diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 27ddc1f75c0..a5a1faa4dc1 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ linters:
   # Specifically enable linters we want to use.
   enable:
     - asasalint
+    - bodyclose
     - depguard
     - errcheck
     - errorlint
diff --git a/exporters/autoexport/metrics_test.go b/exporters/autoexport/metrics_test.go
index c95a077d176..228d2e808c4 100644
--- a/exporters/autoexport/metrics_test.go
+++ b/exporters/autoexport/metrics_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"go.uber.org/goleak"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 
@@ -136,9 +137,10 @@ func TestMetricExporterPrometheus(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	resp, err := http.Get(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/metrics", rws.addr))
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() { assert.NoError(t, resp.Body.Close()) }()
 	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Contains(t, string(body), "# HELP")
 
 	assert.NoError(t, mp.Shutdown(context.Background()))
@@ -213,9 +215,10 @@ func TestMetricProducerPrometheusWithPrometheusExporter(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	resp, err := http.Get(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/metrics", rws.addr))
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() { assert.NoError(t, resp.Body.Close()) }()
 	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// By default there are two metrics exporter. target_info and promhttp_metric_handler_errors_total.
 	// But by including the prometheus producer we should have more.
@@ -254,9 +257,10 @@ func TestMetricProducerFallbackWithPrometheusExporter(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	resp, err := http.Get(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/metrics", rws.addr))
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() { assert.NoError(t, resp.Body.Close()) }()
 	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	assert.Contains(t, string(body), "HELP dummy_metric_total dummy metric")
 
diff --git a/instrumentation/github.com/aws/aws-lambda-go/otellambda/example/main.go b/instrumentation/github.com/aws/aws-lambda-go/otellambda/example/main.go
index bdcafc7008f..c9fd617c2b0 100644
--- a/instrumentation/github.com/aws/aws-lambda-go/otellambda/example/main.go
+++ b/instrumentation/github.com/aws/aws-lambda-go/otellambda/example/main.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"io"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 
@@ -65,12 +64,12 @@ func lambdaHandler(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	defer func(Body io.ReadCloser) {
-		err := Body.Close()
+	defer func() {
+		err := res.Body.Close()
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("failed to close http response body, %v\n", err)
 		}
-	}(res.Body)
+	}()
 
 	var data map[string]interface{}
 	err = json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&data)
diff --git a/instrumentation/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/otelrestful/restful_test.go b/instrumentation/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/otelrestful/restful_test.go
index 7659ab0ffe5..53038955d7d 100644
--- a/instrumentation/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/otelrestful/restful_test.go
+++ b/instrumentation/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/otelrestful/restful_test.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func TestWithPublicEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 
 	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	container.ServeHTTP(rr, r)
-	assert.Equal(t, 200, rr.Result().StatusCode)
+	assert.Equal(t, 200, rr.Result().StatusCode) //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 
 	// Recorded span should be linked with an incoming span context.
 	assert.NoError(t, spanRecorder.ForceFlush(ctx))
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func TestWithPublicEndpointFn(t *testing.T) {
 
 			rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
 			container.ServeHTTP(rr, r)
-			assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rr.Result().StatusCode)
+			assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rr.Result().StatusCode) //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 
 			// Recorded span should be linked with an incoming span context.
 			assert.NoError(t, spanRecorder.ForceFlush(ctx))
diff --git a/instrumentation/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/otelgin/gintrace_test.go b/instrumentation/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/otelgin/gintrace_test.go
index 8b02ac49f67..ecef39e3aeb 100644
--- a/instrumentation/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/otelgin/gintrace_test.go
+++ b/instrumentation/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/otelgin/gintrace_test.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func TestGetSpanNotInstrumented(t *testing.T) {
 	r := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/ping", nil)
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-	response := w.Result()
+	response := w.Result() //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, response.StatusCode)
 }
 
diff --git a/instrumentation/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/otelgin/test/gintrace_test.go b/instrumentation/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/otelgin/test/gintrace_test.go
index 628955c4586..162f59d988f 100644
--- a/instrumentation/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/otelgin/test/gintrace_test.go
+++ b/instrumentation/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/otelgin/test/gintrace_test.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func TestTrace200(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// do and verify the request
 	router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-	response := w.Result()
+	response := w.Result() //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, response.StatusCode)
 
 	// verify traces look good
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func TestError(t *testing.T) {
 	r := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/server_err", nil)
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-	response := w.Result()
+	response := w.Result() //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusInternalServerError, response.StatusCode)
 
 	// verify the errors and status are correct
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func TestHTTPRouteWithSpanNameFormatter(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// do and verify the request
 	router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-	response := w.Result()
+	response := w.Result() //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, response.StatusCode)
 
