diff --git a/cmd/otelcontribcol/components.go b/cmd/otelcontribcol/components.go
index 863814aeb4d49..25681eea3ce74 100644
--- a/cmd/otelcontribcol/components.go
+++ b/cmd/otelcontribcol/components.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/metricstransformprocessor"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/resourcedetectionprocessor"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/routingprocessor"
+	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/awsecscontainermetricsreceiver"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/awsxrayreceiver"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/carbonreceiver"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/collectdreceiver"
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ func components() (component.Factories, error) {
 		awsxrayreceiver.NewFactory(),
 		splunkhecreceiver.NewFactory(),
 		dockerstatsreceiver.NewFactory(),
+		awsecscontainermetricsreceiver.NewFactory(),
 	}
 	for _, rcv := range factories.Receivers {
 		receivers = append(receivers, rcv)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 62eba54f5ab6b..3cf1a296223d4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/metricstransformprocessor v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/resourcedetectionprocessor v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/routingprocessor v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
+	github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/awsecscontainermetricsreceiver v0.0.0
 	github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/awsxrayreceiver v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/carbonreceiver v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/collectdreceiver v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
@@ -106,6 +107,8 @@ replace github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/obse
 
 replace github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/extension/observer/k8sobserver => ./extension/observer/k8sobserver
 
+replace github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/awsecscontainermetricsreceiver => ./receiver/awsecscontainermetricsreceiver
+
 replace github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/awsxrayreceiver => ./receiver/awsxrayreceiver
 
 replace github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/carbonreceiver => ./receiver/carbonreceiver