diff --git a/pubsub-open-telemetry/.bazelrc b/pubsub-open-telemetry/.bazelrc
index c69caaf..ea9c2fb 100644
--- a/pubsub-open-telemetry/.bazelrc
+++ b/pubsub-open-telemetry/.bazelrc
@@ -59,3 +59,6 @@ build:tsan --copt=-fsanitize=thread
 build:tsan --linkopt=-fsanitize=thread
 # report_atomic_races=0: https://github.com/google/sanitizers/issues/953
 build:tsan --action_env=TSAN_OPTIONS=halt_on_error=1:second_deadlock_stack=1:report_atomic_races=0
+
+# --config otel2: Open Telemetery ABI version 2
+build:otel2 --cxxopt=-DOPENTELEMETRY_ABI_VERSION_NO=2
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