diff --git a/configx/provider.go b/configx/provider.go
index 4e39e27b..fd7c1b15 100644
--- a/configx/provider.go
+++ b/configx/provider.go
@@ -454,8 +454,9 @@ func (p *Provider) CORS(prefix string, defaults cors.Options) (cors.Options, boo
 
 func (p *Provider) TracingConfig(serviceName string) *otelx.Config {
 	return &otelx.Config{
-		ServiceName: p.StringF("tracing.service_name", serviceName),
-		Provider:    p.String("tracing.provider"),
+		ServiceName:           p.StringF("tracing.service_name", serviceName),
+		DeploymentEnvironment: p.StringF("tracing.deployment_environment", ""),
+		Provider:              p.String("tracing.provider"),
 		Providers: otelx.ProvidersConfig{
 			Jaeger: otelx.JaegerConfig{
 				Sampling: otelx.JaegerSampling{
diff --git a/otelx/config.go b/otelx/config.go
index 32c2ec56..812fe2a3 100644
--- a/otelx/config.go
+++ b/otelx/config.go
@@ -46,9 +46,10 @@ type ProvidersConfig struct {
 }
 
 type Config struct {
-	ServiceName string          `json:"service_name"`
-	Provider    string          `json:"provider"`
-	Providers   ProvidersConfig `json:"providers"`
+	ServiceName           string          `json:"service_name"`
+	DeploymentEnvironment string          `json:"deployment_environment"`
+	Provider              string          `json:"provider"`
+	Providers             ProvidersConfig `json:"providers"`
 }
 
 //go:embed config.schema.json
diff --git a/otelx/config.schema.json b/otelx/config.schema.json
index 2593b89d..a53cd8da 100644
--- a/otelx/config.schema.json
+++ b/otelx/config.schema.json
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
       "description": "Specifies the service name to use on the tracer.",
       "examples": ["Ory Hydra", "Ory Kratos", "Ory Keto", "Ory Oathkeeper"]
     },
+    "deployment_environment": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "Specifies the deployment environment to use on the tracer.",
+      "examples": ["development", "staging", "production"]
+    },
     "providers": {
       "type": "object",
       "additionalProperties": false,
diff --git a/otelx/otlp.go b/otelx/otlp.go
index e05db7c7..c39e92fa 100644
--- a/otelx/otlp.go
+++ b/otelx/otlp.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ func SetupOTLP(t *Tracer, tracerName string, c *Config) (trace.Tracer, error) {
 		sdktrace.WithResource(resource.NewWithAttributes(
 			semconv.SchemaURL,
 			semconv.ServiceNameKey.String(c.ServiceName),
+			semconv.DeploymentEnvironmentKey.String(c.DeploymentEnvironment),
 		)),
 		sdktrace.WithSampler(sdktrace.ParentBased(sdktrace.TraceIDRatioBased(
 			c.Providers.OTLP.Sampling.SamplingRatio,