Merge branch 'main' into hm/rm-useless-submodule

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/version_release.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ assignees: ''
 <!--- The current milestones can be found at https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/milestones -->
 - [ ] Complete [Milestone](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/milestone/<Release Milesone>)
 <!-- markdownlint-enable MD034 -->
-- [ ] Update contrib codebase to support changes about to be released (use a git sha version)
+- [ ] [Update contrib codebase to support changes about to be released (use a git sha version)](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/blob/main/RELEASING.md#verify-changes-for-contrib-repository)
 - [ ] [Pre-release](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/blob/main/RELEASING.md#pre-release)
 - [ ] [Tag](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/blob/main/RELEASING.md#tag)
 - [ ] [Release](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/blob/main/RELEASING.md#release)

.github/workflows/benchmark.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch: 
 
 env:
-  DEFAULT_GO_VERSION: "~1.22.2"
+  DEFAULT_GO_VERSION: "~1.22.3"
 jobs:
   benchmark:
     name: Benchmarks
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           path: ./benchmarks
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-benchmark
       - name: Store benchmarks result
-        uses: benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark@v1.20.1
+        uses: benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark@v1.20.3
         with:
           name: Benchmarks
           tool: 'go'

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ env:
   # backwards compatibility with the previous two minor releases and we
   # explicitly test our code for these versions so keeping this at prior
   # versions does not add value.
-  DEFAULT_GO_VERSION: "~1.22.2"
+  DEFAULT_GO_VERSION: "~1.22.3"
 jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate
         run: make generate
       - name: Run linters
-        run: make dependabot-check license-check lint vanity-import-check verify-readmes
+        run: make license-check lint vanity-import-check verify-readmes
       - name: Build
         run: make build
       - name: Check clean repository
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
           cp coverage.txt $TEST_RESULTS
           cp coverage.html $TEST_RESULTS
       - name: Upload coverage report
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4.3.0
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4.4.1
         with:
           file: ./coverage.txt
           fail_ci_if_error: true
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
   compatibility-test:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: ["~1.22.2", "~1.21.9"]
+        go-version: ["~1.22.3", "~1.21.10"]
         platform:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             arch: "386"