diff --git a/modules/core/04-channel/v2/keeper/msg_server.go b/modules/core/04-channel/v2/keeper/msg_server.go
index 00d631bbe0f..0d06ba8e792 100644
--- a/modules/core/04-channel/v2/keeper/msg_server.go
+++ b/modules/core/04-channel/v2/keeper/msg_server.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (k *Keeper) Acknowledgement(ctx context.Context, msg *channeltypesv2.MsgAck
 		recvResults[r.AppName] = r.RecvPacketResult
 	}
 
-	for _, pd := range msg.Packet.Data {
+	for _, pd := range msg.Packet.Payloads {
 		cbs := k.Router.Route(pd.SourcePort)
 		err := cbs.OnAcknowledgementPacket(ctx, msg.Packet.SourceChannel, msg.Packet.DestinationChannel, pd, recvResults[pd.DestinationPort].Acknowledgement, relayer)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (k *Keeper) RecvPacket(ctx context.Context, msg *channeltypesv2.MsgRecvPack
 		AcknowledgementResults: []channeltypesv2.AcknowledgementResult{},
 	}
 
-	for _, pd := range msg.Packet.Data {
+	for _, pd := range msg.Packet.Payloads {
 		// Cache context so that we may discard state changes from callback if the acknowledgement is unsuccessful.
 		cacheCtx, writeFn = sdkCtx.CacheContext()
 		cb := k.Router.Route(pd.DestinationPort)
@@ -136,13 +136,13 @@ func (k *Keeper) RecvPacket(ctx context.Context, msg *channeltypesv2.MsgRecvPack
 		})
 	}
 
-	// note this should never happen as the packet data would have had to be empty.
+	// note this should never happen as the payload would have had to be empty.
 	if len(ack.AcknowledgementResults) == 0 {
 		sdkCtx.Logger().Error("receive packet failed", "source-channel", msg.Packet.SourceChannel, "error", errorsmod.Wrap(err, "invalid acknowledgement results"))
 		return &channeltypesv2.MsgRecvPacketResponse{Result: channeltypesv1.FAILURE}, errorsmod.Wrapf(err, "receive packet failed source-channel %s invalid acknowledgement results", msg.Packet.SourceChannel)
 	}
 
-	// NOTE: TBD how we will handle async acknowledgements with more than one packet data.
+	// NOTE: TBD how we will handle async acknowledgements with more than one payload.
 	isAsync := slices.ContainsFunc(ack.AcknowledgementResults, func(ackResult channeltypesv2.AcknowledgementResult) bool {
 		return ackResult.RecvPacketResult.Status == channeltypesv2.PacketStatus_Async
 	})
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func (k *Keeper) Timeout(ctx context.Context, timeout *channeltypesv2.MsgTimeout
 		return nil, errorsmod.Wrap(err, "timeout packet verification failed")
 	}
 
-	for _, pd := range timeout.Packet.Data {
+	for _, pd := range timeout.Packet.Payloads {
 		cbs := k.Router.Route(pd.SourcePort)
 		err := cbs.OnTimeoutPacket(ctx, timeout.Packet.SourceChannel, timeout.Packet.DestinationChannel, pd, signer)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/modules/core/04-channel/v2/keeper/packet.go b/modules/core/04-channel/v2/keeper/packet.go
index 59190861f86..d625b5f71ff 100644
--- a/modules/core/04-channel/v2/keeper/packet.go
+++ b/modules/core/04-channel/v2/keeper/packet.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func (k *Keeper) sendPacket(
 	// Lookup channel associated with our source channel to retrieve the destination channel
 	channel, ok := k.GetChannel(ctx, sourceChannel)
 	if !ok {
-		// TODO: figure out how aliasing will work when more than one packet data is sent.
+		// TODO: figure out how aliasing will work when more than one payload is sent.
 		channel, ok = k.convertV1Channel(ctx, payloads[0].SourcePort, sourceChannel)
 		if !ok {
 			return 0, "", errorsmod.Wrap(types.ErrChannelNotFound, sourceChannel)
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ func (k *Keeper) recvPacket(
 	// packet sender is our channel's counterparty channel id.
 	channel, ok := k.GetChannel(ctx, packet.DestinationChannel)
 	if !ok {
-		// TODO: figure out how aliasing will work when more than one packet data is sent.
-		channel, ok = k.convertV1Channel(ctx, packet.Data[0].DestinationPort, packet.DestinationChannel)
+		// TODO: figure out how aliasing will work when more than one payload is sent.
+		channel, ok = k.convertV1Channel(ctx, packet.Payloads[0].DestinationPort, packet.DestinationChannel)
 		if !ok {
 			return errorsmod.Wrap(types.ErrChannelNotFound, packet.DestinationChannel)
 		}
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ func (k Keeper) WriteAcknowledgement(
 
