diff --git a/content/exporters/custom-exporter/Java/Trace.md b/content/exporters/custom-exporter/Java/Trace.md
index 8aa4cc8d..94add6f3 100644
--- a/content/exporters/custom-exporter/Java/Trace.md
+++ b/content/exporters/custom-exporter/Java/Trace.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ aliases: [/custom_exporter/java/trace, /guides/custom_exporter/java/trace]
 
 ## Introduction
 
-A trace exporter must extend the abstract class [SpanExporter.Handler](https://static.javadoc.io/io.opencensus/opencensus-api/0.15.0/io/opencensus/trace/export/SpanExporter.Handler.html) implementing the `export` method
+A trace exporter must extend the abstract class [SpanExporter.Handler](https://static.javadoc.io/io.opencensus/opencensus-api/0.17.0/io/opencensus/trace/export/SpanExporter.Handler.html) implementing the `export` method
 
 which for purposes of brevity is:
 
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ import io.opencensus.trace.export.SpanData;
 public void export(Collection<SpanData> spanDataList);
 ```
 
-The sole method `export` will be used to process and translate a collection of [SpanData](https://static.javadoc.io/io.opencensus/opencensus-api/0.15.0/io/opencensus/trace/export/SpanData.html) to your desired trace backend's data.
+The sole method `export` will be used to process and translate a collection of [SpanData](https://static.javadoc.io/io.opencensus/opencensus-api/0.17.0/io/opencensus/trace/export/SpanData.html) to your desired trace backend's data.
 
-After an exporter is created, it must be registered with [SpanExporter.registerHandler](https://static.javadoc.io/io.opencensus/opencensus-api/0.15.0/io/opencensus/trace/export/SpanExporter.html#registerHandler-java.lang.String-io.opencensus.trace.export.SpanExporter.Handler-)
+After an exporter is created, it must be registered with [SpanExporter.registerHandler](https://static.javadoc.io/io.opencensus/opencensus-api/0.17.0/io/opencensus/trace/export/SpanExporter.html#registerHandler-java.lang.String-io.opencensus.trace.export.SpanExporter.Handler-)
 
 ```java
 SpanExporter.registerHandler(nameOfTheExporter, anInstanceOfTheExporter);
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public class CustomTraceExporter extends SpanExporter.Handler {
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <opencensus.version>0.15.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
+        <opencensus.version>0.17.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ Annotations: TimedEvents{events=[TimedEvent{timestamp=Timestamp{seconds=15337689
 
 ## Notes
 
-* Please remember to invoke [SpanExporter.registerHandler](https://static.javadoc.io/io.opencensus/opencensus-api/0.15.0/io/opencensus/trace/export/SpanExporter.html#registerHandler-java.lang.String-io.opencensus.trace.export.SpanExporter.Handler-) for your created Trace exporter lest it won't receive exported span data
+* Please remember to invoke [SpanExporter.registerHandler](https://static.javadoc.io/io.opencensus/opencensus-api/0.17.0/io/opencensus/trace/export/SpanExporter.html#registerHandler-java.lang.String-io.opencensus.trace.export.SpanExporter.Handler-) for your created Trace exporter lest it won't receive exported span data
 
 * Your exporter's `export` method will receive exported span data only for spans that have been ended
 
@@ -276,6 +276,6 @@ Annotations: TimedEvents{events=[TimedEvent{timestamp=Timestamp{seconds=15337689
 
 Name|Link
 ---|---
-Trace JavaDoc |[io.opencensus.trace.*](https://static.javadoc.io/io.opencensus/opencensus-api/0.15.0/io/opencensus/trace/package-summary.html)
+Trace JavaDoc |[io.opencensus.trace.*](https://static.javadoc.io/io.opencensus/opencensus-api/0.17.0/io/opencensus/trace/package-summary.html)
 OpenCensus JavaDoc|[io.opencensus.*](https://www.javadoc.io/doc/io.opencensus/opencensus-api/)
 OpenCensus Java exporters|[Some OpenCensus Java exporters](/supported-exporters/java/)
diff --git a/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/Instana.md b/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/Instana.md
index 7a757e54..d8859e4c 100644
--- a/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/Instana.md
+++ b/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/Instana.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ To create the trace exporter, you'll need to:
 ```xml
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <opencensus.version>0.15.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
+        <opencensus.version>0.17.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ To create the trace exporter, you'll need to:
             <groupId>io.opencensus</groupId>
             <artifactId>opencensus-impl</artifactId>
             <version>${opencensus.version}</version>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/Jaeger.md b/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/Jaeger.md
index ea1d986a..feeb09ab 100644
--- a/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/Jaeger.md
+++ b/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/Jaeger.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ If using Maven, add these to your `pom.xml` file
 ```xml
 <properties>
   <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-  <opencensus.version>0.15.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
+  <opencensus.version>0.17.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
 </properties>
 
