or more tracking issues or pull requests related to the change
+issues: [9532]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:
+
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: [api]
diff --git a/.chloggen/mx-psi_weaklytypedinput.yaml b/.chloggen/mx-psi_weaklytypedinput.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..68700dd43d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/mx-psi_weaklytypedinput.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: enhancement
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. otlpreceiver)
+component: confmap
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: "Adds alpha `confmap.strictlyTypedInput` feature gate that enables strict type checks during configuration resolution"
+
+# One or more tracking issues or pull requests related to the change
+issues: [9532]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext: |
+  When enabled, the configuration resolution system will:
+  - Stop doing most kinds of implicit type casting when resolving configuration values
+  - Use the original string representation of configuration values if the ${} syntax is used in inline position
+
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: []
diff --git a/cmd/mdatagen/go.mod b/cmd/mdatagen/go.mod
index db997ca670a..45876397fa2 100644
--- a/cmd/mdatagen/go.mod
+++ b/cmd/mdatagen/go.mod
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 // indirect
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.1 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.54.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.15.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus v0.49.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.27.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
diff --git a/cmd/mdatagen/go.sum b/cmd/mdatagen/go.sum
index 16811877544..40898cf22fd 100644
--- a/cmd/mdatagen/go.sum
+++ b/cmd/mdatagen/go.sum
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeN
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 h1:5tqGy27NaOTB8yJKUZELlFAS/LTKJkrmONwQKeRZfjY=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 h1:PV8peI4a0ysnczrg+LtxykD8LfKY9ML6u2jnxaEnrnM=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12/go.mod h1:e30LSqwooZae/UwlEbR2852Gd8hjQvJoHmT4TnhNGBo=
 github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0/go.mod h1:pFxgyoBC7bSaBwPgfKdkLd5X25qrDl4LWUI2bnpBCr8=
diff --git a/config/configauth/go.mod b/config/configauth/go.mod
index 6ad2b2633ef..fbdcfe8ff16 100644
--- a/config/configauth/go.mod
+++ b/config/configauth/go.mod
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.1.1 // indirect
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry v0.102.1 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap v0.102.1 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.27.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.27.0 // indirect
@@ -48,3 +50,5 @@ replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry => ../configtelemet
 replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/extension => ../../extension
 
 replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/extension/auth => ../../extension/auth
+
+replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate => ../../featuregate
diff --git a/config/configauth/go.sum b/config/configauth/go.sum
index e2c5ce4ef77..59c1b968fcf 100644
--- a/config/configauth/go.sum
+++ b/config/configauth/go.sum
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 h1:Ov1cvc58UF3b5XjBnZv7+opcTcQFZebYjWzi34vdm4Q=
 github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2/go.mod h1:P1XiOD3dCwIKUDQYPy72D8LYyHL2YPYrpS2s69NZV8Q=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 h1:5tqGy27NaOTB8yJKUZELlFAS/LTKJkrmONwQKeRZfjY=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0/go.mod h1:pFxgyoBC7bSaBwPgfKdkLd5X25qrDl4LWUI2bnpBCr8=
 github.com/kisielk/gotool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XhKaO+MFFWcvkIS/tQcRk01m1F5IRFswLeQ+oQHNcck=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 h1:G5TjmUh2D7G2YWf5SQQqSiHRJEjaicvU0KpypqB3NIs=
diff --git a/confmap/confmap.go b/confmap/confmap.go
index 8a32216a2df..39bbc53cc33 100644
--- a/confmap/confmap.go
+++ b/confmap/confmap.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap"
 	"github.com/knadh/koanf/v2"
 
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/internal"
 	encoder "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/internal/mapstructure"
 )
 
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ func decodeConfig(m *Conf, result any, errorUnused bool, skipTopLevelUnmarshaler
 		ErrorUnused:      errorUnused,
 		Result:           result,
 		TagName:          "mapstructure",
-		WeaklyTypedInput: true,
+		WeaklyTypedInput: !internal.StrictlyTypedInputGate.IsEnabled(),
 		MatchName:        caseSensitiveMatchName,
 		DecodeHook: mapstructure.ComposeDecodeHookFunc(
 			expandNilStructPointersHookFunc(),
diff --git a/confmap/expand.go b/confmap/expand.go
index 11537e0d00f..efc4bb95911 100644
--- a/confmap/expand.go
+++ b/confmap/expand.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/internal"
 )
 
 // schemePattern defines the regexp pattern for scheme names.
@@ -111,7 +113,12 @@ func (mr *Resolver) findAndExpandURI(ctx context.Context, input string) (any, bo
 	if uri == input {
 		// If the value is a single URI, then the return value can be anything.
 		// This is the case `foo: ${file:some_extra_config.yml}`.
-		expanded, err := mr.expandURI(ctx, input)
+		ret, err := mr.expandURI(ctx, input)
+		if err != nil {
+			return input, false, err
+		}
+
+		expanded, err := ret.AsRaw()
 		if err != nil {
 			return input, false, err
 		}
@@ -121,7 +128,13 @@ func (mr *Resolver) findAndExpandURI(ctx context.Context, input string) (any, bo
 	if err != nil {
 		return input, false, err
 	}
-	repl, err := toString(expanded)
+
+	var repl string
+	if internal.StrictlyTypedInputGate.IsEnabled() {
+		repl, err = expanded.AsString()
+	} else {
+		repl, err = toString(expanded)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return input, false, fmt.Errorf("expanding %v: %w", uri, err)
 	}
@@ -129,8 +142,13 @@ func (mr *Resolver) findAndExpandURI(ctx context.Context, input string) (any, bo
 }
 
 // toString attempts to convert input to a string.
-func toString(input any) (string, error) {
+func toString(ret *Retrieved) (string, error) {
 	// This list must be kept in sync with checkRawConfType.
+	input, err := ret.AsRaw()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
 	val := reflect.ValueOf(input)
 	switch val.Kind() {
 	case reflect.String:
@@ -146,7 +164,7 @@ func toString(input any) (string, error) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (mr *Resolver) expandURI(ctx context.Context, input string) (any, error) {
+func (mr *Resolver) expandURI(ctx context.Context, input string) (*Retrieved, error) {
 	// strip ${ and }
 	uri := input[2 : len(input)-1]
 