 	// TODO: Validate Acknowledgment more thoroughly here after Issue #7472: https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/issues/7472
 
-	if len(ack.AcknowledgementResults) != len(packet.Data) {
-		return errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrInvalidAcknowledgement, "length of acknowledgement results %d does not match length of packet data %d", len(ack.AcknowledgementResults), len(packet.Data))
+	if len(ack.AcknowledgementResults) != len(packet.Payloads) {
+		return errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrInvalidAcknowledgement, "length of acknowledgement results %d does not match length of payload %d", len(ack.AcknowledgementResults), len(packet.Payloads))
 	}
 
 	// set the acknowledgement so that it can be verified on the other side
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@ func (k *Keeper) timeoutPacket(
 	// that the packet was indeed sent by our counterparty.
 	channel, ok := k.GetChannel(ctx, packet.SourceChannel)
 	if !ok {
-		// TODO: figure out how aliasing will work when more than one packet data is sent.
-		channel, ok = k.convertV1Channel(ctx, packet.Data[0].SourcePort, packet.SourceChannel)
+		// TODO: figure out how aliasing will work when more than one payload is sent.
+		channel, ok = k.convertV1Channel(ctx, packet.Payloads[0].SourcePort, packet.SourceChannel)
 		if !ok {
 			return errorsmod.Wrap(types.ErrChannelNotFound, packet.DestinationChannel)
 		}
diff --git a/modules/core/04-channel/v2/keeper/packet_test.go b/modules/core/04-channel/v2/keeper/packet_test.go
index 871aa3479c1..a01c5959f64 100644
--- a/modules/core/04-channel/v2/keeper/packet_test.go
+++ b/modules/core/04-channel/v2/keeper/packet_test.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestSendPacket() {
 			"success with later packet",
 			func() {
 				// send the same packet earlier so next packet send should be sequence 2
-				_, _, err := suite.chainA.App.GetIBCKeeper().ChannelKeeperV2.SendPacketTest(suite.chainA.GetContext(), packet.SourceChannel, packet.TimeoutTimestamp, packet.Data)
+				_, _, err := suite.chainA.App.GetIBCKeeper().ChannelKeeperV2.SendPacketTest(suite.chainA.GetContext(), packet.SourceChannel, packet.TimeoutTimestamp, packet.Payloads)
 				suite.Require().NoError(err)
 				expSequence = 2
 			},
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestSendPacket() {
 			"packet failed basic validation",
 			func() {
 				// invalid data
-				packet.Data = nil
+				packet.Payloads = nil
 			},
 			channeltypes.ErrInvalidPacket,
 		},
@@ -97,20 +97,20 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestSendPacket() {
 			path = ibctesting.NewPath(suite.chainA, suite.chainB)
 			path.SetupV2()
 
-			packetData := mockv2.NewMockPayload(mockv2.ModuleNameA, mockv2.ModuleNameB)
+			payload := mockv2.NewMockPayload(mockv2.ModuleNameA, mockv2.ModuleNameB)
 
 			timeoutTimestamp := uint64(suite.chainB.GetContext().BlockTime().Add(time.Hour).Unix())
 
 			// create standard packet that can be malleated
 			packet = types.NewPacket(1, path.EndpointA.ChannelID, path.EndpointB.ChannelID,
-				timeoutTimestamp, packetData)
+				timeoutTimestamp, payload)
 			expSequence = 1
 
 			// malleate the test case
 			tc.malleate()
 
 			// send packet
-			seq, destChannel, err := suite.chainA.App.GetIBCKeeper().ChannelKeeperV2.SendPacketTest(suite.chainA.GetContext(), packet.SourceChannel, packet.TimeoutTimestamp, packet.Data)
+			seq, destChannel, err := suite.chainA.App.GetIBCKeeper().ChannelKeeperV2.SendPacketTest(suite.chainA.GetContext(), packet.SourceChannel, packet.TimeoutTimestamp, packet.Payloads)
 
 			expPass := tc.expError == nil
 			if expPass {
@@ -204,12 +204,12 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestRecvPacket() {
 			path = ibctesting.NewPath(suite.chainA, suite.chainB)
 			path.SetupV2()
 
