diff --git a/internal/tools/semconvkit/templates/httpconv/http.go.tmpl b/internal/tools/semconvkit/templates/httpconv/http.go.tmpl
index 4d9244aa0..f43ad8c1f 100644
--- a/internal/tools/semconvkit/templates/httpconv/http.go.tmpl
+++ b/internal/tools/semconvkit/templates/httpconv/http.go.tmpl
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ var (
 // request contained in resp. For example:
 //
 //	append(ClientResponse(resp), ClientRequest(resp.Request)...)
-func ClientResponse(resp http.Response) []attribute.KeyValue {
+func ClientResponse(resp *http.Response) []attribute.KeyValue {
 	return hc.ClientResponse(resp)
 }
 
diff --git a/semconv/internal/v2/http.go b/semconv/internal/v2/http.go
index 0f84a905b..c93d768f4 100644
--- a/semconv/internal/v2/http.go
+++ b/semconv/internal/v2/http.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ type HTTPConv struct {
 // request contained in resp. For example:
 //
 //	append(ClientResponse(resp), ClientRequest(resp.Request)...)
-func (c *HTTPConv) ClientResponse(resp http.Response) []attribute.KeyValue {
+func (c *HTTPConv) ClientResponse(resp *http.Response) []attribute.KeyValue {
 	var n int
 	if resp.StatusCode > 0 {
 		n++
diff --git a/semconv/internal/v2/http_test.go b/semconv/internal/v2/http_test.go
index 73b9aa9b1..5a6686dd7 100644
--- a/semconv/internal/v2/http_test.go
+++ b/semconv/internal/v2/http_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ var hc = &HTTPConv{
 
 func TestHTTPClientResponse(t *testing.T) {
 	const stat, n = 201, 397
-	resp := http.Response{
+	resp := &http.Response{
 		StatusCode:    stat,
 		ContentLength: n,
 	}
diff --git a/semconv/v1.13.0/httpconv/http.go b/semconv/v1.13.0/httpconv/http.go
index 9ba94c9e1..6e5bf4adb 100644
--- a/semconv/v1.13.0/httpconv/http.go
+++ b/semconv/v1.13.0/httpconv/http.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ var (
 // request contained in resp. For example:
 //
 //	append(ClientResponse(resp), ClientRequest(resp.Request)...)
-func ClientResponse(resp http.Response) []attribute.KeyValue {
+func ClientResponse(resp *http.Response) []attribute.KeyValue {
 	return hc.ClientResponse(resp)
 }
 
diff --git a/semconv/v1.14.0/httpconv/http.go b/semconv/v1.14.0/httpconv/http.go
index 57dca5501..1ce725a23 100644
--- a/semconv/v1.14.0/httpconv/http.go
+++ b/semconv/v1.14.0/httpconv/http.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ var (
 // request contained in resp. For example:
 //
 //	append(ClientResponse(resp), ClientRequest(resp.Request)...)
-func ClientResponse(resp http.Response) []attribute.KeyValue {
+func ClientResponse(resp *http.Response) []attribute.KeyValue {
 	return hc.ClientResponse(resp)
 }
 
diff --git a/semconv/v1.15.0/httpconv/http.go b/semconv/v1.15.0/httpconv/http.go
index 1b682db10..3c0d19a70 100644
--- a/semconv/v1.15.0/httpconv/http.go
+++ b/semconv/v1.15.0/httpconv/http.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ var (
 // request contained in resp. For example:
 //
 //	append(ClientResponse(resp), ClientRequest(resp.Request)...)
-func ClientResponse(resp http.Response) []attribute.KeyValue {
+func ClientResponse(resp *http.Response) []attribute.KeyValue {
 	return hc.ClientResponse(resp)
 }
 
diff --git a/semconv/v1.16.0/httpconv/http.go b/semconv/v1.16.0/httpconv/http.go
index 218ac703c..77130fc35 100644
--- a/semconv/v1.16.0/httpconv/http.go
+++ b/semconv/v1.16.0/httpconv/http.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ var (
 // request contained in resp. For example:
 //
 //	append(ClientResponse(resp), ClientRequest(resp.Request)...)
-func ClientResponse(resp http.Response) []attribute.KeyValue {
+func ClientResponse(resp *http.Response) []attribute.KeyValue {
 	return hc.ClientResponse(resp)
 }
 
diff --git a/semconv/v1.17.0/httpconv/http.go b/semconv/v1.17.0/httpconv/http.go
index 7499accfb..f4c6fe6a4 100644
--- a/semconv/v1.17.0/httpconv/http.go
+++ b/semconv/v1.17.0/httpconv/http.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ var (
 // request contained in resp. For example:
 //
 //	append(ClientResponse(resp), ClientRequest(resp.Request)...)
-func ClientResponse(resp http.Response) []attribute.KeyValue {
+func ClientResponse(resp *http.Response) []attribute.KeyValue {
 	return hc.ClientResponse(resp)
 }