Version 1.40.0

This release targets the OpenTelemetry Java Instrumentation 2.9.0.

AWS X-Ray SDK support

• Ensure all XRay Sampler functionality is under ParentBased logic (#1488)

GCP Resources

• Add gcr job support (#1462)

Inferred spans

• Rename param and description to proper value (#1486)

JFR connection

• Fix wrong parameter sent to JFR DiagnosticCommand (#1492)

Span stack traces

• Support autoconfigure (#1499)

🙇 Thank you

This release was possible thanks to the following contributors who shared their brilliant ideas and awesome pull requests:

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