 	// verify traces look good
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func TestHTML(t *testing.T) {
 	r := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/hello", nil)
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-	response := w.Result()
+	response := w.Result() //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, response.StatusCode)
 	assert.Equal(t, "hello world", w.Body.String())
 
diff --git a/instrumentation/github.com/gorilla/mux/otelmux/test/mux_test.go b/instrumentation/github.com/gorilla/mux/otelmux/test/mux_test.go
index 15e4b340567..d5e489b2eb6 100644
--- a/instrumentation/github.com/gorilla/mux/otelmux/test/mux_test.go
+++ b/instrumentation/github.com/gorilla/mux/otelmux/test/mux_test.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func TestWithPublicEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 	prop.Inject(ctx, propagation.HeaderCarrier(r0.Header))
 
 	router.ServeHTTP(w, r0)
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, w.Result().StatusCode)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, w.Result().StatusCode) //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 
 	// Recorded span should be linked with an incoming span context.
 	assert.NoError(t, sr.ForceFlush(ctx))
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ func TestWithPublicEndpointFn(t *testing.T) {
 			prop.Inject(ctx, propagation.HeaderCarrier(r0.Header))
 
 			router.ServeHTTP(w, r0)
-			assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, w.Result().StatusCode)
+			assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, w.Result().StatusCode) //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 
 			// Recorded span should be linked with an incoming span context.
 			assert.NoError(t, sr.ForceFlush(ctx))
diff --git a/instrumentation/github.com/labstack/echo/otelecho/echo_test.go b/instrumentation/github.com/labstack/echo/otelecho/echo_test.go
index e35e56035aa..9e424a617c3 100644
--- a/instrumentation/github.com/labstack/echo/otelecho/echo_test.go
+++ b/instrumentation/github.com/labstack/echo/otelecho/echo_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func TestGetSpanNotInstrumented(t *testing.T) {
 	r := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/ping", nil)
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-	response := w.Result()
+	response := w.Result() //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, response.StatusCode)
 }
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func TestPropagationWithGlobalPropagators(t *testing.T) {
 
 	router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 	otel.SetTextMapPropagator(propagation.NewCompositeTextMapPropagator())
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, w.Result().StatusCode, "should call the 'user' handler")
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, w.Result().StatusCode, "should call the 'user' handler") //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 }
 
 func TestPropagationWithCustomPropagators(t *testing.T) {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func TestPropagationWithCustomPropagators(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, w.Result().StatusCode, "should call the 'user' handler")
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, w.Result().StatusCode, "should call the 'user' handler") //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 }
 
 func TestSkipper(t *testing.T) {
@@ -116,5 +116,5 @@ func TestSkipper(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, w.Result().StatusCode, "should call the 'ping' handler")
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, w.Result().StatusCode, "should call the 'ping' handler") //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/github.com/labstack/echo/otelecho/test/echo_test.go b/instrumentation/github.com/labstack/echo/otelecho/test/echo_test.go
index 237d73d6fed..2ca3e21cce5 100644
--- a/instrumentation/github.com/labstack/echo/otelecho/test/echo_test.go
+++ b/instrumentation/github.com/labstack/echo/otelecho/test/echo_test.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func TestChildSpanFromGlobalTracer(t *testing.T) {
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 
 	router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, w.Result().StatusCode, "should call the 'user' handler")
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, w.Result().StatusCode, "should call the 'user' handler") //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 	assert.Len(t, sr.Ended(), 1)
 }
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func TestChildSpanFromCustomTracer(t *testing.T) {
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 
 	router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, w.Result().StatusCode, "should call the 'user' handler")
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, w.Result().StatusCode, "should call the 'user' handler") //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 	assert.Len(t, sr.Ended(), 1)
 }
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func TestTrace200(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// do and verify the request
 	router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-	response := w.Result()
+	response := w.Result() //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, response.StatusCode)
 
 	// verify traces look good
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func TestError(t *testing.T) {
 	r := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/server_err", nil)
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-	response := w.Result()
+	response := w.Result() //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusInternalServerError, response.StatusCode)
 
