diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/java/instrumentation.md b/content/en/docs/languages/java/instrumentation.md
index 686f7d2cc15d..7050d917311e 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/java/instrumentation.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/java/instrumentation.md
@@ -687,6 +687,23 @@ import io.opentelemetry.api.GlobalOpenTelemetry;
 Tracer tracer = GlobalOpenTelemetry.getTracer("application");
 ```
 
+If you are using Spring Boot, you can add the following bean to your
+`@SpringBootApplication` class - to acquire a `Tracer` as in the
+[Spring Boot starter](#acquiring-a-tracer-in-spring-boot-starter) section below:
+
+```java
+import io.opentelemetry.api.OpenTelemetry;
+import io.opentelemetry.api.GlobalOpenTelemetry;
+
+@Configuration
+public class OpenTelemetryConfig {
+  @Bean
+  public OpenTelemetry openTelemetry() {
+    return GlobalOpenTelemetry.get();
+  }
+}
+```
+
 ### Acquiring a tracer in Spring Boot starter
 
 If you are using the [Spring Boot starter], you can acquire a `Tracer` from the
@@ -1257,6 +1274,23 @@ import io.opentelemetry.api.GlobalOpenTelemetry;
 Meter meter = GlobalOpenTelemetry.getMeter("application");
 ```
 
+If you are using Spring Boot, you can add the following bean to your
+`@SpringBootApplication` class - to acquire a `Meter` as in the
+[Spring Boot starter](#acquiring-a-meter-in-spring-boot-starter) section below:
+
+```java
+import io.opentelemetry.api.OpenTelemetry;
+import io.opentelemetry.api.GlobalOpenTelemetry;
+
+@Configuration
+public class OpenTelemetryConfig {
+  @Bean
+  public OpenTelemetry openTelemetry() {
+    return GlobalOpenTelemetry.get();
+  }
+}
+```
+
 ### Acquiring a meter in Spring Boot starter
 
 If you are using the [Spring Boot starter], you can acquire a `Meter` from the
diff --git a/content/en/docs/zero-code/java/spring-boot-starter/getting-started.md b/content/en/docs/zero-code/java/spring-boot-starter/getting-started.md
index eba5b9332a8b..8d2da55ea72d 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/zero-code/java/spring-boot-starter/getting-started.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/zero-code/java/spring-boot-starter/getting-started.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ application. For the pros and cons, see [Java zero-code instrumentation](..).
 
 ### Compatibility
 
-The OpenTelemetry Spring Boot starter works with Spring Boot 2.6+ and 3.0+, and
+The OpenTelemetry Spring Boot starter works with Spring Boot 2.6+ and 3.1+, and
 Spring Boot native image applications. The
 [opentelemetry-java-examples/spring-native](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-examples/tree/main/spring-native)
 repository contains an example of a Spring Boot Native image application