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diff --git a/contributors/devel/sig-instrumentation/instrumentation.md b/contributors/devel/sig-instrumentation/instrumentation.md index 4cd9bd1d..2c48ffcc 100644 --- a/contributors/devel/sig-instrumentation/instrumentation.md +++ b/contributors/devel/sig-instrumentation/instrumentation.md @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ apply additionally. Please see our documentation on Kubernetes [metrics stability](/contributors/devel/sig-instrumentation/metric-stability.md). -## Naming +## Naming General [metric and label naming best practices](https://prometheus.io/docs/practices/naming/) apply. Beyond that, metrics added directly by application or package code should have a unique name. @@ -242,3 +242,7 @@ metric could look as follows: ``` kube_pod_restarts and on(namespace, pod) kube_pod_info{uuid=”ABC”} ``` + +## Deprecating Metrics + +The process of metric deprecation is outlined in the official [Kubernetes Deprecation Policy](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/deprecation-policy/). When deprecating a metric, one must set the deprecated version for a version which is in the future from which point that metric will be considered deprecated. If there is a replacement metric, please note that in the help text of the deprecated metric as well as in the corresponding release note of the relevant pull request. |