diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_publish_lambda_layer.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_publish_lambda_layer.yaml
index 31bb917d4..6739015a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_publish_lambda_layer.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_publish_lambda_layer.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-minor: ["9", "10", "11", "12", "13"]
+        python-minor: ["10", "11", "12", "13"]
         apm-env: ["lambda"]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -80,6 +80,6 @@ jobs:
     with:
       artifact-name: solarwinds_apm_lambda.zip
       component-version: ${{ needs.get_apm_python_version.outputs.sw-apm-version }}
-      runtimes: "python3.9 python3.10 python3.11 python3.12 python3.13"
+      runtimes: "python3.10 python3.11 python3.12 python3.13"
       publish-dest: ${{ inputs.publish-dest }}
     secrets: inherit
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_tox_lint_format.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_tox_lint_format.yaml
index 462cd4c95..4188519ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_tox_lint_format.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_tox_lint_format.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-minor: ["9", "10", "11", "12", "13"]
+        python-minor: ["10", "11", "12", "13"]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: Setup Python
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_tox_ruff_format.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_tox_ruff_format.yaml
index d53b43b09..aa360a639 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_tox_ruff_format.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_tox_ruff_format.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-minor: ["9", "10", "11", "12", "13"]
+        python-minor: ["10", "11", "12", "13"]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: Setup Python
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_tox_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_tox_tests.yaml
index 3d62c8401..452435605 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_tox_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_tox_tests.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-minor: ["9", "10", "11", "12", "13"]
+        python-minor: ["10", "11", "12", "13"]
         apm-env: ["test"]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify_install.yaml b/.github/workflows/verify_install.yaml
index 1df73edd6..2e98e18a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify_install.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify_install.yaml
@@ -46,17 +46,9 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         hostname:
-          - py3.9-alpine3.13
-          - py3.9-alpine3.16
-          - py3.9-alpine3.17
-          - py3.9-centos8
-          - py3.9-debian10
-          - py3.9-debian11
-          - py3.9-rhel8
           - py3.10-alpine3.13
           - py3.10-alpine3.16
           - py3.10-alpine3.17
-          - py3.10-amazon2023
           - py3.10-debian10
           - py3.10-debian11
           - py3.10-ubuntu22.04
@@ -78,28 +70,12 @@ jobs:
           - x64
           - arm64
         include:
-          - hostname: py3.9-alpine3.13
-            image: python:3.9-alpine3.13
-          - hostname: py3.9-alpine3.16
-            image: python:3.9-alpine3.16
-          - hostname: py3.9-alpine3.17
-            image: python:3.9-alpine3.17
-          - hostname: py3.9-centos8
-            image: centos:8
-          - hostname: py3.9-debian10
-            image: python:3.9-buster
-          - hostname: py3.9-debian11
-            image: python:3.9-bullseye
-          - hostname: py3.9-rhel8
-            image: registry.fedoraproject.org/f33/python3
           - hostname: py3.10-alpine3.13
             image: python:3.10-alpine3.13
           - hostname: py3.10-alpine3.16
             image: python:3.10-alpine3.16
           - hostname: py3.10-alpine3.17
             image: python:3.10-alpine3.17
-          - hostname: py3.10-amazon2023
-            image: amazonlinux:2023
           - hostname: py3.10-debian10
             image: python:3.10-buster
           - hostname: py3.10-debian11
@@ -136,12 +112,6 @@ jobs:
             image: python:3.13-alpine3.20
         exclude:
           # Note: JavaScript Actions (checkout) in Alpine only supported in x64
