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+```toml
+[advisory]
+id = "RUSTSEC-0000-0000"
+package = "opentelemetry_api"
+date = "2024-07-03"
+url = "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-rust/pull/1226"
+informational = "unmaintained"
+
+[versions]
+patched = []
+```
+
+# `opentelemetry_api` has been merged into the `opentelemetry` crate
+
+Last release was on 2023-07-30.
+`opentelemetry_api` has been moved into the [`opentelemetry` crate](https://crates.io/crates/opentelemetry).
+
+Please use the `opentelemetry` crate going forward.