-			packetData := mockv2.NewMockPayload(mockv2.ModuleNameA, mockv2.ModuleNameB)
+			payload := mockv2.NewMockPayload(mockv2.ModuleNameA, mockv2.ModuleNameB)
 
 			timeoutTimestamp := uint64(suite.chainB.GetContext().BlockTime().Add(time.Hour).Unix())
 
 			// send packet
-			packet, err = path.EndpointA.MsgSendPacket(timeoutTimestamp, packetData)
+			packet, err = path.EndpointA.MsgSendPacket(timeoutTimestamp, payload)
 			suite.Require().NoError(err)
 
 			tc.malleate()
@@ -298,13 +298,13 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestWriteAcknowledgement() {
 			path := ibctesting.NewPath(suite.chainA, suite.chainB)
 			path.SetupV2()
 
-			packetData := mockv2.NewMockPayload(mockv2.ModuleNameA, mockv2.ModuleNameB)
+			payload := mockv2.NewMockPayload(mockv2.ModuleNameA, mockv2.ModuleNameB)
 
 			timeoutTimestamp := uint64(suite.chainB.GetContext().BlockTime().Add(time.Hour).Unix())
 
 			// create standard packet that can be malleated
 			packet = types.NewPacket(1, path.EndpointA.ChannelID, path.EndpointB.ChannelID,
-				timeoutTimestamp, packetData)
+				timeoutTimestamp, payload)
 
 			// create standard ack that can be malleated
 			ack = types.Acknowledgement{
@@ -390,8 +390,8 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestAcknowledgePacket() {
 		{
 			"failure: packet commitment bytes differ",
 			func() {
-				// change packet data after send to acknowledge different packet
-				packet.Data[0].Value = []byte("different value")
+				// change payload after send to acknowledge different packet
+				packet.Payloads[0].Value = []byte("different value")
 			},
 			channeltypes.ErrInvalidPacket,
 		},
@@ -414,12 +414,12 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestAcknowledgePacket() {
 
 			freezeClient = false
 
-			packetData := mockv2.NewMockPayload(mockv2.ModuleNameA, mockv2.ModuleNameB)
+			payload := mockv2.NewMockPayload(mockv2.ModuleNameA, mockv2.ModuleNameB)
 
 			timeoutTimestamp := uint64(suite.chainB.GetContext().BlockTime().Add(time.Hour).Unix())
 
 			// send packet
-			packet, err = path.EndpointA.MsgSendPacket(timeoutTimestamp, packetData)
+			packet, err = path.EndpointA.MsgSendPacket(timeoutTimestamp, payload)
 			suite.Require().NoError(err)
 
 			err = path.EndpointB.MsgRecvPacket(packet)
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestTimeoutPacket() {
 			func() {
 				// send packet
 				_, _, err := suite.chainA.App.GetIBCKeeper().ChannelKeeperV2.SendPacketTest(suite.chainA.GetContext(), packet.SourceChannel,
-					packet.TimeoutTimestamp, packet.Data)
+					packet.TimeoutTimestamp, packet.Payloads)
 				suite.Require().NoError(err, "send packet failed")
 			},
 			nil,
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestTimeoutPacket() {
 			func() {
 				// send packet
 				_, _, err := suite.chainA.App.GetIBCKeeper().ChannelKeeperV2.SendPacketTest(suite.chainA.GetContext(), packet.SourceChannel,
-					packet.TimeoutTimestamp, packet.Data)
+					packet.TimeoutTimestamp, packet.Payloads)
 				suite.Require().NoError(err, "send packet failed")
 
 				packet.SourceChannel = ibctesting.InvalidID
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestTimeoutPacket() {
 			func() {
 				// send packet
 				_, _, err := suite.chainA.App.GetIBCKeeper().ChannelKeeperV2.SendPacketTest(suite.chainA.GetContext(), packet.SourceChannel,
-					packet.TimeoutTimestamp, packet.Data)
+					packet.TimeoutTimestamp, packet.Payloads)
 				suite.Require().NoError(err, "send packet failed")
 
 				packet.DestinationChannel = unusedChannel
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestTimeoutPacket() {
 
