diff --git a/.chloggen/routing-deprecation-step2.yaml b/.chloggen/routing-deprecation-step2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3337d44788ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/routing-deprecation-step2.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: breaking
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. filelogreceiver)
+component: routingconnector
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Change default value of `match_once` parameter to `true`.
+
+# Mandatory: One or more tracking issues related to the change. You can use the PR number here if no issue exists.
+issues: [29882]
+
+# (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: This field was deprecated in v0.116.0 and will be removed in v0.120.0.
+
+# 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: []
diff --git a/connector/routingconnector/config_test.go b/connector/routingconnector/config_test.go
index 7356804005d8..4e001ed6bd7f 100644
--- a/connector/routingconnector/config_test.go
+++ b/connector/routingconnector/config_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			configPath: filepath.Join("testdata", "config", "traces.yaml"),
 			id:         component.NewIDWithName(metadata.Type, ""),
 			expected: &Config{
+				MatchOnce: true,
 				DefaultPipelines: []pipeline.ID{
 					pipeline.NewIDWithName(pipeline.SignalTraces, "otlp-all"),
 				},
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			configPath: filepath.Join("testdata", "config", "metrics.yaml"),
 			id:         component.NewIDWithName(metadata.Type, ""),
 			expected: &Config{
+				MatchOnce: true,
 				DefaultPipelines: []pipeline.ID{
 					pipeline.NewIDWithName(pipeline.SignalMetrics, "otlp-all"),
 				},
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			configPath: filepath.Join("testdata", "config", "logs.yaml"),
 			id:         component.NewIDWithName(metadata.Type, ""),
 			expected: &Config{
+				MatchOnce: true,
 				DefaultPipelines: []pipeline.ID{
 					pipeline.NewIDWithName(pipeline.SignalLogs, "otlp-all"),
 				},
diff --git a/connector/routingconnector/factory.go b/connector/routingconnector/factory.go
index ad4bc4a23fb4..aaa569cb72b9 100644
--- a/connector/routingconnector/factory.go
+++ b/connector/routingconnector/factory.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ func NewFactory() connector.Factory {
 func createDefaultConfig() component.Config {
 	return &Config{
 		ErrorMode: ottl.PropagateError,
+		MatchOnce: true,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/connector/routingconnector/logs.go b/connector/routingconnector/logs.go
index d488ae79fc65..1c8d1923247a 100644
--- a/connector/routingconnector/logs.go
+++ b/connector/routingconnector/logs.go
@@ -35,9 +35,8 @@ func newLogsConnector(
 ) (*logsConnector, error) {
 	cfg := config.(*Config)
 
-	// TODO update log from warning to error in v0.116.0
 	if !cfg.MatchOnce {
-		set.Logger.Warn("The 'match_once' field has been deprecated. Set to 'true' to suppress this warning.")
+		set.Logger.Error("The 'match_once' field has been deprecated and will be removed in v0.120.0. Remove usage of the parameter to suppress this warning.")
 	}
 
 	lr, ok := logs.(connector.LogsRouterAndConsumer)
diff --git a/connector/routingconnector/metrics.go b/connector/routingconnector/metrics.go
index dfb45c953352..51f08f5ff2d4 100644
--- a/connector/routingconnector/metrics.go
+++ b/connector/routingconnector/metrics.go
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ func newMetricsConnector(
 ) (*metricsConnector, error) {
 	cfg := config.(*Config)
 
-	// TODO update log from warning to error in v0.116.0
 	if !cfg.MatchOnce {
-		set.Logger.Warn("The 'match_once' field has been deprecated. Set to 'true' to suppress this warning.")
+		set.Logger.Error("The 'match_once' field has been deprecated and will be removed in v0.120.0. Remove usage of the parameter to suppress this warning.")
 	}
 
 	mr, ok := metrics.(connector.MetricsRouterAndConsumer)
diff --git a/connector/routingconnector/traces.go b/connector/routingconnector/traces.go
index aadac9615264..a8824a16a491 100644
--- a/connector/routingconnector/traces.go
+++ b/connector/routingconnector/traces.go
@@ -35,9 +35,8 @@ func newTracesConnector(
 ) (*tracesConnector, error) {
 	cfg := config.(*Config)
 
-	// TODO update log from warning to error in v0.116.0
 	if !cfg.MatchOnce {
-		set.Logger.Warn("The 'match_once' field has been deprecated. Set to 'true' to suppress this warning.")
+		set.Logger.Error("The 'match_once' field has been deprecated and will be removed in v0.120.0. Remove usage of the parameter to suppress this warning.")
 	}
 
 	tr, ok := traces.(connector.TracesRouterAndConsumer)