diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 49ad7a3..6054b42 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 # Botanu SDK for Python
 
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+[![PyPI version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/botanu)](https://pypi.org/project/botanu/)
+[![Python](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.9%20|%203.10%20|%203.11%20|%203.12%20|%203.13-blue)](https://www.python.org/)
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
 
 OpenTelemetry-native **run-level cost attribution** for AI workflows.
diff --git a/src/botanu/resources/detector.py b/src/botanu/resources/detector.py
index c3799d2..1a6bf50 100644
--- a/src/botanu/resources/detector.py
+++ b/src/botanu/resources/detector.py
@@ -182,15 +182,30 @@ def _is_azure() -> bool:
 
 
 def _get_aws_availability_zone() -> Optional[str]:
+    """Get AWS availability zone from EC2 instance metadata.
+
+    Uses IMDS (Instance Metadata Service) which is only accessible from within EC2.
+    Configure via environment variables:
+    - AWS_EC2_METADATA_SERVICE_ENDPOINT: Override the metadata endpoint
+    - AWS_EC2_METADATA_DISABLED: Set to 'true' to disable metadata calls
+    """
     if os.environ.get("AWS_LAMBDA_FUNCTION_NAME"):
         return None
+
+    # Respect AWS SDK standard env vars for disabling/configuring metadata
+    if os.environ.get("AWS_EC2_METADATA_DISABLED", "").lower() == "true":
+        return None
+
+    # Use AWS SDK standard endpoint override, or default to standard IMDS address
+    endpoint = os.environ.get("AWS_EC2_METADATA_SERVICE_ENDPOINT", "http://169.254.169.254")
+    if not endpoint or not endpoint.startswith(("http://", "https://")):
+        return None
+
     try:
         import urllib.request
 
-        req = urllib.request.Request(
-            "http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/placement/availability-zone",
-            headers={"Accept": "text/plain"},
-        )
+        url = f"{endpoint}/latest/meta-data/placement/availability-zone"
+        req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={"Accept": "text/plain"})  # noqa: S310
         with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=0.5) as resp:  # noqa: S310
             return resp.read().decode("utf-8").strip()
     except Exception: