diff --git a/resources/qgis-resource-metadata.xml b/resources/qgis-resource-metadata.xml
index 8c3d8e49a47..54e7bf424fd 100644
--- a/resources/qgis-resource-metadata.xml
+++ b/resources/qgis-resource-metadata.xml
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@
         <name>John Smith</name>
         <organization>ACME</organization>
         <position>staff</position>
-        <address>
+        <contactAddress>
             <type>postal</type>
             <address>123 Main Street</address>
             <city>anycity</city>
             <administrativearea>anyprovince</administrativearea>
             <postalcode>90210</postalcode>
             <country>Canada</country>
-        </address>
+        </contactAddress>
         <voice>xx.xxx.xxx.xxxx</voice>
         <fax>xx.xxx.xxx.xxxx</fax>
         <email>foo@example.org</email>
diff --git a/resources/qgis-resource-metadata.xsd b/resources/qgis-resource-metadata.xsd
index 3cdab060664..420ad1dbb4e 100644
--- a/resources/qgis-resource-metadata.xsd
+++ b/resources/qgis-resource-metadata.xsd
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
 					<xs:documentation>Position/title of contact.</xs:documentation>
 				</xs:annotation>
 			</xs:element>
-			<xs:element name="address" type="rm:addressType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
+			<xs:element name="contactAddress" type="rm:addressType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
 				<xs:annotation>
 					<xs:documentation>Address associated with a given contact.</xs:documentation>
 				</xs:annotation>