James Newton-King (JamesNK) · Oct 14, 2026 · Oct 12, 2026 · Oct 13, 2026 · Oct 14, 2026 · Oct 14, 2026
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public static DashboardTelemetryConfiguration Create(IConfiguration configuratio
 
         return new()
         {
-            ReportedTelemetryEnabled = !configuration.GetBool(DashboardTelemetryService.TelemetryOptOutConfigKey, defaultValue: false) &&
+            ReportedTelemetryEnabled = !configuration.GetBool(KnownConfigNames.DashboardTelemetryOptOut, defaultValue: false) &&
                 forwardedOptOut is not true
         };
     }

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ public sealed class DashboardTelemetryService : AspireTelemetryBase
     internal const string ReportedActivitySourceName = "Aspire.Dashboard.Reported";
     internal const string DiagnosticsActivitySourceName = ReportedActivitySourceName + ".Diagnostics";
     internal const string EventLogCategoryName = "Aspire.Dashboard.Reported.Events";
-    internal const string TelemetryOptOutConfigKey = "ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT";
     private readonly DashboardTelemetryConfiguration _configuration;
     private readonly IReadOnlyList<KeyValuePair<string, object?>> _defaultTags;
 

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     <Compile Include="..\Aspire.Hosting\Dcp\Process\ProcessOutputCapture.cs" Link="Shared\ProcessOutputCapture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="..\Aspire.Hosting\Dcp\Process\ProcessUtil.cs" Link="Shared\ProcessUtil.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(SharedDir)DashboardImage.cs" LinkBase="Shared" />
+    <Compile Include="$(SharedDir)KnownConfigNames.cs" LinkBase="Shared" />
     <Compile Include="$(SharedDir)PathLookupHelper.cs" LinkBase="Shared" />
     <Compile Include="$(SharedDir)ResourceNameComparer.cs" LinkBase="Shared" />
     <Compile Include="$(SharedDir)KnownOtelConfigNames.cs" LinkBase="Shared" />

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ internal static IResourceBuilder<DockerComposeAspireDashboardResource> CreateDas
         // makes the published compose file non-reproducible.
         return builder.CreateResourceBuilder(resource)
                       .WithImage(DashboardImage.Name, DashboardImage.ResolveTag())
+                      .WithEnvironment(KnownConfigNames.DashboardTelemetryOptOut, "true")
                       .WithHttpEndpoint(targetPort: 18888)
                       // Expose the HTTP endpoint externally for the dashboard, it is password protected
                       // and disabled by default so an explicit call is required to turn it on.

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ builder.AddDockerComposeEnvironment("compose");
 await builder.addDockerComposeEnvironment("compose");
 ```
 
+The dashboard container included in the published Compose file opts out of dashboard usage and error telemetry by default (`ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT=true`). This does not affect the application's OpenTelemetry data sent to the dashboard.
+
 ### Volumes
 
 Use an environment variable so projects and executables can use a local Aspire store directory while Docker Compose mounts the published named volume:

diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting.Kubernetes/Aspire.Hosting.Kubernetes.csproj b/src/Aspire.Hosting.Kubernetes/Aspire.Hosting.Kubernetes.csproj
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     <Compile Include="..\Aspire.Hosting\Dcp\Process\ProcessUtil.cs" LinkBase="Process" />
     <Compile Include="$(SharedDir)ComputeEnvironmentEndpointResolver.cs" LinkBase="Shared" />
     <Compile Include="$(SharedDir)DashboardImage.cs" LinkBase="Shared" />
+    <Compile Include="$(SharedDir)KnownConfigNames.cs" LinkBase="Shared" />
     <Compile Include="$(SharedDir)KnownOtelConfigNames.cs" LinkBase="Shared" />
     <Compile Include="$(SharedDir)PathLookupHelper.cs" LinkBase="Shared" />
     <Compile Include="$(SharedDir)PublishingContextUtils.cs" LinkBase="Shared" />

diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting.Kubernetes/KubernetesAspireDashboardResourceBuilderExtensions.cs b/src/Aspire.Hosting.Kubernetes/KubernetesAspireDashboardResourceBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ internal static IResourceBuilder<KubernetesAspireDashboardResource> CreateDashbo
         // non-reproducible.
         return builder.CreateResourceBuilder(resource)
                       .WithImage(DashboardImage.Name, DashboardImage.ResolveTag())
+                      .WithEnvironment(KnownConfigNames.DashboardTelemetryOptOut, "true")
                       .WithHttpEndpoint(targetPort: 18888)
                       // Expose the HTTP endpoint so ingress or explicit host port mapping can route browser traffic to the dashboard.
                       .WithEndpoint("http", e => e.IsExternal = true)

diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting.Kubernetes/README.md b/src/Aspire.Hosting.Kubernetes/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ builder.AddKubernetesEnvironment("k8s");
 await builder.addKubernetesEnvironment("k8s");
 ```
 