 <dependencies>
diff --git a/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/Prometheus.md b/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/Prometheus.md
index 7fe5b464..fac9e6ec 100644
--- a/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/Prometheus.md
+++ b/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/Prometheus.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Add this to your `pom.xml` file:
 ```xml
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <opencensus.version>0.15.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
+        <opencensus.version>0.17.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ Add this to your `pom.xml` file:
             <groupId>io.opencensus</groupId>
             <artifactId>opencensus-impl</artifactId>
             <version>${opencensus.version}</version>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/SignalFx.md b/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/SignalFx.md
index 655b3dc9..9d37069e 100644
--- a/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/SignalFx.md
+++ b/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/SignalFx.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Insert the following snippet in your `pom.xml`:
 ```xml
 <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <opencensus.version>0.15.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
+    <opencensus.version>0.17.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
 </properties>
 
 <dependencies>
diff --git a/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/Zipkin.md b/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/Zipkin.md
index 55919b31..2aef2171 100644
--- a/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/Zipkin.md
+++ b/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/Zipkin.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ If using Maven, add these to your `pom.xml` file
 ```xml
 <properties>
   <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-  <opencensus.version>0.15.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
+  <opencensus.version>0.17.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
 </properties>
 
 <dependencies>
diff --git a/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/stackdriver-stats.md b/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/stackdriver-stats.md
index bae5c3e5..abd07a1b 100644
--- a/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/stackdriver-stats.md
+++ b/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/stackdriver-stats.md
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public final class StackdriverExample {
 Insert the following snippet in your `pom.xml`:
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <opencensus.version>0.16.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
+        <opencensus.version>0.17.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/stackdriver-trace.md b/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/stackdriver-trace.md
index 68da4be0..c0899997 100644
--- a/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/stackdriver-trace.md
+++ b/content/exporters/supported-exporters/Java/stackdriver-trace.md
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public class Repl {
 Insert the following snippet in your `pom.xml`:
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <opencensus.version>0.16.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
+        <opencensus.version>0.17.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/content/guides/gRPC/Java.md b/content/guides/gRPC/Java.md
index 4f29a010..6272f011 100644
--- a/content/guides/gRPC/Java.md
+++ b/content/guides/gRPC/Java.md
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ public class TutorialServer {
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <opencensus.version>0.15.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The version of OpenCensus to use -->
+        <opencensus.version>0.17.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The version of OpenCensus to use -->
         <grpc.version>1.12.0</grpc.version> <!-- The gRPC version to use with the version of OpenCensus -->
     </properties>
 
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ which will give visuals such as:
 Notes|Link
 ---|---
 OpenCensus Java gRPC metrics|https://www.javadoc.io/doc/io.opencensus/opencensus-contrib-grpc-metrics
-Trace JavaDoc|[io.opencensus.trace.*](https://static.javadoc.io/io.opencensus/opencensus-api/0.15.0/io/opencensus/trace/package-summary.html)
-Stats JavaDoc|[io.opencensus.stats.*](https://static.javadoc.io/io.opencensus/opencensus-api/0.15.0/io/opencensus/stats/package-summary.html)
+Trace JavaDoc|[io.opencensus.trace.*](https://static.javadoc.io/io.opencensus/opencensus-api/0.17.0/io/opencensus/trace/package-summary.html)
+Stats JavaDoc|[io.opencensus.stats.*](https://static.javadoc.io/io.opencensus/opencensus-api/0.17.0/io/opencensus/stats/package-summary.html)
 OpenCensus JavaDoc|[io.opencensus.*](https://www.javadoc.io/doc/io.opencensus/opencensus-api/)
 OpenCensus Java exporters|[Some OpenCensus Java exporters](/supported-exporters/java/)
diff --git a/content/guides/integrations/google_cloud/google_cloud_bigtable/Java/_index.md b/content/guides/integrations/google_cloud/google_cloud_bigtable/Java/_index.md
index 5049d391..96be8e78 100644
--- a/content/guides/integrations/google_cloud/google_cloud_bigtable/Java/_index.md
+++ b/content/guides/integrations/google_cloud/google_cloud_bigtable/Java/_index.md
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ public class BigtableOpenCensus implements AutoCloseable {
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <opencensus.version>0.15.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
+    <opencensus.version>0.17.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/content/guides/integrations/redis/Java.md b/content/guides/integrations/redis/Java.md