@@ -167,7 +185,7 @@ func (mr *Resolver) expandURI(ctx context.Context, input string) (any, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	mr.closers = append(mr.closers, ret.Close)
-	return ret.AsRaw()
+	return ret, nil
 }
 
 type location struct {
diff --git a/confmap/go.mod b/confmap/go.mod
index 7fb8185c539..cbe325bbac2 100644
--- a/confmap/go.mod
+++ b/confmap/go.mod
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.1.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.9.0
 	go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
@@ -16,15 +17,15 @@ require (
 
 require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
-	github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/copystructure v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.10.0 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c // indirect
 )
 
 retract (
 	v0.76.0 // Depends on retracted pdata v1.0.0-rc10 module, use v0.76.1
 	v0.69.0 // Release failed, use v0.69.1
 )
+
+replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate => ../featuregate
diff --git a/confmap/go.sum b/confmap/go.sum
index c42b46e7c12..5cc7187072e 100644
--- a/confmap/go.sum
+++ b/confmap/go.sum
@@ -1,29 +1,25 @@
-github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 h1:TQcrn6Wq+sKGkpyPvppOz99zsMBaUOKXq6HSv655U1c=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1/go.mod h1:oJDH3BJKyqBA2TXFhDsKDGDTlndYOZ6rGS0BRZIxGhM=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 h1:5tqGy27NaOTB8yJKUZELlFAS/LTKJkrmONwQKeRZfjY=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 h1:G5TjmUh2D7G2YWf5SQQqSiHRJEjaicvU0KpypqB3NIs=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1/go.mod h1:npD/QZY3V6ghQDdcQzl1W4ICNVTkohC8E73eI2xW4yI=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 h1:gOkxhHkemwG4LezxxN8DMOFopOPghxRVp7JbIvdvqzU=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0/go.mod h1:2uLhxQzJnyHKfxG927awZC7+fyHFdQkd697K4MdLnIU=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.1.1 h1:/R8eXqasSTsmDCsAyYj+81Wteg8AqrV9CP6gvsTsOmM=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.1.1/go.mod h1:4mnTRbZCK+ALuBXHZMjDfG9y714L7TykVnZkXbMU3Es=
-github.com/kr/pretty v0.2.1/go.mod h1:ipq/a2n7PKx3OHsz4KJII5eveXtPO4qwEXGdVfWzfnI=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1 h1:flRD4NNwYAUpkphVc1HcthR4KEIFJ65n8Mw5qdRn3LE=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1/go.mod h1:hoEshYVHaxMs3cyo3Yncou5ZscifuDolrwPKZanG3xk=
-github.com/kr/pty v1.1.1/go.mod h1:pFQYn66WHrOpPYNljwOMqo10TkYh1fy3cYio2l3bCsQ=
-github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
 github.com/mitchellh/copystructure v1.2.0 h1:vpKXTN4ewci03Vljg/q9QvCGUDttBOGBIa15WveJJGw=
 github.com/mitchellh/copystructure v1.2.0/go.mod h1:qLl+cE2AmVv+CoeAwDPye/v+N2HKCj9FbZEVFJRxO9s=
 github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.2 h1:G2LzWKi524PWgd3mLHV8Y5k7s6XUvT0Gef6zxSIeXaQ=
 github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.2/go.mod h1:mSTlrgnPZtwu0c4WaC2kGObEpuNDbx0jmZXqmk4esnw=
-github.com/pkg/diff v0.0.0-20210226163009-20ebb0f2a09e/go.mod h1:pJLUxLENpZxwdsKMEsNbx1VGcRFpLqf3715MtcvvzbA=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
-github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.9.0/go.mod h1:WtVeX8xhTBvf0smdhujwtBcq4Qrzq/fJaraNFVN+nFs=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.10.0 h1:TMyTOH3F/DB16zRVcYyreMH6GnZZrwQVAoYjRBZyWFQ=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.10.0/go.mod h1:UQnix2H7Ngw/k4C5ijL5+65zddjncjaFoBhdsK/akog=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0 h1:HtqpIVDClZ4nwg75+f6Lvsy/wHu+3BoSGCbBAcpTsTg=
diff --git a/confmap/internal/e2e/go.mod b/confmap/internal/e2e/go.mod
index 7cf6804715a..d6d699d3e33 100644
--- a/confmap/internal/e2e/go.mod
+++ b/confmap/internal/e2e/go.mod
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap v0.102.1
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/envprovider v0.102.1
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/fileprovider v0.102.1
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.9.0
 )
 
 require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.1.1 // indirect
@@ -28,3 +30,5 @@ replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap => ../../
 replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/fileprovider => ../../provider/fileprovider
 
 replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/envprovider => ../../provider/envprovider
+
+replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate => ../../../featuregate
diff --git a/confmap/internal/e2e/go.sum b/confmap/internal/e2e/go.sum
index 1f734bb155a..95211d58154 100644
--- a/confmap/internal/e2e/go.sum
+++ b/confmap/internal/e2e/go.sum
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0 h1:dhn8MZ1gZ0mzeodTG3jt5Vj/o87xZKuNAprG2mQfMfc=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:oJDH3BJKyqBA2TXFhDsKDGDTlndYOZ6rGS0BRZIxGhM=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 h1:5tqGy27NaOTB8yJKUZELlFAS/LTKJkrmONwQKeRZfjY=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 h1:G5TjmUh2D7G2YWf5SQQqSiHRJEjaicvU0KpypqB3NIs=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1/go.mod h1:npD/QZY3V6ghQDdcQzl1W4ICNVTkohC8E73eI2xW4yI=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 h1:gOkxhHkemwG4LezxxN8DMOFopOPghxRVp7JbIvdvqzU=
diff --git a/confmap/internal/e2e/types_test.go b/confmap/internal/e2e/types_test.go
index 2c48b73535b..a7d0a6e31ee 100644
--- a/confmap/internal/e2e/types_test.go
+++ b/confmap/internal/e2e/types_test.go
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/internal"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/envprovider"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/fileprovider"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate"
 )
 
 type TargetField string
@@ -25,10 +27,11 @@ const (
 )
 
 type Test struct {
-	value       string
-	targetField TargetField
-	expected    any
-	expectedErr string
+	value        string
+	targetField  TargetField
+	expected     any
+	resolveErr   string
+	unmarshalErr string
 }
 
 type TargetConfig[T any] struct {
@@ -37,8 +40,8 @@ type TargetConfig[T any] struct {
 
 func AssertExpectedMatch[T any](t *testing.T, tt Test, conf *confmap.Conf, cfg *TargetConfig[T]) {
 	err := conf.Unmarshal(cfg)
-	if tt.expectedErr != "" {
-		require.ErrorContains(t, err, tt.expectedErr)
+	if tt.unmarshalErr != "" {
+		require.ErrorContains(t, err, tt.unmarshalErr)
 		return
 	}
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -166,3 +169,142 @@ func TestTypeCasting(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestStrictTypeCasting(t *testing.T) {
+	values := []Test{
+		{
+			value:       "123",
+			targetField: TargetFieldInt,
+			expected:    123,
+		},
+		{
+			value:        "123",
+			targetField:  TargetFieldString,
+			unmarshalErr: "'field' expected type 'string', got unconvertible type 'int', value: '123'",
+		},
+		{
+			value:       "123",
+			targetField: TargetFieldInlineString,
+			expected:    "inline field with 123 expansion",
+		},
+		{
+			value:       "0123",
+			targetField: TargetFieldInt,
+			expected:    83,
+		},
+		{
+			value:        "0123",
+			targetField:  TargetFieldString,
+			unmarshalErr: "'field' expected type 'string', got unconvertible type 'int', value: '83'",
+		},
+		{
+			value:       "0123",
+			targetField: TargetFieldInlineString,
+			expected:    "inline field with 0123 expansion",
+		},
+		{
+			value:       "0xdeadbeef",
+			targetField: TargetFieldInt,
+			expected:    3735928559,
+		},
+		{
+			value:        "0xdeadbeef",
+			targetField:  TargetFieldString,
+			unmarshalErr: "'field' expected type 'string', got unconvertible type 'int', value: '3735928559'",
+		},
+		{
+			value:       "0xdeadbeef",
+			targetField: TargetFieldInlineString,
+			expected:    "inline field with 0xdeadbeef expansion",
+		},
+		{
+			value:       "\"0123\"",
+			targetField: TargetFieldString,
+			expected:    "0123",
+		},
+		{
+			value:        "\"0123\"",
+			targetField:  TargetFieldInt,
+			unmarshalErr: "'field' expected type 'int', got unconvertible type 'string', value: '0123'",
+		},
+		{
+			value:       "\"0123\"",
+			targetField: TargetFieldInlineString,
+			expected:    "inline field with 0123 expansion",
+		},
+		{
+			value:       "!!str 0123",
+			targetField: TargetFieldString,
+			expected:    "0123",
+		},
+		{
+			value:       "!!str 0123",
+			targetField: TargetFieldInlineString,
+			expected:    "inline field with 0123 expansion",
+		},
+		{
+			value:        "t",
+			targetField:  TargetFieldBool,
+			unmarshalErr: "'field' expected type 'bool', got unconvertible type 'string', value: 't'",
+		},
+		{
+			value:        "23",
+			targetField:  TargetFieldBool,
+			unmarshalErr: "'field' expected type 'bool', got unconvertible type 'int', value: '23'",
+		},
+		{
+			value:       "{\"field\": 123}",
+			targetField: TargetFieldInlineString,
+			resolveErr:  "retrieved value does not have unambiguous string representation",
+		},
+	}
+
+	previousValue := internal.StrictlyTypedInputGate.IsEnabled()
+	err := featuregate.GlobalRegistry().Set(internal.StrictlyTypedInputID, true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() {
+		err := featuregate.GlobalRegistry().Set(internal.StrictlyTypedInputID, previousValue)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	}()
+
+	for _, tt := range values {
+		t.Run(tt.value+"/"+string(tt.targetField), func(t *testing.T) {
+			testFile := "types_expand.yaml"
+			if tt.targetField == TargetFieldInlineString {
+				testFile = "types_expand_inline.yaml"
+			}
+
+			resolver, err := confmap.NewResolver(confmap.ResolverSettings{
+				URIs: []string{filepath.Join("testdata", testFile)},
+				ProviderFactories: []confmap.ProviderFactory{
+					fileprovider.NewFactory(),
+					envprovider.NewFactory(),
+				},
+			})
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			t.Setenv("ENV", tt.value)
+
+			conf, err := resolver.Resolve(context.Background())
+			if tt.resolveErr != "" {
+				require.ErrorContains(t, err, tt.resolveErr)
+				return
+			}
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			switch tt.targetField {
+			case TargetFieldInt:
+				var cfg TargetConfig[int]
+				AssertExpectedMatch(t, tt, conf, &cfg)
+			case TargetFieldString, TargetFieldInlineString:
+				var cfg TargetConfig[string]
+				AssertExpectedMatch(t, tt, conf, &cfg)
+			case TargetFieldBool:
+				var cfg TargetConfig[bool]
+				AssertExpectedMatch(t, tt, conf, &cfg)
+			default:
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected target field %q", tt.targetField)
+			}
+
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/confmap/internal/featuregate.go b/confmap/internal/featuregate.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6e9b9ea8745
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confmap/internal/featuregate.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package internal // import "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/internal"
+
+import "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate"
+
+const StrictlyTypedInputID = "confmap.strictlyTypedInput"
+
+var StrictlyTypedInputGate = featuregate.GlobalRegistry().MustRegister(StrictlyTypedInputID,
+	featuregate.StageAlpha,
+	featuregate.WithRegisterFromVersion("v0.103.0"),
+	featuregate.WithRegisterDescription("Makes type casting rules during configuration unmarshaling stricter. See https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/blob/main/docs/rfcs/env-vars.md for more details."),
+)
diff --git a/confmap/provider.go b/confmap/provider.go
index 192577ed4d8..f774cca3834 100644
--- a/confmap/provider.go
+++ b/confmap/provider.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
 // ProviderSettings are the settings to initialize a Provider.
@@ -99,10 +100,15 @@ type ChangeEvent struct {
 type Retrieved struct {
 	rawConf   any
 	closeFunc CloseFunc
+
+	stringRepresentation string
+	isSetString          bool
 }
 
 type retrievedSettings struct {
-	closeFunc CloseFunc
+	stringRepresentation string
+	isSetString          bool
+	closeFunc            CloseFunc
 }
 
 // RetrievedOption options to customize Retrieved values.
@@ -116,6 +122,32 @@ func WithRetrievedClose(closeFunc CloseFunc) RetrievedOption {
 	}
 }
 
