diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d7ae4d86c6..0445425997 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@ This component adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.h
 - Added support for `Elastic.Transport` traces instrumentation 0.4.16+.
   `Elastic.Clients.Elasticsearch` 8.10.0+ traces instrumentation is covered by
   `Elastic.Transport` traces instrumentation.
+- Added `telemetry.distro.name` resource attribute. The value is set to `opentelemetry-dotnet-instrumentation`.
 
 ### Changed
 
+- Change telemetry resource attribute name from `telemetry.auto.version` to `telemetry.distro.version`.
+
 #### Dependency updates
 
 - .NET Framework only, `Google.Protobuf` updated from `3.24.3` to `3.24.4`.
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation/Configurations/ResourceConfigurator.cs b/src/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation/Configurations/ResourceConfigurator.cs
index 6720c46958..26825848c2 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation/Configurations/ResourceConfigurator.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation/Configurations/ResourceConfigurator.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ public static ResourceBuilder CreateResourceBuilder(IReadOnlyList<ResourceDetect
             .AddTelemetrySdk()
             .AddAttributes(new KeyValuePair<string, object>[]
             {
-                new(Constants.Tracer.AutoInstrumentationVersionName, AutoInstrumentationVersion.Version)
+                new(Constants.DistributionAttributes.TelemetryDistroNameAttributeName, Constants.DistributionAttributes.TelemetryDistroNameAttributeValue),
+                new(Constants.DistributionAttributes.TelemetryDistroVersionAttributeName, AutoInstrumentationVersion.Version)
             });
 
         foreach (var enabledResourceDetector in enabledResourceDetectors)
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation/Constants.cs b/src/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation/Constants.cs
index 57a0770e10..68799945ba 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation/Constants.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation/Constants.cs
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ namespace OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation;
 
 internal static class Constants
 {
-    public static class Tracer
+    public static class DistributionAttributes
     {
-        public const string AutoInstrumentationVersionName = "telemetry.auto.version";
+        public const string TelemetryDistroNameAttributeName = "telemetry.distro.name";
+        public const string TelemetryDistroNameAttributeValue = "opentelemetry-dotnet-instrumentation";
+        public const string TelemetryDistroVersionAttributeName = "telemetry.distro.version";
     }
 
     public static class ConfigurationValues
diff --git a/test/IntegrationTests/SmokeTests.cs b/test/IntegrationTests/SmokeTests.cs
index 169feedd8f..21d42bc1ed 100644
--- a/test/IntegrationTests/SmokeTests.cs
+++ b/test/IntegrationTests/SmokeTests.cs
@@ -494,7 +494,8 @@ private static void ExpectResources(OtlpResourceExpector resourceExpector)
         resourceExpector.Expect("telemetry.sdk.name", "opentelemetry");
         resourceExpector.Expect("telemetry.sdk.language", "dotnet");
         resourceExpector.Expect("telemetry.sdk.version", typeof(OpenTelemetry.Resources.Resource).Assembly.GetCustomAttribute<AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute>()!.InformationalVersion.Split('+')[0]);
-        resourceExpector.Expect("telemetry.auto.version", typeof(OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation.Constants).Assembly.GetCustomAttribute<AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute>()!.InformationalVersion.Split('+')[0]);
+        resourceExpector.Expect("telemetry.distro.name", "opentelemetry-dotnet-instrumentation");
+        resourceExpector.Expect("telemetry.distro.version", typeof(OpenTelemetry.AutoInstrumentation.Constants).Assembly.GetCustomAttribute<AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute>()!.InformationalVersion.Split('+')[0]);
     }
 
     private void VerifyTestApplicationInstrumented(TestAppStartupMode startupMode = TestAppStartupMode.Auto)