diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/net6.0/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/net6.0/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be1421894a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/net6.0/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.GenevaLoggingExtensions
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaBaseExporter<T>
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaBaseExporter<T>.GenevaBaseExporter() -> void
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterHelperExtensions
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.ConnectionString.get -> string
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.ConnectionString.set -> void
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.CustomFields.get -> System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<string>
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.CustomFields.set -> void
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.GenevaExporterOptions() -> void
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.PrepopulatedFields.get -> System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyDictionary<string, object>
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.PrepopulatedFields.set -> void
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.TableNameMappings.get -> System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string>
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.TableNameMappings.set -> void
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaLogExporter
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaLogExporter.GenevaLogExporter(OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions options) -> void
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporter
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporter.GenevaMetricExporter(OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterOptions options) -> void
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterExtensions
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterOptions
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterOptions.ConnectionString.get -> string
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterOptions.ConnectionString.set -> void
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterOptions.GenevaMetricExporterOptions() -> void
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterOptions.MetricExportIntervalMilliseconds.get -> int
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterOptions.MetricExportIntervalMilliseconds.set -> void
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterOptions.PrepopulatedMetricDimensions.get -> System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyDictionary<string, object>
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterOptions.PrepopulatedMetricDimensions.set -> void
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaTraceExporter
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaTraceExporter.GenevaTraceExporter(OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions options) -> void
+override OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaLogExporter.Dispose(bool disposing) -> void
+override OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaLogExporter.Export(in OpenTelemetry.Batch<OpenTelemetry.Logs.LogRecord> batch) -> OpenTelemetry.ExportResult
+override OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporter.Dispose(bool disposing) -> void
+override OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporter.Export(in OpenTelemetry.Batch<OpenTelemetry.Metrics.Metric> batch) -> OpenTelemetry.ExportResult
+override OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaTraceExporter.Dispose(bool disposing) -> void
+override OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaTraceExporter.Export(in OpenTelemetry.Batch<System.Diagnostics.Activity> batch) -> OpenTelemetry.ExportResult
+static Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.GenevaLoggingExtensions.AddGenevaLogExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Logs.OpenTelemetryLoggerOptions options, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions> configure) -> OpenTelemetry.Logs.OpenTelemetryLoggerOptions
+static OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterHelperExtensions.AddGenevaTraceExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Trace.TracerProviderBuilder builder, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions> configure) -> OpenTelemetry.Trace.TracerProviderBuilder
+static OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterExtensions.AddGenevaMetricExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder builder, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterOptions> configure = null) -> OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/net6.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/net6.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..62efb0fa1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/net6.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.ExceptionStackExportMode
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.ExceptionStackExportMode.Drop = 0 -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.ExceptionStackExportMode
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.ExceptionStackExportMode.ExportAsString = 1 -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.ExceptionStackExportMode
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.ExceptionStackExportMode.get -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.ExceptionStackExportMode
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.ExceptionStackExportMode.set -> void
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/MsgPackExporter/MessagePackSerializer.cs b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/MsgPackExporter/MessagePackSerializer.cs
index 2d62ebede4..01f9c14dbc 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/MsgPackExporter/MessagePackSerializer.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/MsgPackExporter/MessagePackSerializer.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 // </copyright>
 
 using System;
+#if NET6_0_OR_GREATER
+using System.Buffers.Binary;
+#endif
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
@@ -62,6 +65,8 @@ internal static class MessagePackSerializer
     private const int LIMIT_MAX_FIX_ARRAY_LENGTH = 15;
     private const int STRING_SIZE_LIMIT_CHAR_COUNT = (1 << 14) - 1; // 16 * 1024 - 1 = 16383
 
+    private const int MAX_STACK_ALLOC_SIZE_IN_BYTES = 256;
+
     [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
     public static int SerializeNull(byte[] buffer, int cursor)
     {
@@ -195,6 +200,10 @@ public static int SerializeUInt64(byte[] buffer, int cursor, ulong value)
     [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
     public static int WriteInt16(byte[] buffer, int cursor, short value)
     {
+#if NET6_0_OR_GREATER
+        BinaryPrimitives.WriteInt16BigEndian(buffer.AsSpan(cursor), value);
+        return cursor + sizeof(short);
+#else
         unchecked
         {
             buffer[cursor++] = (byte)(value >> 8);
@@ -202,11 +211,16 @@ public static int WriteInt16(byte[] buffer, int cursor, short value)
         }
 
         return cursor;
+#endif
     }
 
     [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
     public static int WriteInt32(byte[] buffer, int cursor, int value)
     {
+#if NET6_0_OR_GREATER
+        BinaryPrimitives.WriteInt32BigEndian(buffer.AsSpan(cursor), value);
+        return cursor + sizeof(int);
+#else
         unchecked
         {
             buffer[cursor++] = (byte)(value >> 24);
@@ -216,11 +230,16 @@ public static int WriteInt32(byte[] buffer, int cursor, int value)
         }
 
         return cursor;
+#endif
     }
 
     [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
     public static int WriteInt64(byte[] buffer, int cursor, long value)
     {
+#if NET6_0_OR_GREATER
+        BinaryPrimitives.WriteInt64BigEndian(buffer.AsSpan(cursor), value);
+        return cursor + sizeof(long);
+#else
         unchecked
         {
             buffer[cursor++] = (byte)(value >> 56);
@@ -234,11 +253,16 @@ public static int WriteInt64(byte[] buffer, int cursor, long value)
         }
 
