diff --git a/splunk-otel-android/consumer-rules.pro b/splunk-otel-android/consumer-rules.pro
index e69de29b..e9eff614 100644
--- a/splunk-otel-android/consumer-rules.pro
+++ b/splunk-otel-android/consumer-rules.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# keep everything in the opentelemetry packages
+-keep class io.opentelemetry.** { *; }
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