Prepare release 1.42.1/0.63b1 (#5243)

otelbot[bot] · web-flow · commit 367e14d01104 · 2026-05-21T18:04:41.000+02:00
Co-authored-by: otelbot &lt;197425009+otelbot@users.noreply.github.com&gt;
diff --git a/.changelog/5241.fixed b/.changelog/5241.fixed
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 <!-- changelog start -->
 
+## Version 1.42.1/0.63b1 (2026-05-21)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Preserve the random trace ID flag when creating child spans instead of always
+  setting the random trace id bit depending on the available trace id
+  generator.
+  ([#5241](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/5241))
+
 ## Version 1.42.0/0.63b0 (2026-05-19)
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/eachdist.ini b/eachdist.ini
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ sortfirst=
     exporter/*
 
 [stable]
-version=1.42.0
+version=1.42.1
 
 packages=
     opentelemetry-sdk
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ packages=
     opentelemetry-api
 
 [prerelease]
-version=0.63b0
+version=0.63b1
 
 packages=
     opentelemetry-opentracing-shim
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-opencensus/pyproject.toml b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-opencensus/pyproject.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "grpcio >= 1.66.2, < 2.0.0; python_version == '3.13'",
   "grpcio >= 1.75.1, < 2.0.0; python_version >= '3.14'",
   "opencensus-proto >= 0.1.0, < 1.0.0",
-  "opentelemetry-api >= 1.42.0",
+  "opentelemetry-api >= 1.42.1",
   "opentelemetry-sdk >= 1.15",
   "protobuf ~= 3.13",
   "setuptools >= 16.0",
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-opencensus/src/opentelemetry/exporter/opencensus/version/__init__.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-opencensus/src/opentelemetry/exporter/opencensus/version/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-__version__ = "0.63b0"
+__version__ = "0.63b1"
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-json-common/pyproject.toml b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-json-common/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ classifiers = [
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-  "opentelemetry-proto-json == 0.63b0",
-  "opentelemetry-sdk ~= 1.42.0",
+  "opentelemetry-proto-json == 0.63b1",
+  "opentelemetry-sdk ~= 1.42.1",
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-json-common/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/json/common/version/__init__.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-json-common/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/json/common/version/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-__version__ = "0.63b0"
+__version__ = "0.63b1"
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-common/pyproject.toml b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-common/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-  "opentelemetry-proto == 1.42.0",
+  "opentelemetry-proto == 1.42.1",
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-common/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/common/version/__init__.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-common/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/common/version/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-__version__ = "1.42.0"
+__version__ = "1.42.1"
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/pyproject.toml b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/pyproject.toml
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ dependencies = [
   "grpcio >= 1.66.2, < 2.0.0; python_version == '3.13'",
   "grpcio >= 1.75.1, < 2.0.0; python_version >= '3.14'",
   "opentelemetry-api ~= 1.15",
-  "opentelemetry-proto == 1.42.0",
-  "opentelemetry-sdk ~= 1.42.0",
-  "opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-common == 1.42.0",
+  "opentelemetry-proto == 1.42.1",
+  "opentelemetry-sdk ~= 1.42.1",
+  "opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-common == 1.42.1",
   "typing-extensions >= 4.6.0",
 ]
 
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/grpc/version/__init__.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/grpc/version/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-__version__ = "1.42.0"
+__version__ = "1.42.1"
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/pyproject.toml b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ classifiers = [
 dependencies = [
   "googleapis-common-protos ~= 1.52",
   "opentelemetry-api ~= 1.15",
-  "opentelemetry-proto == 1.42.0",
-  "opentelemetry-sdk ~= 1.42.0",
-  "opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-common == 1.42.0",
+  "opentelemetry-proto == 1.42.1",
+  "opentelemetry-sdk ~= 1.42.1",
+  "opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-common == 1.42.1",
   "requests ~= 2.7",
   "typing-extensions >= 4.5.0",
 ]
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/http/version/__init__.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/http/version/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-__version__ = "1.42.0"
+__version__ = "1.42.1"
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp/pyproject.toml b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp/pyproject.toml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-  "opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc == 1.42.0",
-  "opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http == 1.42.0",
+  "opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc == 1.42.1",
+  "opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http == 1.42.1",
 ]
 
 [project.entry-points.opentelemetry_logs_exporter]
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/version/__init__.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/version/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-__version__ = "1.42.0"
+__version__ = "1.42.1"
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/pyproject.toml b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ classifiers = [
 dependencies = [
   "opentelemetry-api ~= 1.12",
   # DONOTMERGE: confirm that this will becomes ~= 1.21 in the next release
-  "opentelemetry-sdk ~= 1.42.0",
+  "opentelemetry-sdk ~= 1.42.1",
   "prometheus_client >= 0.5.0, < 1.0.0",
 ]
 