-          - hostname: py3.9-alpine3.13
-            arch: arm64
-          - hostname: py3.9-alpine3.16
-            arch: arm64
-          - hostname: py3.9-alpine3.17
-            arch: arm64
           - hostname: py3.10-alpine3.13
             arch: arm64
           - hostname: py3.10-alpine3.16
@@ -171,12 +141,17 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - if: contains(matrix.image, 'amazonlinux') || contains(matrix.image, 'aws-lambda-python')
         name: Install AmazonLinux deps to use checkout
-        run: dnf install -y tar gzip 
+        run: |
+          if command -v dnf >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            dnf install -y tar gzip
+          else
+            yum install -y tar gzip
+          fi
       # Use checkout@v4 for Alpine versions < 3.17 that don't support Node.js 24
       - if: contains(matrix.hostname, 'alpine3.13') || contains(matrix.hostname, 'alpine3.14') || contains(matrix.hostname, 'alpine3.15') || contains(matrix.hostname, 'alpine3.16')
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       # Else use latest checkout
-      - if: ${{ !(contains(matrix.hostname, 'alpine3.13') || contains(matrix.hostname, 'alpine3.14') || contains(matrix.hostname, 'alpine3.15') || contains(matrix.hostname, 'alpine3.16')) }}
+      - if: ${{ !(contains(matrix.hostname, 'alpine3.13') || contains(matrix.hostname, 'alpine3.14') || contains(matrix.hostname, 'alpine3.15') || contains(matrix.hostname, 'alpine3.16') || contains(matrix.hostname, 'amazon2-')) }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Setup and run install test
         working-directory: ./tests/docker/install
@@ -184,3 +159,30 @@ jobs:
         shell: sh
         env:
           MODE: ${{ github.event.inputs.install-registry }}
+
+  # Amazon Linux 2 (Python 3.10) - uses docker run instead of container job to avoid GLIBC 2.26 issues
+  install-tests-amazon2:
+    runs-on: ${{ contains(matrix.image, 'arm64') && fromJSON('{"group":"apm-arm-runner"}') || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        image:
+          - amazon/aws-lambda-python:3.10-arm64
+          - amazon/aws-lambda-python:3.10-x86_64
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Run install test in Amazon Linux 2 container
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm \
+            --entrypoint sh \
+            -v $GITHUB_WORKSPACE:/code/python-solarwinds \
+            -w /code/python-solarwinds/tests/docker/install \
+            -e MODE="${{ github.event.inputs.install-registry }}" \
+            -e PYTHON_VERSION="3.10" \
+            -e SOLARWINDS_APM_VERSION="${{ github.event.inputs.solarwinds-version }}" \
+            -e SW_APM_COLLECTOR_PROD="${{ secrets.SW_APM_COLLECTOR_PROD }}" \
+            -e SW_APM_COLLECTOR_STAGING="${{ secrets.SW_APM_COLLECTOR_STAGING }}" \
+            -e SW_APM_SERVICE_KEY_PROD="${{ secrets.SW_APM_SERVICE_KEY_PROD }}" \
+            -e SW_APM_SERVICE_KEY_STAGING="${{ secrets.SW_APM_SERVICE_KEY_STAGING }}" \
+            -e APM_ROOT=/code/python-solarwinds \
+            ${{ matrix.image }} \
+            -c "set -x && ./_helper_run_install_tests.sh"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify_install_macos.yaml b/.github/workflows/verify_install_macos.yaml
index 873e14258..bf3a176c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify_install_macos.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify_install_macos.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version:
-          - "3.9"
           - "3.10"
           - "3.11"
           - "3.12"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify_install_windows.yaml b/.github/workflows/verify_install_windows.yaml
index 5700c6200..0f6adfb66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify_install_windows.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify_install_windows.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version:
-          - "3.9"
           - "3.10"
           - "3.11"
           - "3.12"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6c08f38cd..1c4f2b09e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ check-zip:
 # Create package source distribution archive
 sdist:
 	@echo -e "Generating python agent sdist package"
-	@python3.9 -m build --sdist
+	@python3.10 -m build --sdist
 	@echo -e "\nDone."
 