+func withStringRepresentation(stringRepresentation string) RetrievedOption {
+	return func(settings *retrievedSettings) {
+		settings.stringRepresentation = stringRepresentation
+		settings.isSetString = true
+	}
+}
+
+// NewRetrievedFromYAML returns a new Retrieved instance that contains the deserialized data from the yaml bytes.
+// * yamlBytes the yaml bytes that will be deserialized.
+// * opts specifies options associated with this Retrieved value, such as CloseFunc.
+func NewRetrievedFromYAML(yamlBytes []byte, opts ...RetrievedOption) (*Retrieved, error) {
+	var rawConf any
+	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(yamlBytes, &rawConf); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	switch v := rawConf.(type) {
+	case string:
+		opts = append(opts, withStringRepresentation(v))
+	case int, int32, int64, float32, float64, bool:
+		opts = append(opts, withStringRepresentation(string(yamlBytes)))
+	}
+
+	return NewRetrieved(rawConf, opts...)
+}
+
 // NewRetrieved returns a new Retrieved instance that contains the data from the raw deserialized config.
 // The rawConf can be one of the following types:
 //   - Primitives: int, int32, int64, float32, float64, bool, string;
@@ -129,7 +161,12 @@ func NewRetrieved(rawConf any, opts ...RetrievedOption) (*Retrieved, error) {
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		opt(&set)
 	}
-	return &Retrieved{rawConf: rawConf, closeFunc: set.closeFunc}, nil
+	return &Retrieved{
+		rawConf:              rawConf,
+		closeFunc:            set.closeFunc,
+		stringRepresentation: set.stringRepresentation,
+		isSetString:          set.isSetString,
+	}, nil
 }
 
 // AsConf returns the retrieved configuration parsed as a Conf.
@@ -152,6 +189,20 @@ func (r *Retrieved) AsRaw() (any, error) {
 	return r.rawConf, nil
 }
 
+// AsString returns the retrieved configuration as a string.
+// If the retrieved configuration is not convertible to a string unambiguously, an error is returned.
+// If the retrieved configuration is a string, the string is returned.
+// This method is used to resolve ${} references in inline position.
+func (r *Retrieved) AsString() (string, error) {
+	if !r.isSetString {
+		if str, ok := r.rawConf.(string); ok {
+			return str, nil
+		}
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("retrieved value does not have unambiguous string representation: %v", r.rawConf)
+	}
+	return r.stringRepresentation, nil
+}
+
 // Close and release any watchers that Provider.Retrieve may have created.
 //
 // Should block until all resources are closed, and guarantee that `onChange` is not
diff --git a/confmap/provider/envprovider/go.mod b/confmap/provider/envprovider/go.mod
index 8a63caa16aa..00fb83feb8e 100644
--- a/confmap/provider/envprovider/go.mod
+++ b/confmap/provider/envprovider/go.mod
@@ -12,14 +12,18 @@ require (
 require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/copystructure v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
 
 replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap => ../../
+
+replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate => ../../../featuregate
diff --git a/confmap/provider/envprovider/go.sum b/confmap/provider/envprovider/go.sum
index cbad5e85c71..5cc7187072e 100644
--- a/confmap/provider/envprovider/go.sum
+++ b/confmap/provider/envprovider/go.sum
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 h1:TQcrn6Wq+sKGkpyPvppOz99zsMBaUOKXq6HSv655U1c=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1/go.mod h1:oJDH3BJKyqBA2TXFhDsKDGDTlndYOZ6rGS0BRZIxGhM=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 h1:5tqGy27NaOTB8yJKUZELlFAS/LTKJkrmONwQKeRZfjY=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 h1:G5TjmUh2D7G2YWf5SQQqSiHRJEjaicvU0KpypqB3NIs=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1/go.mod h1:npD/QZY3V6ghQDdcQzl1W4ICNVTkohC8E73eI2xW4yI=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 h1:gOkxhHkemwG4LezxxN8DMOFopOPghxRVp7JbIvdvqzU=
diff --git a/confmap/provider/envprovider/provider.go b/confmap/provider/envprovider/provider.go
index 50192b5d994..4db1cb7601a 100644
--- a/confmap/provider/envprovider/provider.go
+++ b/confmap/provider/envprovider/provider.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/internal/envvar"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/internal"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ func (emp *provider) Retrieve(_ context.Context, uri string, _ confmap.WatcherFu
 		emp.logger.Info("Configuration references empty environment variable", zap.String("name", envVarName))
 	}
 
-	return internal.NewRetrievedFromYAML([]byte(val))
+	return confmap.NewRetrievedFromYAML([]byte(val))
 }
 
 func (*provider) Scheme() string {
diff --git a/confmap/provider/fileprovider/go.mod b/confmap/provider/fileprovider/go.mod
index 1cd1b19ae89..55878a0b4bd 100644
--- a/confmap/provider/fileprovider/go.mod
+++ b/confmap/provider/fileprovider/go.mod
@@ -11,15 +11,19 @@ require (
 require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/copystructure v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
 
 replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap => ../../
+
+replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate => ../../../featuregate
diff --git a/confmap/provider/fileprovider/go.sum b/confmap/provider/fileprovider/go.sum
index cbad5e85c71..5cc7187072e 100644
--- a/confmap/provider/fileprovider/go.sum
+++ b/confmap/provider/fileprovider/go.sum
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 h1:TQcrn6Wq+sKGkpyPvppOz99zsMBaUOKXq6HSv655U1c=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1/go.mod h1:oJDH3BJKyqBA2TXFhDsKDGDTlndYOZ6rGS0BRZIxGhM=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 h1:5tqGy27NaOTB8yJKUZELlFAS/LTKJkrmONwQKeRZfjY=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 h1:G5TjmUh2D7G2YWf5SQQqSiHRJEjaicvU0KpypqB3NIs=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1/go.mod h1:npD/QZY3V6ghQDdcQzl1W4ICNVTkohC8E73eI2xW4yI=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 h1:gOkxhHkemwG4LezxxN8DMOFopOPghxRVp7JbIvdvqzU=
diff --git a/confmap/provider/fileprovider/provider.go b/confmap/provider/fileprovider/provider.go
index fe958280cfb..fdd1a8bb380 100644
--- a/confmap/provider/fileprovider/provider.go
+++ b/confmap/provider/fileprovider/provider.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/internal"
 )
 
 const schemeName = "file"
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ func (fmp *provider) Retrieve(_ context.Context, uri string, _ confmap.WatcherFu
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read the file %v: %w", uri, err)
 	}
 
