diff --git a/documentation/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/antora/modules/reference/pages/actuator/observability.adoc b/documentation/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/antora/modules/reference/pages/actuator/observability.adoc
index bff522b6396..0b04549a57f 100644
--- a/documentation/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/antora/modules/reference/pages/actuator/observability.adoc
+++ b/documentation/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/antora/modules/reference/pages/actuator/observability.adoc
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ include-code::AutoConfiguredOpenTelemetrySdkConfiguration[]
 The javadoc:org.springframework.boot.opentelemetry.autoconfigure.logging.OpenTelemetryLoggingAutoConfiguration[] configures OpenTelemetry's javadoc:io.opentelemetry.sdk.logs.SdkLoggerProvider[].
 Exporting logs via OTLP is supported through the javadoc:org.springframework.boot.opentelemetry.autoconfigure.logging.otlp.OtlpLoggingAutoConfiguration[], which enables OTLP log exporting over HTTP or gRPC.
 
+NOTE: If you need to apply advanced customizations to OTLP log record exporters, consider registering javadoc:org.springframework.boot.opentelemetry.autoconfigure.logging.otlp.OtlpHttpLogRecordExporterBuilderCustomizer[] or javadoc:org.springframework.boot.opentelemetry.autoconfigure.logging.otlp.OtlpGrpcLogRecordExporterBuilderCustomizer[] beans.
+These will be invoked before the creation of the javadoc:io.opentelemetry.exporter.otlp.http.logs.OtlpHttpLogRecordExporter[] or javadoc:io.opentelemetry.exporter.otlp.logs.OtlpGrpcLogRecordExporter[].
+The customizers take precedence over anything applied by the auto-configuration.
+
 However, while there is a `SdkLoggerProvider` bean, Spring Boot doesn't support bridging logs to this bean out of the box.
 This can be done with 3rd-party log bridges, as described in the xref:reference:actuator/loggers.adoc#actuator.loggers.opentelemetry[Logging with OpenTelemetry] section.
 
diff --git a/module/spring-boot-opentelemetry/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/opentelemetry/autoconfigure/logging/otlp/OtlpGrpcLogRecordExporterBuilderCustomizer.java b/module/spring-boot-opentelemetry/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/opentelemetry/autoconfigure/logging/otlp/OtlpGrpcLogRecordExporterBuilderCustomizer.java
index 6d02983dc21..e6de0869cae 100644
--- a/module/spring-boot-opentelemetry/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/opentelemetry/autoconfigure/logging/otlp/OtlpGrpcLogRecordExporterBuilderCustomizer.java
+++ b/module/spring-boot-opentelemetry/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/opentelemetry/autoconfigure/logging/otlp/OtlpGrpcLogRecordExporterBuilderCustomizer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2026 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-present the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/module/spring-boot-opentelemetry/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/opentelemetry/autoconfigure/logging/otlp/OtlpHttpLogRecordExporterBuilderCustomizer.java b/module/spring-boot-opentelemetry/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/opentelemetry/autoconfigure/logging/otlp/OtlpHttpLogRecordExporterBuilderCustomizer.java
index e49a250cc2b..bf6a0a43e27 100644
--- a/module/spring-boot-opentelemetry/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/opentelemetry/autoconfigure/logging/otlp/OtlpHttpLogRecordExporterBuilderCustomizer.java
+++ b/module/spring-boot-opentelemetry/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/opentelemetry/autoconfigure/logging/otlp/OtlpHttpLogRecordExporterBuilderCustomizer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2026 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-present the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/platform/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle b/platform/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
index 36d993ad890..040858d4bd9 100644
--- a/platform/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/platform/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -1710,6 +1710,7 @@ bom {
 			javadoc("opentelemetry-sdk-logs", version -> "https://javadoc.io/doc/io.opentelemetry/opentelemetry-sdk-logs/%s".formatted(version), "io.opentelemetry.sdk.logs")
 			javadoc("opentelemetry-sdk-metrics", version -> "https://javadoc.io/doc/io.opentelemetry/opentelemetry-sdk-metrics/%s".formatted(version), "io.opentelemetry.sdk.metrics")
 			javadoc("opentelemetry-sdk-trace", version -> "https://javadoc.io/doc/io.opentelemetry/opentelemetry-sdk-trace/%s".formatted(version), "io.opentelemetry.sdk.trace")
+			javadoc("opentelemetry-exporter-otlp", version -> "https://javadoc.io/doc/io.opentelemetry/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp/%s".formatted(version), "io.opentelemetry.exporter.otlp")
 			releaseNotes("https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/releases/tag/v{version}")
 		}
 	}