diff --git a/.changelog/.gitignore b/.changelog/.gitignore
index f935021a8f8..e73174f6322 100644
--- a/.changelog/.gitignore
+++ b/.changelog/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-!.gitignore
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/.changelog/5204.added b/.changelog/5204.added
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9e5f413c83a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/5204.added
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+`opentelemetry-sdk`: add sphinx docs for `opentelemetry.sdk.util` module
diff --git a/docs/sdk/index.rst b/docs/sdk/index.rst
index ecc4a390856..19b8c29b4c7 100644
--- a/docs/sdk/index.rst
+++ b/docs/sdk/index.rst
@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
-OpenTelemetry Python SDK
-========================
-
-The OpenTelemetry Python SDK provides the reference implementation of the
-:doc:`OpenTelemetry Python API </api/index>`. It includes the concrete classes
-for managing and exporting traces, metrics, and logs — such as
-``TracerProvider``, ``MeterProvider``, span processors, metric readers, and
-exporters. The SDK is responsible for sampling, batching, and delivering
-telemetry data to backends.
-
-Install the SDK in your application to configure how telemetry is collected,
-processed, and exported.
-
-.. toctree::
-    :maxdepth: 1
-
-    _logs
-    resources
-    trace
-    metrics
-    error_handler
-    environment_variables
+OpenTelemetry Python SDK
+========================
+
+The OpenTelemetry Python SDK provides the reference implementation of the
+:doc:`OpenTelemetry Python API </api/index>`. It includes the concrete classes
+for managing and exporting traces, metrics, and logs — such as
+``TracerProvider``, ``MeterProvider``, span processors, metric readers, and
+exporters. The SDK is responsible for sampling, batching, and delivering
+telemetry data to backends.
+
+Install the SDK in your application to configure how telemetry is collected,
+processed, and exported.
+
+.. toctree::
+    :maxdepth: 1
+
+    _logs
+    resources
+    trace
+    metrics
+    error_handler
+    environment_variables
+    util
+    util.instrumentation
diff --git a/docs/sdk/util.rst b/docs/sdk/util.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5271067df67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/sdk/util.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+opentelemetry.sdk.util package
+==============================
+
+.. automodule:: opentelemetry.sdk.util
+    :members:
+    :undoc-members:
+    :show-inheritance: