diff --git a/sdk/trace/span.go b/sdk/trace/span.go
index 1785a4bbb..549533ff9 100644
--- a/sdk/trace/span.go
+++ b/sdk/trace/span.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ type ReadOnlySpan interface {
 	InstrumentationScope() instrumentation.Scope
 	// InstrumentationLibrary returns information about the instrumentation
 	// library that created the span.
+	//
 	// Deprecated: please use InstrumentationScope instead.
 	InstrumentationLibrary() instrumentation.Library //nolint:staticcheck // This method needs to be define for backwards compatibility
 	// Resource returns information about the entity that produced the span.