# istio_openmetrics-merging.yaml
apiVersion: release-notes/v2
kind: bug-fix
area: telemetry
issue:
- 33474
releaseNotes:
- |
  **Fixed** Prometheus [metrics merging](/docs/ops/integrations/prometheus/#option-1-metrics-merging) to
  correctly handle the case where the application metrics are exposed as [OpenMetrics](https://github.com/OpenObservability/OpenMetrics).