diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml
index cdf1330d21aa..1edde75f0be7 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ body:
       - pkg/batchperresourceattr
       - pkg/batchpersignal
       - pkg/experimentalmetricmetadata
+      - pkg/golden
       - pkg/ottl
       - pkg/pdatatest
       - pkg/pdatautil
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yaml
index ce8c46733695..ec5153584e22 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yaml
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ body:
       - pkg/batchperresourceattr
       - pkg/batchpersignal
       - pkg/experimentalmetricmetadata
+      - pkg/golden
       - pkg/ottl
       - pkg/pdatatest
       - pkg/pdatautil
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/other.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/other.yaml
index c6a5875ef123..46c56df71255 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/other.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/other.yaml
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ body:
       - pkg/batchperresourceattr
       - pkg/batchpersignal
       - pkg/experimentalmetricmetadata
+      - pkg/golden
       - pkg/ottl
       - pkg/pdatatest
       - pkg/pdatautil
diff --git a/cmd/otelcontribcol/go.mod b/cmd/otelcontribcol/go.mod
index ed03e8ff9d58..bd0997e633a6 100644
--- a/cmd/otelcontribcol/go.mod
+++ b/cmd/otelcontribcol/go.mod
@@ -1012,6 +1012,8 @@ replace github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/filee
 
 replace github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/resourcetotelemetry => ../../pkg/resourcetotelemetry
 
+replace github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/golden => ../../pkg/golden
+
 replace github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/opencensusexporter => ../../exporter/opencensusexporter
 
 replace github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/metadataproviders => ../../internal/metadataproviders
@@ -1138,5 +1140,3 @@ replace github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/translator
 
 // ambiguous import: found package cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata in multiple modules
 replace cloud.google.com/go => cloud.google.com/go v0.110.9
-
-replace github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/golden => ../../pkg/golden
diff --git a/cmd/oteltestbedcol/go.mod b/cmd/oteltestbedcol/go.mod
index 2f4f67674549..0f731c6797d0 100644
--- a/cmd/oteltestbedcol/go.mod
+++ b/cmd/oteltestbedcol/go.mod
@@ -375,6 +375,8 @@ replace github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/carbo
 
 replace github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/translator/prometheus => ../../pkg/translator/prometheus
 
+replace github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/golden => ../../pkg/golden
+
 replace github.com/mattn/go-ieproxy => github.com/mattn/go-ieproxy v0.0.1
 
 replace github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/pdatatest => ../../pkg/pdatatest
@@ -387,5 +389,3 @@ replace github.com/outcaste-io/ristretto v0.2.0 => github.com/outcaste-io/ristre
 
 // ambiguous import: found package cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata in multiple modules
 replace cloud.google.com/go => cloud.google.com/go v0.110.9
-
-replace github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/golden => ../../pkg/golden