 				// send packet
 				_, _, err := suite.chainA.App.GetIBCKeeper().ChannelKeeperV2.SendPacketTest(suite.chainA.GetContext(), packet.SourceChannel,
-					packet.TimeoutTimestamp, packet.Data)
+					packet.TimeoutTimestamp, packet.Payloads)
 				suite.Require().NoError(err, "send packet failed")
 			},
 			channeltypes.ErrTimeoutNotReached,
@@ -517,11 +517,11 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestTimeoutPacket() {
 			"failure: packet does not match commitment",
 			func() {
 				_, _, err := suite.chainA.App.GetIBCKeeper().ChannelKeeperV2.SendPacketTest(suite.chainA.GetContext(), packet.SourceChannel,
-					packet.TimeoutTimestamp, packet.Data)
+					packet.TimeoutTimestamp, packet.Payloads)
 				suite.Require().NoError(err, "send packet failed")
 
 				// try to timeout packet with different data
-				packet.Data[0].Value = []byte("different value")
+				packet.Payloads[0].Value = []byte("different value")
 			},
 			channeltypes.ErrInvalidPacket,
 		},
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestTimeoutPacket() {
 			func() {
 				// send packet
 				_, _, err := suite.chainA.App.GetIBCKeeper().ChannelKeeperV2.SendPacketTest(suite.chainA.GetContext(), packet.SourceChannel,
-					packet.TimeoutTimestamp, packet.Data)
+					packet.TimeoutTimestamp, packet.Payloads)
 				suite.Require().NoError(err, "send packet failed")
 
 				freezeClient = true
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestTimeoutPacket() {
 			func() {
 				// send packet
 				_, _, err := suite.chainA.App.GetIBCKeeper().ChannelKeeperV2.SendPacketTest(suite.chainA.GetContext(), packet.SourceChannel,
-					packet.TimeoutTimestamp, packet.Data)
+					packet.TimeoutTimestamp, packet.Payloads)
 				suite.Require().NoError(err, "send packet failed")
 
 				// set packet receipt to mock a valid past receive
@@ -564,13 +564,13 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestTimeoutPacket() {
 			path.SetupV2()
 
 			// create default packet with a timed out timestamp
-			packetData := mockv2.NewMockPayload(mockv2.ModuleNameA, mockv2.ModuleNameB)
+			payload := mockv2.NewMockPayload(mockv2.ModuleNameA, mockv2.ModuleNameB)
 
 			timeoutTimestamp := uint64(suite.chainB.GetContext().BlockTime().Unix())
 
 			// test cases may mutate timeout values
 			packet = types.NewPacket(1, path.EndpointA.ChannelID, path.EndpointB.ChannelID,
-				timeoutTimestamp, packetData)
+				timeoutTimestamp, payload)
 
 			tc.malleate()
 
diff --git a/modules/core/04-channel/v2/types/commitment.go b/modules/core/04-channel/v2/types/commitment.go
index 8a14e77f91f..6d815f3da46 100644
--- a/modules/core/04-channel/v2/types/commitment.go
+++ b/modules/core/04-channel/v2/types/commitment.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // CommitPacket returns the V2 packet commitment bytes. The commitment consists of:
-// sha256_hash(timeout) + sha256_hash(destinationChannel) + sha256_hash(packetData) from a given packet.
+// sha256_hash(timeout) + sha256_hash(destinationChannel) + sha256_hash(payload) from a given packet.
 // This results in a fixed length preimage.
 // NOTE: A fixed length preimage is ESSENTIAL to prevent relayers from being able
 // to malleate the packet fields and create a commitment hash that matches the original packet.
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ func CommitPacket(packet Packet) []byte {
 	destIDHash := sha256.Sum256([]byte(packet.DestinationChannel))
 	buf = append(buf, destIDHash[:]...)
 
-	for _, data := range packet.Data {
-		buf = append(buf, hashPayload(data)...)
+	for _, payload := range packet.Payloads {
+		buf = append(buf, hashPayload(payload)...)
 	}
 
