diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/schema/kinds/Component.v1alpha1.schema.json b/packages/catalog-model/src/schema/kinds/Component.v1alpha1.schema.json
index e2b98d5c3b..34fc48d285 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/schema/kinds/Component.v1alpha1.schema.json
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/schema/kinds/Component.v1alpha1.schema.json
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
             },
             "dependsOn": {
               "type": "array",
-              "description": "An array of entity references to the resources that the component depends on.",
+              "description": "An array of references to other entities that the component depends on to function.",
               "items": {
                 "type": "string",
                 "minLength": 1