 	// verify the errors and status are correct
diff --git a/instrumentation/host/example/go.mod b/instrumentation/host/example/go.mod
index f4e023fb625..47ae3136d26 100644
--- a/instrumentation/host/example/go.mod
+++ b/instrumentation/host/example/go.mod
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/lufia/plan9stats v0.0.0-20240513124658-fba389f38bae // indirect
 	github.com/power-devops/perfstat v0.0.0-20240221224432-82ca36839d55 // indirect
-	github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.24.6 // indirect
+	github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.24.7 // indirect
 	github.com/shoenig/go-m1cpu v0.1.6 // indirect
 	github.com/tklauser/go-sysconf v0.3.14 // indirect
 	github.com/tklauser/numcpus v0.8.0 // indirect
diff --git a/instrumentation/host/example/go.sum b/instrumentation/host/example/go.sum
index 42459349476..a0c62ba76e8 100644
--- a/instrumentation/host/example/go.sum
+++ b/instrumentation/host/example/go.sum
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZb
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/power-devops/perfstat v0.0.0-20240221224432-82ca36839d55 h1:o4JXh1EVt9k/+g42oCprj/FisM4qX9L3sZB3upGN2ZU=
 github.com/power-devops/perfstat v0.0.0-20240221224432-82ca36839d55/go.mod h1:OmDBASR4679mdNQnz2pUhc2G8CO2JrUAVFDRBDP/hJE=
-github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.24.6 h1:9qqCSYF2pgOU+t+NgJtp7Co5+5mHF/HyKBUckySQL64=
-github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.24.6/go.mod h1:aoebb2vxetJ/yIDZISmduFvVNPHqXQ9SEJwRXxkf0RA=
+github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.24.7 h1:V9UGTK4gQ8HvcnPKf6Zt3XHyQq/peaekfxpJ2HSocJk=
+github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.24.7/go.mod h1:0uW/073rP7FYLOkvxolUQM5rMOLTNmRXnFKafpb71rw=
 github.com/shoenig/go-m1cpu v0.1.6 h1:nxdKQNcEB6vzgA2E2bvzKIYRuNj7XNJ4S/aRSwKzFtM=
 github.com/shoenig/go-m1cpu v0.1.6/go.mod h1:1JJMcUBvfNwpq05QDQVAnx3gUHr9IYF7GNg9SUEw2VQ=
 github.com/shoenig/test v0.6.4 h1:kVTaSd7WLz5WZ2IaoM0RSzRsUD+m8wRR+5qvntpn4LU=
diff --git a/instrumentation/host/go.mod b/instrumentation/host/go.mod
index c26ad5dcd99..f14a02757cd 100644
--- a/instrumentation/host/go.mod
+++ b/instrumentation/host/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/host
 go 1.21
 
 require (
-	github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.24.6
+	github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.24.7
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.28.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.28.0
 )
diff --git a/instrumentation/host/go.sum b/instrumentation/host/go.sum
index 848301859b2..c53d61a0d3b 100644
--- a/instrumentation/host/go.sum
+++ b/instrumentation/host/go.sum
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZb
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/power-devops/perfstat v0.0.0-20240221224432-82ca36839d55 h1:o4JXh1EVt9k/+g42oCprj/FisM4qX9L3sZB3upGN2ZU=
 github.com/power-devops/perfstat v0.0.0-20240221224432-82ca36839d55/go.mod h1:OmDBASR4679mdNQnz2pUhc2G8CO2JrUAVFDRBDP/hJE=
-github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.24.6 h1:9qqCSYF2pgOU+t+NgJtp7Co5+5mHF/HyKBUckySQL64=
-github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.24.6/go.mod h1:aoebb2vxetJ/yIDZISmduFvVNPHqXQ9SEJwRXxkf0RA=
+github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.24.7 h1:V9UGTK4gQ8HvcnPKf6Zt3XHyQq/peaekfxpJ2HSocJk=
+github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.24.7/go.mod h1:0uW/073rP7FYLOkvxolUQM5rMOLTNmRXnFKafpb71rw=
 github.com/shoenig/go-m1cpu v0.1.6 h1:nxdKQNcEB6vzgA2E2bvzKIYRuNj7XNJ4S/aRSwKzFtM=
 github.com/shoenig/go-m1cpu v0.1.6/go.mod h1:1JJMcUBvfNwpq05QDQVAnx3gUHr9IYF7GNg9SUEw2VQ=
 github.com/shoenig/test v0.6.4 h1:kVTaSd7WLz5WZ2IaoM0RSzRsUD+m8wRR+5qvntpn4LU=
diff --git a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/handler_test.go b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/handler_test.go
index 8b0b7a23a3b..2e8b6b49db1 100644
--- a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/handler_test.go
+++ b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/handler_test.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func TestHandler(t *testing.T) {
 
