diff --git a/specification/README.md b/specification/README.md
index 29ccd2e424a..a52f7904e2e 100644
--- a/specification/README.md
+++ b/specification/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 - Data Specification
   - [Semantic Conventions](overview.md#semantic-conventions)
   - [Protocol](protocol/README.md)
-    - [Metrics](metrics/datamodel.md)
+    - [Metrics](metrics/data-model.md)
     - [Logs](logs/data-model.md)
 
 ## Notation Conventions and Compliance
diff --git a/specification/common/README.md b/specification/common/README.md
index 3d1379fde4d..35d6264b2a8 100644
--- a/specification/common/README.md
+++ b/specification/common/README.md
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ at this time, as discussed in
 ## Attribute Collections
 
 [Resources](../resource/sdk.md), Metrics
-[data points](../metrics/datamodel.md#metric-points),
+[data points](../metrics/data-model.md#metric-points),
 [Spans](../trace/api.md#set-attributes), Span
 [Events](../trace/api.md#add-events), Span
 [Links](../trace/api.md#specifying-links) and
diff --git a/specification/metrics/README.md b/specification/metrics/README.md
index 24b39387c1b..2e0a48914c7 100644
--- a/specification/metrics/README.md
+++ b/specification/metrics/README.md
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ SDK](../overview.md#sdk) concept for more information.
 
 * [Metrics API](./api.md)
 * [Metrics SDK](./sdk.md)
-* [Metrics Data Model and Protocol](./datamodel.md)
+* [Metrics Data Model and Protocol](./data-model.md)
 * [Semantic Conventions](./semantic_conventions/README.md)
 
 ## References
diff --git a/specification/metrics/api.md b/specification/metrics/api.md
index 9d666405f55..1b668d20ebd 100644
--- a/specification/metrics/api.md
+++ b/specification/metrics/api.md
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ implementation MUST create a valid Instrument in every case.  Here,
 "valid" means an instrument that is functional and can be expected to
 export data, despite potentially creating a [semantic error in the
 data
-model](datamodel.md#opentelemetry-protocol-data-model-producer-recommendations).
+model](data-model.md#opentelemetry-protocol-data-model-producer-recommendations).
 
 It is unspecified whether or under which conditions the same or
 different Instrument instance will be returned as a result of
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ When more than one distinct Instrument is registered with the same
 to the user informing them of duplicate registration conflict(s).
 The warning helps to avoid the semantic error state described in the
 [OpenTelemetry Metrics data
-model](datamodel.md#opentelemetry-protocol-data-model-producer-recommendations)
+model](data-model.md#opentelemetry-protocol-data-model-producer-recommendations)
 when more than one `Metric` is written for a given instrument `name`
 and Meter identity by the same MeterProvider.
 
diff --git a/specification/metrics/datamodel.md b/specification/metrics/data-model.md
similarity index 100%
rename from specification/metrics/datamodel.md
rename to specification/metrics/data-model.md
diff --git a/specification/metrics/sdk.md b/specification/metrics/sdk.md
index 5dc08399a17..00f3f9104d8 100644
--- a/specification/metrics/sdk.md
+++ b/specification/metrics/sdk.md
@@ -178,9 +178,9 @@ are the inputs:
     handling in OpenTelemetry](../error-handling.md) for the general guidance.
 * The `name` of the View (optional). If not provided, the Instrument `name`
   MUST be used by default. This will be used as the name of the [metrics
-  stream](./datamodel.md#events--data-stream--timeseries).
+  stream](./data-model.md#events--data-stream--timeseries).
 * The configuration for the resulting [metrics
-  stream](./datamodel.md#events--data-stream--timeseries):
+  stream](./data-model.md#events--data-stream--timeseries):
   * The `description`. If not provided, the Instrument `description` MUST be
     used by default.
   * A list of `attribute keys` (optional). If provided, the attributes that are
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ made with an Instrument:
   * For each View, if the Instrument could match the instrument selection
     criteria:
     * Try to apply the View configuration. If applying the View results
-      in [conflicting metric identities](./datamodel.md#opentelemetry-protocol-data-model-producer-recommendations)
+      in [conflicting metric identities](./data-model.md#opentelemetry-protocol-data-model-producer-recommendations)
       the implementation SHOULD apply the View and emit a warning. If it is not
       possible to apply the View without producing semantic errors (e.g. the
       View sets an asynchronous instrument to use
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ meter_provider
 
 An `Aggregation`, as configured via the [View](./sdk.md#view),
 informs the SDK on the ways and means to compute
-[Aggregated Metrics](./datamodel.md#opentelemetry-protocol-data-model)
+[Aggregated Metrics](./data-model.md#opentelemetry-protocol-data-model)
 from incoming Instrument [Measurements](./api.md#measurement).
 
 Note: the term _aggregation_ is used instead of _aggregator_. It is recommended
@@ -335,8 +335,8 @@ we will explore how to allow configuring custom
 [ExemplarReservoir](#exemplarreservoir)s with the [View](#view) API.
 
 The SDK MUST provide the following `Aggregation` to support the
-[Metric Points](./datamodel.md#metric-points) in the
-[Metrics Data Model](./datamodel.md).
+[Metric Points](./data-model.md#metric-points) in the
+[Metrics Data Model](./data-model.md).
 
 - [Drop](./sdk.md#drop-aggregation)
 - [Default](./sdk.md#default-aggregation)
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ This Aggregation does not have any configuration parameters.
 #### Sum Aggregation
 
 The Sum Aggregation informs the SDK to collect data for the
-[Sum Metric Point](./datamodel.md#sums).
+[Sum Metric Point](./data-model.md#sums).
 
 The monotonicity of the aggregation is determined by the instrument type:
 
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ This Aggregation informs the SDK to collect:
 #### Last Value Aggregation
 
 The Last Value Aggregation informs the SDK to collect data for the
-[Gauge Metric Point](./datamodel.md#gauge).
+[Gauge Metric Point](./data-model.md#gauge).
 
 This Aggregation does not have any configuration parameters.
 
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ instruments that record negative measurements (e.g. `UpDownCounter` or `Observab
 #### Explicit Bucket Histogram Aggregation
 
 The Explicit Bucket Histogram Aggregation informs the SDK to collect data for
-the [Histogram Metric Point](./datamodel.md#histogram) using a set of
+the [Histogram Metric Point](./data-model.md#histogram) using a set of
 explicit boundary values for histogram bucketing.
 
 This Aggregation honors the following configuration parameters:
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ or equal to the measurement.
 
 The Exponential Histogram Aggregation informs the SDK to collect data
 for the [Exponential Histogram Metric
-Point](./datamodel.md#exponentialhistogram), which uses an exponential
+Point](./data-model.md#exponentialhistogram), which uses an exponential
 formula to determine bucket boundaries and an integer `scale`
 parameter to control resolution.
 
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ specification](api.md#instrument-type-conflict-detection),
 implementations are REQUIRED to create valid instruments in case of
 duplicate instrument registration, and the [data model includes
 RECOMMENDATIONS on how to treat the consequent duplicate
-conflicting](datamodel.md#opentelemetry-protocol-data-model-producer-recommendations)
+conflicting](data-model.md#opentelemetry-protocol-data-model-producer-recommendations)
 `Metric` definitions.
 
 The implementation MUST aggregate data from identical Instruments
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ aggregated metric data and the original API calls where measurements are
 recorded. Exemplars work for trace-metric correlation across any metric, not
 just those that can also be derived from `Span`s.
 
-An [Exemplar](./datamodel.md#exemplars) is a recorded
+An [Exemplar](./data-model.md#exemplars) is a recorded
 [Measurement](./api.md#measurement) that exposes the following pieces of
 information:
 
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ The SDK MUST support multiple `MetricReader` instances to be registered on the
 same `MeterProvider`, and the [MetricReader.Collect](#collect) invocation on one
 `MetricReader` instance SHOULD NOT introduce side-effects to other `MetricReader`
 instances. For example, if a `MetricReader` instance is receiving metric data
-points that have [delta temporality](./datamodel.md#temporality), it is expected
+points that have [delta temporality](./data-model.md#temporality), it is expected
 that SDK will update the time range - e.g. from (T<sub>n</sub>, T<sub>n+1</sub>]
 to (T<sub>n+1</sub>, T<sub>n+2</sub>] - **ONLY** for this particular
 `MetricReader` instance.
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ protocol-dependent telemetry exporters. The protocol exporter is expected to be
 primarily a simple telemetry data encoder and transmitter.
 
 Metric Exporter has access to the [aggregated metrics
-data](./datamodel.md#timeseries-model).  Metric Exporters SHOULD
+data](./data-model.md#timeseries-model).  Metric Exporters SHOULD
 report an error condition for data output by the `MetricReader` with
 unsupported Aggregation or Aggregation Temporality, as this condition
 can be corrected by a change of `MetricReader` configuration.
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ A Push Metric Exporter MUST support the following functions:
 
 ##### Export(batch)
 
-Exports a batch of [Metric points](./datamodel.md#metric-points). Protocol
+Exports a batch of [Metric points](./data-model.md#metric-points). Protocol
 exporters that will implement this function are typically expected to serialize
 and transmit the data to the destination.
 
@@ -977,11 +977,11 @@ Batch: | Metric | | Metric | ... | Metric |
                                     +--> timestamps, attributes, value (or buckets), exemplars, ...
 ```
 
-Refer to the [Metric points](./datamodel.md#metric-points) section from the
+Refer to the [Metric points](./data-model.md#metric-points) section from the
 Metrics Data Model specification for more details.
 
 Note: it is highly recommended that implementors design the `Metric` data type
-_based on_ the [Data Model](./datamodel.md), rather than directly use the data
+_based on_ the [Data Model](./data-model.md), rather than directly use the data
 types generated from the [proto
 files](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-proto/blob/main/opentelemetry/proto/metrics/v1/metrics.proto)
 (because the types generated from proto files are not guaranteed to be backward
diff --git a/specification/metrics/sdk_exporters/in-memory.md b/specification/metrics/sdk_exporters/in-memory.md
index 79baef7ab1e..3aa351c4136 100644
--- a/specification/metrics/sdk_exporters/in-memory.md
+++ b/specification/metrics/sdk_exporters/in-memory.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Exporter](../sdk.md#push-metric-exporter) which accumulates metrics data in the
 local memory and allows to inspect it (useful for e.g. unit tests).
 
 In-memory Metrics Exporter MUST support both Cumulative and Delta
-[Temporality](../datamodel.md#temporality).
+[Temporality](../data-model.md#temporality).
 
 If a language provides a mechanism to automatically configure a
 [MetricReader](../sdk.md#metricreader) to pair with the associated
diff --git a/specification/metrics/sdk_exporters/otlp.md b/specification/metrics/sdk_exporters/otlp.md
index 0f6682ab8dc..32a2e37c2cc 100644
--- a/specification/metrics/sdk_exporters/otlp.md
+++ b/specification/metrics/sdk_exporters/otlp.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Exporter](../sdk.md#push-metric-exporter) which sends metrics via the
 [OpenTelemetry Protocol](../../protocol/README.md).
 
 OTLP Metrics Exporter MUST support both Cumulative and Delta
-[Aggregation Temporality](../datamodel.md#temporality).
+[Aggregation Temporality](../data-model.md#temporality).
 
 The exporter MUST provide configuration according to the [OpenTelemetry Protocol
 Exporter](../../protocol/exporter.md) specification.
diff --git a/specification/metrics/sdk_exporters/prometheus.md b/specification/metrics/sdk_exporters/prometheus.md
index c12994a0276..8eafaee03b6 100644
--- a/specification/metrics/sdk_exporters/prometheus.md
+++ b/specification/metrics/sdk_exporters/prometheus.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ A Prometheus Exporter MUST NOT support [Push
 mode](../sdk.md#push-metric-exporter).
 
 A Prometheus Exporter MUST only support [Cumulative
-Temporality](../datamodel.md#temporality).
+Temporality](../data-model.md#temporality).
 
 A Prometheus Exporter MUST support version `0.0.4` of the [Text-based
 format](https://github.com/prometheus/docs/blob/main/content/docs/instrumenting/exposition_formats.md#text-based-format).
diff --git a/specification/metrics/sdk_exporters/stdout.md b/specification/metrics/sdk_exporters/stdout.md
index ac81923da74..40788cfea3b 100644
--- a/specification/metrics/sdk_exporters/stdout.md
+++ b/specification/metrics/sdk_exporters/stdout.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ name for their language. For example, ConsoleExporter, StdoutExporter,
 StreamExporter, etc.
 
 "Standard output" Metrics Exporter MUST support both Cumulative and Delta
-[Temporality](../datamodel.md#temporality).
+[Temporality](../data-model.md#temporality).
 
 If a language provides a mechanism to automatically configure a
 [MetricReader](../sdk.md#metricreader) to pair with the associated
diff --git a/specification/metrics/supplementary-guidelines.md b/specification/metrics/supplementary-guidelines.md
index 4b7cf93b2db..cd3b4ed4f91 100644
--- a/specification/metrics/supplementary-guidelines.md
+++ b/specification/metrics/supplementary-guidelines.md
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ backend might have trouble handling subnormal numbers.
 
 ### Monotonicity property
 
-In the OpenTelemetry Metrics [Data Model](./datamodel.md) and [API](./api.md)
+In the OpenTelemetry Metrics [Data Model](./data-model.md) and [API](./api.md)
 specifications, the word `monotonic` has been used frequently.
 
 It is important to understand that different
@@ -302,9 +302,9 @@ Conventions`, rather than inventing your own semantics.
 
 #### Synchronous example
 
-The OpenTelemetry Metrics [Data Model](./datamodel.md) and [SDK](./sdk.md) are
+The OpenTelemetry Metrics [Data Model](./data-model.md) and [SDK](./sdk.md) are
 designed to support both Cumulative and Delta
-[Temporality](./datamodel.md#temporality). It is important to understand that
+[Temporality](./data-model.md#temporality). It is important to understand that
 temporality will impact how the SDK could manage memory usage. Let's take the
 following HTTP requests example:
 
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ API with specified Delta aggregation temporality.
 
 ##### Synchronous example: Delta aggregation temporality
 
-Let's imagine we export the metrics as [Histogram](./datamodel.md#histogram),
+Let's imagine we export the metrics as [Histogram](./data-model.md#histogram),
 and to simplify the story we will only have one histogram bucket `(-Inf, +Inf)`:
 
 If we export the metrics using **Delta Temporality**:
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ So here are some suggestions that we encourage SDK implementers to consider:
   things that are no longer needed**.
 * You probably don't want to keep exporting the same thing over and over again,
   if there is no updates. You might want to consider [Resets and
-  Gaps](./datamodel.md#resets-and-gaps). For example, if a Cumulative metrics
+  Gaps](./data-model.md#resets-and-gaps). For example, if a Cumulative metrics
   stream hasn't received any updates for a long period of time, would it be okay
   to reset the start time?
 
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ and send them.
 
 The data model prescribes several valid behaviors at T<sub>5</sub> in
 this case, where one stream dies and another starts.  The [Resets and
-Gaps](./datamodel.md#resets-and-gaps) section describes how start
+Gaps](./data-model.md#resets-and-gaps) section describes how start
 timestamps and staleness markers can be used to increase the
 receiver's understanding of these events.
 
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ So here are some suggestions that we encourage SDK implementers to consider:
 
 * If you have to do Cumulative->Delta conversion, and you encountered min/max,
   rather than drop the data on the floor, you might want to convert them to
-  something useful - e.g. [Gauge](./datamodel.md#gauge).
+  something useful - e.g. [Gauge](./data-model.md#gauge).
 
 ##### Asynchronous example: attribute removal in a view
 
@@ -577,9 +577,9 @@ As discussed in the asynchronous cumulative temporality example above,
 there are various treatments available for detecting resets.  Even if
 the first course is taken, which means doing nothing, a receiver that
 follows the data model's rules for [unknown start
-time](datamodel.md#cumulative-streams-handling-unknown-start-time) and
+time](data-model.md#cumulative-streams-handling-unknown-start-time) and
 [inserting true start
-times](datamodel.md#cumulative-streams-inserting-true-reset-points)
+times](data-model.md#cumulative-streams-inserting-true-reset-points)
 will calculate a correct rate in this case.  The "58" received at
 T<sub>5</sub> resets the stream - the change from "107" to "58" will
 register as a gap and rate calculations will resume correctly at
diff --git a/specification/overview.md b/specification/overview.md
index e6332ab288e..3cc9ea7716a 100644
--- a/specification/overview.md
+++ b/specification/overview.md
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ supports both - push and pull model of setting the `Metric` value.
 
 ### Metrics data model and SDK
 
-Metrics data model is [specified here](metrics/datamodel.md) and is based on
+Metrics data model is [specified here](metrics/data-model.md) and is based on
 [metrics.proto](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-proto/blob/master/opentelemetry/proto/metrics/v1/metrics.proto).
 This data model defines three semantics: An Event model used by the API, an
 in-flight data model used by the SDK and OTLP, and a TimeSeries model which
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ validation and sanitization of the Metrics data. Instead, pass the data to the
 backend, rely on the backend to perform validation, and pass back any errors
 from the backend.
 
-See [Metrics Data Model Specification](metrics/datamodel.md) for more
+See [Metrics Data Model Specification](metrics/data-model.md) for more
 information.
 
 ## Log Signal