diff --git a/schema/parser_test.go b/schema/parser_test.go
index 13ad4bc1ea7..200582571cd 100644
--- a/schema/parser_test.go
+++ b/schema/parser_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func TestParseSchemaFile(t *testing.T) {
 		t, &Schema{
 			FileFormat: "1.1.0",
 			SchemaURL:  "https://opentelemetry.io/schemas/1.1.0",
-			Versions: map[SemConvVersion]Transform{
+			Versions: map[SemConvVersion]Changeset{
 				"1.0.0": {},
 
 				"1.1.0": {
@@ -168,6 +168,6 @@ func TestParseSchemaFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestFailParseFileUnknownField(t *testing.T) {
 	ts, err := ParseFile("testdata/unknown-field.yaml")
-	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "field Resources not found in type schema.Transform")
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "field Resources not found in type schema.Changeset")
 	assert.Nil(t, ts)
 }
diff --git a/schema/schema.go b/schema/schema.go
index 4f5341043cc..84e37b22d19 100644
--- a/schema/schema.go
+++ b/schema/schema.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ type Schema struct {
 
 	// Versions are the telemetry transforms that apply for each semantic
 	// convention version.
-	Versions map[SemConvVersion]Transform
+	Versions map[SemConvVersion]Changeset
 }
 
 var (
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ func (s *Schema) validate() error {
 // "1.7.0").
 type SemConvVersion string
 
-// Transform is all the applicable telemetry changes for a particular semantic
+// Changeset is all the applicable telemetry changes for a particular semantic
 // convention version.
-type Transform struct {
+type Changeset struct {
 	All        All
 	Resources  Resources
 	Spans      Spans