 			rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
 			tc.handler(t).ServeHTTP(rr, r)
-			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedStatusCode, rr.Result().StatusCode)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedStatusCode, rr.Result().StatusCode) //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/test/config_test.go b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/test/config_test.go
index aade2f458ce..d8c438643b0 100644
--- a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/test/config_test.go
+++ b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/test/config_test.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func TestBasicFilter(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	h.ServeHTTP(rr, r)
-	if got, expected := rr.Result().StatusCode, http.StatusOK; got != expected {
+	if got, expected := rr.Result().StatusCode, http.StatusOK; got != expected { //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 		t.Fatalf("got %d, expected %d", got, expected)
 	}
 	if got := rr.Header().Get("Traceparent"); got != "" {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func TestBasicFilter(t *testing.T) {
 	if got, expected := len(spanRecorder.Ended()), 0; got != expected {
 		t.Fatalf("got %d recorded spans, expected %d", got, expected)
 	}
-	d, err := io.ReadAll(rr.Result().Body)
+	d, err := io.ReadAll(rr.Result().Body) //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func TestSpanNameFormatter(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 			h.ServeHTTP(rr, r)
-			if got, expected := rr.Result().StatusCode, http.StatusOK; got != expected {
+			if got, expected := rr.Result().StatusCode, http.StatusOK; got != expected { //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 				t.Fatalf("got %d, expected %d", got, expected)
 			}
 
diff --git a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/test/handler_test.go b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/test/handler_test.go
index e500b493d42..1f2034df6d5 100644
--- a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/test/handler_test.go
+++ b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/test/handler_test.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func TestHandlerBasics(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 	assertScopeMetrics(t, rm.ScopeMetrics[0], attrs)
 
-	if got, expected := rr.Result().StatusCode, http.StatusOK; got != expected {
+	if got, expected := rr.Result().StatusCode, http.StatusOK; got != expected { //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 		t.Fatalf("got %d, expected %d", got, expected)
 	}
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func TestHandlerBasics(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("invalid span created: %#v", spans[0].SpanContext())
 	}
 
-	d, err := io.ReadAll(rr.Result().Body)
+	d, err := io.ReadAll(rr.Result().Body) //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func TestHandlerRequestWithTraceContext(t *testing.T) {
 	r = r.WithContext(ctx)
 
 	h.ServeHTTP(rr, r)
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rr.Result().StatusCode)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rr.Result().StatusCode) //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 
 	span.End()
 
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ func TestWithPublicEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 
 	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	h.ServeHTTP(rr, r)
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rr.Result().StatusCode)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rr.Result().StatusCode) //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 
 	// Recorded span should be linked with an incoming span context.
 	assert.NoError(t, spanRecorder.ForceFlush(ctx))
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ func TestWithPublicEndpointFn(t *testing.T) {
 
 			rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
 			h.ServeHTTP(rr, r)
-			assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rr.Result().StatusCode)
+			assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rr.Result().StatusCode) //nolint:bodyclose // False positive for httptest.ResponseRecorder: https://github.com/timakin/bodyclose/issues/59.
 
 			// Recorded span should be linked with an incoming span context.
 			assert.NoError(t, spanRecorder.ForceFlush(ctx))
diff --git a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/test/transport_test.go b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/test/transport_test.go
index cfbc27cc2b2..e61950dd7dd 100644
--- a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/test/transport_test.go
+++ b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/test/transport_test.go
@@ -99,8 +99,11 @@ func TestTransportErrorStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	_, err = c.Do(r)
+	resp, err := c.Do(r)
 	if err == nil {
+		if err := resp.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("close response body: %v", err)
+		}
 		t.Fatal("transport should have returned an error, it didn't")
 	}
 
@@ -160,6 +163,7 @@ func TestTransportRequestWithTraceContext(t *testing.T) {
 	c := http.Client{Transport: tr}
 	res, err := c.Do(r)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() { assert.NoError(t, res.Body.Close()) }()
 
 	span.End()
 
@@ -220,6 +224,7 @@ func TestWithHTTPTrace(t *testing.T) {
 	c := http.Client{Transport: tr}
 	res, err := c.Do(r)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() { assert.NoError(t, res.Body.Close()) }()
 
 	span.End()
 
@@ -513,8 +518,9 @@ func TestCustomAttributesHandling(t *testing.T) {
 	// test bonus: intententionally ignoring response to confirm that
 	// http.client.response.size metric is not recorded
 	// by the Transport.RoundTrip logic
-	_, err = client.Do(r)
+	resp, err := client.Do(r)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() { assert.NoError(t, resp.Body.Close()) }()
 
 	err = reader.Collect(ctx, &rm)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -587,7 +593,8 @@ func BenchmarkTransportRoundTrip(b *testing.B) {
 			b.ReportAllocs()
 			b.ResetTimer()
 			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-				_, _ = c.Do(r)
+				resp, _ := c.Do(r)
+				resp.Body.Close()
 			}
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/transport_test.go b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/transport_test.go
index eaf44ae2dd3..a88d45c20b9 100644
--- a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/transport_test.go
+++ b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/transport_test.go
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ func TestTransportBasics(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := res.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("close response body: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
 
 	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -170,6 +175,11 @@ func TestNilTransport(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := res.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("close response body: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
 
 	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
 	if err != nil {