         return cursor;
+#endif
     }
 
     [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
     public static int WriteUInt16(byte[] buffer, int cursor, ushort value)
     {
+#if NET6_0_OR_GREATER
+        BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt16BigEndian(buffer.AsSpan(cursor), value);
+        return cursor + sizeof(ushort);
+#else
         unchecked
         {
             buffer[cursor++] = (byte)(value >> 8);
@@ -246,11 +270,16 @@ public static int WriteUInt16(byte[] buffer, int cursor, ushort value)
         }
 
         return cursor;
+#endif
     }
 
     [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
     public static int WriteUInt32(byte[] buffer, int cursor, uint value)
     {
+#if NET6_0_OR_GREATER
+        BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt32BigEndian(buffer.AsSpan(cursor), value);
+        return cursor + sizeof(uint);
+#else
         unchecked
         {
             buffer[cursor++] = (byte)(value >> 24);
@@ -260,11 +289,16 @@ public static int WriteUInt32(byte[] buffer, int cursor, uint value)
         }
 
         return cursor;
+#endif
     }
 
     [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
     public static int WriteUInt64(byte[] buffer, int cursor, ulong value)
     {
+#if NET6_0_OR_GREATER
+        BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt64BigEndian(buffer.AsSpan(cursor), value);
+        return cursor + sizeof(ulong);
+#else
         unchecked
         {
             buffer[cursor++] = (byte)(value >> 56);
@@ -278,6 +312,7 @@ public static int WriteUInt64(byte[] buffer, int cursor, ulong value)
         }
 
         return cursor;
+#endif
     }
 
     [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
@@ -381,6 +416,45 @@ public static int SerializeAsciiString(byte[] buffer, int cursor, string value)
         return cursor;
     }
 
+#if NET6_0_OR_GREATER
+
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+    public static int SerializeUnicodeString(byte[] buffer, int cursor, ReadOnlySpan<char> value)
+    {
+        if (value == null)
+        {
+            return SerializeNull(buffer, cursor);
+        }
+
+        int start = cursor;
+        var cch = value.Length;
+        int cb;
+        cursor += 3;
+        if (cch <= STRING_SIZE_LIMIT_CHAR_COUNT)
+        {
+            cb = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(value.Slice(0, cch), buffer.AsSpan(cursor));
+            cursor += cb;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            cb = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(value.Slice(0, STRING_SIZE_LIMIT_CHAR_COUNT - 3), buffer.AsSpan(cursor));
+            cursor += cb;
+            cb += 3;
+
+            // append "..." to indicate the string truncation
+            buffer[cursor++] = 0x2E;
+            buffer[cursor++] = 0x2E;
+            buffer[cursor++] = 0x2E;
+        }
+
+        buffer[start] = STR16;
+        buffer[start + 1] = unchecked((byte)(cb >> 8));
+        buffer[start + 2] = unchecked((byte)cb);
+        return cursor;
+    }
+
+#else
+
     [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
     public static int SerializeUnicodeString(byte[] buffer, int cursor, string value)
     {
@@ -416,6 +490,8 @@ public static int SerializeUnicodeString(byte[] buffer, int cursor, string value
         return cursor;
     }
 
+#endif
+
     [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
     public static int WriteArrayHeader(byte[] buffer, int cursor, int length)
     {
@@ -565,6 +641,18 @@ public static int Serialize(byte[] buffer, int cursor, object obj)
                 return SerializeUtcDateTime(buffer, cursor, v.ToUniversalTime());
             case DateTimeOffset v:
                 return SerializeUtcDateTime(buffer, cursor, v.UtcDateTime);
+
+#if NET6_0_OR_GREATER
+            case ISpanFormattable v:
+                Span<char> tmp = stackalloc char[MAX_STACK_ALLOC_SIZE_IN_BYTES / sizeof(char)];
+                if (v.TryFormat(tmp, out int charsWritten, string.Empty, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))
+                {
+                    return SerializeUnicodeString(buffer, cursor, tmp.Slice(0, charsWritten));
+                }
+
+                goto default;
+#endif
+
             default:
                 string repr = null;
 
@@ -583,11 +671,7 @@ public static int Serialize(byte[] buffer, int cursor, object obj)
 
     public static int SerializeSpan(byte[] buffer, int cursor, Span<byte> value)
     {
-        for (int i = 0; i < value.Length; ++i)
-        {
-            buffer[cursor++] = value[i];
-        }
-
-        return cursor;
+        value.CopyTo(buffer.AsSpan(cursor));
+        return cursor + value.Length;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.csproj b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.csproj
index 3867b3e6c5..4beabc729f 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.csproj
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <Description>An OpenTelemetry .NET exporter that exports to local ETW or UDS</Description>
     <Authors>OpenTelemetry Authors</Authors>
     <NoWarn>$(NoWarn),NU5104,CS1591,SA1123,SA1310,CA1031,CA1810,CA1822,CA2000,CA2208,SA1204,SA1201,SA1202,SA1308,SA1309,SA1311,SA1402,SA1602,SA1649</NoWarn>
-    <TargetFrameworks>netstandard2.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;netstandard2.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <TargetFrameworks Condition="$(OS) == 'Windows_NT'">$(TargetFrameworks);net462</TargetFrameworks>
     <MinVerTagPrefix>Exporter.Geneva-</MinVerTagPrefix>
     <EnableAnalysis>true</EnableAnalysis>