 # Check local package source distribution archive contents, without install
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ check-sdist-local:
 	@cd ./tests/docker/install && MODE=local APM_ROOT=$(CURR_DIR) ./_helper_check_sdist.sh
 	@cd $(CURR_DIR)
 
-# Build the Python library package bdist (wheel) for 64 bit linux systems using Python 3.9
+# Build the Python library package bdist (wheel) for 64 bit linux systems using Python 3.10
 wheel:
 	@echo -e "Generating Python library wheel for 64 bit systems"
-	@/opt/python/cp39-cp39/bin/pip -v wheel . -w ./dist/ --no-deps
+	@/opt/python/cp310-cp310/bin/pip -v wheel . -w ./dist/ --no-deps
 	@echo -e "\nDone."
 
 # Check local package wheel contents, without install
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ install-lambda-modules:
 	@echo -e "Creating target directory ${target_dir} for AWS Lambda layer artifacts."
 	mkdir -p ${target_dir}/python
 	@echo -e "Install setuptools"
-	/opt/python/cp39-cp39/bin/pip install setuptools
+	/opt/python/cp310-cp310/bin/pip install setuptools
 	@echo -e "Install upstream dependencies to include in layer"
-	/opt/python/cp39-cp39/bin/pip install -t ${target_dir}/python -r lambda/requirements.txt
+	/opt/python/cp310-cp310/bin/pip install -t ${target_dir}/python -r lambda/requirements.txt
 	@echo -e "Install upstream dependencies without deps to include in layer"
-	@/opt/python/cp39-cp39/bin/pip install -t ${target_dir}/nodeps -r lambda/requirements-nodeps.txt --no-deps
+	@/opt/python/cp310-cp310/bin/pip install -t ${target_dir}/nodeps -r lambda/requirements-nodeps.txt --no-deps
 	@echo -e "Install solarwinds_apm to be packed up in zip archive to target directory."
-	@/opt/python/cp39-cp39/bin/pip install . -t ${target_dir}/nodeps --no-deps
+	@/opt/python/cp310-cp310/bin/pip install . -t ${target_dir}/nodeps --no-deps
 	@echo -e "Moving no-deps dependencies, needed for full opentelemetry/instrumentation path"
 	@cp -r ${target_dir}/nodeps/* ${target_dir}/python
 	@rm -rf ${target_dir}/nodeps
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ aws-lambda: check-zip install-lambda-modules check-lambda-modules
 # variable definitions and recipes for testing, linting, cleanup
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
 
-# Example: make tox OPTIONS="-e py39-test"
+# Example: make tox OPTIONS="-e py310-test"
 # Example: make tox OPTIONS="-e lint -- --check-only"
 tox:
-	@python3.9 -m tox $(OPTIONS)
+	@python3.10 -m tox $(OPTIONS)
 
 format:
 	@echo -e "Not implemented."
diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index d6d3aa658..2a429d85c 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-opentelemetry-test-utils==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-flask==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-requests==0.62b1
+opentelemetry-test-utils==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-flask==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-requests==0.63b1
 pytest
 pytest-cov
 pytest-mock
 requests
-flask~=3.1; python_version >= '3.9'
-flask~=3.0; python_version < '3.9'
+flask~=3.1
 werkzeug
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index f730a6b60..d51ddf9ed 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ services:
        # boto3 for interaction with AWS
        # twine to upload to TestPyPi
        # tox for automated tests
-       python3.9 -m pip install --upgrade pip
-       python3.9 -m pip install --default-timeout=100 build boto3 twine tox
+       python3.10 -m pip install --upgrade pip
+       python3.10 -m pip install --default-timeout=100 build boto3 twine tox
        /bin/bash
 
   aarch64:
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ services:
        # boto3 for interaction with AWS
        # twine to upload to TestPyPi
        # tox for automated tests
-       python3.9 -m pip install --upgrade pip
-       python3.9 -m pip install --default-timeout=100 build boto3 twine tox
+       python3.10 -m pip install --upgrade pip
+       python3.10 -m pip install --default-timeout=100 build boto3 twine tox
        /bin/bash
diff --git a/image/Dockerfile b/image/Dockerfile
index 2e1a60e84..c3e37ba3c 100644
--- a/image/Dockerfile
+++ b/image/Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # - For auto-instrumentation by container injection, the Linux command cp is
 #   used and must be availabe in the image.
 
-FROM python:3.9 AS build-39
+FROM python:3.10 AS build-310
 WORKDIR /operator-build
 ADD requirements-nodeps.txt .
 ADD requirements.txt .
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ RUN mkdir workspace
 RUN pip install --no-deps --target workspace -r requirements-nodeps.txt
 RUN pip install --target workspace -r requirements.txt
 
-FROM python:3.9-alpine AS build-musl-39
+FROM python:3.10-alpine AS build-musl-310
 WORKDIR /operator-build
 ADD requirements-nodeps.txt .
 ADD requirements.txt .
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ RUN pip install --target workspace -r requirements.txt
 
 FROM busybox
 
-COPY --from=build-39 /operator-build/workspace /autoinstrumentation
-COPY --from=build-musl-39 /operator-build/workspace /autoinstrumentation-musl
+COPY --from=build-310 /operator-build/workspace /autoinstrumentation
+COPY --from=build-musl-310 /operator-build/workspace /autoinstrumentation-musl
 
 RUN chmod -R go+r /autoinstrumentation
 RUN chmod -R go+r /autoinstrumentation-musl
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/image/Dockerfile-beta b/image/Dockerfile-beta
index dc8c4d686..3d58176da 100644
--- a/image/Dockerfile-beta
+++ b/image/Dockerfile-beta
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # - For auto-instrumentation by container injection, the Linux command cp is
 #   used and must be availabe in the image.
 