+The dashboard container included in the published Helm chart opts out of dashboard usage and error telemetry by default (`ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT=true`). This does not affect the application's OpenTelemetry data sent to the dashboard.
+
 ### Volumes
 
 Use a target-neutral volume when the Kubernetes environment's default storage policy is sufficient:

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public void Configure(DashboardOptions options)
 
         options.SuppressLoginUrlInStartupSummary = bool.TryParse(configuration["AppHost:SuppressDashboardLoginUrlInStartupSummary"], out var suppressLoginUrl) && suppressLoginUrl;
 
-        options.TelemetryOptOut = configuration.GetBool("ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT");
+        options.TelemetryOptOut = configuration.GetBool(KnownConfigNames.DashboardTelemetryOptOut);
     }
 
     private static string? NormalizeUrl(string? value)

diff --git a/src/Shared/KnownConfigNames.cs b/src/Shared/KnownConfigNames.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ internal static class KnownConfigNames
     public const string DashboardApiEnabled = "ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_API_ENABLED";
     public const string DashboardApiDisabled = "ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_API_DISABLED";
     public const string DashboardForwardedHeadersEnabled = "ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_FORWARDEDHEADERS_ENABLED";
+    public const string DashboardTelemetryOptOut = "ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT";
 
     public const string ShowDashboardResources = "ASPIRE_SHOW_DASHBOARD_RESOURCES";
     public const string ResourceServiceEndpointUrl = "ASPIRE_RESOURCE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT_URL";

diff --git a/tests/Aspire.Cli.EndToEnd.Tests/DockerDeploymentTests.cs b/tests/Aspire.Cli.EndToEnd.Tests/DockerDeploymentTests.cs
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ public async Task CreateAndDeployToDockerCompose()
 
         // Step 10: Verify the frontend responds from inside its own network namespace.
         await VerifyFrontendRespondsAsync(auto, counter);
+        await VerifyDashboardTelemetryOptOutAsync(auto, counter);
 
         // Step 11: Clean up - destroy the deployment using aspire destroy
         await auto.AspireDestroyAsync(counter);
@@ -204,11 +205,25 @@ public async Task CreateAndDeployToDockerComposeInteractive()
 
         // Step 10: Verify the frontend responds from inside its own network namespace.
         await VerifyFrontendRespondsAsync(auto, counter);
+        await VerifyDashboardTelemetryOptOutAsync(auto, counter);
 
         // Step 11: Clean up - destroy the deployment using aspire destroy
         await auto.AspireDestroyAsync(counter);
     }
 
+    private static async Task VerifyDashboardTelemetryOptOutAsync(Hex1bTerminalAutomator auto, SequenceCounter counter)
+    {
+        // Select the deployed container without reloading Compose's parameterized configuration.
+        await auto.RunCommandAsync(
+            "dashboard=$(docker ps --filter 'label=com.docker.compose.service=compose-dashboard' " +
+            "--filter \"label=com.docker.compose.project.config_files=$PWD/deploy-output/docker-compose.yaml\" " +
+            "--format '{{.ID}}') && " +
+            "test -n \"$dashboard\" && " +
+            "docker inspect --format '{{range .Config.Env}}{{println .}}{{end}}' \"$dashboard\" | " +
+            "grep -Fx 'ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT=true'",
+            counter);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Asserts the deployed frontend actually serves HTTP 200 from inside its own network namespace.
     /// </summary>

diff --git a/tests/Aspire.Cli.EndToEnd.Tests/KubernetesDeployBasicApiServiceTests.cs b/tests/Aspire.Cli.EndToEnd.Tests/KubernetesDeployBasicApiServiceTests.cs
@@ -143,6 +143,15 @@ await auto.VerifyDeploymentAsync(
                 testPath: "/test-deployment",
                 expectedResponse: response);
 
