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-# Disclaimer
-
-This is a work-in-progress.
-
 # Elastic OpenTelemetry Node.js
 
 This repository holds Node.js packages authored by Elastic for using
-OpenTelemetry. Primarily that includes
+and working with OpenTelemetry. Primarily that includes
 [`@elastic/opentelemetry-node`](./packages/opentelemetry-node), the
-Elastic distribution of the OpenTelemetry Node.js SDK. It may also
+Elastic OpenTelemetry Node.js Distribution. It may also
 include other Elastic-authored instrumentations or other utilities.
 
-
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-**Disclaimer**: This project is currently in early development.
+# Elastic OpenTelemetry Node.js Distribution
 
-This is Elastic's OpenTelemetry Node.js SDK distribution.  It is a light wrapper
+This is the Elastic OpenTelemetry Node.js Distribution.  It is a light wrapper
 around the OpenTelemetry Node SDK that makes it easier to get started using
 OpenTelemetry in your Node.js applications, especially if you are using [Elastic
 Observability](https://www.elastic.co/observability) as your observability
 solution.
 
+# Current status
+
+Pre-alpha
 
 # Install