[pull] main from open-telemetry:main

.codespellignore

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+ot
+fo
+te
+collison
+consequentially
+ans
+nam
+valu
+thirdparty

.codespellrc

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+# https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
+[codespell]
+builtin = clear,rare,informal
+check-filenames =
+check-hidden =
+ignore-words = .codespellignore
+interactive = 1
+skip = .git,go.mod,go.sum,go.work,go.work.sum,semconv,venv,.tools
+uri-ignore-words-list = *
+write =

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/version_release.md

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+---
+name: Version Release
+about: Checklist to follow when shipping a new release.
+title: 'Release <V1.x.x> Checklist'
+labels: ''
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+<!-- markdownlint-disable MD034 -->
+<!--- The current milestones can be found at https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/milestones -->
+- [ ] Complete [Milestone](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/milestone/<Release Milestone>)
+<!-- markdownlint-enable MD034 -->
+- [ ] [Update contrib codebase to support changes about to be released (use a git sha version)](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/blob/main/RELEASING.md#verify-changes-for-contrib-repository)
+- [ ] [Pre-release](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/blob/main/RELEASING.md#pre-release)
+- [ ] [Tag](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/blob/main/RELEASING.md#tag)
+- [ ] [Release](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/blob/main/RELEASING.md#release)
+- [ ] [Check examples](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/blob/main/RELEASING.md#verify-examples)
+- [ ] [Sync with Contrib](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go-contrib/blob/main/RELEASING.md#upgrade-goopentelemetryiootel-packages)
+- [ ] [Release contrib](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go-contrib/blob/main/RELEASING.md#release-process)
+- [ ] [Sync website docs](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/blob/main/RELEASING.md#website-documentation)
+- [ ] Close the milestone