diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index da3fcf1b71f..aa2bd8d3fac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ env:
   # Path to where test results will be saved.
   TEST_RESULTS: /tmp/test-results
   # Default minimum version of Go to support.
-  DEFAULT_GO_VERSION: 1.17
+  DEFAULT_GO_VERSION: 1.18
 jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/sdk/metric/config.go b/sdk/metric/config.go
index 258526dbe3a..fcf7024ab95 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/config.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/config.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-//go:build go1.17
-// +build go1.17
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
 
 package metric // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric"
 
diff --git a/sdk/metric/config_test.go b/sdk/metric/config_test.go
index c04679981ac..12355db63dd 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/config_test.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/config_test.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-//go:build go1.17
-// +build go1.17
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
 
 package metric
 
diff --git a/sdk/metric/export/data.go b/sdk/metric/export/data.go
index 750294b2218..9ac934d5390 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/export/data.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/export/data.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-//go:build go1.17
-// +build go1.17
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
 
 // TODO: NOTE this is a temporary space, it may be moved following the
 // discussion of #2813, or #2841
diff --git a/sdk/metric/exporter.go b/sdk/metric/exporter.go
index 52f39292555..d62838c9b15 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/exporter.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/exporter.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-//go:build go1.17
-// +build go1.17
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
 
 package metric // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric"
 
diff --git a/sdk/metric/go.mod b/sdk/metric/go.mod
index 07226ebfd9e..77e8d8111b9 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/go.mod
+++ b/sdk/metric/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric
 
-go 1.17
+go 1.18
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.3
diff --git a/sdk/metric/go.sum b/sdk/metric/go.sum
index ac3360c6fee..2e2aed63d24 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/go.sum
+++ b/sdk/metric/go.sum
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.3/go.mod h1:jdQByPbusPIv2/zmleS9BjJVeZ6kBagPoEUsqbV
 github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 h1:hSWxHoqTgW2S2qGc0LTAI563KZ5YKYRhT3MFKZMbjag=
 github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2/go.mod h1:mMo/vtBO5dYbehREoey6XUKy/eSumjCCveDpRre4VKE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.8 h1:e6P7q2lk1O+qJJb4BtCQXlK8vWEO8V1ZeuEdJNOqZyg=
-github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.8/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
diff --git a/sdk/metric/instrumentkind.go b/sdk/metric/instrumentkind.go
index 8174eee5ef3..20d94fcc43a 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/instrumentkind.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/instrumentkind.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-//go:build go1.17
-// +build go1.17
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
 
 package metric // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric"
 
diff --git a/sdk/metric/internal/aggregation.go b/sdk/metric/internal/aggregation.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f161d2debbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/metric/internal/aggregation.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
+
+package internal // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/internal"
+
+import (
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
+)
+
+// Aggregation is a single data point in a timeseries that summarizes
+// measurements made during a time span.
+type Aggregation struct {
+	// TODO(#2968): Replace this with the export.Aggregation type once #2961
+	// is merged.
+
+	// Timestamp defines the time the last measurement was made. If zero, no
+	// measurements were made for this time span. The time is represented as a
+	// unix timestamp with nanosecond precision.
+	Timestamp uint64
+
+	// Attributes are the unique dimensions Value describes.
+	Attributes attribute.Set
+
+	// Value is the summarization of the measurements made.
+	Value value
+}
+
+type value interface {
+	private()
+}
+
+// SingleValue summarizes a set of measurements as a single value.
+type SingleValue[N int64 | float64] struct {
+	Value N
+}
+
+func (SingleValue[N]) private() {}
+
+// HistogramValue summarizes a set of measurements as a histogram.
+type HistogramValue struct {
+	Bounds   []float64
+	Counts   []uint64
+	Sum      float64
+	Min, Max float64
+}
+
+func (HistogramValue) private() {}
diff --git a/sdk/metric/internal/aggregator.go b/sdk/metric/internal/aggregator.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df8b59e84bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/metric/internal/aggregator.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
+
+package internal // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/internal"
+
+import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
+
+// Aggregator forms an aggregation from a collection of recorded measurements.
+type Aggregator[N int64 | float64] interface {
+	// Aggregate records the measurement, scoped by attr, and aggregates it
+	// into an aggregation.
+	Aggregate(measurement N, attr attribute.Set)
+
+	// Aggregations returns a slice of Aggregation, one per each attribute set
+	// used to scope measurement aggregation, and ends an aggregation cycle.
+	Aggregations() []Aggregation
+}
diff --git a/sdk/metric/internal/aggregator_example_test.go b/sdk/metric/internal/aggregator_example_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..47fe2253818
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/metric/internal/aggregator_example_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
+
+package internal
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric/instrument"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric/instrument/syncint64"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/aggregation"
+)
+
+type meter struct {
+	// When a reader initiates a collection, the meter would collect
+	// aggregations from each of these functions. In this process they will
+	// progress the aggregation period of each instrument's aggregator.
+	aggregationFuncs []func() []Aggregation
+}
+
+func (m *meter) SyncInt64() syncint64.InstrumentProvider {
+	// The same would be done for all the other instrument providers.
+	return (*syncInt64Provider)(m)
+}
+
+type syncInt64Provider meter
+
+func (p *syncInt64Provider) Counter(string, ...instrument.Option) (syncint64.Counter, error) {
+	// This is an example of how a synchronous int64 provider would create an
+	// aggregator for a new counter. At this point the provider would
+	// determine the aggregation and temporality to used based on the Reader
+	// and View configuration. Assume here these are determined to be a
+	// cumulative sum.
+
+	aggregator := NewCumulativeSum[int64]()
+	count := inst{aggregateFunc: aggregator.Aggregate}
+
+	p.aggregationFuncs = append(p.aggregationFuncs, aggregator.Aggregations)
+
+	fmt.Printf("using %T aggregator for counter\n", aggregator)
+
+	return count, nil
+}
+
+func (p *syncInt64Provider) UpDownCounter(string, ...instrument.Option) (syncint64.UpDownCounter, error) {
+	// This is an example of how a synchronous int64 provider would create an
+	// aggregator for a new up-down counter. At this point the provider would
+	// determine the aggregation and temporality to used based on the Reader
+	// and View configuration. Assume here these are determined to be a
+	// last-value aggregation (the temporality does not affect the produced
+	// aggregations).
+
+	aggregator := NewLastValue[int64]()
+	upDownCount := inst{aggregateFunc: aggregator.Aggregate}
+
+	p.aggregationFuncs = append(p.aggregationFuncs, aggregator.Aggregations)
+
+	fmt.Printf("using %T aggregator for up-down counter\n", aggregator)
+
+	return upDownCount, nil
+}
+
+func (p *syncInt64Provider) Histogram(string, ...instrument.Option) (syncint64.Histogram, error) {
+	// This is an example of how a synchronous int64 provider would create an
+	// aggregator for a new histogram. At this point the provider would
+	// determine the aggregation and temporality to used based on the Reader
+	// and View configuration. Assume here these are determined to be a delta
+	// explicit-bucket histogram.
+
+	aggregator := NewDeltaHistogram[int64](aggregation.ExplicitBucketHistogram{
+		Boundaries: []float64{0, 5, 10, 25, 50, 75, 100, 250, 500, 1000},
+		NoMinMax:   false,
+	})
+	hist := inst{aggregateFunc: aggregator.Aggregate}
+
+	p.aggregationFuncs = append(p.aggregationFuncs, aggregator.Aggregations)
+
+	fmt.Printf("using %T aggregator for histogram\n", aggregator)
+
+	return hist, nil
+}
+
+// inst is a generalized int64 synchronous counter, up-down counter, and
+// histogram used for demonstration purposes only.
+type inst struct {
+	instrument.Synchronous
+
+	aggregateFunc func(int64, attribute.Set)
+}
+
+func (inst) Add(context.Context, int64, ...attribute.KeyValue)    {}
+func (inst) Record(context.Context, int64, ...attribute.KeyValue) {}
+
+func Example() {
+	m := meter{}
+	provider := m.SyncInt64()
+
+	_, _ = provider.Counter("counter example")
+	_, _ = provider.UpDownCounter("up-down counter example")
+	_, _ = provider.Histogram("histogram example")
+
+	// Output:
+	// using *internal.cumulativeSum[int64] aggregator for counter
+	// using *internal.lastValue[int64] aggregator for up-down counter
+	// using *internal.deltaHistogram[int64] aggregator for histogram
+}
diff --git a/sdk/metric/internal/doc.go b/sdk/metric/internal/doc.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e1aa11ab2e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/metric/internal/doc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+// Package internal provides types and functionality used to aggregate and
+// cycle the state of metric measurements made by the SDK. These types and
+// functionality are meant only for internal SDK use.
+package internal // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/internal"
diff --git a/sdk/metric/internal/histogram.go b/sdk/metric/internal/histogram.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6931c01f344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/metric/internal/histogram.go
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
+
+package internal // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/internal"
+
+import (
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/aggregation"
+)
+
+// histogram summarizes a set of measurements as an histogram with
+// explicitly defined buckets.
+type histogram[N int64 | float64] struct {
+	// TODO(#2970): implement.
+}
+
+func (s *histogram[N]) Aggregate(value N, attr attribute.Set) {
+	// TODO(#2970): implement.
+}
+
+// NewDeltaHistogram returns an Aggregator that summarizes a set of
+// measurements as an histogram. Each histogram is scoped by attributes and
+// the aggregation cycle the measurements were made in.
+//
+// Each aggregation cycle is treated independently. When the returned
+// Aggregator's Aggregations method is called it will reset all histogram
+// counts to zero.
+func NewDeltaHistogram[N int64 | float64](cfg aggregation.ExplicitBucketHistogram) Aggregator[N] {
+	return &deltaHistogram[N]{}
+}
+
+// deltaHistogram summarizes a set of measurements made in a single
+// aggregation cycle as an histogram with explicitly defined buckets.
+type deltaHistogram[N int64 | float64] struct {
+	histogram[N]
+
+	// TODO(#2970): implement.
+}
+
+func (s *deltaHistogram[N]) Aggregations() []Aggregation {
+	// TODO(#2970): implement.
+	return nil
+}
+
+// NewCumulativeHistogram returns an Aggregator that summarizes a set of
+// measurements as an histogram. Each histogram is scoped by attributes.
+//
+// Each aggregation cycle builds from the previous, the histogram counts are
+// the bucketed counts of all values aggregated since the returned Aggregator
+// was created.
+func NewCumulativeHistogram[N int64 | float64](cfg aggregation.ExplicitBucketHistogram) Aggregator[N] {
+	return &cumulativeHistogram[N]{}
+}
+
+// cumulativeHistogram summarizes a set of measurements made over all
+// aggregation cycles as an histogram with explicitly defined buckets.
+type cumulativeHistogram[N int64 | float64] struct {
+	histogram[N]
+
+	// TODO(#2970): implement.
+}
+
+func (s *cumulativeHistogram[N]) Aggregations() []Aggregation {
+	// TODO(#2970): implement.
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/sdk/metric/internal/lastvalue.go b/sdk/metric/internal/lastvalue.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..986a2313ad0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/metric/internal/lastvalue.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
+
+package internal // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/internal"
+
+import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
+
+// lastValue summarizes a set of measurements as the last one made.
+type lastValue[N int64 | float64] struct {
+	// TODO(#2971): implement.
+}
+
+// NewLastValue returns an Aggregator that summarizes a set of measurements as
+// the last one made.
+func NewLastValue[N int64 | float64]() Aggregator[N] {
+	return &lastValue[N]{}
+}
+
+func (s *lastValue[N]) Aggregate(value N, attr attribute.Set) {
+	// TODO(#2971): implement.
+}
+
+func (s *lastValue[N]) Aggregations() []Aggregation {
+	// TODO(#2971): implement.
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/sdk/metric/internal/sum.go b/sdk/metric/internal/sum.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6d01183fb03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/metric/internal/sum.go
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
+
+package internal // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/internal"
+
+import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
+
+// sum summarizes a set of measurements as their arithmetic sum.
+type sum[N int64 | float64] struct {
+	// TODO(#2972): implement.
+}
+
+func (s *sum[N]) Aggregate(value N, attr attribute.Set) {
+	// TODO(#2972): implement.
+}
+
+// NewDeltaSum returns an Aggregator that summarizes a set of measurements as
+// their arithmetic sum. Each sum is scoped by attributes and the aggregation
+// cycle the measurements were made in.
+//
+// Each aggregation cycle is treated independently. When the returned
+// Aggregator's Aggregations method is called it will reset all sums to zero.
+func NewDeltaSum[N int64 | float64]() Aggregator[N] {
+	// TODO(#2972): implement.
+	return &deltaSum[N]{}
+}
+
+// deltaSum summarizes a set of measurements made in a single aggregation
+// cycle as their arithmetic sum.
+type deltaSum[N int64 | float64] struct {
+	sum[N]
+
+	// TODO(#2972): implement.
+}
+
+func (s *deltaSum[N]) Aggregations() []Aggregation {
+	// TODO(#2972): implement.
+	return nil
+}
+
+// NewCumulativeSum returns an Aggregator that summarizes a set of
+// measurements as their arithmetic sum. Each sum is scoped by attributes.
+//
+// Each aggregation cycle builds from the previous, the sums are the
+// arithmetic sum of all values aggregated since the returned Aggregator was
+// created.
+func NewCumulativeSum[N int64 | float64]() Aggregator[N] {
+	// TODO(#2972): implement.
+	return &cumulativeSum[N]{}
+}
+
+// cumulativeSum summarizes a set of measurements made over all aggregation
+// cycles as their arithmetic sum.
+type cumulativeSum[N int64 | float64] struct {
+	sum[N]
+
+	// TODO(#2972): implement.
+}
+
+func (s *cumulativeSum[N]) Aggregations() []Aggregation {
+	// TODO(#2972): implement.
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/sdk/metric/manual_reader.go b/sdk/metric/manual_reader.go
index d807079f46d..7c483050040 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/manual_reader.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/manual_reader.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-//go:build go1.17
-// +build go1.17
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
 
 package metric // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric"
 
diff --git a/sdk/metric/manual_reader_test.go b/sdk/metric/manual_reader_test.go
index 3df2e938844..dad27022780 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/manual_reader_test.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/manual_reader_test.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-//go:build go1.17
-// +build go1.17
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
 
 package metric // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/reader"
 
diff --git a/sdk/metric/meter.go b/sdk/metric/meter.go
index 3b052ae864e..daf892dd1dc 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/meter.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/meter.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-//go:build go1.17
-// +build go1.17
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
 
 package metric // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric"
 
diff --git a/sdk/metric/meter_test.go b/sdk/metric/meter_test.go
index 3fdfbdcb344..38aa7ae28d9 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/meter_test.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/meter_test.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-//go:build go1.17
-// +build go1.17
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
 
 package metric
 
diff --git a/sdk/metric/periodic_reader.go b/sdk/metric/periodic_reader.go
index 4bd735571b6..200d5989664 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/periodic_reader.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/periodic_reader.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-//go:build go1.17
-// +build go1.17
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
 
 package metric // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric"
 
diff --git a/sdk/metric/periodic_reader_test.go b/sdk/metric/periodic_reader_test.go
index 1dbefe028ba..02a9261b4f6 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/periodic_reader_test.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/periodic_reader_test.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-//go:build go1.17
-// +build go1.17
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
 
 package metric // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric"
 
diff --git a/sdk/metric/provider.go b/sdk/metric/provider.go
index f2b1855f02d..5b939f93251 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/provider.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/provider.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-//go:build go1.17
-// +build go1.17
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
 
 package metric // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric"
 
diff --git a/sdk/metric/provider_test.go b/sdk/metric/provider_test.go
index dca401fe3b8..20eb60590a9 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/provider_test.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/provider_test.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-//go:build go1.17
-// +build go1.17
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
 
 package metric
 
diff --git a/sdk/metric/reader.go b/sdk/metric/reader.go
index 9b15b4e617f..c365c41b829 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/reader.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/reader.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-//go:build go1.17
-// +build go1.17
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
 
 package metric // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric"
 
diff --git a/sdk/metric/reader_test.go b/sdk/metric/reader_test.go
index 9b9836f1af1..c5ef1c83119 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/reader_test.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/reader_test.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-//go:build go1.17
-// +build go1.17
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
 
 package metric // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/reader"
 
diff --git a/sdk/metric/temporality.go b/sdk/metric/temporality.go
index 289b151606e..fa896748287 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/temporality.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/temporality.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-//go:build go1.17
-// +build go1.17
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
 
 package metric // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric"
 
diff --git a/sdk/metric/view/instrument.go b/sdk/metric/view/instrument.go
index 12e74b05c83..10d30243fa8 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/view/instrument.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/view/instrument.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-//go:build go1.17
-// +build go1.17
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
 
 package view // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/view"
 
diff --git a/sdk/metric/view/view.go b/sdk/metric/view/view.go
index 98f2e24ca76..35483f59ab1 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/view/view.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/view/view.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-//go:build go1.17
-// +build go1.17
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
 
 package view // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/view"
 
diff --git a/sdk/metric/view/view_test.go b/sdk/metric/view/view_test.go
index ffd4095fea1..10696ff00a6 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/view/view_test.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/view/view_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
+
 package view
 
 import (