-FROM python:3.9 AS build-39
+FROM python:3.10 AS build-310
 WORKDIR /operator-build
 ADD requirements-nodeps-beta.txt .
 ADD requirements.txt .
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ RUN mkdir workspace
 RUN pip install --no-deps --target workspace --extra-index-url https://test.pypi.org/simple/ -r requirements-nodeps-beta.txt
 RUN pip install --target workspace -r requirements.txt
 
-FROM python:3.9-alpine AS build-musl-39
+FROM python:3.10-alpine AS build-musl-310
 WORKDIR /operator-build
 ADD requirements-nodeps-beta.txt .
 ADD requirements.txt .
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ RUN pip install --target workspace -r requirements.txt
 
 FROM busybox
 
-COPY --from=build-39 /operator-build/workspace /autoinstrumentation
-COPY --from=build-musl-39 /operator-build/workspace /autoinstrumentation-musl
+COPY --from=build-310 /operator-build/workspace /autoinstrumentation
+COPY --from=build-musl-310 /operator-build/workspace /autoinstrumentation-musl
 
 RUN chmod -R go+r /autoinstrumentation
 RUN chmod -R go+r /autoinstrumentation-musl
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/image/requirements.txt b/image/requirements.txt
index b4edc4017..4b7b70123 100644
--- a/image/requirements.txt
+++ b/image/requirements.txt
@@ -1,65 +1,65 @@
 # Install most APM Python deps
-opentelemetry-api==1.41.1
-opentelemetry-sdk==1.41.1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation==0.62b1
+opentelemetry-api==1.42.1
+opentelemetry-sdk==1.42.1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation==0.63b1
 
 urllib3 < 2.7.0
 # We don't use the otlp_proto_grpc option since gRPC is not appropriate for
 # injected auto-instrumentation, where it has a strict dependency on the OS / Python version the artifact is built for.
-opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http==1.41.1
-opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus==0.62b1
+opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http==1.42.1
+opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus==0.63b1
 
-opentelemetry-propagator-b3==1.41.1
-opentelemetry-propagator-jaeger==1.41.1
+opentelemetry-propagator-b3==1.42.1
+opentelemetry-propagator-jaeger==1.42.1
 opentelemetry-propagator-aws-xray==1.0.2
 
-opentelemetry-propagator-ot-trace==0.62b1
+opentelemetry-propagator-ot-trace==0.63b1
 
 # Copied in from https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python-contrib/tree/main/instrumentation
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-aio-pika==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-aiohttp-client==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-aiohttp-server==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-aiokafka==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-aiopg==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-asgi==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncpg==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-lambda==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-boto3sqs==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-botocore==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-cassandra==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-celery==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-click==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-confluent-kafka==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-dbapi==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-django==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-elasticsearch==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-falcon==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-fastapi==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-flask==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-grpc==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-httpx==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-jinja2==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-kafka-python==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-logging==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-mysql==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-mysqlclient==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-pika==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-psycopg==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-psycopg2==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-pymemcache==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-pymongo==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-pymysql==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-pyramid==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-redis==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-remoulade==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-requests==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlalchemy==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlite3==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-starlette==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-threading==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-tornado==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-tortoiseorm==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-urllib==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-urllib3==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-wsgi==0.62b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-aio-pika==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-aiohttp-client==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-aiohttp-server==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-aiokafka==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-aiopg==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-asgi==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncpg==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-lambda==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-boto3sqs==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-botocore==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-cassandra==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-celery==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-click==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-confluent-kafka==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-dbapi==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-django==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-elasticsearch==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-falcon==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-fastapi==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-flask==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-grpc==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-httpx==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-jinja2==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-kafka-python==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-logging==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-mysql==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-mysqlclient==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-pika==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-psycopg==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-psycopg2==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-pymemcache==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-pymongo==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-pymysql==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-pyramid==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-redis==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-remoulade==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-requests==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlalchemy==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlite3==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-starlette==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-threading==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-tornado==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-tortoiseorm==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-urllib==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-urllib3==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-wsgi==0.63b1
diff --git a/lambda/requirements-nodeps.txt b/lambda/requirements-nodeps.txt
index 0b6418d0a..8e642e148 100644
--- a/lambda/requirements-nodeps.txt
+++ b/lambda/requirements-nodeps.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # TODO: move these dependencies to requirements.txt when they stopped relying on a pinned version of
 # opentelemetry-propagator-aws-xray
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-lambda==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-botocore==0.62b1
\ No newline at end of file
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-lambda==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-botocore==0.63b1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lambda/requirements.txt b/lambda/requirements.txt
index df6f15851..561d9679e 100644
--- a/lambda/requirements.txt
+++ b/lambda/requirements.txt
@@ -1,39 +1,39 @@
-opentelemetry-sdk==1.41.1
-opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http==1.41.1
+opentelemetry-sdk==1.42.1
+opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http==1.42.1
 # Exclude default opentelemetry-distro
-opentelemetry-instrumentation==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-semantic-conventions==0.62b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-semantic-conventions==0.63b1
 opentelemetry-propagator-aws-xray==1.0.2
 
