diff --git a/connector/countconnector/connector.go b/connector/countconnector/connector.go
index 178f2a0e2704..2cf5280fecec 100644
--- a/connector/countconnector/connector.go
+++ b/connector/countconnector/connector.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package countconnector // import "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collec
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/plog"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pmetric"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/ptrace"
-	"go.uber.org/multierr"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/ottl/contexts/ottldatapoint"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/ottl/contexts/ottllog"
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (c *count) Capabilities() consumer.Capabilities {
 }
 
 func (c *count) ConsumeTraces(ctx context.Context, td ptrace.Traces) error {
-	var errors error
+	var multiError error
 	countMetrics := pmetric.NewMetrics()
 	countMetrics.ResourceMetrics().EnsureCapacity(td.ResourceSpans().Len())
 	for i := 0; i < td.ResourceSpans().Len(); i++ {
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ func (c *count) ConsumeTraces(ctx context.Context, td ptrace.Traces) error {
 			for k := 0; k < scopeSpan.Spans().Len(); k++ {
 				span := scopeSpan.Spans().At(k)
 				sCtx := ottlspan.NewTransformContext(span, scopeSpan.Scope(), resourceSpan.Resource())
-				errors = multierr.Append(errors, spansCounter.update(ctx, span.Attributes(), sCtx))
+				multiError = errors.Join(multiError, spansCounter.update(ctx, span.Attributes(), sCtx))
 
 				for l := 0; l < span.Events().Len(); l++ {
 					event := span.Events().At(l)
 					eCtx := ottlspanevent.NewTransformContext(event, span, scopeSpan.Scope(), resourceSpan.Resource())
-					errors = multierr.Append(errors, spanEventsCounter.update(ctx, event.Attributes(), eCtx))
+					multiError = errors.Join(multiError, spanEventsCounter.update(ctx, event.Attributes(), eCtx))
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ func (c *count) ConsumeTraces(ctx context.Context, td ptrace.Traces) error {
 		spansCounter.appendMetricsTo(countScope.Metrics())
 		spanEventsCounter.appendMetricsTo(countScope.Metrics())
 	}
-	if errors != nil {
-		return errors
+	if multiError != nil {
+		return multiError
 	}
 	return c.metricsConsumer.ConsumeMetrics(ctx, countMetrics)
 }
 
 func (c *count) ConsumeMetrics(ctx context.Context, md pmetric.Metrics) error {
-	var errors error
+	var multiError error
 	countMetrics := pmetric.NewMetrics()
 	countMetrics.ResourceMetrics().EnsureCapacity(md.ResourceMetrics().Len())
 	for i := 0; i < md.ResourceMetrics().Len(); i++ {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func (c *count) ConsumeMetrics(ctx context.Context, md pmetric.Metrics) error {
 			for k := 0; k < scopeMetrics.Metrics().Len(); k++ {
 				metric := scopeMetrics.Metrics().At(k)
 				mCtx := ottlmetric.NewTransformContext(metric, scopeMetrics.Metrics(), scopeMetrics.Scope(), resourceMetric.Resource())
-				errors = multierr.Append(errors, metricsCounter.update(ctx, pcommon.NewMap(), mCtx))
+				multiError = errors.Join(multiError, metricsCounter.update(ctx, pcommon.NewMap(), mCtx))
 