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/src/opentelemetry/exporter/prometheus/version/__init__.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus/src/opentelemetry/exporter/prometheus/version/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-__version__ = "0.63b0"
+__version__ = "0.63b1"
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-json/src/opentelemetry/exporter/zipkin/json/version/__init__.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-json/src/opentelemetry/exporter/zipkin/json/version/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-__version__ = "1.42.0"
+__version__ = "1.42.1"
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-proto-http/pyproject.toml b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-proto-http/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
   "opentelemetry-api ~= 1.3",
-  "opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-json == 1.42.0",
+  "opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-json == 1.42.1",
   "opentelemetry-sdk ~= 1.11",
   "protobuf ~= 3.12",
   "requests ~= 2.7",
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-proto-http/src/opentelemetry/exporter/zipkin/proto/http/version/__init__.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-proto-http/src/opentelemetry/exporter/zipkin/proto/http/version/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-__version__ = "1.42.0"
+__version__ = "1.42.1"
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/pyproject.toml b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/pyproject.toml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-  "opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-json == 1.42.0",
-  "opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-proto-http == 1.42.0",
+  "opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-json == 1.42.1",
+  "opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-proto-http == 1.42.1",
 ]
 
 [project.entry-points.opentelemetry_traces_exporter]
diff --git a/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/src/opentelemetry/exporter/zipkin/version/__init__.py b/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin/src/opentelemetry/exporter/zipkin/version/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-__version__ = "1.42.0"
+__version__ = "1.42.1"
diff --git a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/version/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/version/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-__version__ = "1.42.0"
+__version__ = "1.42.1"
diff --git a/opentelemetry-proto-json/src/opentelemetry/proto_json/version/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-proto-json/src/opentelemetry/proto_json/version/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-__version__ = "0.63b0"
+__version__ = "0.63b1"
diff --git a/opentelemetry-proto/src/opentelemetry/proto/version/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-proto/src/opentelemetry/proto/version/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-__version__ = "1.42.0"
+__version__ = "1.42.1"
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/pyproject.toml b/opentelemetry-sdk/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-  "opentelemetry-api == 1.42.0",
-  "opentelemetry-semantic-conventions == 0.63b0",
+  "opentelemetry-api == 1.42.1",
+  "opentelemetry-semantic-conventions == 0.63b1",
   "typing-extensions >= 4.5.0",
 ]
 
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/version/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/version/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-__version__ = "1.42.0"
+__version__ = "1.42.1"
diff --git a/opentelemetry-semantic-conventions/pyproject.toml b/opentelemetry-semantic-conventions/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 
 dependencies = [
-  "opentelemetry-api == 1.42.0",
+  "opentelemetry-api == 1.42.1",
   "typing-extensions >= 4.5.0",
 ]
 
diff --git a/opentelemetry-semantic-conventions/src/opentelemetry/semconv/version/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-semantic-conventions/src/opentelemetry/semconv/version/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-__version__ = "0.63b0"
+__version__ = "0.63b1"
diff --git a/propagator/opentelemetry-propagator-b3/src/opentelemetry/propagators/b3/version/__init__.py b/propagator/opentelemetry-propagator-b3/src/opentelemetry/propagators/b3/version/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-__version__ = "1.42.0"
+__version__ = "1.42.1"
diff --git a/propagator/opentelemetry-propagator-jaeger/src/opentelemetry/propagators/jaeger/version/__init__.py b/propagator/opentelemetry-propagator-jaeger/src/opentelemetry/propagators/jaeger/version/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-__version__ = "1.42.0"
+__version__ = "1.42.1"
diff --git a/shim/opentelemetry-opencensus-shim/src/opentelemetry/shim/opencensus/version/__init__.py b/shim/opentelemetry-opencensus-shim/src/opentelemetry/shim/opencensus/version/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-__version__ = "0.63b0"
+__version__ = "0.63b1"
diff --git a/shim/opentelemetry-opentracing-shim/src/opentelemetry/shim/opentracing_shim/version/__init__.py b/shim/opentelemetry-opentracing-shim/src/opentelemetry/shim/opentracing_shim/version/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-__version__ = "0.63b0"
+__version__ = "0.63b1"
diff --git a/tests/opentelemetry-test-utils/pyproject.toml b/tests/opentelemetry-test-utils/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
   "asgiref ~= 3.0",
-  "opentelemetry-api == 1.42.0",
-  "opentelemetry-sdk == 1.42.0",
+  "opentelemetry-api == 1.42.1",
+  "opentelemetry-sdk == 1.42.1",
   "requests ~= 2.28",
 ]
 
diff --git a/tests/opentelemetry-test-utils/src/opentelemetry/test/version/__init__.py b/tests/opentelemetry-test-utils/src/opentelemetry/test/version/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-__version__ = "0.63b0"
+__version__ = "0.63b1"

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`@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ classifiers = [`
`26`	`26`	`"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14",`
`27`	`27`	`]`
`28`	`28`	`dependencies = [`
`29`		`- "opentelemetry-proto-json == 0.63b0",`
`30`		`- "opentelemetry-sdk ~= 1.42.0",`
	`29`	`+ "opentelemetry-proto-json == 0.63b1",`
	`30`	`+ "opentelemetry-sdk ~= 1.42.1",`
`31`	`31`	`]`
`32`	`32`
`33`	`33`	`[project.urls]`
Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ classifiers = [`
`26`	`26`	`"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14",`
`27`	`27`	`]`
`28`	`28`	`dependencies = [`
`29`		`- "opentelemetry-proto == 1.42.0",`
	`29`	`+ "opentelemetry-proto == 1.42.1",`
`30`	`30`	`]`
`31`	`31`
`32`	`32`	`[project.urls]`