diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 40bb62af244..c8a0e8fd41d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 
 ### Added
 
+- Added `ErrorHandlerFunc` to use a function as an `"go.opentelemetry.io/otel".ErrorHandler`. (#2149)
+
 ### Changed
 
 ### Deprecated
diff --git a/error_handler.go b/error_handler.go
index a51b2dee4e9..72fad85412b 100644
--- a/error_handler.go
+++ b/error_handler.go
@@ -25,3 +25,14 @@ type ErrorHandler interface {
 	// DO NOT CHANGE: any modification will not be backwards compatible and
 	// must never be done outside of a new major release.
 }
+
+// ErrorHandlerFunc is a convenience adapter to allow the use of a function
+// as an ErrorHandler.
+type ErrorHandlerFunc func(error)
+
+var _ ErrorHandler = ErrorHandlerFunc(nil)
+
+// Handle handles the irremediable error by calling the ErrorHandlerFunc itself.
+func (f ErrorHandlerFunc) Handle(err error) {
+	f(err)
+}
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 69bb4673138..f8e0f3f8f0e 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ package otel // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
 
 // Version is the current release version of OpenTelemetry in use.
 func Version() string {
-	return "1.0.0-RC1"
+	return "1.0.0-RC2"
 }