 # Instrumentation dependencies
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-aiohttp-client==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-util-http==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-asgi==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncpg==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-boto3sqs==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-celery==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-dbapi==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-django==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-elasticsearch==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-fastapi==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-falcon==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-flask==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-jinja2==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-mysql==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-psycopg2==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-pymemcache==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-pymongo==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-pymysql==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-pyramid==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-redis==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-requests==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlalchemy==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlite3==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-starlette==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-tornado==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-wsgi==0.62b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-aiohttp-client==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-util-http==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-asgi==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncpg==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-boto3sqs==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-celery==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-dbapi==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-django==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-elasticsearch==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-fastapi==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-falcon==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-flask==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-jinja2==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-mysql==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-psycopg2==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-pymemcache==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-pymongo==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-pymysql==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-pyramid==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-redis==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-requests==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlalchemy==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlite3==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-starlette==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-tornado==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-wsgi==0.63b1
 
 # Additional APM dependencies
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-botocore==0.62b1
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-logging==0.62b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-botocore==0.63b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-logging==0.63b1
 opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws == 2.1.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lambda/tests/requirements.txt b/lambda/tests/requirements.txt
index 0fd0c09a1..0567ad171 100644
--- a/lambda/tests/requirements.txt
+++ b/lambda/tests/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-lambda == 0.62b1
+opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-lambda == 0.63b1
 opentelemetry-propagator-aws-xray == 1.0.2
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5ded99a5e..25a41590b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -34,16 +34,16 @@ classifiers = [
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
     "Intended Audience :: Information Technology",
 ]
-requires-python = ">=3.9"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
-    'opentelemetry-api == 1.41.1',
-    'opentelemetry-sdk == 1.41.1',
-    'opentelemetry-exporter-otlp == 1.41.1',
-    'opentelemetry-instrumentation == 0.62b1',
-    'opentelemetry-instrumentation-logging == 0.62b1',
+    'opentelemetry-api == 1.42.1',
+    'opentelemetry-sdk == 1.42.1',
+    'opentelemetry-exporter-otlp == 1.42.1',
+    'opentelemetry-instrumentation == 0.63b1',
+    'opentelemetry-instrumentation-logging == 0.63b1',
     'opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws == 2.1.0',
     'opentelemetry-resource-detector-azure == 0.1.5',
-    'opentelemetry-resource-detector-containerid == 0.62b1',
+    'opentelemetry-resource-detector-containerid == 0.63b1',
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
diff --git a/solarwinds_apm/api/__init__.py b/solarwinds_apm/api/__init__.py
index dbc3ba1b1..57a412f99 100644
--- a/solarwinds_apm/api/__init__.py
+++ b/solarwinds_apm/api/__init__.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def solarwinds_ready(
     if isinstance(tracer_provider, SolarwindsTracerProvider):
         if isinstance(
             tracer_provider.sampler,
-            (ParentBasedSwSampler, HttpSampler, JsonSampler),
+            ParentBasedSwSampler | HttpSampler | JsonSampler,
         ):
             return tracer_provider.sampler.wait_until_ready(
                 int(wait_milliseconds / 1000)
diff --git a/tests/docker/install/README.md b/tests/docker/install/README.md
index 2f0de9a85..c4c3f3b66 100644
--- a/tests/docker/install/README.md
+++ b/tests/docker/install/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ These files provide containers and scripts to test installation of packaged `sol
    * `SW_APM_SERVICE_KEY_PROD`
    * `SW_APM_SERVICE_KEY_STAGING`
 4. Run one of the containers interactively, with service name specified in `docker-compose.yml`:
-   * For Debian / CentOS / Amazon (py3.9) /Fedora: `docker-compose run --rm <service_name> /bin/bash`
-   * For Amazon (py3.13): `docker-compose run --rm --entrypoint="" py3.13-install-amazon2023-<arch> /bin/sh`
+   * For Debian / Ubuntu: `docker-compose run --rm <service_name> /bin/bash`
+   * For Amazon Linux 2 (py3.10) / Amazon Linux 2023 (py3.13): `docker-compose run --rm --entrypoint="" <service_name> /bin/sh`
    * For Alpine: `docker-compose run --rm <service_name> /bin/sh`
 5. `./_helper_run_install_tests.sh`
diff --git a/tests/docker/install/_helper_run_install_tests.sh b/tests/docker/install/_helper_run_install_tests.sh
index bfe92921d..daa655264 100755
--- a/tests/docker/install/_helper_run_install_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/docker/install/_helper_run_install_tests.sh
@@ -12,18 +12,21 @@
 #   * Amazon Linux not having agent install deps
 #   * CentOS 8 being at end-of-life and needing a mirror re-point
 #   * Ubuntu not having agent install deps
-#
-# Note: centos8 can only install Python 3.9
+
 
