# CocoaPods Deprecation Notice for OpenTelemetry Swift

DevFeed: [CocoaPods Deprecation Notice for OpenTelemetry Swift](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/cocoapods-deprecation-notice-for-opentelemetry-swift-32581.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://opentelemetry.io/blog/2026/otel-swift-cocoapods-deprecation/>)

Author: OpenTelemetry Authors; Docs CC BY

Published: 2026-07-20T14:05:37Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Blog on OpenTelemetry](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-on-opentelemetry.md>)

Topics: [OpenTelemetry](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/opentelemetry.md>), [cocoapods](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cocoapods.md>), [Swift](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/swift.md>), [swift-package-manager](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/swift-package-manager.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/migration.md>), [Package manager](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/package-manager.md>), [maintenance](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/maintenance.md>), [Maintainers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/maintainers.md>)

Tags: [cocoapods](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cocoapods.md>), [maintenance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/maintenance.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/migration.md>), [opentelemetry](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/opentelemetry.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/releases.md>), [swift](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/swift.md>), [swift-package-manager](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/swift-package-manager.md>)

## AI overview

OpenTelemetry Swift maintainers plan to deprecate CocoaPods support for the opentelemetry-swift and opentelemetry-swift-core pods as CocoaPods moves into maintenance mode. Swift Package Manager is the recommended installation method, and existing CocoaPods users are encouraged to plan migration.

## Source excerpt

As it was announced via CocoaPods Support Plan and via CocoaPods Spec Repository, CocoaPods is transitioning their project to maintenance mode, and cocoapods trunk is going to be read-only in a few months. The OpenTelemetry Swift maintainers are planning to deprecate CocoaPods support for all the pods published under opentelemetry-swift and opentelemetry-swift-core. Swift Package Manager (SPM) is now the recommended and preferred installation method for all new integrations. We encourage existing CocoaPods users to begin planning a migration to SPM.