 				//exhaustive:enforce
 				switch metric.Type() {
@@ -110,34 +110,34 @@ func (c *count) ConsumeMetrics(ctx context.Context, md pmetric.Metrics) error {
 					dps := metric.Gauge().DataPoints()
 					for i := 0; i < dps.Len(); i++ {
 						dCtx := ottldatapoint.NewTransformContext(dps.At(i), metric, scopeMetrics.Metrics(), scopeMetrics.Scope(), resourceMetric.Resource())
-						errors = multierr.Append(errors, dataPointsCounter.update(ctx, dps.At(i).Attributes(), dCtx))
+						multiError = errors.Join(multiError, dataPointsCounter.update(ctx, dps.At(i).Attributes(), dCtx))
 					}
 				case pmetric.MetricTypeSum:
 					dps := metric.Sum().DataPoints()
 					for i := 0; i < dps.Len(); i++ {
 						dCtx := ottldatapoint.NewTransformContext(dps.At(i), metric, scopeMetrics.Metrics(), scopeMetrics.Scope(), resourceMetric.Resource())
-						errors = multierr.Append(errors, dataPointsCounter.update(ctx, dps.At(i).Attributes(), dCtx))
+						multiError = errors.Join(multiError, dataPointsCounter.update(ctx, dps.At(i).Attributes(), dCtx))
 					}
 				case pmetric.MetricTypeSummary:
 					dps := metric.Summary().DataPoints()
 					for i := 0; i < dps.Len(); i++ {
 						dCtx := ottldatapoint.NewTransformContext(dps.At(i), metric, scopeMetrics.Metrics(), scopeMetrics.Scope(), resourceMetric.Resource())
-						errors = multierr.Append(errors, dataPointsCounter.update(ctx, dps.At(i).Attributes(), dCtx))
+						multiError = errors.Join(multiError, dataPointsCounter.update(ctx, dps.At(i).Attributes(), dCtx))
 					}
 				case pmetric.MetricTypeHistogram:
 					dps := metric.Histogram().DataPoints()
 					for i := 0; i < dps.Len(); i++ {
 						dCtx := ottldatapoint.NewTransformContext(dps.At(i), metric, scopeMetrics.Metrics(), scopeMetrics.Scope(), resourceMetric.Resource())
-						errors = multierr.Append(errors, dataPointsCounter.update(ctx, dps.At(i).Attributes(), dCtx))
+						multiError = errors.Join(multiError, dataPointsCounter.update(ctx, dps.At(i).Attributes(), dCtx))
 					}
 				case pmetric.MetricTypeExponentialHistogram:
 					dps := metric.ExponentialHistogram().DataPoints()
 					for i := 0; i < dps.Len(); i++ {
 						dCtx := ottldatapoint.NewTransformContext(dps.At(i), metric, scopeMetrics.Metrics(), scopeMetrics.Scope(), resourceMetric.Resource())
-						errors = multierr.Append(errors, dataPointsCounter.update(ctx, dps.At(i).Attributes(), dCtx))
+						multiError = errors.Join(multiError, dataPointsCounter.update(ctx, dps.At(i).Attributes(), dCtx))
 					}
 				case pmetric.MetricTypeEmpty:
-					errors = multierr.Append(errors, fmt.Errorf("metric %q: invalid metric type: %v", metric.Name(), metric.Type()))
+					multiError = errors.Join(multiError, fmt.Errorf("metric %q: invalid metric type: %v", metric.Name(), metric.Type()))
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -156,14 +156,14 @@ func (c *count) ConsumeMetrics(ctx context.Context, md pmetric.Metrics) error {
 		metricsCounter.appendMetricsTo(countScope.Metrics())
 		dataPointsCounter.appendMetricsTo(countScope.Metrics())
 	}
-	if errors != nil {
-		return errors
+	if multiError != nil {
+		return multiError
 	}
 	return c.metricsConsumer.ConsumeMetrics(ctx, countMetrics)
 }
 
 func (c *count) ConsumeLogs(ctx context.Context, ld plog.Logs) error {
-	var errors error
+	var multiError error
 	countMetrics := pmetric.NewMetrics()
 	countMetrics.ResourceMetrics().EnsureCapacity(ld.ResourceLogs().Len())
 	for i := 0; i < ld.ResourceLogs().Len(); i++ {
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func (c *count) ConsumeLogs(ctx context.Context, ld plog.Logs) error {
 				logRecord := scopeLogs.LogRecords().At(k)
 
 				lCtx := ottllog.NewTransformContext(logRecord, scopeLogs.Scope(), resourceLog.Resource())
-				errors = multierr.Append(errors, counter.update(ctx, logRecord.Attributes(), lCtx))
+				multiError = errors.Join(multiError, counter.update(ctx, logRecord.Attributes(), lCtx))
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ func (c *count) ConsumeLogs(ctx context.Context, ld plog.Logs) error {
 
 		counter.appendMetricsTo(countScope.Metrics())
 	}
-	if errors != nil {
-		return errors
+	if multiError != nil {
+		return multiError
 	}
 	return c.metricsConsumer.ConsumeMetrics(ctx, countMetrics)
 }
diff --git a/connector/countconnector/counter.go b/connector/countconnector/counter.go
index 77cfe9f9bab7..52afc6db23b9 100644
--- a/connector/countconnector/counter.go
+++ b/connector/countconnector/counter.go
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ package countconnector // import "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collec
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"time"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pcommon"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pmetric"
-	"go.uber.org/multierr"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/pdatautil"
 )
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type attrCounter struct {
 }
 
 func (c *counter[K]) update(ctx context.Context, attrs pcommon.Map, tCtx K) error {
-	var errors error
+	var multiError error
 	for name, md := range c.metricDefs {
 		countAttrs := pcommon.NewMap()
 		for _, attr := range md.attrs {
@@ -54,17 +54,17 @@ func (c *counter[K]) update(ctx context.Context, attrs pcommon.Map, tCtx K) erro
 