 # stop on error
 set -e
 
-if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]];
+if [ "${OSTYPE#darwin}" != "$OSTYPE" ] || [ -n "$PYTHON_VERSION" ];
 then
-    # On macOS, use GitHub Actions environment variable
+    # On macOS or when PYTHON_VERSION is explicitly set, use environment variable
     python_version=$PYTHON_VERSION
     python_version_no_dot=$(echo "$python_version" | sed 's/\.//')
-    pretty_name="macOS $(sw_vers -productVersion)"
+    if [ "${OSTYPE#darwin}" != "$OSTYPE" ]; then
+        pretty_name="macOS $(sw_vers -productVersion)"
+    else
+        pretty_name=$(grep PRETTY_NAME /etc/os-release | sed 's/PRETTY_NAME="//' | sed 's/"//')
+    fi
 else
     # get Python version from container hostname, e.g. "3.10"
     python_version=$(grep -Eo 'py3.[0-9]+[0-9]*' /etc/hostname | grep -Eo '3.[0-9]+[0-9]*')
@@ -43,25 +46,6 @@ echo "Installing test dependencies for Python $python_version on $pretty_name"
         apk add python3 curl linux-headers gcc musl-dev
 
         pip install --upgrade pip >/dev/null
-
-    elif grep "CentOS Linux 8" /etc/os-release; then
-        # fix centos8 metadata download failures for repo 'appstream'
-        # https://stackoverflow.com/a/71077606
-        sed -i 's/mirrorlist/#mirrorlist/g' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-*
-        sed -i 's|#baseurl=http://mirror.centos.org|baseurl=http://vault.centos.org|g' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-*
-        # agent and test deps
-        dnf install -y \
-            "python$python_version_no_dot" \
-            unzip \
-            findutils
-        dnf install -y "python$python_version_no_dot-pip" "python$python_version_no_dot-setuptools"
-
-        command -v python ||
-            ln -s "/usr/bin/python$python_version" /usr/local/bin/python
-        command -v pip ||
-            ln -s /usr/bin/pip3 /usr/local/bin/pip
-        
-        pip install --upgrade pip >/dev/null
     
     elif grep Ubuntu /etc/os-release; then
         ubuntu_version=$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | sed 's/VERSION_ID="//' | sed 's/"//')
@@ -112,8 +96,24 @@ echo "Installing test dependencies for Python $python_version on $pretty_name"
                 command -v pip ||
                     ln -s /usr/bin/pip3 /usr/local/bin/pip
             fi
+        elif grep "Amazon Linux 2" /etc/os-release; then
+            yum update -y
+            yum install -y \
+                unzip \
+                findutils \
+                tar \
+                gzip \
+                bash \
+                chkconfig
+
+            # For AWS Lambda images, python3 and pip3 are already installed
+            # Just ensure python and pip symlinks exist
+            command -v python ||
+                ln -s /usr/bin/python3 /usr/local/bin/python
+            command -v pip ||
+                ln -s /usr/bin/pip3 /usr/local/bin/pip
         else
-            echo "ERROR: Testing on Amazon <2023 not supported."
+            echo "ERROR: Testing on Amazon Linux <2 not supported."
             exit 1
         fi
     fi
diff --git a/tests/docker/install/docker-compose.yml b/tests/docker/install/docker-compose.yml
index a382e7ddc..0cdf8a33f 100755
--- a/tests/docker/install/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/tests/docker/install/docker-compose.yml
@@ -36,65 +36,19 @@ services:
   #--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   #--------------------------------------------------------------------
-  # Python 3.9
+  # Python 3.10
   #--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  py3.9-install-debian10:
-    hostname: "py3.9-debian10"
-    image: "python:3.9-buster"
-    << : [*command-install-test, *workdir, *volumes-codebase]
-    environment:
-      << : *envvars-install-test
-
-  py3.9-install-debian11:
-    hostname: "py3.9-debian11"
-    image: "python:3.9-bullseye"
+  py3.10-install-amazon2-arm64:
+    hostname: "py3.10-amazon2-arm64"
+    image: "amazon/aws-lambda-python:3.10-arm64"
     << : [*command-install-test, *workdir, *volumes-codebase]
     environment:
       << : *envvars-install-test
 
