diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3ad89827..be296202 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ getting-started-guides/rust/target
 # Ignore .NET build output
 [Bb]in/
 [Oo]bj/
+[Ll]ogs/
 
 # Python
 venv
diff --git a/getting-started-guides/dotnet/OTEL_DIAGNOSTICS.json b/getting-started-guides/dotnet/OTEL_DIAGNOSTICS.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5186e4f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/getting-started-guides/dotnet/OTEL_DIAGNOSTICS.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "LogDirectory": "./logs",
+    "FileSize": 32768,
+    "LogLevel": "Warning"
+}
diff --git a/getting-started-guides/dotnet/dotnet.csproj b/getting-started-guides/dotnet/dotnet.csproj
index b48455aa..c3dffe10 100644
--- a/getting-started-guides/dotnet/dotnet.csproj
+++ b/getting-started-guides/dotnet/dotnet.csproj
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol" Version="1.8.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting" Version="1.8.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore" Version="1.8.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Runtime" Version="1.8.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol" Version="1.9.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting" Version="1.9.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore" Version="1.9.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Runtime" Version="1.9.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>