diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 9e06e7dcd3..ad04a61578 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ If you are using AI agents to assist with contributions, please read [AGENTS.md]
   - [Find a Buddy and get Started Quickly](#find-a-buddy-and-get-started-quickly)
   - [Development](#development)
     - [Virtual Environment](#virtual-environment)
+      - [Virtual Environment Including Local Core Repository](#virtual-environment-including-local-core-repository)
     - [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
     - [Benchmarks](#benchmarks)
   - [Pull Requests](#pull-requests)
@@ -120,6 +121,26 @@ uv sync
 
 This will create a virtual environment in the `.venv` directory and install all the necessary dependencies.
 
+#### Virtual Environment Including Local Core Repository
+
+If you also have a local clone of [`opentelemetry-python`](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python) and want `uv` to use your local clone to resolve core dependencies, you can run the following commands after **activating the virtual environment created in the previous step**. 
+
+Note you may have to replace `../opentelemetry-python` with the path to your local clone.
+
+```sh
+uv sync --project ../opentelemetry-python --active --inexact
+```
+
+How you activate the virtual environment is platform specific. Some examples:
+```sh
+source .venv/bin/activate # Linux
+```
+
+```ps1
+.venv\Scripts\activate.ps1 # Windows Powershell
+.venv\Scripts\activate.bat # Windows CMD
+```
+
 ### Troubleshooting
 
 Some packages may require additional system-wide dependencies to be installed. For example, you may need to install `libpq-dev` to run the postgresql client libraries instrumentation tests or `libsnappy-dev` to run the prometheus exporter tests. If you encounter a build error, please check the installation instructions for the package you are trying to run tests for.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3ecc82f262..cd91d677c8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "opentelemetry-instrumentation",
   "opentelemetry-distro",
   "opentelemetry-test-utils",
+  "opentelemetry-exporter-otlp",
   "opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus-remote-write",
   "opentelemetry-exporter-richconsole",
   "opentelemetry-instrumentation-aio-pika[instruments]",