-  py3.9-install-centos8:
-    hostname: "py3.9-centos8"
-    image: "centos:8"
-    << : [*command-install-test, *workdir, *volumes-codebase]
-    environment:
-      << : *envvars-install-test
-
-  py3.9-install-alpine3.13:
-    hostname: "py3.9-alpine3.13"
-    image: "python:3.9-alpine3.13"
-    << : [*command-install-test, *workdir, *volumes-codebase]
-    environment:
-      << : *envvars-install-test
-
-  py3.9-install-alpine3.16:
-    hostname: "py3.9-alpine3.16"
-    image: "python:3.9-alpine3.16"
-    << : [*command-install-test, *workdir, *volumes-codebase]
-    environment:
-      << : *envvars-install-test
-
-  py3.9-install-alpine3.17:
-    hostname: "py3.9-alpine3.17"
-    image: "python:3.9-alpine3.17"
-    << : [*command-install-test, *workdir, *volumes-codebase]
-    environment:
-      << : *envvars-install-test
-
-  py3.9-install-rhel8:
-    hostname: "py3.9-rhel8"
-    image: "registry.fedoraproject.org/f33/python3"
-    << : [*command-install-test, *workdir, *volumes-codebase]
-    environment:
-      << : *envvars-install-test
-
-  #--------------------------------------------------------------------
-  # Python 3.10
-  #--------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-  py3.10-install-amazon2023:
-    hostname: "py3.10-amazon2023"
-    image: "amazonlinux:2023"
+  py3.10-install-amazon2-x86-64:
+    hostname: "py3.10-amazon2-x86-64"
+    image: "amazon/aws-lambda-python:3.10-x86_64"
     << : [*command-install-test, *workdir, *volumes-codebase]
     environment:
       << : *envvars-install-test
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_scenario_1.py b/tests/integration/test_scenario_1.py
index 38beec844..7844f2b7d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_scenario_1.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_scenario_1.py
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ def test_scenario_1_sampled(self):
         new_span_id = traceparent_re_result.group(3)
         assert new_span_id is not None
         new_trace_flags = traceparent_re_result.group(4)
-        assert new_trace_flags == "01"
         self.assert_trace_flags_sampled(new_trace_flags)
 
         assert "tracestate" in resp_json
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_scenario_8.py b/tests/integration/test_scenario_8.py
index 774e6e1ae..4b5d5b364 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_scenario_8.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_scenario_8.py
@@ -764,7 +764,6 @@ def test_sampled_invalid_trace_context_and_valid_unsigned_with_tt(self):
         new_span_id = traceparent_re_result.group(3)
         assert new_span_id is not None
         new_trace_flags = traceparent_re_result.group(4)
-        assert new_trace_flags == "01"
         self.assert_trace_flags_sampled(new_trace_flags)
 
         assert "tracestate" in resp_json
@@ -940,7 +939,6 @@ def test_not_sampled_invalid_trace_context_and_valid_unsigned_with_tt(self):
         new_span_id = traceparent_re_result.group(3)
         assert new_span_id is not None
         new_trace_flags = traceparent_re_result.group(4)
-        assert new_trace_flags == "00"
         self.assert_trace_flags_not_sampled(new_trace_flags)
 
         assert "tracestate" in resp_json
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_signed_tt.py b/tests/integration/test_signed_tt.py
index bdb43fe74..546bcc6c7 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_signed_tt.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_signed_tt.py
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ def test_signed_with_tt_auth_ok(self):
         new_span_id = traceparent_re_result.group(3)
         assert new_span_id is not None
         new_trace_flags = traceparent_re_result.group(4)
-        assert new_trace_flags == "01"
         self.assert_trace_flags_sampled(new_trace_flags)
 
         assert "tracestate" in resp_json
@@ -282,7 +281,6 @@ def test_signed_without_tt_auth_ok(self):
         new_span_id = traceparent_re_result.group(3)
         assert new_span_id is not None
         new_trace_flags = traceparent_re_result.group(4)
-        assert new_trace_flags == "01"
         self.assert_trace_flags_sampled(new_trace_flags)
 
         assert "tracestate" in resp_json
@@ -456,7 +454,6 @@ def test_signed_with_tt_rate_exceeded(self):
         new_span_id = traceparent_re_result.group(3)
         assert new_span_id is not None
         new_trace_flags = traceparent_re_result.group(4)
-        assert new_trace_flags == "00"
         self.assert_trace_flags_not_sampled(new_trace_flags)
 
         assert "tracestate" in resp_json
@@ -562,7 +559,6 @@ def test_signed_with_tt_tracing_disabled(self):
         new_span_id = traceparent_re_result.group(3)
         assert new_span_id is not None
         new_trace_flags = traceparent_re_result.group(4)
-        assert new_trace_flags == "00"
         self.assert_trace_flags_not_sampled(new_trace_flags)
 
