diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 0d39526985..2512052953 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Supported filename extensions are:
 - ``.bugfix``: Signifying a bug fix.
 - ``.wip``: Signifying a work in progress change, typically a component of a larger feature which will be enabled once all tasks are complete.
 - ``.doc``: Signifying a documentation improvement.
-- ``.removal``: Signifying a deprecation or removal of public API. Can be used to notifying about API change in the Matrix SDK
+- ``.sdk``: Signifying a change to the Matrix SDK, this could be an addition, deprecation or removal of a public API.
 - ``.misc``: Any other changes.
 
 See https://github.com/twisted/towncrier#news-fragments if you need more details.
diff --git a/towncrier.toml b/towncrier.toml
index 8ae8495f66..e4d569faa7 100644
--- a/towncrier.toml
+++ b/towncrier.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         showcontent = true
 
     [[tool.towncrier.type]]
-        directory = "removal"
+        directory = "sdk"
         name = "SDK API changes ⚠️"
         showcontent = true