diff --git a/.chloggen/set-libhoneyreceiver-alpha.yaml b/.chloggen/set-libhoneyreceiver-alpha.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8f56831168ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/set-libhoneyreceiver-alpha.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: new_component
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. filelogreceiver)
+component: libhoneyreceiver
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Mark the libhoney receiver exporter as Alpha.
+
+# Mandatory: One or more tracking issues related to the change. You can use the PR number here if no issue exists.
+issues: [36693]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:
+
+# If your change doesn't affect end users or the exported elements of any package,
+# you should instead start your pull request title with [chore] or use the "Skip Changelog" label.
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: [user]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/otelcontribcol/builder-config.yaml b/cmd/otelcontribcol/builder-config.yaml
index 3de89d69304f..b8fb5e134cd8 100644
--- a/cmd/otelcontribcol/builder-config.yaml
+++ b/cmd/otelcontribcol/builder-config.yaml
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ receivers:
   - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/kafkametricsreceiver v0.116.0
   - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/kafkareceiver v0.116.0
   - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/kubeletstatsreceiver v0.116.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/libhoneyreceiver v0.116.0
   - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/lokireceiver v0.116.0
   - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/memcachedreceiver v0.116.0
   - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/mongodbatlasreceiver v0.116.0
@@ -443,6 +444,7 @@ replaces:
   - github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/datadogreceiver => ../../receiver/datadogreceiver
   - github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/chronyreceiver => ../../receiver/chronyreceiver
   - github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/observer/ecstaskobserver => ../../extension/observer/ecstaskobserver
+  - github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/libhoneyreceiver => ../../receiver/libhoneyreceiver
   - github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/lokireceiver => ../../receiver/lokireceiver
   - github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/filestatsreceiver => ../../receiver/filestatsreceiver
   - github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/awss3exporter => ../../exporter/awss3exporter
diff --git a/receiver/libhoneyreceiver/README.md b/receiver/libhoneyreceiver/README.md
index a765c45383f4..4024f8ea20f9 100644
--- a/receiver/libhoneyreceiver/README.md
+++ b/receiver/libhoneyreceiver/README.md
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 <!-- status autogenerated section -->
 | Status        |           |
 | ------------- |-----------|
-| Stability     | [development]: traces, logs   |
-| Distributions | [] |
+| Stability     | [alpha]: traces, logs   |
+| Distributions | [contrib] |
 | Issues        | [![Open issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-search/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib?query=is%3Aissue%20is%3Aopen%20label%3Areceiver%2Flibhoney%20&label=open&color=orange&logo=opentelemetry)](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Areceiver%2Flibhoney) [![Closed issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-search/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib?query=is%3Aissue%20is%3Aclosed%20label%3Areceiver%2Flibhoney%20&label=closed&color=blue&logo=opentelemetry)](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+is%3Aissue+label%3Areceiver%2Flibhoney) |
 | [Code Owners](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#becoming-a-code-owner)    | [@TylerHelmuth](https://www.github.com/TylerHelmuth) |
 
-[development]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/blob/main/docs/component-stability.md#development
+[alpha]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/blob/main/docs/component-stability.md#alpha
+[contrib]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/tree/main/distributions/otelcol-contrib
 <!-- end autogenerated section -->
 
 ### The purpose and use-cases of the new component
diff --git a/receiver/libhoneyreceiver/internal/metadata/generated_status.go b/receiver/libhoneyreceiver/internal/metadata/generated_status.go
index ef6ead1f4954..f3cb75e3fe13 100644
--- a/receiver/libhoneyreceiver/internal/metadata/generated_status.go
+++ b/receiver/libhoneyreceiver/internal/metadata/generated_status.go
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ var (
 )
 
 const (
-	TracesStability = component.StabilityLevelDevelopment
-	LogsStability   = component.StabilityLevelDevelopment
+	TracesStability = component.StabilityLevelAlpha
+	LogsStability   = component.StabilityLevelAlpha
 )
diff --git a/receiver/libhoneyreceiver/metadata.yaml b/receiver/libhoneyreceiver/metadata.yaml
index 18710f4b2a5e..d9da44082ad6 100644
--- a/receiver/libhoneyreceiver/metadata.yaml
+++ b/receiver/libhoneyreceiver/metadata.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ type: libhoney
 status:
   class: receiver
   stability:
-    development: [traces, logs]
+    alpha: [traces, logs]
+  distributions: [contrib]
   codeowners:
     active: [TylerHelmuth]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/reports/distributions/contrib.yaml b/reports/distributions/contrib.yaml
index fa453c991396..a4f0c3b4b075 100644
--- a/reports/distributions/contrib.yaml
+++ b/reports/distributions/contrib.yaml
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ components:
         - kafka
         - kafkametrics
         - kubeletstats
+        - libhoney
         - loki
         - memcached
         - mongodb