diff --git a/examples/metrics_sdk/README.md b/examples/metrics_sdk/README.md
index 3ba206d783..427a39fb24 100644
--- a/examples/metrics_sdk/README.md
+++ b/examples/metrics_sdk/README.md
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ receivers:
       # Default endpoints: 0.0.0.0:4317 for gRPC and 0.0.0.0:4318 for HTTP
 
 exporters:
-  logging:
-    loglevel: debug
+  debug:
+    verbosity: detailed
 
 processors:
   batch:
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ service:
     traces:
       receivers: [otlp]
       processors: [batch]
-      exporters: [logging]
+      exporters: [debug]
     metrics:
       receivers: [otlp]
       processors: [batch]
-      exporters: [logging]
+      exporters: [debug]
 ```
 
 More information on how to setup the OTel collector can be found in the in [quick start docs](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/collector/quick-start/).
diff --git a/examples/otel-collector/.env b/examples/otel-collector/.env
index d9c19232cd..2a845851e9 100644
--- a/examples/otel-collector/.env
+++ b/examples/otel-collector/.env
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-OTELCOL_IMG=otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:0.35.0
+OTELCOL_IMG=otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:0.109.0
 OTELCOL_ARGS=
diff --git a/examples/otel-collector/otel-collector-config.yaml b/examples/otel-collector/otel-collector-config.yaml
index 997fc86aa6..9484b84b91 100644
--- a/examples/otel-collector/otel-collector-config.yaml
+++ b/examples/otel-collector/otel-collector-config.yaml
@@ -3,17 +3,19 @@ receivers:
   otlp:
     protocols:
       http:
+        endpoint: 0.0.0.0:4318
 
 exporters:
-  logging:
+  debug:
 
   zipkin:
     endpoint: "http://zipkin-all-in-one:9411/api/v2/spans"
     format: proto
 
-  jaeger:
-    endpoint: jaeger-all-in-one:14250
-    insecure: true
+  otlp:
+    endpoint: jaeger-all-in-one:4317
+    tls:
+      insecure: true
 
 processors:
   batch:
@@ -23,8 +25,8 @@ service:
     traces:
       receivers: [otlp]
       processors: [batch]
-      exporters: [logging, zipkin, jaeger]
+      exporters: [debug, zipkin, otlp]
     metrics:
       receivers: [otlp]
       processors: [batch]
-      exporters: [logging]
+      exporters: [debug]
diff --git a/logs_sdk/test/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/export/batch_log_record_processor_test.rb b/logs_sdk/test/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/export/batch_log_record_processor_test.rb
index 64e81477a3..a7ed0c3620 100644
--- a/logs_sdk/test/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/export/batch_log_record_processor_test.rb
+++ b/logs_sdk/test/opentelemetry/sdk/logs/export/batch_log_record_processor_test.rb
@@ -188,19 +188,19 @@ def to_log_record_data
     it 'removes the older log records from the batch if full' do
       processor = BatchLogRecordProcessor.new(TestExporter.new, max_queue_size: 1, max_export_batch_size: 1)
 
-      older_log_record = TestLogRecord.new
-      newer_log_record = TestLogRecord.new
-      newest_log_record = TestLogRecord.new
+      # Don't actually try to export, we're looking at the log records array
+      processor.stub(:work, nil) do
+        older_log_record = TestLogRecord.new
+        newest_log_record = TestLogRecord.new
 
-      processor.on_emit(older_log_record, mock_context)
-      processor.on_emit(newer_log_record, mock_context)
-      processor.on_emit(newest_log_record, mock_context)
+        processor.on_emit(older_log_record, mock_context)
+        processor.on_emit(newest_log_record, mock_context)
 
-      records = processor.instance_variable_get(:@log_records)
+        records = processor.instance_variable_get(:@log_records)
 
-      assert_includes(records, newest_log_record)
-      refute_includes(records, newer_log_record)
-      refute_includes(records, older_log_record)
+        assert_includes(records, newest_log_record)
+        refute_includes(records, older_log_record)
+      end
     end
 
     it 'logs a warning if a log record was emitted after the buffer is full' do
@@ -469,18 +469,21 @@ def shutdown(timeout: nil)
     let(:processor) { BatchLogRecordProcessor.new(exporter) }
 
     it 'reports export failures' do