+            // The dashboard image has no printenv executable, so resolve the ready pod's ConfigMap-backed environment.
+            await auto.RunCommandAsync(
+                $"test \"$(kubectl get pods -n {k8sNamespace} -l app.kubernetes.io/component=env-dashboard " +
+                "-o jsonpath='{.items[*].spec.containers[?(@.name==\"env-dashboard\")].envFrom[*].configMapRef.name}')\" " +
+                "= 'env-dashboard-config' && " +
+                $"test \"$(kubectl get configmap env-dashboard-config -n {k8sNamespace} " +
+                "-o jsonpath='{.data.ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT}')\" = 'true'",
+                counter);
+
             // =====================================================================
             // Phase 5: Cleanup
             // =====================================================================

diff --git a/...ashboard.Playwright.Tests/Integration/Playwright/Infrastructure/DashboardServerFixture.cs b/...ashboard.Playwright.Tests/Integration/Playwright/Infrastructure/DashboardServerFixture.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 using System.Reflection;
 using Aspire.Dashboard.Configuration;
 using Aspire.Dashboard.Model;
-using Aspire.Dashboard.Telemetry;
 using Aspire.Hosting;
 using Aspire.DashboardService.Proto.V1;
 using Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes;
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ internal static DashboardWebApplication CreateDashboardApp(
 
         var config = new ConfigurationManager().AddInMemoryCollection(new Dictionary<string, string?>
         {
-            [DashboardTelemetryService.TelemetryOptOutConfigKey] = "true"
+            [KnownConfigNames.DashboardTelemetryOptOut] = "true"
         }).AddInMemoryCollection(configuration).Build();
 
         // Add services to the container.

diff --git a/tests/Aspire.Dashboard.Tests/Integration/IntegrationTestHelpers.cs b/tests/Aspire.Dashboard.Tests/Integration/IntegrationTestHelpers.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
 using Aspire.Dashboard.Configuration;
-using Aspire.Dashboard.Telemetry;
 using Aspire.Hosting;
 using Grpc.Core;
 using Grpc.Net.Client;
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ public static DashboardWebApplication CreateDashboardWebApplication(
 
         var initialData = new Dictionary<string, string?>
         {
-            [DashboardTelemetryService.TelemetryOptOutConfigKey] = "true",
+            [KnownConfigNames.DashboardTelemetryOptOut] = "true",
             [DashboardConfigNames.DashboardFrontendUrlName.ConfigKey] = "http://127.0.0.1:0",
             [DashboardConfigNames.DashboardOtlpGrpcUrlName.ConfigKey] = "http://127.0.0.1:0",
             [DashboardConfigNames.DashboardOtlpHttpUrlName.ConfigKey] = "http://127.0.0.1:0",

diff --git a/tests/Aspire.Dashboard.Tests/Integration/StartupTests.cs b/tests/Aspire.Dashboard.Tests/Integration/StartupTests.cs
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ public async Task Configuration_LegacyDebugSession_DisablesTelemetryAndIgnoresTr
         await using var app = IntegrationTestHelpers.CreateDashboardWebApplication(testOutputHelper,
             additionalConfiguration: initialData =>
             {
-                initialData[DashboardTelemetryService.TelemetryOptOutConfigKey] = "false";
+                initialData[KnownConfigNames.DashboardTelemetryOptOut] = "false";
                 initialData[DashboardConfigNames.Legacy.DebugSessionPortName.ConfigKey] = "not-a-port";
                 initialData[DashboardConfigNames.Legacy.DebugSessionServerCertificateName.ConfigKey] = "not base64";
                 initialData[DashboardConfigNames.Legacy.DebugSessionTokenName.ConfigKey] = "token!";
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ public async Task Startup_LauncherEnvironmentVariable_RecordsLaunchContext(strin
                 RemoveEnvironmentVariableSources(builder);
                 builder.Configuration.AddInMemoryCollection(new Dictionary<string, string?>
                 {
-                    [DashboardTelemetryService.TelemetryOptOutConfigKey] = "true",
+                    [KnownConfigNames.DashboardTelemetryOptOut] = "true",
                     [DashboardConfigNames.DashboardFrontendUrlName.ConfigKey] = "http://127.0.0.1:0",
                     [DashboardConfigNames.DashboardOtlpGrpcUrlName.ConfigKey] = "http://127.0.0.1:0",
                     [DashboardConfigNames.DashboardOtlpAuthModeName.ConfigKey] = nameof(OtlpAuthMode.Unsecured),