index 6bd6eb66..12df60ba 100644
--- a/content/guides/integrations/redis/Java.md
+++ b/content/guides/integrations/redis/Java.md
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public class JedisOpenCensus {
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <opencensus.version>0.15.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
+        <opencensus.version>0.17.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/content/quickstart/java/metrics.md b/content/quickstart/java/metrics.md
index 6dd0fa1c..67d7a5c6 100644
--- a/content/quickstart/java/metrics.md
+++ b/content/quickstart/java/metrics.md
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Put this in your newly generated `pom.xml` file:
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <opencensus.version>0.15.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
+        <opencensus.version>0.17.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
     </properties>
 
     <build>
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ To enable metrics, we’ll declare the dependencies in your `pom.xml` file. Add
       <groupId>io.opencensus</groupId>
       <artifactId>opencensus-impl</artifactId>
       <version>${opencensus.version}</version>
+      <scope>runtime</scope>
   </dependency>
 </dependencies>
 {{</highlight>}}
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ To enable metrics, we’ll declare the dependencies in your `pom.xml` file. Add
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <opencensus.version>0.15.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
+        <opencensus.version>0.17.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -255,6 +256,7 @@ To enable metrics, we’ll declare the dependencies in your `pom.xml` file. Add
             <groupId>io.opencensus</groupId>
             <artifactId>opencensus-impl</artifactId>
             <version>${opencensus.version}</version>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
@@ -1330,7 +1332,7 @@ Add the following code snippet to your `<dependencies>...</dependencies>` node i
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <opencensus.version>0.15.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
+        <opencensus.version>0.17.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -1344,6 +1346,7 @@ Add the following code snippet to your `<dependencies>...</dependencies>` node i
             <groupId>io.opencensus</groupId>
             <artifactId>opencensus-impl</artifactId>
             <version>${opencensus.version}</version>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
@@ -1787,7 +1790,7 @@ public class Repl {
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <opencensus.version>0.15.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
+        <opencensus.version>0.17.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -1801,6 +1804,7 @@ public class Repl {
             <groupId>io.opencensus</groupId>
             <artifactId>opencensus-impl</artifactId>
             <version>${opencensus.version}</version>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/content/quickstart/java/tracing.md b/content/quickstart/java/tracing.md
index fe179b09..98250826 100644
--- a/content/quickstart/java/tracing.md
+++ b/content/quickstart/java/tracing.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Please add this content to your `pom.xml` file:
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <opencensus.version>0.15.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
+        <opencensus.version>0.17.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
     </properties>
 
     <build>
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ To enable tracing, we’ll declare the dependencies in your `pom.xml` file. Inse
         <groupId>io.opencensus</groupId>
         <artifactId>opencensus-impl</artifactId>
         <version>${opencensus.version}</version>
+        <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
 </dependencies>
 {{</highlight>}}
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ To enable tracing, we’ll declare the dependencies in your `pom.xml` file. Inse
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <opencensus.version>0.15.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
+        <opencensus.version>0.17.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -233,6 +234,7 @@ To enable tracing, we’ll declare the dependencies in your `pom.xml` file. Inse
             <groupId>io.opencensus</groupId>
             <artifactId>opencensus-impl</artifactId>
             <version>${opencensus.version}</version>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
@@ -394,7 +396,7 @@ To enable trace exporting to Zipkin, we’ll need to declare the Zipkin exporter
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <opencensus.version>0.15.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
+        <opencensus.version>0.17.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -408,6 +410,7 @@ To enable trace exporting to Zipkin, we’ll need to declare the Zipkin exporter
             <groupId>io.opencensus</groupId>
             <artifactId>opencensus-impl</artifactId>
             <version>${opencensus.version}</version>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
@@ -810,7 +813,7 @@ public class Repl {
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <opencensus.version>0.15.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
+        <opencensus.version>0.17.0</opencensus.version> <!-- The OpenCensus version to use -->
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -824,6 +827,7 @@ public class Repl {
             <groupId>io.opencensus</groupId>
             <artifactId>opencensus-impl</artifactId>
             <version>${opencensus.version}</version>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>