-      mock_logger = Minitest::Mock.new
-      mock_logger.expect(:error, nil, [/Unable to export/])
-      mock_logger.expect(:error, nil, [/Result code: 1/])
-      mock_logger.expect(:error, nil, [/unexpected error in .*\#export_batch/])
-
-      OpenTelemetry.stub(:logger, mock_logger) do
-        log_records = [TestLogRecord.new, TestLogRecord.new, TestLogRecord.new, TestLogRecord.new]
-        log_records.each { |log_record| processor.on_emit(log_record, mock_context) }
-        processor.shutdown
-      end
+      # skip the work method's behavior, we rely on shutdown to get us to the failures
+      processor.stub(:work, nil) do
+        mock_logger = Minitest::Mock.new
+        mock_logger.expect(:error, nil, [/Unable to export/])
+        mock_logger.expect(:error, nil, [/Result code: 1/])
+        mock_logger.expect(:error, nil, [/unexpected error in .*\#export_batch/])
+
+        OpenTelemetry.stub(:logger, mock_logger) do
+          log_records = [TestLogRecord.new, TestLogRecord.new, TestLogRecord.new, TestLogRecord.new]
+          log_records.each { |log_record| processor.on_emit(log_record, mock_context) }
+          processor.shutdown
+        end
 
-      mock_logger.verify
+        mock_logger.verify
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/sdk/lib/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/span.rb b/sdk/lib/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/span.rb
index 274ac4c24d..c1f32657f8 100644
--- a/sdk/lib/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/span.rb
+++ b/sdk/lib/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/span.rb
@@ -271,6 +271,9 @@ def finish(end_timestamp: nil)
               return self
             end
             @end_timestamp = relative_timestamp(end_timestamp)
+            @span_processors.each do |processor|
+              processor.on_finishing(self) if processor.respond_to?(:on_finishing)
+            end
             @attributes = validated_attributes(@attributes).freeze
             @events.freeze
             @links.freeze
diff --git a/sdk/lib/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/span_processor.rb b/sdk/lib/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/span_processor.rb
index f1874f6504..2a60c3ba53 100644
--- a/sdk/lib/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/span_processor.rb
+++ b/sdk/lib/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/span_processor.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,24 @@ class SpanProcessor
         #  started span.
         def on_start(span, parent_context); end
 
+        # The on_finishing method is an experimental feature and may have breaking changes.
+        # The OpenTelemetry specification defines it as "On Ending". As `end` is a reserved
+        # keyword in Ruby, we are using `on_finishing` instead.
+        #
+        # Called when a {Span} is ending, after the end timestamp has been set
+        # but before span becomes immutable. This allows for updating the span
+        # by setting attributes or adding links and events.
+        #
+        # This method is called synchronously and should not block the current
+        # thread nor throw exceptions.
+        #
+        # This method is optional on the Span Processor interface. It will only
+        # get called if it exists within the processor.
+        #
+        # @param [Span] span the {Span} that just is ending (still mutable).
+        # @return [void]
+        def on_finishing(span); end
+
         # Called when a {Span} is ended, if the {Span#recording?}
         # returns true.
         #
diff --git a/sdk/test/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/span_processor_test.rb b/sdk/test/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/span_processor_test.rb
index 262ad53b92..2bfc1532ba 100644
--- a/sdk/test/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/span_processor_test.rb
+++ b/sdk/test/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/span_processor_test.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
     processor.on_start(span, context)
   end
 
+  it 'implements #on_finishing' do
+    processor.on_finishing(span)
+  end
+
   it 'implements #on_finish' do
     processor.on_finish(span)
   end