diff --git a/schema/dereferenced-release-schema.json b/schema/dereferenced-release-schema.json
index ccb7696af..cf28cbce3 100644
--- a/schema/dereferenced-release-schema.json
+++ b/schema/dereferenced-release-schema.json
@@ -4630,7 +4630,7 @@
           ]
         },
         "datePublished": {
-          "description": "The date on which the bidding documents were published.",
+          "description": "The date on which the contracting documents (for example, procurement documents) were published.",
           "format": "date-time",
           "title": "Date published",
           "type": [
@@ -17895,7 +17895,7 @@
           ]
         },
         "datePublished": {
-          "description": "The date on which the bidding documents were published.",
+          "description": "The date on which the contracting documents (for example, procurement documents) were published.",
           "format": "date-time",
           "title": "Date published",
           "type": [
diff --git a/schema/release-schema.json b/schema/release-schema.json
index db7d88c02..cc88a9f04 100644
--- a/schema/release-schema.json
+++ b/schema/release-schema.json
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@
           ]
         },
         "datePublished": {
-          "description": "The date on which the bidding documents were published.",
+          "description": "The date on which the contracting documents (for example, procurement documents) were published.",
           "format": "date-time",
           "title": "Date published",
           "type": [