diff --git a/schema/bom-1.6.proto b/schema/bom-1.6.proto
index 0023df1f..88c3347a 100644
--- a/schema/bom-1.6.proto
+++ b/schema/bom-1.6.proto
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ message Metadata {
   optional OrganizationalEntity manufacture = 5 [deprecated = true];
   // The organization that supplied the component that the BOM describes. The supplier may often be the manufacture, but may also be a distributor or repackager.
   optional OrganizationalEntity supplier = 6;
-  // The license information for the BOM document. This may be different from the license(s) of the component that the BOM describes.
+  // The license information for the BOM document. This may be different from the license(s) of the component(s) that the BOM describes.
   optional LicenseChoice licenses = 7;
   // Specifies optional, custom, properties
   repeated Property properties = 8;
diff --git a/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json b/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json
index 8fc57e40..fe6573ed 100644
--- a/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json
+++ b/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@
         },
         "licenses": {
           "title": "BOM License(s)",
-          "description": "The license information for the BOM document.\nThis may be different from the license(s) of the component that the BOM describes.",
+          "description": "The license information for the BOM document.\nThis may be different from the license(s) of the component(s) that the BOM describes.",
           "$ref": "#/definitions/licenseChoice"
         },
         "properties": {
diff --git a/schema/bom-1.6.xsd b/schema/bom-1.6.xsd
index 8bed34d7..ce7a4031 100644
--- a/schema/bom-1.6.xsd
+++ b/schema/bom-1.6.xsd
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ limitations under the License.
                 <xs:annotation>
                     <xs:documentation>
                         The license information for the BOM document.
-                        This may be different from the license(s) of the component that the BOM describes.
+                        This may be different from the license(s) of the component(s) that the BOM describes.
                     </xs:documentation>
                 </xs:annotation>
             </xs:element>