 	hash := sha256.Sum256(buf)
 	return hash[:]
 }
 
-// hashPayload returns the hash of the packet data.
+// hashPayload returns the hash of the payload.
 func hashPayload(data Payload) []byte {
 	var buf []byte
 	sourceHash := sha256.Sum256([]byte(data.SourcePort))
diff --git a/modules/core/04-channel/v2/types/msgs_test.go b/modules/core/04-channel/v2/types/msgs_test.go
index a5bc812cc1d..2e90f34a5ea 100644
--- a/modules/core/04-channel/v2/types/msgs_test.go
+++ b/modules/core/04-channel/v2/types/msgs_test.go
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func (s *TypesTestSuite) TestMsgSendPacketValidateBasic() {
 			expError: types.ErrInvalidPayload,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "failure: invalid packetdata",
+			name: "failure: invalid payload",
 			malleate: func() {
 				msg.Payloads[0].DestinationPort = ""
 			},
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func (s *TypesTestSuite) TestMsgRecvPacketValidateBasic() {
 		{
 			name: "failure: invalid packet",
 			malleate: func() {
-				msg.Packet.Data = []types.Payload{}
+				msg.Packet.Payloads = []types.Payload{}
 			},
 			expError: types.ErrInvalidPacket,
 		},
diff --git a/modules/core/04-channel/v2/types/packet.go b/modules/core/04-channel/v2/types/packet.go
index c00e7a37e73..8c602162fc9 100644
--- a/modules/core/04-channel/v2/types/packet.go
+++ b/modules/core/04-channel/v2/types/packet.go
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ import (
 )
 
 // NewPacket constructs a new packet.
-func NewPacket(sequence uint64, sourceChannel, destinationChannel string, timeoutTimestamp uint64, data ...Payload) Packet {
+func NewPacket(sequence uint64, sourceChannel, destinationChannel string, timeoutTimestamp uint64, payloads ...Payload) Packet {
 	return Packet{
 		Sequence:           sequence,
 		SourceChannel:      sourceChannel,
 		DestinationChannel: destinationChannel,
 		TimeoutTimestamp:   timeoutTimestamp,
-		Data:               data,
+		Payloads:           payloads,
 	}
 }
 
-// NewPayload constructs a new PacketData
+// NewPayload constructs a new Payload
 func NewPayload(sourcePort, destPort, version, encoding string, value []byte) Payload {
 	return Payload{
 		SourcePort:      sourcePort,
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ func NewPayload(sourcePort, destPort, version, encoding string, value []byte) Pa
 
 // ValidateBasic validates that a Packet satisfies the basic requirements.
 func (p Packet) ValidateBasic() error {
-	if len(p.Data) == 0 {
-		return errorsmod.Wrap(ErrInvalidPacket, "packet data must not be empty")
+	if len(p.Payloads) == 0 {
+		return errorsmod.Wrap(ErrInvalidPacket, "payloads must not be empty")
 	}
 
-	for _, pd := range p.Data {
+	for _, pd := range p.Payloads {
 		if err := pd.ValidateBasic(); err != nil {
-			return errorsmod.Wrap(err, "invalid Packet Data")
+			return errorsmod.Wrap(err, "invalid Payload")
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/core/04-channel/v2/types/packet.pb.go b/modules/core/04-channel/v2/types/packet.pb.go
index 0811b9e52b4..a264047c3d6 100644
--- a/modules/core/04-channel/v2/types/packet.pb.go
+++ b/modules/core/04-channel/v2/types/packet.pb.go
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ type Packet struct {
 	DestinationChannel string `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=destination_channel,json=destinationChannel,proto3" json:"destination_channel,omitempty"`
 	// timeout timestamp after which the packet times out.
 	TimeoutTimestamp uint64 `protobuf:"varint,4,opt,name=timeout_timestamp,json=timeoutTimestamp,proto3" json:"timeout_timestamp,omitempty"`
-	// a list of packet data, each one for a specific application.
-	Data []Payload `protobuf:"bytes,5,rep,name=data,proto3" json:"data"`
+	// a list of payloads, each one for a specific application.
+	Payloads []Payload `protobuf:"bytes,5,rep,name=payloads,proto3" json:"payloads"`
 }
 
 func (m *Packet) Reset()         { *m = Packet{} }
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ func (m *Packet) GetTimeoutTimestamp() uint64 {
 	return 0
 }
 
-func (m *Packet) GetData() []Payload {
+func (m *Packet) GetPayloads() []Payload {
 	if m != nil {
-		return m.Data
+		return m.Payloads
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -390,48 +390,48 @@ func init() {
 func init() { proto.RegisterFile("ibc/core/channel/v2/packet.proto", fileDescriptor_2f814aba9ca97169) }
 