-	return internal.NewRetrievedFromYAML(content)
+	return confmap.NewRetrievedFromYAML(content)
 }
 
 func (*provider) Scheme() string {
diff --git a/confmap/provider/httpprovider/go.mod b/confmap/provider/httpprovider/go.mod
index 98635b9e38a..207a3db8ded 100644
--- a/confmap/provider/httpprovider/go.mod
+++ b/confmap/provider/httpprovider/go.mod
@@ -11,15 +11,19 @@ require (
 require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/copystructure v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
 
 replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap => ../../
+
+replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate => ../../../featuregate
diff --git a/confmap/provider/httpprovider/go.sum b/confmap/provider/httpprovider/go.sum
index cbad5e85c71..5cc7187072e 100644
--- a/confmap/provider/httpprovider/go.sum
+++ b/confmap/provider/httpprovider/go.sum
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 h1:TQcrn6Wq+sKGkpyPvppOz99zsMBaUOKXq6HSv655U1c=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1/go.mod h1:oJDH3BJKyqBA2TXFhDsKDGDTlndYOZ6rGS0BRZIxGhM=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 h1:5tqGy27NaOTB8yJKUZELlFAS/LTKJkrmONwQKeRZfjY=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 h1:G5TjmUh2D7G2YWf5SQQqSiHRJEjaicvU0KpypqB3NIs=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1/go.mod h1:npD/QZY3V6ghQDdcQzl1W4ICNVTkohC8E73eI2xW4yI=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 h1:gOkxhHkemwG4LezxxN8DMOFopOPghxRVp7JbIvdvqzU=
diff --git a/confmap/provider/httpsprovider/go.mod b/confmap/provider/httpsprovider/go.mod
index db706391d33..d4e06e15241 100644
--- a/confmap/provider/httpsprovider/go.mod
+++ b/confmap/provider/httpsprovider/go.mod
@@ -11,15 +11,19 @@ require (
 require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/copystructure v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
 
 replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap => ../../
+
+replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate => ../../../featuregate
diff --git a/confmap/provider/httpsprovider/go.sum b/confmap/provider/httpsprovider/go.sum
index cbad5e85c71..5cc7187072e 100644
--- a/confmap/provider/httpsprovider/go.sum
+++ b/confmap/provider/httpsprovider/go.sum
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 h1:TQcrn6Wq+sKGkpyPvppOz99zsMBaUOKXq6HSv655U1c=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1/go.mod h1:oJDH3BJKyqBA2TXFhDsKDGDTlndYOZ6rGS0BRZIxGhM=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 h1:5tqGy27NaOTB8yJKUZELlFAS/LTKJkrmONwQKeRZfjY=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 h1:G5TjmUh2D7G2YWf5SQQqSiHRJEjaicvU0KpypqB3NIs=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1/go.mod h1:npD/QZY3V6ghQDdcQzl1W4ICNVTkohC8E73eI2xW4yI=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 h1:gOkxhHkemwG4LezxxN8DMOFopOPghxRVp7JbIvdvqzU=
diff --git a/confmap/provider/internal/configurablehttpprovider/provider.go b/confmap/provider/internal/configurablehttpprovider/provider.go
index c683d3d9a4e..f5bac2c6d51 100644
--- a/confmap/provider/internal/configurablehttpprovider/provider.go
+++ b/confmap/provider/internal/configurablehttpprovider/provider.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/internal"
 )
 
 type SchemeType string
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ func (fmp *provider) Retrieve(_ context.Context, uri string, _ confmap.WatcherFu
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("fail to read the response body from uri %q: %w", uri, err)
 	}
 
-	return internal.NewRetrievedFromYAML(body)
+	return confmap.NewRetrievedFromYAML(body)
 }
 
 func (fmp *provider) Scheme() string {
diff --git a/confmap/provider/internal/provider.go b/confmap/provider/internal/provider.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a378997529..00000000000
--- a/confmap/provider/internal/provider.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-package internal // import "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/internal"
-
-import (
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
-
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap"
-)
-
-// NewRetrievedFromYAML returns a new Retrieved instance that contains the deserialized data from the yaml bytes.
-// * yamlBytes the yaml bytes that will be deserialized.
-// * opts specifies options associated with this Retrieved value, such as CloseFunc.
-func NewRetrievedFromYAML(yamlBytes []byte, opts ...confmap.RetrievedOption) (*confmap.Retrieved, error) {
-	var rawConf any
-	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(yamlBytes, &rawConf); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return confmap.NewRetrieved(rawConf, opts...)
-}
diff --git a/confmap/provider/internal/provider_test.go b/confmap/provider/internal/provider_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 99b0773a015..00000000000
--- a/confmap/provider/internal/provider_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-package internal
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap"
-)
-
-func TestNewRetrievedFromYAML(t *testing.T) {
-	ret, err := NewRetrievedFromYAML([]byte{})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	retMap, err := ret.AsConf()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, confmap.New(), retMap)
-	assert.NoError(t, ret.Close(context.Background()))
-}
-
-func TestNewRetrievedFromYAMLWithOptions(t *testing.T) {
-	want := errors.New("my error")
-	ret, err := NewRetrievedFromYAML([]byte{}, confmap.WithRetrievedClose(func(context.Context) error { return want }))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	retMap, err := ret.AsConf()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, confmap.New(), retMap)
-	assert.Equal(t, want, ret.Close(context.Background()))
-}
-
-func TestNewRetrievedFromYAMLInvalidYAMLBytes(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := NewRetrievedFromYAML([]byte("[invalid:,"))
-	assert.Error(t, err)
-}
-
-func TestNewRetrievedFromYAMLInvalidAsMap(t *testing.T) {
-	ret, err := NewRetrievedFromYAML([]byte("string"))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	_, err = ret.AsConf()
-	assert.Error(t, err)
-}
diff --git a/confmap/provider/yamlprovider/go.mod b/confmap/provider/yamlprovider/go.mod
index 0c95589e241..c16458191d6 100644
--- a/confmap/provider/yamlprovider/go.mod
+++ b/confmap/provider/yamlprovider/go.mod
@@ -11,15 +11,19 @@ require (
 require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/copystructure v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
 
 replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap => ../../
+
+replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate => ../../../featuregate
diff --git a/confmap/provider/yamlprovider/go.sum b/confmap/provider/yamlprovider/go.sum
index cbad5e85c71..5cc7187072e 100644
--- a/confmap/provider/yamlprovider/go.sum
+++ b/confmap/provider/yamlprovider/go.sum
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 h1:TQcrn6Wq+sKGkpyPvppOz99zsMBaUOKXq6HSv655U1c=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1/go.mod h1:oJDH3BJKyqBA2TXFhDsKDGDTlndYOZ6rGS0BRZIxGhM=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 h1:5tqGy27NaOTB8yJKUZELlFAS/LTKJkrmONwQKeRZfjY=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 h1:G5TjmUh2D7G2YWf5SQQqSiHRJEjaicvU0KpypqB3NIs=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1/go.mod h1:npD/QZY3V6ghQDdcQzl1W4ICNVTkohC8E73eI2xW4yI=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 h1:gOkxhHkemwG4LezxxN8DMOFopOPghxRVp7JbIvdvqzU=
diff --git a/confmap/provider/yamlprovider/provider.go b/confmap/provider/yamlprovider/provider.go
index 949fc71bf7d..723643d3056 100644
--- a/confmap/provider/yamlprovider/provider.go
+++ b/confmap/provider/yamlprovider/provider.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/internal"
 )
 
 const schemeName = "yaml"
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ func (s *provider) Retrieve(_ context.Context, uri string, _ confmap.WatcherFunc
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%q uri is not supported by %q provider", uri, schemeName)
 	}
 
-	return internal.NewRetrievedFromYAML([]byte(uri[len(schemeName)+1:]))
+	return confmap.NewRetrievedFromYAML([]byte(uri[len(schemeName)+1:]))
 }
 
 func (*provider) Scheme() string {
diff --git a/confmap/provider_test.go b/confmap/provider_test.go
index e57e9748274..e43b5608096 100644
--- a/confmap/provider_test.go
+++ b/confmap/provider_test.go
@@ -35,3 +35,112 @@ func TestNewRetrievedUnsupportedType(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := NewRetrieved(errors.New("my error"))
 	require.Error(t, err)
 }
+
+func TestNewRetrievedFromYAML(t *testing.T) {
+	ret, err := NewRetrievedFromYAML([]byte{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	retMap, err := ret.AsConf()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, New(), retMap)
+	assert.NoError(t, ret.Close(context.Background()))
+}
+
+func TestNewRetrievedFromYAMLWithOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	want := errors.New("my error")
+	ret, err := NewRetrievedFromYAML([]byte{}, WithRetrievedClose(func(context.Context) error { return want }))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	retMap, err := ret.AsConf()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, New(), retMap)
+	assert.Equal(t, want, ret.Close(context.Background()))
+}
+
+func TestNewRetrievedFromYAMLInvalidYAMLBytes(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := NewRetrievedFromYAML([]byte("[invalid:,"))
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestNewRetrievedFromYAMLInvalidAsMap(t *testing.T) {
+	ret, err := NewRetrievedFromYAML([]byte("string"))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = ret.AsConf()
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+
+	str, err := ret.AsString()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "string", str)
+}
+
+func TestNewRetrievedFromYAMLString(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		yaml       string
+		value      any
+		altStrRepr string
+		strReprErr string
+	}{
+		{
+			yaml:  "string",
+			value: "string",
+		},
+		{
+			yaml:       "\"string\"",
+			value:      "string",
+			altStrRepr: "string",
+		},
+		{
+			yaml:  "123",
+			value: 123,
+		},
+		{
+			yaml:  "true",
+			value: true,
+		},
+		{
+			yaml:  "0123",
+			value: 0o123,
+		},
+		{
+			yaml:  "0x123",
+			value: 0x123,
+		},
+		{
+			yaml:  "0b101",
+			value: 0b101,
+		},
+		{
+			yaml:  "0.123",
+			value: 0.123,
+		},
+		{
+			yaml:       "{key: value}",
+			value:      map[string]any{"key": "value"},
+			strReprErr: "retrieved value does not have unambiguous string representation",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.yaml, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ret, err := NewRetrievedFromYAML([]byte(tt.yaml))
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			raw, err := ret.AsRaw()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.value, raw)
+
+			str, err := ret.AsString()
+			if tt.strReprErr != "" {
+				assert.ErrorContains(t, err, tt.strReprErr)
+				return
+			}
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			if tt.altStrRepr != "" {
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.altStrRepr, str)
+			} else {
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.yaml, str)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/connector/forwardconnector/go.mod b/connector/forwardconnector/go.mod
index 26d57de278a..d634948cd5e 100644
--- a/connector/forwardconnector/go.mod
+++ b/connector/forwardconnector/go.mod
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 // indirect
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.15.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector v0.102.1 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry v0.102.1 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.27.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus v0.49.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.27.0 // indirect
diff --git a/connector/forwardconnector/go.sum b/connector/forwardconnector/go.sum
index 546bbb07b0c..19b9e6a7e6d 100644
--- a/connector/forwardconnector/go.sum
+++ b/connector/forwardconnector/go.sum
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeN
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 h1:5tqGy27NaOTB8yJKUZELlFAS/LTKJkrmONwQKeRZfjY=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 h1:PV8peI4a0ysnczrg+LtxykD8LfKY9ML6u2jnxaEnrnM=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12/go.mod h1:e30LSqwooZae/UwlEbR2852Gd8hjQvJoHmT4TnhNGBo=
 github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0/go.mod h1:pFxgyoBC7bSaBwPgfKdkLd5X25qrDl4LWUI2bnpBCr8=
diff --git a/exporter/debugexporter/go.mod b/exporter/debugexporter/go.mod
index 377583db731..6d83ea5eb5b 100644
--- a/exporter/debugexporter/go.mod
+++ b/exporter/debugexporter/go.mod
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 // indirect
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector v0.102.1 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v0.102.1 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/extension v0.102.1 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver v0.102.1 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.27.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus v0.49.0 // indirect
diff --git a/exporter/debugexporter/go.sum b/exporter/debugexporter/go.sum
index 84344402540..6b5766f0e92 100644
--- a/exporter/debugexporter/go.sum
+++ b/exporter/debugexporter/go.sum
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeN
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 h1:5tqGy27NaOTB8yJKUZELlFAS/LTKJkrmONwQKeRZfjY=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 h1:PV8peI4a0ysnczrg+LtxykD8LfKY9ML6u2jnxaEnrnM=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12/go.mod h1:e30LSqwooZae/UwlEbR2852Gd8hjQvJoHmT4TnhNGBo=
 github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0/go.mod h1:pFxgyoBC7bSaBwPgfKdkLd5X25qrDl4LWUI2bnpBCr8=
diff --git a/exporter/go.mod b/exporter/go.mod
index 8991711f47b..16060bb22e3 100644
--- a/exporter/go.mod
+++ b/exporter/go.mod
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 // indirect
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.54.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.15.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap v0.102.1 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus v0.49.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.25.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.15.0 // indirect
diff --git a/exporter/go.sum b/exporter/go.sum
index 84344402540..6b5766f0e92 100644
--- a/exporter/go.sum
+++ b/exporter/go.sum
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeN
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 h1:5tqGy27NaOTB8yJKUZELlFAS/LTKJkrmONwQKeRZfjY=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 h1:PV8peI4a0ysnczrg+LtxykD8LfKY9ML6u2jnxaEnrnM=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12/go.mod h1:e30LSqwooZae/UwlEbR2852Gd8hjQvJoHmT4TnhNGBo=
 github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0/go.mod h1:pFxgyoBC7bSaBwPgfKdkLd5X25qrDl4LWUI2bnpBCr8=
diff --git a/exporter/loggingexporter/go.mod b/exporter/loggingexporter/go.mod
index 29f9a48c551..9e32d8fd62d 100644
--- a/exporter/loggingexporter/go.mod
+++ b/exporter/loggingexporter/go.mod
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 // indirect
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v0.102.1 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer v0.102.1 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/extension v0.102.1 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver v0.102.1 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.27.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus v0.49.0 // indirect
diff --git a/exporter/loggingexporter/go.sum b/exporter/loggingexporter/go.sum
index 84344402540..6b5766f0e92 100644
--- a/exporter/loggingexporter/go.sum
+++ b/exporter/loggingexporter/go.sum
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeN
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 h1:5tqGy27NaOTB8yJKUZELlFAS/LTKJkrmONwQKeRZfjY=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 h1:PV8peI4a0ysnczrg+LtxykD8LfKY9ML6u2jnxaEnrnM=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12/go.mod h1:e30LSqwooZae/UwlEbR2852Gd8hjQvJoHmT4TnhNGBo=
 github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0/go.mod h1:pFxgyoBC7bSaBwPgfKdkLd5X25qrDl4LWUI2bnpBCr8=
diff --git a/exporter/nopexporter/go.mod b/exporter/nopexporter/go.mod
index 13509110eec..332b0e0a3a8 100644
--- a/exporter/nopexporter/go.mod
+++ b/exporter/nopexporter/go.mod
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 // indirect
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.54.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.15.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry v0.102.1 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver v0.102.1 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.27.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus v0.49.0 // indirect
diff --git a/exporter/nopexporter/go.sum b/exporter/nopexporter/go.sum
index 84344402540..6b5766f0e92 100644
--- a/exporter/nopexporter/go.sum
+++ b/exporter/nopexporter/go.sum
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeN
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 h1:5tqGy27NaOTB8yJKUZELlFAS/LTKJkrmONwQKeRZfjY=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 h1:PV8peI4a0ysnczrg+LtxykD8LfKY9ML6u2jnxaEnrnM=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12/go.mod h1:e30LSqwooZae/UwlEbR2852Gd8hjQvJoHmT4TnhNGBo=
 github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0/go.mod h1:pFxgyoBC7bSaBwPgfKdkLd5X25qrDl4LWUI2bnpBCr8=
diff --git a/extension/auth/go.mod b/extension/auth/go.mod
index 3cf28c7d313..b3fc8893e9c 100644
--- a/extension/auth/go.mod
+++ b/extension/auth/go.mod
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.1.1 // indirect
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.15.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry v0.102.1 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap v0.102.1 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.27.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus v0.49.0 // indirect
@@ -56,3 +58,5 @@ replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/extension => ../
 replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata => ../../pdata
 
 replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry => ../../config/configtelemetry
+
+replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate => ../../featuregate
diff --git a/extension/auth/go.sum b/extension/auth/go.sum
index fccc711bc09..cf7efb1c39a 100644
--- a/extension/auth/go.sum
+++ b/extension/auth/go.sum
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 h1:Ov1cvc58UF3b5XjBnZv7+opcTcQFZebYjWzi34vdm4Q=
 github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2/go.mod h1:P1XiOD3dCwIKUDQYPy72D8LYyHL2YPYrpS2s69NZV8Q=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 h1:5tqGy27NaOTB8yJKUZELlFAS/LTKJkrmONwQKeRZfjY=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0/go.mod h1:pFxgyoBC7bSaBwPgfKdkLd5X25qrDl4LWUI2bnpBCr8=
 github.com/kisielk/gotool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XhKaO+MFFWcvkIS/tQcRk01m1F5IRFswLeQ+oQHNcck=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 h1:G5TjmUh2D7G2YWf5SQQqSiHRJEjaicvU0KpypqB3NIs=
diff --git a/extension/ballastextension/go.mod b/extension/ballastextension/go.mod
index ced6dd46d5a..f5bc31e0b6c 100644
--- a/extension/ballastextension/go.mod
+++ b/extension/ballastextension/go.mod
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.1.1 // indirect
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/tklauser/numcpus v0.6.1 // indirect
 	github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.4 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry v0.102.1 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.27.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus v0.49.0 // indirect
diff --git a/extension/ballastextension/go.sum b/extension/ballastextension/go.sum
index 1650970f7f5..f8c64190fc5 100644
--- a/extension/ballastextension/go.sum
+++ b/extension/ballastextension/go.sum
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 h1:5tqGy27NaOTB8yJKUZELlFAS/LTKJkrmONwQKeRZfjY=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0/go.mod h1:pFxgyoBC7bSaBwPgfKdkLd5X25qrDl4LWUI2bnpBCr8=
 github.com/kisielk/gotool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XhKaO+MFFWcvkIS/tQcRk01m1F5IRFswLeQ+oQHNcck=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 h1:G5TjmUh2D7G2YWf5SQQqSiHRJEjaicvU0KpypqB3NIs=
diff --git a/extension/go.mod b/extension/go.mod
index dbd1c36466f..311d2ffa1e7 100644
--- a/extension/go.mod
+++ b/extension/go.mod
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.1.1 // indirect
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.54.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.15.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry v0.102.1 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.27.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus v0.49.0 // indirect
@@ -54,3 +56,5 @@ replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap => ../confmap
 replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata => ../pdata
 
 replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry => ../config/configtelemetry
+
+replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate => ../featuregate
diff --git a/extension/go.sum b/extension/go.sum
index 4f000f30f43..7d70b077386 100644
--- a/extension/go.sum
+++ b/extension/go.sum
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 h1:5tqGy27NaOTB8yJKUZELlFAS/LTKJkrmONwQKeRZfjY=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0/go.mod h1:pFxgyoBC7bSaBwPgfKdkLd5X25qrDl4LWUI2bnpBCr8=
 github.com/kisielk/gotool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XhKaO+MFFWcvkIS/tQcRk01m1F5IRFswLeQ+oQHNcck=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 h1:G5TjmUh2D7G2YWf5SQQqSiHRJEjaicvU0KpypqB3NIs=
diff --git a/extension/memorylimiterextension/go.mod b/extension/memorylimiterextension/go.mod
index 80af7eb38be..4d0066d0d9b 100644
--- a/extension/memorylimiterextension/go.mod
+++ b/extension/memorylimiterextension/go.mod
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.1.1 // indirect
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/tklauser/numcpus v0.6.1 // indirect
 	github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.4 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry v0.102.1 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.27.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus v0.49.0 // indirect
diff --git a/extension/memorylimiterextension/go.sum b/extension/memorylimiterextension/go.sum
index 1650970f7f5..f8c64190fc5 100644
--- a/extension/memorylimiterextension/go.sum
+++ b/extension/memorylimiterextension/go.sum
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 h1:5tqGy27NaOTB8yJKUZELlFAS/LTKJkrmONwQKeRZfjY=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0/go.mod h1:pFxgyoBC7bSaBwPgfKdkLd5X25qrDl4LWUI2bnpBCr8=
 github.com/kisielk/gotool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XhKaO+MFFWcvkIS/tQcRk01m1F5IRFswLeQ+oQHNcck=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 h1:G5TjmUh2D7G2YWf5SQQqSiHRJEjaicvU0KpypqB3NIs=
diff --git a/filter/go.mod b/filter/go.mod
index 8a3011a69cb..8f6a832124b 100644
--- a/filter/go.mod
+++ b/filter/go.mod
@@ -10,15 +10,19 @@ require (
 require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/copystructure v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
 
 replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap => ../confmap
+
+replace go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate => ../featuregate
diff --git a/filter/go.sum b/filter/go.sum
index cbad5e85c71..5cc7187072e 100644
--- a/filter/go.sum
+++ b/filter/go.sum
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 h1:TQcrn6Wq+sKGkpyPvppOz99zsMBaUOKXq6HSv655U1c=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1/go.mod h1:oJDH3BJKyqBA2TXFhDsKDGDTlndYOZ6rGS0BRZIxGhM=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 h1:5tqGy27NaOTB8yJKUZELlFAS/LTKJkrmONwQKeRZfjY=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 h1:G5TjmUh2D7G2YWf5SQQqSiHRJEjaicvU0KpypqB3NIs=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1/go.mod h1:npD/QZY3V6ghQDdcQzl1W4ICNVTkohC8E73eI2xW4yI=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 h1:gOkxhHkemwG4LezxxN8DMOFopOPghxRVp7JbIvdvqzU=
diff --git a/processor/batchprocessor/go.mod b/processor/batchprocessor/go.mod
index 2309194d06f..3704115adb8 100644
--- a/processor/batchprocessor/go.mod
+++ b/processor/batchprocessor/go.mod
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 // indirect
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.1 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.54.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.15.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus v0.49.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.27.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
diff --git a/processor/batchprocessor/go.sum b/processor/batchprocessor/go.sum
index 546bbb07b0c..19b9e6a7e6d 100644
--- a/processor/batchprocessor/go.sum
+++ b/processor/batchprocessor/go.sum
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeN
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 h1:5tqGy27NaOTB8yJKUZELlFAS/LTKJkrmONwQKeRZfjY=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 h1:PV8peI4a0ysnczrg+LtxykD8LfKY9ML6u2jnxaEnrnM=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12/go.mod h1:e30LSqwooZae/UwlEbR2852Gd8hjQvJoHmT4TnhNGBo=
 github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0/go.mod h1:pFxgyoBC7bSaBwPgfKdkLd5X25qrDl4LWUI2bnpBCr8=
diff --git a/processor/memorylimiterprocessor/go.mod b/processor/memorylimiterprocessor/go.mod
index 8ebdbe38b0c..ac8be13d419 100644
--- a/processor/memorylimiterprocessor/go.mod
+++ b/processor/memorylimiterprocessor/go.mod
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 // indirect
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/tklauser/numcpus v0.6.1 // indirect
 	github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.4 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry v0.102.1 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/testdata v0.102.1 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.27.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus v0.49.0 // indirect
diff --git a/processor/memorylimiterprocessor/go.sum b/processor/memorylimiterprocessor/go.sum
index 009467e0b8b..8974877be3f 100644
--- a/processor/memorylimiterprocessor/go.sum
+++ b/processor/memorylimiterprocessor/go.sum
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeN
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 h1:5tqGy27NaOTB8yJKUZELlFAS/LTKJkrmONwQKeRZfjY=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 h1:PV8peI4a0ysnczrg+LtxykD8LfKY9ML6u2jnxaEnrnM=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12/go.mod h1:e30LSqwooZae/UwlEbR2852Gd8hjQvJoHmT4TnhNGBo=
 github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0/go.mod h1:pFxgyoBC7bSaBwPgfKdkLd5X25qrDl4LWUI2bnpBCr8=
diff --git a/receiver/nopreceiver/go.mod b/receiver/nopreceiver/go.mod
index b385a695a65..f41e8a00402 100644
--- a/receiver/nopreceiver/go.mod
+++ b/receiver/nopreceiver/go.mod
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0-alpha.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/providers/confmap v0.1.0 // indirect
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.54.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.15.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry v0.102.1 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.27.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus v0.49.0 // indirect
diff --git a/receiver/nopreceiver/go.sum b/receiver/nopreceiver/go.sum
index 546bbb07b0c..19b9e6a7e6d 100644
--- a/receiver/nopreceiver/go.sum
+++ b/receiver/nopreceiver/go.sum
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeN
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0 h1:5tqGy27NaOTB8yJKUZELlFAS/LTKJkrmONwQKeRZfjY=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 h1:PV8peI4a0ysnczrg+LtxykD8LfKY9ML6u2jnxaEnrnM=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12/go.mod h1:e30LSqwooZae/UwlEbR2852Gd8hjQvJoHmT4TnhNGBo=
 github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0/go.mod h1:pFxgyoBC7bSaBwPgfKdkLd5X25qrDl4LWUI2bnpBCr8=