 		// No conditions, so match all.
 		if md.condition == nil {
-			errors = multierr.Append(errors, c.increment(name, countAttrs))
+			multiError = errors.Join(multiError, c.increment(name, countAttrs))
 			continue
 		}
 
 		if match, err := md.condition.Eval(ctx, tCtx); err != nil {
-			errors = multierr.Append(errors, err)
+			multiError = errors.Join(multiError, err)
 		} else if match {
-			errors = multierr.Append(errors, c.increment(name, countAttrs))
+			multiError = errors.Join(multiError, c.increment(name, countAttrs))
 		}
 	}
-	return errors
+	return multiError
 }
 
 func (c *counter[K]) increment(metricName string, attrs pcommon.Map) error {
diff --git a/connector/countconnector/go.mod b/connector/countconnector/go.mod
index faf3fa9a4ad9..3d46c6b6926f 100644
--- a/connector/countconnector/go.mod
+++ b/connector/countconnector/go.mod
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector v0.82.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer v0.82.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata v1.0.0-rcv0014
-	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.25.0
 )
 
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.16.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.16.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.16.0 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230510235704-dd950f8aeaea // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.14.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0 // indirect
diff --git a/connector/routingconnector/go.mod b/connector/routingconnector/go.mod
index 38e366909666..e8c9a85dc906 100644
--- a/connector/routingconnector/go.mod
+++ b/connector/routingconnector/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector v0.82.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer v0.82.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata v1.0.0-rcv0014
-	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.25.0
 )
 
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.16.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.16.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.16.0 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230522175609-2e198f4a06a1 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.14.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0 // indirect
diff --git a/connector/routingconnector/logs.go b/connector/routingconnector/logs.go
index e60281350246..e1db011eefda 100644
--- a/connector/routingconnector/logs.go
+++ b/connector/routingconnector/logs.go
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ package routingconnector // import "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-coll
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/plog"
-	"go.uber.org/multierr"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/ottl"
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (c *logsConnector) ConsumeLogs(ctx context.Context, ld plog.Logs) error {
 		}
 	}
 	for consumer, group := range groups {
-		errs = multierr.Append(errs, consumer.ConsumeLogs(ctx, group))
+		errs = errors.Join(errs, consumer.ConsumeLogs(ctx, group))
 	}
 	return errs
 }
diff --git a/connector/routingconnector/metrics.go b/connector/routingconnector/metrics.go
index d3c79ccb5fbd..c0c7fdad5e7e 100644
--- a/connector/routingconnector/metrics.go
+++ b/connector/routingconnector/metrics.go
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ package routingconnector // import "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-coll
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pmetric"
-	"go.uber.org/multierr"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/ottl"
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (c *metricsConnector) ConsumeMetrics(ctx context.Context, md pmetric.Metric
 	}
 
 	for consumer, group := range groups {
-		errs = multierr.Append(errs, consumer.ConsumeMetrics(ctx, group))
+		errs = errors.Join(errs, consumer.ConsumeMetrics(ctx, group))
 	}
 	return errs
 }
diff --git a/connector/routingconnector/traces.go b/connector/routingconnector/traces.go
index 5517cde8ebab..99397d4482ab 100644
--- a/connector/routingconnector/traces.go
+++ b/connector/routingconnector/traces.go
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ package routingconnector // import "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-coll
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/ptrace"
-	"go.uber.org/multierr"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/ottl"
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (c *tracesConnector) ConsumeTraces(ctx context.Context, t ptrace.Traces) er
 	}
 
 	for consumer, group := range groups {
-		errs = multierr.Append(errs, consumer.ConsumeTraces(ctx, group))
+		errs = errors.Join(errs, consumer.ConsumeTraces(ctx, group))
 	}
 	return errs
 }
diff --git a/connector/spanmetricsconnector/config_test.go b/connector/spanmetricsconnector/config_test.go
index 77775c87c00f..31505a2de16a 100644
--- a/connector/spanmetricsconnector/config_test.go
+++ b/connector/spanmetricsconnector/config_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package spanmetricsconnector
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/confmaptest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pmetric"
-	"go.uber.org/multierr"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/connector/spanmetricsconnector/internal/metadata"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/connector/spanmetricsconnector/internal/metrics"
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			err = component.UnmarshalConfig(sub, cfg)
 
 			if tt.expected == nil {
-				err = multierr.Append(err, component.ValidateConfig(cfg))
+				err = errors.Join(err, component.ValidateConfig(cfg))
 				assert.ErrorContains(t, err, tt.errorMessage)
 				return
 			}
diff --git a/connector/spanmetricsconnector/go.mod b/connector/spanmetricsconnector/go.mod
index ee5ae96d4f4f..4cb34dae9bef 100644
--- a/connector/spanmetricsconnector/go.mod
+++ b/connector/spanmetricsconnector/go.mod
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer v0.82.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata v1.0.0-rcv0014
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/semconv v0.82.0
-	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.25.0
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.57.0
 )
@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.16.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.16.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/goleak v1.2.1 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.14.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.12.0 // indirect