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 }
 
 func (m *Packet) Marshal() (dAtA []byte, err error) {
@@ -454,10 +454,10 @@ func (m *Packet) MarshalToSizedBuffer(dAtA []byte) (int, error) {
 	_ = i
 	var l int
 	_ = l
-	if len(m.Data) > 0 {
-		for iNdEx := len(m.Data) - 1; iNdEx >= 0; iNdEx-- {
+	if len(m.Payloads) > 0 {
+		for iNdEx := len(m.Payloads) - 1; iNdEx >= 0; iNdEx-- {
 			{
-				size, err := m.Data[iNdEx].MarshalToSizedBuffer(dAtA[:i])
+				size, err := m.Payloads[iNdEx].MarshalToSizedBuffer(dAtA[:i])
 				if err != nil {
 					return 0, err
 				}
@@ -696,8 +696,8 @@ func (m *Packet) Size() (n int) {
 	if m.TimeoutTimestamp != 0 {
 		n += 1 + sovPacket(uint64(m.TimeoutTimestamp))
 	}
-	if len(m.Data) > 0 {
-		for _, e := range m.Data {
+	if len(m.Payloads) > 0 {
+		for _, e := range m.Payloads {
 			l = e.Size()
 			n += 1 + l + sovPacket(uint64(l))
 		}
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ func (m *Packet) Unmarshal(dAtA []byte) error {
 			}
 		case 5:
 			if wireType != 2 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field Data", wireType)
+				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field Payloads", wireType)
 			}
 			var msglen int
 			for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
@@ -946,8 +946,8 @@ func (m *Packet) Unmarshal(dAtA []byte) error {
 			if postIndex > l {
 				return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
 			}
-			m.Data = append(m.Data, Payload{})
-			if err := m.Data[len(m.Data)-1].Unmarshal(dAtA[iNdEx:postIndex]); err != nil {
+			m.Payloads = append(m.Payloads, Payload{})
+			if err := m.Payloads[len(m.Payloads)-1].Unmarshal(dAtA[iNdEx:postIndex]); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			iNdEx = postIndex
diff --git a/modules/core/04-channel/v2/types/packet_test.go b/modules/core/04-channel/v2/types/packet_test.go
index e00258d7a7f..0a8b079b0a5 100644
--- a/modules/core/04-channel/v2/types/packet_test.go
+++ b/modules/core/04-channel/v2/types/packet_test.go
@@ -26,30 +26,30 @@ func TestValidateBasic(t *testing.T) {
 			nil,
 		},
 		{
-			"failure: packet data is nil",
+			"failure: payloads is nil",
 			func() {
-				packet.Data = nil
+				packet.Payloads = nil
 			},
 			types.ErrInvalidPacket,
 		},
 		{
-			"failure: empty data",
+			"failure: empty payload",
 			func() {
-				packet.Data = []types.Payload{}
+				packet.Payloads = []types.Payload{}
 			},
 			types.ErrInvalidPacket,
 		},
 		{
-			"failure: invalid data source port ID",
+			"failure: invalid payload source port ID",
 			func() {
-				packet.Data[0].SourcePort = ""
+				packet.Payloads[0].SourcePort = ""
 			},
 			host.ErrInvalidID,
 		},
 		{
-			"failure: invalid data dest port ID",
+			"failure: invalid payload dest port ID",
 			func() {
-				packet.Data[0].DestinationPort = ""
+				packet.Payloads[0].DestinationPort = ""
 			},
 			host.ErrInvalidID,
 		},
@@ -84,21 +84,21 @@ func TestValidateBasic(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			"failure: empty version",
 			func() {
-				packet.Data[0].Version = ""
+				packet.Payloads[0].Version = ""
 			},
 			types.ErrInvalidPayload,
 		},
 		{
 			"failure: empty encoding",
 			func() {
-				packet.Data[0].Encoding = ""
+				packet.Payloads[0].Encoding = ""
 			},
 			types.ErrInvalidPayload,
 		},
 		{
 			"failure: empty value",
 			func() {
-				packet.Data[0].Value = []byte{}
+				packet.Payloads[0].Value = []byte{}
 			},
 			types.ErrInvalidPayload,
 		},
diff --git a/proto/ibc/core/channel/v2/packet.proto b/proto/ibc/core/channel/v2/packet.proto
index dc545d329ea..98d581915f9 100644
--- a/proto/ibc/core/channel/v2/packet.proto
+++ b/proto/ibc/core/channel/v2/packet.proto
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ message Packet {
   string destination_channel = 3;
   // timeout timestamp after which the packet times out.
   uint64 timeout_timestamp = 4;
-  // a list of packet data, each one for a specific application.
-  repeated Payload data = 5 [(gogoproto.nullable) = false];
+  // a list of payloads, each one for a specific application.
+  repeated Payload payloads = 5 [(gogoproto.nullable) = false];
 }
 
 // Payload contains the source and destination ports and payload for the application (version, encoding, raw bytes)