diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a815eb8baa7..0a3859a2715 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ release.
 
 ### Traces
 
+- Clarify guidance regarding excessive logging when attributes are dropped
+  or truncated.
+  ([#3151](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/3151))
+
 ### Metrics
 
 ### Logs
@@ -18,6 +22,10 @@ release.
 - Define BatchLogRecordProcessor default configuration values.
   ([#3002](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/3002))
 
+- Clarify guidance regarding excessive logging when attributes are dropped
+  or truncated.
+  ([#3151](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/3151))
+
 ### Resource
 
 ### Semantic Conventions
diff --git a/specification/logs/sdk.md b/specification/logs/sdk.md
index 77853fcfe56..425c4121efd 100644
--- a/specification/logs/sdk.md
+++ b/specification/logs/sdk.md
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ public interface LogRecordLimits {
 
 There SHOULD be a message printed in the SDK's log to indicate to the user
 that an attribute was discarded due to such a limit.
-To prevent excessive logging, the message should not be printed once per
-`LogRecord` or per discarded attribute.
+To prevent excessive logging, the message MUST be printed at most once per
+`LogRecord` (i.e., not per discarded attribute).
 
 ## LogRecordProcessor
 
diff --git a/specification/trace/sdk.md b/specification/trace/sdk.md
index 458491015bc..39d5a0d2d86 100644
--- a/specification/trace/sdk.md
+++ b/specification/trace/sdk.md
@@ -412,9 +412,10 @@ public final class SpanLimits {
 * `AttributePerEventCountLimit` (Default=128) - Maximum allowed attribute per span event count;
 * `AttributePerLinkCountLimit` (Default=128) - Maximum allowed attribute per span link count;
 
-There SHOULD be a log emitted to indicate to the user that an attribute, event,
-or link was discarded due to such a limit. To prevent excessive logging, the log
-should not be emitted once per span, or per discarded attribute, event, or links.
+There SHOULD be a message printed in the SDK's log to indicate to the user
+that an attribute was discarded due to such a limit.
+To prevent excessive logging, the message MUST be printed at most once per
+span (i.e., not per discarded attribute, event, or link).
 
 ## Id Generators