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 ## v3.5.11 (tbd)
+
+### etcd server
+- Fix distributed tracing by ensuring `--experimental-distributed-tracing-sampling-rate` configuration option is available to [set tracing sample rate](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/pull/16951).
+
 ### Dependencies
 - Compile binaries using [go 1.20.11](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/pull/16915)
 - Fix [CVE-2023-47108](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8pgv-569h-w5rw) by [bumping go.opentelemetry.io/otel to 1.20.0 and go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc to 0.46.0](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/pull/16946).