diff --git a/custom/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/appd/AppdBeforeAgentListenerTest.java b/custom/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/appd/AppdBeforeAgentListenerTest.java
index 4a9e848b9..6c0c863bc 100644
--- a/custom/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/appd/AppdBeforeAgentListenerTest.java
+++ b/custom/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/appd/AppdBeforeAgentListenerTest.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void shouldSetPropagatorProperties_declarativeConfig(@TempDir Path tempDir) thro
     AppdBeforeAgentListener agentListener = new AppdBeforeAgentListener();
     var yaml =
         """
-            file_format: "1.0"
+            file_format: "1.1"
             resource:
               attributes:
                 - name: service.name
diff --git a/custom/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/appd/AppdBonusConfigurationCustomizerProviderTest.java b/custom/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/appd/AppdBonusConfigurationCustomizerProviderTest.java
index 43969f685..1d19ff73b 100644
--- a/custom/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/appd/AppdBonusConfigurationCustomizerProviderTest.java
+++ b/custom/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/appd/AppdBonusConfigurationCustomizerProviderTest.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class AppdBonusConfigurationCustomizerProviderTest {
   void shouldAddAppdPropagatorWithDefaultPropagatorsAndSpanProcessorWhenFeatureIsEnabled() {
     var yaml =
         """
-            file_format: "1.0"
+            file_format: "1.1"
             instrumentation/development:
               java:
                 cisco:
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void shouldAddAppdPropagatorWithDefaultPropagatorsAndSpanProcessorWhenFeatureIsE
   void shouldAddAppdPropagatorToExistingListAndSpanProcessorWhenFeatureIsEnabled() {
     var yaml =
         """
-            file_format: "1.0"
+            file_format: "1.1"
             propagator:
                composite_list: "b3"
             instrumentation/development:
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void shouldAddAppdPropagatorToExistingListAndSpanProcessorWhenFeatureIsEnabled()
   void shouldNotAddPropagatorAndSpanProcessorWhenFeatureIsDisabled() {
     var yaml =
         """
-            file_format: "1.0"
+            file_format: "1.1"
             instrumentation/development:
               java:
                 cisco:
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void shouldNotAddPropagatorAndSpanProcessorWhenFeatureIsDisabled() {
   void shouldNotAddPropagatorAndSpanProcessorWhenFeaturePropertyIsMissing() {
     var yaml =
         """
-            file_format: "1.0"
+            file_format: "1.1"
             instrumentation/development:
               java:
             """;
diff --git a/custom/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/servicename/ServiceNameCheckerTest.java b/custom/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/servicename/ServiceNameCheckerTest.java
index e65a0b43d..e1ae10429 100644
--- a/custom/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/servicename/ServiceNameCheckerTest.java
+++ b/custom/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/servicename/ServiceNameCheckerTest.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void shouldLogWarnWhenEnvVarConfigDoesNotDefineServiceName() {
   void shouldLogWarnWhenDeclarativeConfigDoesNotDefineServiceName(@TempDir Path tempDir)
       throws IOException {
     AutoConfiguredOpenTelemetrySdk autoConfiguredSdk =
-        createAutoConfiguredSdk("file_format: \"1.0\"", tempDir, autoCleanup);
+        createAutoConfiguredSdk("file_format: \"1.1\"", tempDir, autoCleanup);
     List<String> warnings = new ArrayList<>();
 
     new ServiceNameChecker(warnings::add).beforeAgent(autoConfiguredSdk);
diff --git a/custom/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/webengine/WebengineSpanProcessorCustomizerProviderTest.java b/custom/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/webengine/WebengineSpanProcessorCustomizerProviderTest.java
index 1257d5eec..e25f89b99 100644
--- a/custom/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/webengine/WebengineSpanProcessorCustomizerProviderTest.java
+++ b/custom/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/webengine/WebengineSpanProcessorCustomizerProviderTest.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class WebengineSpanProcessorCustomizerProviderTest {
   void shouldAddWebengineSpanProcessor() {
     String yaml =
         """
-            file_format: "1.0"
+            file_format: "1.1"
             tracer_provider:
               processors:
                 - simple:
diff --git a/instrumentation/nocode-testing/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/instrumentation/nocode/NocodeInitializerTest.java b/instrumentation/nocode-testing/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/instrumentation/nocode/NocodeInitializerTest.java
index c460c4d49..a9c2488f1 100644
--- a/instrumentation/nocode-testing/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/instrumentation/nocode/NocodeInitializerTest.java
+++ b/instrumentation/nocode-testing/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/instrumentation/nocode/NocodeInitializerTest.java
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void throwExceptionWhenRulesFileAndEmbeddedRulesAreDefined(@TempDir Path tempDir
       // given
       String yaml =
           """
-              file_format: "1.0"
+              file_format: "1.1"
               instrumentation/development:
                 java:
                   splunk:
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ void processRulesFromRulesFile(@TempDir Path tempDir) throws IOException {
 