diff --git a/tests/Aspire.Dashboard.Tests/Telemetry/DashboardTelemetryConfigurationTests.cs b/tests/Aspire.Dashboard.Tests/Telemetry/DashboardTelemetryConfigurationTests.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public void Create_ResolvesDirectAndForwardedOptOut(string? directOptOut, bool?
     {
         var configuration = new ConfigurationBuilder().AddInMemoryCollection(new Dictionary<string, string?>
         {
-            [DashboardTelemetryService.TelemetryOptOutConfigKey] = directOptOut,
+            [KnownConfigNames.DashboardTelemetryOptOut] = directOptOut,
             [DashboardConfigNames.Legacy.DebugSessionTelemetryOptOutName.ConfigKey] = forwardedOptOut?.ToString()
         }).Build();
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public void Create_InvalidLegacyOptOut_Throws(string? directOptOut)
     {
         var configuration = new ConfigurationBuilder().AddInMemoryCollection(new Dictionary<string, string?>
         {
-            [DashboardTelemetryService.TelemetryOptOutConfigKey] = directOptOut,
+            [KnownConfigNames.DashboardTelemetryOptOut] = directOptOut,
             [DashboardConfigNames.Legacy.DebugSessionTelemetryOptOutName.ConfigKey] = "invalid"
         }).Build();
 

diff --git a/...shots/DockerComposePublisherTests.DockerComposeAppliesServiceCustomizations.verified.yaml b/...shots/DockerComposePublisherTests.DockerComposeAppliesServiceCustomizations.verified.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 services:
   docker-compose-dashboard:
     image: "mcr.microsoft.com/aspire/nightly/dashboard:13.6"
+    environment:
+      ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: "true"
     ports:
       - "18888"
     expose:

diff --git a/...apshots/DockerComposePublisherTests.DockerComposeCorrectlyEmitsPortMappings.verified.yaml b/...apshots/DockerComposePublisherTests.DockerComposeCorrectlyEmitsPortMappings.verified.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 services:
   docker-compose-dashboard:
     image: "mcr.microsoft.com/aspire/nightly/dashboard:13.6"
+    environment:
+      ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: "true"
     ports:
       - "18888"
     expose:

diff --git a/...sts/Snapshots/DockerComposePublisherTests.DockerComposeWithProjectResources.verified.yaml b/...sts/Snapshots/DockerComposePublisherTests.DockerComposeWithProjectResources.verified.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 services:
   docker-compose-dashboard:
     image: "mcr.microsoft.com/aspire/nightly/dashboard:13.6"
+    environment:
+      ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: "true"
     ports:
       - "18888"
     expose:

diff --git a/...ckerComposePublisherTests.PrepareStep_ResolvesArbitraryIValueProviderSource.verified.yaml b/...ckerComposePublisherTests.PrepareStep_ResolvesArbitraryIValueProviderSource.verified.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 services:
   docker-compose-dashboard:
     image: "mcr.microsoft.com/aspire/nightly/dashboard:13.6"
+    environment:
+      ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: "true"
     ports:
       - "18888"
     expose:

diff --git a/...ts/DockerComposePublisherTests.PublishAsync_GeneratesValidDockerComposeFile.verified.yaml b/...ts/DockerComposePublisherTests.PublishAsync_GeneratesValidDockerComposeFile.verified.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 services:
   docker-compose-dashboard:
     image: "mcr.microsoft.com/aspire/nightly/dashboard:13.6"
+    environment:
+      ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: "true"
     ports:
       - "18888"
     expose:

diff --git a/...kerComposePublisherTests.PublishAsync_HandlesConditionalReferenceExpression.verified.yaml b/...kerComposePublisherTests.PublishAsync_HandlesConditionalReferenceExpression.verified.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 services:
   docker-compose-dashboard:
     image: "mcr.microsoft.com/aspire/nightly/dashboard:13.6"
+    environment:
+      ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: "true"
     ports:
       - "18888"
     expose:

diff --git a/...ts.PublishAsync_HandlesConditionalReferenceExpressionWithParameterCondition.verified.yaml b/...ts.PublishAsync_HandlesConditionalReferenceExpressionWithParameterCondition.verified.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 services:
   docker-compose-dashboard:
     image: "mcr.microsoft.com/aspire/nightly/dashboard:13.6"
+    environment:
+      ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: "true"
     ports:
       - "18888"
     expose:

diff --git a/...isherTests.PublishAsync_MultipleResourcesWithOtlp_ConfiguresAllForDashboard.verified.yaml b/...isherTests.PublishAsync_MultipleResourcesWithOtlp_ConfiguresAllForDashboard.verified.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 services:
   docker-compose-dashboard:
     image: "mcr.microsoft.com/aspire/nightly/dashboard:13.6"
+    environment:
+      ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: "true"
     ports:
       - "18888"
     expose:

diff --git a/...sePublisherTests.PublishAsync_WithDashboardEnabled_IncludesDashboardService.verified.yaml b/...sePublisherTests.PublishAsync_WithDashboardEnabled_IncludesDashboardService.verified.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 services:
   docker-compose-dashboard:
     image: "mcr.microsoft.com/aspire/nightly/dashboard:13.6"
+    environment:
+      ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: "true"
     ports:
       - "18888"
     expose:

diff --git a/...omposePublisherTests.PublishAsync_WithDashboard_HonorsRequiredOtlpProtocols.verified.yaml b/...omposePublisherTests.PublishAsync_WithDashboard_HonorsRequiredOtlpProtocols.verified.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 services:
   docker-compose-dashboard:
     image: "mcr.microsoft.com/aspire/nightly/dashboard:13.6"
+    environment:
+      ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: "true"
     ports:
       - "18888"
     expose:

diff --git a/...kerComposePublisherTests.PublishAsync_WithDashboard_UsesCustomConfiguration.verified.yaml b/...kerComposePublisherTests.PublishAsync_WithDashboard_UsesCustomConfiguration.verified.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     image: "custom-dashboard:latest"
     container_name: "custom-dashboard"
     environment:
+      ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: "true"
       CUSTOM_VAR: "custom-value"
     ports:
       - "8081:18888"

diff --git a/...ests/Snapshots/DockerComposeTests.DashboardWithForwardedHeadersWritesEnvVar.verified.yaml b/...ests/Snapshots/DockerComposeTests.DashboardWithForwardedHeadersWritesEnvVar.verified.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   env-dashboard:
     image: "mcr.microsoft.com/aspire/nightly/dashboard:13.6"
     environment:
+      ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: "true"
       ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_FORWARDEDHEADERS_ENABLED: "true"
     ports:
       - "18888"

diff --git a/...ests/Snapshots/DockerComposeTests.DockerComposeOnlyExposesExternalEndpoints.verified.yaml b/...ests/Snapshots/DockerComposeTests.DockerComposeOnlyExposesExternalEndpoints.verified.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 services:
   docker-compose-dashboard:
     image: "mcr.microsoft.com/aspire/nightly/dashboard:13.6"
+    environment:
+      ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: "true"
     ports:
       - "18888"
     expose:

diff --git a/...Snapshots/DockerComposeTests.DockerSwarmDeploymentLabelsSerializedCorrectly.verified.yaml b/...Snapshots/DockerComposeTests.DockerSwarmDeploymentLabelsSerializedCorrectly.verified.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 services:
   swarm-env-dashboard:
     image: "mcr.microsoft.com/aspire/nightly/dashboard:13.6"
+    environment:
+      ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: "true"
     ports:
       - "18888"
     expose:

diff --git a/...sts/Snapshots/DockerComposeTests.DockerSwarmUpdateConfigSerializedCorrectly.verified.yaml b/...sts/Snapshots/DockerComposeTests.DockerSwarmUpdateConfigSerializedCorrectly.verified.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 services:
   swarm-env-dashboard:
     image: "mcr.microsoft.com/aspire/nightly/dashboard:13.6"
+    environment:
+      ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: "true"
     ports:
       - "18888"
     expose:

diff --git a/...ComposeTests.MultipleDockerComposeEnvironmentsSupported/env1/docker-compose.verified.yaml b/...ComposeTests.MultipleDockerComposeEnvironmentsSupported/env1/docker-compose.verified.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 services:
   env1-dashboard:
     image: "mcr.microsoft.com/aspire/nightly/dashboard:13.6"
+    environment:
+      ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: "true"
     ports:
       - "18888"
     expose:

diff --git a/...ComposeTests.MultipleDockerComposeEnvironmentsSupported/env2/docker-compose.verified.yaml b/...ComposeTests.MultipleDockerComposeEnvironmentsSupported/env2/docker-compose.verified.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 services:
   env2-dashboard:
     image: "mcr.microsoft.com/aspire/nightly/dashboard:13.6"
+    environment:
+      ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: "true"
     ports:
       - "18888"
     expose:

diff --git a/tests/Aspire.Hosting.Kubernetes.Tests/KubernetesPublisherTests.cs b/tests/Aspire.Hosting.Kubernetes.Tests/KubernetesPublisherTests.cs
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ public async Task PublishAsync_GeneratesValidHelmChart()
             "templates/myapp/deployment.yaml",
             "templates/myapp/service.yaml",
             "templates/myapp/config.yaml",
-            "templates/myapp/secrets.yaml"
+            "templates/myapp/secrets.yaml",
+            "templates/env-dashboard/config.yaml"
         };
 
         SettingsTask settingsTask = default!;

diff --git a/...ts/KubernetesDeployTests.Dashboard_HonorsRequiredOtlpProtocol_protocol=Grpc.verified.yaml b/...ts/KubernetesDeployTests.Dashboard_HonorsRequiredOtlpProtocol_protocol=Grpc.verified.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
     api_image: "api:latest"
 secrets: {}
 config:
+  env_dashboard:
+    ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: "true"
   api:
     OTEL_DOTNET_EXPERIMENTAL_OTLP_RETRY: "in_memory"
     ASPNETCORE_FORWARDEDHEADERS_ENABLED: "true"

diff --git a/...ubernetesDeployTests.Dashboard_HonorsRequiredOtlpProtocol_protocol=HttpJson.verified.yaml b/...ubernetesDeployTests.Dashboard_HonorsRequiredOtlpProtocol_protocol=HttpJson.verified.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
     api_image: "api:latest"
 secrets: {}
 config:
+  env_dashboard:
+    ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: "true"
   api:
     OTEL_DOTNET_EXPERIMENTAL_OTLP_RETRY: "in_memory"
     ASPNETCORE_FORWARDEDHEADERS_ENABLED: "true"

diff --git a/...netesDeployTests.Dashboard_HonorsRequiredOtlpProtocol_protocol=HttpProtobuf.verified.yaml b/...netesDeployTests.Dashboard_HonorsRequiredOtlpProtocol_protocol=HttpProtobuf.verified.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
     api_image: "api:latest"
 secrets: {}
 config:
+  env_dashboard:
+    ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: "true"
   api:
     OTEL_DOTNET_EXPERIMENTAL_OTLP_RETRY: "in_memory"
     ASPNETCORE_FORWARDEDHEADERS_ENABLED: "true"

diff --git a/...s/KubernetesDeployTests.DeferredValueProvider_EndToEnd_PublishAndResolve#00.verified.yaml b/...s/KubernetesDeployTests.DeferredValueProvider_EndToEnd_PublishAndResolve#00.verified.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 parameters: {}
 secrets: {}
 config:
+  env_dashboard:
+    ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: "true"
   myapp:
     DEFERRED_VALUE: ""