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open-telemetry · Jul 6, 2023 · 7712723 · 7712723
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ release.
 
 - BREAKING: Remove the Jaeger Exporter
   ([#3567](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/3567))
+- Prometheus: Do not add `_total` suffix if the metric already ends in `_total`.
+  ([#3581](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/3581))
 
 ### SDK Configuration
 

diff --git a/specification/compatibility/prometheus_and_openmetrics.md b/specification/compatibility/prometheus_and_openmetrics.md
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ An [OpenTelemetry Gauge](../metrics/data-model.md#gauge) MUST be converted to a
   - The new data point's start time must match the time of the accumulated data point. If not, see [detecting alignment issues](../metrics/data-model.md#sums-detecting-alignment-issues).
 - Otherwise, it MUST be dropped.
 
-Monotonic Sum metric points MUST have `_total` added as a suffix to the metric name.
+If the metric name for monotonic Sum metric points does not end in a suffix of `_total` a suffix of `_total` MUST be added, otherwise the name MUST remain unchanged.
 Monotonic Sum metric points with `StartTimeUnixNano` should export the `{name}_created` metric as well.
 
 ### Histograms