diff --git a/build/Common.nonprod.props b/build/Common.nonprod.props
index 0c0a43c776..fece09322f 100644
--- a/build/Common.nonprod.props
+++ b/build/Common.nonprod.props
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       Please sort alphabetically.
       Refer to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/concepts/package-versioning for semver syntax.
     -->
-    <BenchmarkDotNetPkgVer>[0.13.6,0.14)</BenchmarkDotNetPkgVer>
+    <BenchmarkDotNetPkgVer>[0.13.10,0.14)</BenchmarkDotNetPkgVer>
     <DotNetXUnitCliVer>[2.3.1,3.0)</DotNetXUnitCliVer>
     <MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingPkgVer>[5.0.0,7.0)</MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingPkgVer>
     <MicrosoftNETTestSdkPkgVer>[17.7.2,18.0)</MicrosoftNETTestSdkPkgVer>
diff --git a/build/Common.props b/build/Common.props
index 336a0f6a70..22a2dd71fb 100644
--- a/build/Common.props
+++ b/build/Common.props
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <MicrosoftPublicApiAnalyzersPkgVer>[3.3.3]</MicrosoftPublicApiAnalyzersPkgVer>
     <MicrosoftSourceLinkGitHubPkgVer>[1.1.1,2.0)</MicrosoftSourceLinkGitHubPkgVer>
     <OpenTelemetryCoreLatestVersion>[1.6.0,2.0)</OpenTelemetryCoreLatestVersion>
-    <OpenTelemetryCoreLatestPrereleaseVersion>[1.7.0-alpha.1]</OpenTelemetryCoreLatestPrereleaseVersion>
+    <OpenTelemetryCoreLatestPrereleaseVersion>[1.7.0-rc.1]</OpenTelemetryCoreLatestPrereleaseVersion>
     <StackExchangeRedisPkgVer>[2.1.58,3.0)</StackExchangeRedisPkgVer>
     <CassandraCSharpDriverPkgVer>[3.16.0,4.0)</CassandraCSharpDriverPkgVer>
     <StyleCopAnalyzersPkgVer>[1.2.0-beta.507,2.0)</StyleCopAnalyzersPkgVer>
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/net462/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/net462/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
index 37648818db..33a8b061ff 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/net462/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/net462/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.GenevaLoggingExtensions
 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.EventNameExportMode
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode.ExportAsPartAName = 1 -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode.None = 0 -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode
 OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaBaseExporter<T>
 OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaBaseExporter<T>.GenevaBaseExporter() -> void
 OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterHelperExtensions
@@ -12,6 +15,8 @@ OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.CustomFields.get -> System.C
 OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.CustomFields.set -> void
 OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.ExceptionStackExportMode.get -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.ExceptionStackExportMode
 OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.ExceptionStackExportMode.set -> void
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.EventNameExportMode.get -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.EventNameExportMode.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
@@ -39,5 +44,8 @@ override OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporter.Export(in OpenTeleme
 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, string name, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions> configure) -> OpenTelemetry.Trace.TracerProviderBuilder
 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
+static OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterExtensions.AddGenevaMetricExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder builder) -> OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder
+static OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterExtensions.AddGenevaMetricExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder builder, string name, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterOptions> configure) -> OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder
+static OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterExtensions.AddGenevaMetricExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder builder, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterOptions> configure) -> OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/net462/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/net462/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index db58b7a99f..e69de29bb2 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/net462/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/net462/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode
-OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode.ExportAsPartAName = 1 -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode
-OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode.None = 0 -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode
-OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.EventNameExportMode.get -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode
-OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.EventNameExportMode.set -> void
-static OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterHelperExtensions.AddGenevaTraceExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Trace.TracerProviderBuilder builder, string name, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions> configure) -> OpenTelemetry.Trace.TracerProviderBuilder
-static OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterExtensions.AddGenevaMetricExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder builder) -> OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder
-static OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterExtensions.AddGenevaMetricExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder builder, string name, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterOptions> configure) -> OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder
-static OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterExtensions.AddGenevaMetricExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder builder, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterOptions> configure) -> OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder
-*REMOVED*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.Shipped.txt b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/net6.0/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
index 37648818db..33a8b061ff 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/net6.0/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/net6.0/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.GenevaLoggingExtensions
 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.EventNameExportMode
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode.ExportAsPartAName = 1 -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode.None = 0 -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode
 OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaBaseExporter<T>
 OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaBaseExporter<T>.GenevaBaseExporter() -> void
 OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterHelperExtensions
@@ -12,6 +15,8 @@ OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.CustomFields.get -> System.C
 OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.CustomFields.set -> void
 OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.ExceptionStackExportMode.get -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.ExceptionStackExportMode
 OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.ExceptionStackExportMode.set -> void
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.EventNameExportMode.get -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.EventNameExportMode.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
@@ -39,5 +44,8 @@ override OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporter.Export(in OpenTeleme
 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, string name, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions> configure) -> OpenTelemetry.Trace.TracerProviderBuilder
 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
+static OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterExtensions.AddGenevaMetricExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder builder) -> OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder
+static OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterExtensions.AddGenevaMetricExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder builder, string name, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterOptions> configure) -> OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder
+static OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterExtensions.AddGenevaMetricExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder builder, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterOptions> configure) -> 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
index db58b7a99f..e69de29bb2 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/net6.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/net6.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode
-OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode.ExportAsPartAName = 1 -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode
-OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode.None = 0 -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode
-OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.EventNameExportMode.get -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode
-OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.EventNameExportMode.set -> void
-static OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterHelperExtensions.AddGenevaTraceExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Trace.TracerProviderBuilder builder, string name, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions> configure) -> OpenTelemetry.Trace.TracerProviderBuilder
-static OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterExtensions.AddGenevaMetricExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder builder) -> OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder
-static OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterExtensions.AddGenevaMetricExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder builder, string name, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterOptions> configure) -> OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder
-static OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterExtensions.AddGenevaMetricExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder builder, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterOptions> configure) -> OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder
-*REMOVED*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/net8.0/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/net8.0/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33a8b061ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/net8.0/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.GenevaLoggingExtensions
+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.EventNameExportMode
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode.ExportAsPartAName = 1 -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode.None = 0 -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode
+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.ExceptionStackExportMode.get -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.ExceptionStackExportMode
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.ExceptionStackExportMode.set -> void
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.EventNameExportMode.get -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.EventNameExportMode.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, string name, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions> configure) -> OpenTelemetry.Trace.TracerProviderBuilder
+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) -> OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder
+static OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterExtensions.AddGenevaMetricExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder builder, string name, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterOptions> configure) -> OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder
+static OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterExtensions.AddGenevaMetricExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder builder, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterOptions> configure) -> OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/net8.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/net8.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
index 37648818db..33a8b061ff 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.GenevaLoggingExtensions
 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.EventNameExportMode
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode.ExportAsPartAName = 1 -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode.None = 0 -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode
 OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaBaseExporter<T>
 OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaBaseExporter<T>.GenevaBaseExporter() -> void
 OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterHelperExtensions
@@ -12,6 +15,8 @@ OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.CustomFields.get -> System.C
 OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.CustomFields.set -> void
 OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.ExceptionStackExportMode.get -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.ExceptionStackExportMode
 OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.ExceptionStackExportMode.set -> void
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.EventNameExportMode.get -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode
+OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.EventNameExportMode.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
@@ -39,5 +44,8 @@ override OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporter.Export(in OpenTeleme
 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, string name, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions> configure) -> OpenTelemetry.Trace.TracerProviderBuilder
 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
+static OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterExtensions.AddGenevaMetricExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder builder) -> OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder
+static OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterExtensions.AddGenevaMetricExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder builder, string name, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterOptions> configure) -> OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder
+static OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterExtensions.AddGenevaMetricExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder builder, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterOptions> configure) -> OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index db58b7a99f..e69de29bb2 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/.publicApi/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode
-OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode.ExportAsPartAName = 1 -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode
-OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode.None = 0 -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode
-OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.EventNameExportMode.get -> OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.EventNameExportMode
-OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions.EventNameExportMode.set -> void
-static OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterHelperExtensions.AddGenevaTraceExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Trace.TracerProviderBuilder builder, string name, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaExporterOptions> configure) -> OpenTelemetry.Trace.TracerProviderBuilder
-static OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterExtensions.AddGenevaMetricExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder builder) -> OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder
-static OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterExtensions.AddGenevaMetricExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder builder, string name, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterOptions> configure) -> OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder
-static OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterExtensions.AddGenevaMetricExporter(this OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder builder, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.GenevaMetricExporterOptions> configure) -> OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder
-*REMOVED*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/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/CHANGELOG.md
index 2a1d2d86cf..72340f827d 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 1.7.0-rc.1
+
+Released 2023-Dec-05
+
 * Update Part B mapping to add Http related tags based on the new Semantic
   Conventions.
   ([#1402](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet-contrib/pull/1402))
@@ -14,6 +18,12 @@
   non-primitive types have to be serialized for `env_properties`.
   ([#1424](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet-contrib/pull/1424))
 
+* Add `net8.0` target.
+  ([#1329](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet-contrib/pull/1329))
+
+* Update OpenTelemetry SDK version to `1.7.0-rc.1`.
+  ([#1329](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet-contrib/pull/1329))
+
 ## 1.7.0-alpha.1
 
 Released 2023-Sep-22
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/Common.GenevaExporter.props b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/Common.GenevaExporter.props
index 5570a7a1fe..78181066e1 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/Common.GenevaExporter.props
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/Common.GenevaExporter.props
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <OTelSdkVersion>$(OpenTelemetryCoreLatestVersion)</OTelSdkVersion>
+    <OTelSdkVersion>$(OpenTelemetryCoreLatestPrereleaseVersion)</OTelSdkVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="$(OTelSdkVersion.Contains('alpha')) OR $(OTelSdkVersion.Contains('beta')) OR $(OTelSdkVersion.Contains('rc'))">
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.csproj b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.csproj
index d17c1b3ee3..434af490f2 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.csproj
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.csproj
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <Authors>OpenTelemetry Authors</Authors>
     <NoWarn>$(NoWarn),CS1591,SA1123,SA1310,CA1810,CA1822,CA2000,CA2208,SA1201,SA1202,SA1308,SA1309,SA1311,SA1402,SA1602,SA1649</NoWarn>
     <!-- OmniSharp/VS Code requires TargetFrameworks to be in descending order for IntelliSense and analysis. -->
-    <TargetFrameworks>net6.0;netstandard2.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net6.0;netstandard2.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <TargetFrameworks Condition="$(OS) == 'Windows_NT'">$(TargetFrameworks);net462</TargetFrameworks>
     <MinVerTagPrefix>Exporter.Geneva-</MinVerTagPrefix>
     <IncludeSharedExceptionExtensionsSource>true</IncludeSharedExceptionExtensionsSource>
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry" Version="$(OTelSdkVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation" Version="4.0.0" Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net462'" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/TLDExporter/UncheckedASCIIEncoding.cs b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/TLDExporter/UncheckedASCIIEncoding.cs
index b42d324a66..95d2186d5b 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/TLDExporter/UncheckedASCIIEncoding.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva/TLDExporter/UncheckedASCIIEncoding.cs
@@ -89,10 +89,14 @@ public unsafe override int GetChars(byte[] bytes, int byteIndex, int byteCount,
 
     public override unsafe int GetBytes(char* charPtr, int charCount, byte* bytePtr, int byteCount)
     {
+#if NET8_0_OR_GREATER
+        ArgumentOutOfRangeException.ThrowIfLessThan(byteCount, charCount);
+#else
         if (byteCount < charCount)
         {
             throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(byteCount));
         }
+#endif
 
         for (int i = 0; i < charCount; i += 1)
         {
@@ -104,10 +108,14 @@ public override unsafe int GetBytes(char* charPtr, int charCount, byte* bytePtr,
 
     public override unsafe int GetChars(byte* bytePtr, int byteCount, char* charPtr, int charCount)
     {
+#if NET8_0_OR_GREATER
+        ArgumentOutOfRangeException.ThrowIfLessThan(charCount, byteCount);
+#else
         if (charCount < byteCount)
         {
             throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(charCount));
         }
+#endif
 
         for (int i = 0; i < byteCount; i += 1)
         {
diff --git a/test/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.Benchmark/README.md b/test/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.Benchmark/README.md
index 51535d27ae..d19d5e7f54 100644
--- a/test/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.Benchmark/README.md
+++ b/test/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.Benchmark/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Navigate to `./test/OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Geneva.Benchmark` directory and run
 the following command:
 
 ```sh
-dotnet run -c Release -f net7.0 -- -m
+dotnet run -c Release -f net8.0 -- -m
 ``
 
 Then choose the benchmark class that you want to run by entering the required