diff --git a/.htmltest.yml b/.htmltest.yml
index 8e64377a99d9..53e80a8d75fb 100644
--- a/.htmltest.yml
+++ b/.htmltest.yml
@@ -72,5 +72,3 @@ IgnoreURLs: # list of regexs of paths or URLs to be ignored
   - ^https://wikipedia.org/wiki/(S.M.A.R.T|Hop_)
   # TODO move into content/en/blog/2023/contributing-to-otel/index.md once https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/issues/3889 is implemented
   - ^https://shorturl.at/vLYZ0$
-  # TODO remove while or after fixing https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/issues/4656
-  - ^/docs/specs/otel/versioning-and-stability/#experimental
diff --git a/content/en/docs/concepts/instrumentation/libraries.md b/content/en/docs/concepts/instrumentation/libraries.md
index a2bd6b7cd3a6..8077817eb8f9 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/concepts/instrumentation/libraries.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/concepts/instrumentation/libraries.md
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ You may be rightfully concerned about adding new dependencies, here are some
 considerations to help you decide how to minimize dependency hell:
 
 - OpenTelemetry Trace API reached stability in early 2021, it follows
-  [Semantic Versioning 2.0](/docs/specs/otel/versioning-and-stability) and we
+  [Semantic Versioning 2.0](/docs/specs/otel/versioning-and-stability/) and we
   take API stability seriously.
 - When taking dependency, use the earliest stable OpenTelemetry API (1.0.\*) and
   avoid updating it unless you have to use new features.
diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/java/instrumentation.md b/content/en/docs/languages/java/instrumentation.md
index 146f5e474c7e..686f7d2cc15d 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/java/instrumentation.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/java/instrumentation.md
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ If you followed the instructions to [initialize the SDK](#initialize-the-sdk)
 above, you have a `TracerProvider` setup for you already. You can continue with
 [acquiring a tracer](#acquiring-a-tracer).
 
-### Acquiring a Tracer
+### Acquiring a tracer
 
 To do [Tracing](/docs/concepts/signals/traces/) you'll need to acquire a
 [`Tracer`](/docs/concepts/signals/traces/#tracer).
@@ -676,6 +676,36 @@ Tracer tracer = GlobalOpenTelemetry.getTracer("instrumentation-scope-name", "ins
 Note that you can't force end users to configure the global, so this is the most
 brittle option for library instrumentation.
 
+### Acquiring a tracer in Java agent
+
+If you are using the [Java agent], you can acquire a `Tracer` from the global OpenTelemetry
+instance:
+
+```java
+import io.opentelemetry.api.GlobalOpenTelemetry;
+
+Tracer tracer = GlobalOpenTelemetry.getTracer("application");
+```
+
+### Acquiring a tracer in Spring Boot starter
+
+If you are using the [Spring Boot starter], you can acquire a `Tracer` from the
+autowired OpenTelemetry instance:
+
+```java
+import io.opentelemetry.api.OpenTelemetry;
+import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.Tracer;
+
+@Controller
+public class MyController {
+  private final Tracer tracer;
+
+  public MyController(OpenTelemetry openTelemetry) {
+    this.tracer = openTelemetry.getTracer("application");
+  }
+}
+```
+
 ### Create Spans
 
