diff --git a/.chloggen/add_sum_connector.yaml b/.chloggen/add_sum_connector.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d20ad3a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/add_sum_connector.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: new_component
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. otlpreceiver)
+component: sumconnector
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Add sumconnector to the contrib distribution
+
+# One or more tracking issues or pull requests related to the change
+issues: [785]
+
+# (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:
+
+# 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/distributions/otelcol-contrib/manifest.yaml b/distributions/otelcol-contrib/manifest.yaml
index 1b0c2a15..032faa1a 100644
--- a/distributions/otelcol-contrib/manifest.yaml
+++ b/distributions/otelcol-contrib/manifest.yaml
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ connectors:
   - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/connector/routingconnector v0.116.0
   - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/connector/servicegraphconnector v0.116.0
   - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/connector/spanmetricsconnector v0.116.0
+  - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/connector/sumconnector v0.116.0
 
 providers:
   - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/provider/envprovider v1.22.0