diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e1278c8e7aa3..272b0fbdfda2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ internal API changes are not present.
 Main (unreleased)
 -----------------
 
+### Features
+
+- A new `otelcol.exporter.debug` component for printing OTel telemetry from 
+  other `otelcol` components to the console. (@BarunKGP)
+
 v0.41.1 (2024-06-07)
 --------------------
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c2652ce8f0a7..aa4750d6fb0c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -612,10 +612,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/prometheusreceiver v0.96.0
 	github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/vcenterreceiver v0.96.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry v0.96.0
-	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/debugexporter v0.96.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/converter/expandconverter v0.96.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/fileprovider v0.96.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/yamlprovider v0.96.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/debugexporter v0.96.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetrichttp v1.24.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto/x509roots/fallback v0.0.0-20240208163226-62c9f1799c91
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.29.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ea0d93d3a82c..16547bbd5f45 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2348,6 +2348,8 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer v0.96.0 h1:JN4JHelp5EGMGoC2UVelTMG6hyZjgt
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer v0.96.0/go.mod h1:Vn+qzzKgekDFayCVV8peSH5Btx1xrt/bmzD9gTxgidQ=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter v0.96.0 h1:SmOSaP+zUNq0nl+BcllsCSsYePdUNIIUfW5sXKKaUlI=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter v0.96.0/go.mod h1:DcuGaxcINhOV2LgojDI56r3830cUtuCsNadINMIU23c=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/debugexporter v0.96.0 h1:88v2GWCIuYgd3e4KdwF0JLklIgBzETBw0e3dkEJ7BbI=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/debugexporter v0.96.0/go.mod h1:mZjJ0G6Pn6aSS7T4UeEjXSHt3pgslvaZa/4Uam8DKuo=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/loggingexporter v0.96.0 h1:fKHt4iTcD7C0utDzeww6ZYVlDYaC0dw9wtzVwLha4CM=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/loggingexporter v0.96.0/go.mod h1:vpuKdiIQ6yjwZbKiiAs/MV8rZMKiQfPF55vX8UxO8fk=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/otlpexporter v0.96.0 h1:vZEd10B/zj7WkBWSVegDkGOwv7FZhUwyk60E2zkYwL4=