 Now that you have [tracers](/docs/concepts/signals/traces/#tracer) initialized,
@@ -1194,7 +1224,7 @@ OpenTelemetry openTelemetry = OpenTelemetrySdk.builder()
     .build();
 ```
 
-### Acquiring a Meter
+### Acquiring a meter
 
 Anywhere in your application where you have manually instrumented code you can
 call `opentelemetry.meterBuilder(instrumentationScopeName)` to get or create a
@@ -1216,6 +1246,38 @@ Now that you have [meters](/docs/concepts/signals/metrics/#meter) initialized.
 you can create
 [metric instruments](/docs/concepts/signals/metrics/#metric-instruments).
 
+### Acquiring a meter in Java agent
+
+If you are using the [Java agent], you can acquire a `Meter` from the global OpenTelemetry
+instance:
+
+```java
+import io.opentelemetry.api.GlobalOpenTelemetry;
+
+Meter meter = GlobalOpenTelemetry.getMeter("application");
+```
+
+### Acquiring a meter in Spring Boot starter
+
+If you are using the [Spring Boot starter], you can acquire a `Meter` from the
+autowired OpenTelemetry instance:
+
+```java
+import io.opentelemetry.api.OpenTelemetry;
+import io.opentelemetry.api.metrics.Meter;
+
+@Controller
+public class MyController {
+  private final Meter meter;
+
+  public MyController(OpenTelemetry openTelemetry) {
+    this.meter = openTelemetry.getMeter("application");
+  }
+}
+```
+
+a
+
 ### Using Counters
 
 Counters can be used to measure non-negative, increasing values.
@@ -1857,3 +1919,5 @@ io.opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export.BatchSpanProcessor = io.opentelemetry.extensio
   https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/blob/main/sdk/trace/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/samplers/ParentBasedSampler.java
 [traceidratiobased]:
   https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/blob/main/sdk/trace/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/samplers/TraceIdRatioBasedSampler.java
+[Java agent]: /docs/zero-code/java/agent/
+[Spring Boot starter]: /docs/zero-code/java/spring-boot-starter/
diff --git a/content/en/docs/zero-code/java/_index.md b/content/en/docs/zero-code/java/_index.md
index aa82346ebeed..c1d0290b3072 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/zero-code/java/_index.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/zero-code/java/_index.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ aliases:
 cascade:
   vers:
     instrumentation: 2.4.0
-    otel: 1.38.0
+    otel: 1.39.0
 ---
 
 Zero-code instrumentation with Java uses a Java agent JAR or Spring Boot
diff --git a/data/registry/instrumentation-js-cerbos.yml b/data/registry/instrumentation-js-cerbos.yml
index c16a310b167a..edd52bcbbdbe 100644
--- a/data/registry/instrumentation-js-cerbos.yml
+++ b/data/registry/instrumentation-js-cerbos.yml
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ createdAt: 2023-09-13
 package:
   name: '@cerbos/opentelemetry'
   registry: npm
-  version: 0.5.0
+  version: 0.5.1
 isFirstParty: true
diff --git a/data/registry/instrumentation-ruby-all.yml b/data/registry/instrumentation-ruby-all.yml
index 425025db8ef2..010d96ceefaf 100644
--- a/data/registry/instrumentation-ruby-all.yml
+++ b/data/registry/instrumentation-ruby-all.yml
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ createdAt: 2020-11-09
 package:
   registry: gems
   name: opentelemetry-instrumentation-all
-  version: 0.60.0
+  version: 0.61.0
diff --git a/data/registry/instrumentation-ruby-ethon.yml b/data/registry/instrumentation-ruby-ethon.yml
index 5e10c103b83c..b15b7b1898ca 100644
--- a/data/registry/instrumentation-ruby-ethon.yml
+++ b/data/registry/instrumentation-ruby-ethon.yml
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ createdAt: 2020-11-09
 package:
   registry: gems
   name: opentelemetry-instrumentation-ethon
-  version: 0.21.5
+  version: 0.21.6
diff --git a/data/registry/instrumentation-ruby-rails.yml b/data/registry/instrumentation-ruby-rails.yml
index e6cbd3b5ac37..e0171514ef31 100644
--- a/data/registry/instrumentation-ruby-rails.yml
+++ b/data/registry/instrumentation-ruby-rails.yml
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ createdAt: 2020-11-09
 package:
   registry: gems
   name: opentelemetry-instrumentation-rails
-  version: 0.30.1
+  version: 0.30.2
diff --git a/layouts/partials/docs/get-signal-status.html b/layouts/partials/docs/get-signal-status.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a1964fa143de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/partials/docs/get-signal-status.html
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{{/*
+
+  Returns the maturity status of the given signal for the given language.
+
+  Arguments:
+
+  .lang the instrumentation language
+  .signal the signal name; must be a legal field of the Instrumentation data file.
+
+  */ -}}
+
+{{ $status := "-" -}}
+{{ $signal := .signal -}}
+
+{{ with index site.Data.instrumentation .lang -}}
+  {{ with index .status $signal -}}
+    {{ $statusWeCanLinkTo := "stable development" -}}
+    {{ $status = cond (or (eq "experimental" .) (eq "in development" .)) "development" . -}}
+    {{ $humanizedStatus := humanize $status -}}
+    {{ $status = cond (in $statusWeCanLinkTo $status)
+          (printf "[%s](/docs/specs/otel/versioning-and-stability/#%s)" $humanizedStatus $status)
+          (cond (in "alpha beta" $status)
+            (printf "[%s](https://github.com/open-telemetry/oteps/blob/main/text/0232-maturity-of-otel.md#%s)" $humanizedStatus $status)
+            $humanizedStatus)
+    -}}
+  {{ end -}}
+{{ else -}}
+  {{ errorf "The site.Data.instrumentation map has no language key '%s'." .lang -}}
+{{ end -}}
+
+{{ return $status -}}
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/docs/languages/index-intro.md b/layouts/shortcodes/docs/languages/index-intro.md
index a84562afa822..986398689d71 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/docs/languages/index-intro.md
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/docs/languages/index-intro.md
@@ -5,18 +5,10 @@
 {{ $lang := .Get 0 -}}
 {{ $data := index $.Site.Data.instrumentation $lang }}
 {{ $name := $data.name -}}
-{{ $tracesStatus := $data.status.traces | humanize -}}
-{{ $metricsStatus := $data.status.metrics | humanize -}}
-{{ $logsStatus := $data.status.logs | humanize -}}
-{{ if in "Stable Experimental" $tracesStatus -}}
-    {{ $tracesStatus = printf "[%s](/docs/specs/otel/versioning-and-stability/#%s)" $tracesStatus $data.status.traces -}}
-{{ end -}}
-{{ if in "Stable Experimental" $metricsStatus -}}
-    {{ $metricsStatus = printf "[%s](/docs/specs/otel/versioning-and-stability/#%s)" $metricsStatus $data.status.metrics -}}
-{{ end -}}
-{{ if in "Stable Experimental" $logsStatus -}}
-    {{ $logsStatus = printf "[%s](/docs/specs/otel/versioning-and-stability/#%s)" $logsStatus $data.status.logs -}}
-{{ end -}}
+
+{{ $tracesStatus := partial "docs/get-signal-status.html" (dict "lang" $lang "signal" "traces") -}}
+{{ $metricsStatus := partial "docs/get-signal-status.html" (dict "lang" $lang "signal" "metrics") -}}
+{{ $logsStatus := partial "docs/get-signal-status.html" (dict "lang" $lang "signal" "logs") -}}
 
 This is the OpenTelemetry {{ $name }} documentation. OpenTelemetry is an
 observability framework -- an API, SDK, and tools that are designed to aid in