         assert "tracestate" in resp_json
@@ -663,7 +659,6 @@ def test_signed_with_tt_auth_fail(self):
         new_span_id = traceparent_re_result.group(3)
         assert new_span_id is not None
         new_trace_flags = traceparent_re_result.group(4)
-        assert new_trace_flags == "00"
         self.assert_trace_flags_not_sampled(new_trace_flags)
 
         assert "tracestate" in resp_json
@@ -764,7 +759,6 @@ def test_signed_without_tt_auth_fail(self):
         new_span_id = traceparent_re_result.group(3)
         assert new_span_id is not None
         new_trace_flags = traceparent_re_result.group(4)
-        assert new_trace_flags == "00"
         self.assert_trace_flags_not_sampled(new_trace_flags)
 
         assert "tracestate" in resp_json
@@ -870,7 +864,6 @@ def test_signed_with_tt_auth_fail_bad_ts(self):
         new_span_id = traceparent_re_result.group(3)
         assert new_span_id is not None
         new_trace_flags = traceparent_re_result.group(4)
-        assert new_trace_flags == "00"
         self.assert_trace_flags_not_sampled(new_trace_flags)
 
         assert "tracestate" in resp_json
@@ -975,7 +968,6 @@ def test_signed_without_tt_auth_fail_bad_ts(self):
         new_span_id = traceparent_re_result.group(3)
         assert new_span_id is not None
         new_trace_flags = traceparent_re_result.group(4)
-        assert new_trace_flags == "00"
         self.assert_trace_flags_not_sampled(new_trace_flags)
 
         assert "tracestate" in resp_json
@@ -1077,7 +1069,6 @@ def test_signed_missing_xtraceoptions_header(self):
         new_span_id = traceparent_re_result.group(3)
         assert new_span_id is not None
         new_trace_flags = traceparent_re_result.group(4)
-        assert new_trace_flags == "00"
         self.assert_trace_flags_not_sampled(new_trace_flags)
 
         assert "tracestate" in resp_json
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_unsigned_tt.py b/tests/integration/test_unsigned_tt.py
index 89754fcca..972b68e81 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_unsigned_tt.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_unsigned_tt.py
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ def test_unsigned_with_tt_sampled(self):
         new_span_id = traceparent_re_result.group(3)
         assert new_span_id is not None
         new_trace_flags = traceparent_re_result.group(4)
-        assert new_trace_flags == "01"
         self.assert_trace_flags_sampled(new_trace_flags)
 
         assert "tracestate" in resp_json
@@ -270,7 +269,6 @@ def test_unsigned_with_tt_not_sampled_rate_exceeded(self):
         new_span_id = traceparent_re_result.group(3)
         assert new_span_id is not None
         new_trace_flags = traceparent_re_result.group(4)
-        assert new_trace_flags == "00"
         self.assert_trace_flags_not_sampled(new_trace_flags)
 
         assert "tracestate" in resp_json
@@ -372,7 +370,6 @@ def test_unsigned_with_tt_not_sampled_tt_disabled(self):
         new_span_id = traceparent_re_result.group(3)
         assert new_span_id is not None
         new_trace_flags = traceparent_re_result.group(4)
-        assert new_trace_flags == "00"
         self.assert_trace_flags_not_sampled(new_trace_flags)
 
         assert "tracestate" in resp_json
@@ -474,7 +471,6 @@ def test_unsigned_without_tt_sampled(self):
         new_span_id = traceparent_re_result.group(3)
         assert new_span_id is not None
         new_trace_flags = traceparent_re_result.group(4)
-        assert new_trace_flags == "01"
         self.assert_trace_flags_sampled(new_trace_flags)
 
         assert "tracestate" in resp_json
@@ -648,7 +644,6 @@ def test_unsigned_without_tt_not_sampled_rate_exceeded(self):
         new_span_id = traceparent_re_result.group(3)
         assert new_span_id is not None
         new_trace_flags = traceparent_re_result.group(4)
-        assert new_trace_flags == "00"
         self.assert_trace_flags_not_sampled(new_trace_flags)
 
         assert "tracestate" in resp_json
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_xtraceoptions_validation.py b/tests/integration/test_xtraceoptions_validation.py
index ef08bc78e..897750362 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_xtraceoptions_validation.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_xtraceoptions_validation.py
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ def get_new_span_id_and_trace_flags(self, resp_json):
         new_span_id = traceparent_re_result.group(3)
         assert new_span_id is not None
         new_trace_flags = traceparent_re_result.group(4)
-        assert new_trace_flags == "01"
         self.assert_trace_flags_sampled(new_trace_flags)
         return new_span_id, new_trace_flags