       String yaml =
           """
-              file_format: "1.0"
+              file_format: "1.1"
               instrumentation/development:
                 java:
                   splunk:
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ void processRulesFromDeclarativeConfiguration(@TempDir Path tempDir) throws IOEx
       // given
       String yaml =
           """
-              file_format: "1.0"
+              file_format: "1.1"
               instrumentation/development:
                 java:
                   splunk:
diff --git a/instrumentation/nocode-testing/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/instrumentation/nocode/YamlParserTest.java b/instrumentation/nocode-testing/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/instrumentation/nocode/YamlParserTest.java
index fdc17b448..0a5878bef 100644
--- a/instrumentation/nocode-testing/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/instrumentation/nocode/YamlParserTest.java
+++ b/instrumentation/nocode-testing/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/instrumentation/nocode/YamlParserTest.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ void shouldParseFromDeclarativeConfigYaml() {
     // given
     var yaml =
         """
-            file_format: "1.0"
+            file_format: "1.1"
             instrumentation/development:
               java:
                 splunk:
diff --git a/opamp/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/opamp/OpampClientConfigurationFactoryTest.java b/opamp/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/opamp/OpampClientConfigurationFactoryTest.java
index e588a6a74..25077b78e 100644
--- a/opamp/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/opamp/OpampClientConfigurationFactoryTest.java
+++ b/opamp/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/opamp/OpampClientConfigurationFactoryTest.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void shouldCreateConfigurationFromDeclarativeConfig(@TempDir Path tempDir) throw
     // given
     String yaml =
         """
-            file_format: "1.0"
+            file_format: "1.1"
             distribution:
               splunk:
                 opamp/development:
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void shouldEnableRemoteControlFromDeclarativeConfig(@TempDir Path tempDir) throw
     // given
     String yaml =
         """
-            file_format: "1.0"
+            file_format: "1.1"
             distribution:
               splunk:
                 opamp/development:
diff --git a/opamp/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/opamp/effectiveconfig/DeclarativeEffectiveConfigFileFactoryTest.java b/opamp/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/opamp/effectiveconfig/DeclarativeEffectiveConfigFileFactoryTest.java
index 43ed0936e..6b6ab1608 100644
--- a/opamp/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/opamp/effectiveconfig/DeclarativeEffectiveConfigFileFactoryTest.java
+++ b/opamp/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/opamp/effectiveconfig/DeclarativeEffectiveConfigFileFactoryTest.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void afterEach() {
   void buildFileContent_handleRealConfigPaths(@TempDir Path tempDir) throws Exception {
     // given
     Path configFile = tempDir.resolve("declarative-config.yaml");
-    Files.writeString(configFile, "file_format: 1.0", UTF_8);
+    Files.writeString(configFile, "file_format: 1.1", UTF_8);
 
     ProcessBuilder processBuilder =
         new ProcessBuilder(
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void handlesDistributionConfig(@TempDir Path tempDir) throws Exception {
     // given
     String configurationYaml =
         """
-        file_format: 1.0
+        file_format: 1.1
         distribution:
           splunk:
             profiling:
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ void handlesDistributionConfig(@TempDir Path tempDir) throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   void handlesBlankConfig() throws Exception {
-    OpenTelemetryConfigurationModel model = parseModel("file_format: 1.0");
+    OpenTelemetryConfigurationModel model = parseModel("file_format: 1.1");
 
