diff --git a/vendor/github.com/go-redis/redis/v8/internal/instruments.go b/vendor/github.com/go-redis/redis/v8/internal/instruments.go
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+++ b/vendor/github.com/go-redis/redis/v8/internal/instruments.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package internal
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/global"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/metric"
+)
+
+var (
+	// WritesCounter is a count of write commands performed.
+	WritesCounter metric.Int64Counter
+	// NewConnectionsCounter is a count of new connections.
+	NewConnectionsCounter metric.Int64Counter
+)
+
+func init() {
+	defer func() {
+		if r := recover(); r != nil {
+			Logger.Printf(context.Background(), "Error creating meter github.com/go-redis/redis for Instruments", r)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	meter := metric.Must(global.Meter("github.com/go-redis/redis"))
+
+	WritesCounter = meter.NewInt64Counter("redis.writes",
+		metric.WithDescription("the number of writes initiated"),
+	)
+
+	NewConnectionsCounter = meter.NewInt64Counter("redis.new_connections",
+		metric.WithDescription("the number of connections created"),
+	)
+}