diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 40cf29bba00..6050ae401dc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
   }
   ```
 
+### Improvements
+
+- Remove internal API status from get/setDistinctId ([#4708](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/4708))
+
 ## 8.21.1
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java
index 73e4266c141..dac7c7c488b 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java
@@ -1332,7 +1332,6 @@ public void setSessionTrackingIntervalMillis(long sessionTrackingIntervalMillis)
    *
    * @return the distinct Id
    */
-  @ApiStatus.Internal
   public @Nullable String getDistinctId() {
     return distinctId;
   }
@@ -1342,7 +1341,6 @@ public void setSessionTrackingIntervalMillis(long sessionTrackingIntervalMillis)
    *
    * @param distinctId the distinct Id
    */
-  @ApiStatus.Internal
   public void setDistinctId(final @Nullable String distinctId) {
     this.distinctId = distinctId;
   }