     String yaml =
         new DeclarativeEffectiveConfigFileFactory()
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ void usesDefaultHttpEndpointsWhenEndpointsAreOmitted() throws Exception {
     OpenTelemetryConfigurationModel model =
         parseModel(
             """
-            file_format: 1.0
+            file_format: 1.1
             tracer_provider:
               processors:
                 - batch:
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ void usesDefaultGrpcEndpointsWhenEndpointsAreOmitted() throws Exception {
     OpenTelemetryConfigurationModel model =
         parseModel(
             """
-            file_format: 1.0
+            file_format: 1.1
             tracer_provider:
               processors:
                 - batch:
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ void supportsMultipleEndpointsDefined() throws Exception {
     OpenTelemetryConfigurationModel model =
         parseModel(
             """
-            file_format: 1.0
+            file_format: 1.1
             tracer_provider:
               processors:
                 - batch:
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ void supportsMultipleEndpointsDefined() throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   void supportsAlwaysOnProfiler() throws Exception {
-    OpenTelemetryConfigurationModel model = parseModel("file_format: 1.0");
+    OpenTelemetryConfigurationModel model = parseModel("file_format: 1.1");
     when(mockProfilerConfiguration.isEnabled()).thenReturn(true);
     when(mockProfilerConfiguration.getCallStackInterval()).thenReturn(Duration.ofMillis(1410));
     when(mockProfilerConfiguration.getMemoryEnabled()).thenReturn(true);
diff --git a/profiler/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/profiler/JfrAgentListenerTest.java b/profiler/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/profiler/JfrAgentListenerTest.java
index 2db8bc81a..b2510be3c 100644
--- a/profiler/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/profiler/JfrAgentListenerTest.java
+++ b/profiler/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/profiler/JfrAgentListenerTest.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void shouldActivateJfrRecording(@TempDir Path tempDir) throws IOException {
     // given
     String yaml =
         """
-        file_format: "1.0"
+        file_format: "1.1"
         distribution:
           splunk:
             profiling:
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void shouldNotActivateJfrRecording_JfrNotAvailable(@TempDir Path tempDir) throws
     // given
     String yaml =
         """
-        file_format: "1.0"
+        file_format: "1.1"
         distribution:
           splunk:
             profiling:
@@ -142,21 +142,21 @@ ProfilingSupervisor makeProfilingSupervisor(AutoConfiguredOpenTelemetrySdk sdk)
 
   private List<Arguments> generateNoProfilerYamlStrings() {
     return List.of(
-        Arguments.of("file_format: \"1.0\""),
+        Arguments.of("file_format: \"1.1\""),
         Arguments.of(
             """
-        file_format: "1.0"
+        file_format: "1.1"
         distribution:
         """),
         Arguments.of(
             """
-        file_format: "1.0"
+        file_format: "1.1"
         distribution:
           splunk:
         """),
         Arguments.of(
             """
-        file_format: "1.0"
+        file_format: "1.1"
         distribution:
           splunk:
             something:
diff --git a/profiler/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/profiler/LogExporterBuilderTest.java b/profiler/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/profiler/LogExporterBuilderTest.java
index 528162070..e02414d65 100644
--- a/profiler/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/profiler/LogExporterBuilderTest.java
+++ b/profiler/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/profiler/LogExporterBuilderTest.java
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void shouldCreateHttpExporter() {
       OpenTelemetryConfigurationModel model =
           DeclarativeConfigTestUtil.parse(
               """
-            file_format: "1.0"
+            file_format: "1.1"
             distribution:
               splunk:
                 profiling:
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ void shouldCreateGrpcExporter() {
       OpenTelemetryConfigurationModel model =
           DeclarativeConfigTestUtil.parse(
               """
-                file_format: "1.0"
+                file_format: "1.1"
                 distribution:
                   splunk:
                     profiling:
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ void shouldCreateHttpExporter_defaultEndpoint() {
       OpenTelemetryConfigurationModel model =
           DeclarativeConfigTestUtil.parse(
               """
-            file_format: "1.0"
+            file_format: "1.1"
             distribution:
               splunk:
                 profiling:
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ void shouldCreateGrpcExporter_defaultEndpoint() {
       OpenTelemetryConfigurationModel model =
           DeclarativeConfigTestUtil.parse(
               """
-                file_format: "1.0"
+                file_format: "1.1"
                 distribution:
                   splunk:
                     profiling:
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ void shouldThrowExceptionForInvalidProtocol() {
       OpenTelemetryConfigurationModel model =
           DeclarativeConfigTestUtil.parse(
               """
-                file_format: "1.0"
+                file_format: "1.1"
                 distribution:
                   splunk:
                     profiling:
diff --git a/profiler/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/profiler/ProfilerDeclarativeConfigurationFactoryTest.java b/profiler/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/profiler/ProfilerDeclarativeConfigurationFactoryTest.java
index a80b4a767..b27e95971 100644
--- a/profiler/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/profiler/ProfilerDeclarativeConfigurationFactoryTest.java
+++ b/profiler/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/profiler/ProfilerDeclarativeConfigurationFactoryTest.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ void shouldMapYamlToConfiguration() {
     OpenTelemetryConfigurationModel model =
         DeclarativeConfigTestUtil.parse(
             """
-            file_format: "1.0"
+            file_format: "1.1"
             distribution:
               splunk:
                 profiling:
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void shouldDisableProfilerWhenAlwaysOnIsMissing() {
     OpenTelemetryConfigurationModel model =
         DeclarativeConfigTestUtil.parse(
             """
-            file_format: "1.0"
+            file_format: "1.1"
             distribution:
               splunk:
                 profiling:
diff --git a/profiler/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/profiler/snapshot/SnapshotProfilingConfigurationCustomizerProviderTest.java b/profiler/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/profiler/snapshot/SnapshotProfilingConfigurationCustomizerProviderTest.java
index ecb07ab81..fa6050154 100644
--- a/profiler/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/profiler/snapshot/SnapshotProfilingConfigurationCustomizerProviderTest.java
+++ b/profiler/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/profiler/snapshot/SnapshotProfilingConfigurationCustomizerProviderTest.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void shouldDoNothingIfProfilerIsNotEnabled(@TempDir Path tempDir) throws IOExcep
     // given
     String yaml =
         """
-          file_format: "1.0"
+          file_format: "1.1"
           """;
 
