// TODO(julius): Remove this notice when releasing 0.17.0 or 0.18.0.
iferr.Error()=="unknown fields in global config: labels"{
log.Errorf("NOTE: The 'labels' setting in the global configuration section has been renamed to 'external_labels' and now has changed semantics (see release notes at https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md). Please update your configuration file accordingly.")