diff --git a/proto/mls/message_contents/group_metadata.proto b/proto/mls/message_contents/group_metadata.proto
index 11ec956b..4fda46d6 100644
--- a/proto/mls/message_contents/group_metadata.proto
+++ b/proto/mls/message_contents/group_metadata.proto
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ option java_package = "org.xmtp.proto.mls.message.contents";
 message GroupMetadataV1 {
   ConversationType conversation_type = 1;
   string creator_account_address = 2;
-  PolicySet policies = 3;
 }
 
 // Defines the type of conversation
@@ -19,64 +18,3 @@ enum ConversationType {
   CONVERSATION_TYPE_GROUP = 1;
   CONVERSATION_TYPE_DM = 2;
 }
-
-// The set of policies that govern the group
-message PolicySet {
-  MembershipPolicy add_member_policy = 1;
-  MembershipPolicy remove_member_policy = 2;
-  map<string, MetadataPolicy> update_metadata_policy = 3;
-}
-
-// A policy that governs adding/removing members or installations
-message MembershipPolicy {
-  // Base policy
-  enum BasePolicy {
-    BASE_POLICY_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
-    BASE_POLICY_ALLOW = 1;
-    BASE_POLICY_DENY = 2;
-    BASE_POLICY_ALLOW_IF_ACTOR_CREATOR = 3;
-  }
-
-  // Combine multiple policies. All must evaluate to true
-  message AndCondition {
-    repeated MembershipPolicy policies = 1;
-  }
-
-  // Combine multiple policies. Any must evaluate to true
-  message AnyCondition {
-    repeated MembershipPolicy policies = 1;
-  }
-
-  oneof kind {
-    BasePolicy base = 1;
-    AndCondition and_condition = 2;
-    AnyCondition any_condition = 3;
-  }
-}
-
-// A policy that governs updating metadata
-message MetadataPolicy {
-  // Base policy
-  enum MetadataBasePolicy {
-    METADATA_BASE_POLICY_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
-    METADATA_BASE_POLICY_ALLOW = 1;
-    METADATA_BASE_POLICY_DENY = 2;
-    METADATA_BASE_POLICY_ALLOW_IF_ACTOR_CREATOR = 3;
-  }
-
-  // Combine multiple policies. All must evaluate to true
-  message AndCondition {
-    repeated MetadataPolicy policies = 1;
-  }
-
-  // Combine multiple policies. Any must evaluate to true
-  message AnyCondition {
-    repeated MetadataPolicy policies = 1;
-  }
-
-  oneof kind {
-    MetadataBasePolicy base = 1;
-    AndCondition and_condition = 2;
-    AnyCondition any_condition = 3;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/proto/mls/message_contents/group_mutable_metadata.proto b/proto/mls/message_contents/group_mutable_metadata.proto
index 82926ef1..821d700f 100644
--- a/proto/mls/message_contents/group_mutable_metadata.proto
+++ b/proto/mls/message_contents/group_mutable_metadata.proto
@@ -8,5 +8,69 @@ option java_package = "org.xmtp.proto.mls.message.contents";
 
 // Message for group mutable metadata
 message GroupMutableMetadataV1 {
-  map<string, string> attributes = 1;  // Map to store various metadata attributes
+  // Map to store various metadata attributes (Group name, etc.)
+  map<string, string> attributes = 1;  
+  PolicySet policies = 2;
 }
+
+// The set of policies that govern the group
+message PolicySet {
+  MembershipPolicy add_member_policy = 1;
+  MembershipPolicy remove_member_policy = 2;
+  map<string, MetadataPolicy> update_metadata_policy = 3;
+}
+
+// A policy that governs adding/removing members or installations
+message MembershipPolicy {
+  // Base policy
+  enum BasePolicy {
+    BASE_POLICY_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
+    BASE_POLICY_ALLOW = 1;
+    BASE_POLICY_DENY = 2;
+    BASE_POLICY_ALLOW_IF_ACTOR_CREATOR = 3;
+  }
+
+  // Combine multiple policies. All must evaluate to true
+  message AndCondition {
+    repeated MembershipPolicy policies = 1;
+  }
+
+  // Combine multiple policies. Any must evaluate to true
+  message AnyCondition {
+    repeated MembershipPolicy policies = 1;
+  }
+
+  oneof kind {
+    BasePolicy base = 1;
+    AndCondition and_condition = 2;
+    AnyCondition any_condition = 3;
+  }
+}
+
+// A policy that governs updating metadata
+message MetadataPolicy {
+  // Base policy
+  enum MetadataBasePolicy {
+    METADATA_BASE_POLICY_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
+    METADATA_BASE_POLICY_ALLOW = 1;
+    METADATA_BASE_POLICY_DENY = 2;
+    METADATA_BASE_POLICY_ALLOW_IF_ACTOR_CREATOR = 3;
+  }
+
+  // Combine multiple policies. All must evaluate to true
+  message AndCondition {
+    repeated MetadataPolicy policies = 1;
+  }
+
+  // Combine multiple policies. Any must evaluate to true
+  message AnyCondition {
+    repeated MetadataPolicy policies = 1;
+  }
+
+  oneof kind {
+    MetadataBasePolicy base = 1;
+    AndCondition and_condition = 2;
+    AnyCondition any_condition = 3;
+  }
+}
+