     // when
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void shouldKeepPropagatorsDefinedInCompositeList() {
     // given
     String yaml =
         """
-          file_format: "1.0"
+          file_format: "1.1"
           propagator:
             composite_list: "propagator1,propagator2"
           distribution:
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void shouldAddSpanProcessors() {
     // given
     String yaml =
         """
-          file_format: "1.0"
+          file_format: "1.1"
           tracer_provider:
             processors:
               - batch:
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ void shouldInitializeActiveSpansTracking() {
     OpenTelemetryConfigurationModel model =
         DeclarativeConfigTestUtil.parse(
             """
-              file_format: "1.0"
+              file_format: "1.1"
               distribution:
                 splunk:
                   profiling:
diff --git a/profiler/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/profiler/snapshot/SnapshotProfilingDeclarativeConfigurationFactoryTest.java b/profiler/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/profiler/snapshot/SnapshotProfilingDeclarativeConfigurationFactoryTest.java
index afcf10f9b..46317711c 100644
--- a/profiler/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/profiler/snapshot/SnapshotProfilingDeclarativeConfigurationFactoryTest.java
+++ b/profiler/src/test/java/com/splunk/opentelemetry/profiler/snapshot/SnapshotProfilingDeclarativeConfigurationFactoryTest.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ void shouldMapYamlToConfiguration() {
     OpenTelemetryConfigurationModel model =
         DeclarativeConfigTestUtil.parse(
             """
-            file_format: "1.0"
+            file_format: "1.1"
             distribution:
               splunk:
                 profiling:
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void shouldEnableSnapshotProfilingWithDefaults() {
     OpenTelemetryConfigurationModel model =
         DeclarativeConfigTestUtil.parse(
             """
-            file_format: "1.0"
+            file_format: "1.1"
             distribution:
               splunk:
                 profiling:
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void shouldDisableSnapshotProfiling() {
     OpenTelemetryConfigurationModel model =
         DeclarativeConfigTestUtil.parse(
             """
-            file_format: "1.0"
+            file_format: "1.1"
             distribution:
               splunk:
                 profiling:
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void shouldReturnValidSelectionInterval_aboveMax() {
     OpenTelemetryConfigurationModel model =
         DeclarativeConfigTestUtil.parse(
             """
-            file_format: "1.0"
+            file_format: "1.1"
             distribution:
               splunk:
                 profiling:
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ void shouldReturnValidSelectionInterval_tooLow() {
     OpenTelemetryConfigurationModel model =
         DeclarativeConfigTestUtil.parse(
             """
-            file_format: "1.0"
+            file_format: "1.1"
             distribution:
               splunk:
                 profiling:
diff --git a/smoke-tests/src/test/resources/declarative_config_file.yaml b/smoke-tests/src/test/resources/declarative_config_file.yaml
index 31d1bfa05..0a35719e4 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/src/test/resources/declarative_config_file.yaml
+++ b/smoke-tests/src/test/resources/declarative_config_file.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-file_format: "1.0"
+file_format: "1.1"
 
 resource:
   attributes: