diff --git a/otelcollector/deploy/addon-chart/azure-monitor-metrics-addon/Chart.yaml b/otelcollector/deploy/addon-chart/azure-monitor-metrics-addon/Chart.yaml
index 5fd22fb5d..2a61814e8 100644
--- a/otelcollector/deploy/addon-chart/azure-monitor-metrics-addon/Chart.yaml
+++ b/otelcollector/deploy/addon-chart/azure-monitor-metrics-addon/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 6.8.0-ccp-shell-removal-branch-10-31-2023-ca2c7b00
+version: 6.8.0-ccp-shell-removal-branch-10-31-2023-bffe4efa
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed (basically, imagetag for the image built/compatible with this chart semver above). This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
 # It is recommended to use it with quotes.
-appVersion: "6.8.0-ccp-shell-removal-branch-10-31-2023-ca2c7b00"
+appVersion: "6.8.0-ccp-shell-removal-branch-10-31-2023-bffe4efa"
 # dependencies:
 # - name: prometheus-node-exporter
 #   version: "4.21.0"
diff --git a/otelcollector/deploy/addon-chart/azure-monitor-metrics-addon/values.yaml b/otelcollector/deploy/addon-chart/azure-monitor-metrics-addon/values.yaml
index 239ffb12f..973ead242 100644
--- a/otelcollector/deploy/addon-chart/azure-monitor-metrics-addon/values.yaml
+++ b/otelcollector/deploy/addon-chart/azure-monitor-metrics-addon/values.yaml
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ AzureMonitorMetrics:
       - validatingwebhookconfigurations
       - volumeattachments
   ImageRepository: "/azuremonitor/containerinsights/cidev/prometheus-collector/images"
-  ImageTag: "6.8.0-ccp-shell-removal-branch-10-31-2023-ca2c7b00"
-  ImageTagWin: "6.8.0-ccp-shell-removal-branch-10-31-2023-ca2c7b00-win"
-  ImageTagTargetAllocator: "6.8.0-ccp-shell-removal-branch-10-31-2023-ca2c7b00-targetallocator"
-  ImageTagCfgReader: "6.8.0-ccp-shell-removal-branch-10-31-2023-ca2c7b00-cfg"
+  ImageTag: "6.8.0-ccp-shell-removal-branch-10-31-2023-bffe4efa"
+  ImageTagWin: "6.8.0-ccp-shell-removal-branch-10-31-2023-bffe4efa-win"
+  ImageTagTargetAllocator: "6.8.0-ccp-shell-removal-branch-10-31-2023-bffe4efa-targetallocator"
+  ImageTagCfgReader: "6.8.0-ccp-shell-removal-branch-10-31-2023-bffe4efa-cfg"
   TargetAllocatorEnabled: false
   DeploymentReplicas: 1
   # The below 2 settings are not Azure Monitor Metrics adapter chart. They are substituted in a different manner.
diff --git a/otelcollector/opentelemetry-collector-builder/collector-config-default.yml b/otelcollector/opentelemetry-collector-builder/collector-config-default.yml
index 4f4bde8d1..9f63a58be 100644
--- a/otelcollector/opentelemetry-collector-builder/collector-config-default.yml
+++ b/otelcollector/opentelemetry-collector-builder/collector-config-default.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ exporters:
     retry_on_failure:
       enabled: false
     timeout: 12s
-  file:
-    path: "/opt/microsoft/otelcollector/collector-log.json"
 processors:
   batch:
     send_batch_size: 7000
@@ -39,8 +37,8 @@ service:
   pipelines:
     metrics:
       receivers: [prometheus]
-      exporters: [otlp, file] # Include the "file" exporter in the list
-      processors: [batch, resource]
+      exporters: [otlp]
+      processors: [batch,resource]
   telemetry:
     logs:
       level: warn
diff --git a/otelcollector/opentelemetry-collector-builder/collector-config-template.yml b/otelcollector/opentelemetry-collector-builder/collector-config-template.yml
index 6ad64891a..7276ee8c1 100644
--- a/otelcollector/opentelemetry-collector-builder/collector-config-template.yml
+++ b/otelcollector/opentelemetry-collector-builder/collector-config-template.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ exporters:
     const_labels:
       cluster: $AZMON_CLUSTER_LABEL
   file:
-    path: /opt/microsoft/otelcollector/collector-log.json
+    path: /opt/microsoft/otelcollector/promotel.json
   otlp:
     endpoint: 127.0.0.1:55680
     tls:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ service:
   pipelines:
     metrics:
       receivers: [prometheus]
-      exporters: [otlp, file]
+      exporters: [otlp]
       processors: [batch, resource]
   telemetry:
     logs:
diff --git a/otelcollector/prometheuscollector/main.go b/otelcollector/prometheuscollector/main.go
index 0ae39c08b..66ef777ae 100644
--- a/otelcollector/prometheuscollector/main.go
+++ b/otelcollector/prometheuscollector/main.go
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ func main(){
 	// 	fmt.Printf("Error starting otelcollector: %v\n", err)
 	// }
 	fmt.Println("startCommand otelcollector")
-	startCommand("/opt/microsoft/otelcollector/otelcollector", "--config", collectorConfig)
+	startCommand("/opt/microsoft/otelcollector/otelcollector", "--config", collectorConfig, "&>", "/opt/microsoft/otelcollector/collector-log.txt")
 
-	otelCollectorVersion, err := exec.Command("/opt/microsoft/otelcollector/otelcollector", "--version").Output()
+	otelCollectorVersion, err := exec.Command("/opt/microsoft/otelcollector/otelcollector", "--version", "").Output()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Error getting otelcollector version: %v\n", err)
 	} else {