diff --git a/schema/bom-1.4.proto b/schema/bom-1.4.proto
index 2bf7d1d4..d69a18da 100644
--- a/schema/bom-1.4.proto
+++ b/schema/bom-1.4.proto
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ message Component {
   repeated LicenseChoice licenses = 13;
   // An optional copyright notice informing users of the underlying claims to copyright ownership in a published work.
   optional string copyright = 14;
-  // DEPRECATED - DO NOT USE. This will be removed in a future version. Specifies a well-formed CPE name. See https://nvd.nist.gov/products/cpe
+  // Specifies a well-formed CPE name that conforms to the CPE 2.2 or 2.3 specification. See https://nvd.nist.gov/products/cpe
   optional string cpe = 15;
   // Specifies the package-url (PURL). The purl, if specified, must be valid and conform to the specification defined at: https://github.com/package-url/purl-spec
   optional string purl = 16;
diff --git a/schema/bom-1.5.proto b/schema/bom-1.5.proto
index a6ecd79d..abb9be38 100644
--- a/schema/bom-1.5.proto
+++ b/schema/bom-1.5.proto
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ message Component {
   repeated LicenseChoice licenses = 13;
   // An optional copyright notice informing users of the underlying claims to copyright ownership in a published work.
   optional string copyright = 14;
-  // DEPRECATED - DO NOT USE. This will be removed in a future version. Specifies a well-formed CPE name. See https://nvd.nist.gov/products/cpe
+  // Specifies a well-formed CPE name that conforms to the CPE 2.2 or 2.3 specification. See https://nvd.nist.gov/products/cpe
   optional string cpe = 15;
   // Specifies the package-url (PURL). The purl, if specified, must be valid and conform to the specification defined at: https://github.com/package-url/purl-spec
   optional string purl = 16;
diff --git a/schema/bom-1.6.proto b/schema/bom-1.6.proto
index 737a133a..164b18ac 100644
--- a/schema/bom-1.6.proto
+++ b/schema/bom-1.6.proto
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ message Component {
   repeated LicenseChoice licenses = 13;
   // An optional copyright notice informing users of the underlying claims to copyright ownership in a published work.
   optional string copyright = 14;
-  // DEPRECATED - DO NOT USE. This will be removed in a future version. Specifies a well-formed CPE name. See https://nvd.nist.gov/products/cpe
+  // Specifies a well-formed CPE name that conforms to the CPE 2.2 or 2.3 specification. See https://nvd.nist.gov/products/cpe
   optional string cpe = 15;
   // Specifies the package-url (PURL). The purl, if specified, must be valid and conform to the specification defined at: https://github.com/package-url/purl-spec
   optional string purl = 16;
diff --git a/schema/bom-1.7.proto b/schema/bom-1.7.proto
index 5a1dc6c8..9ee3f34f 100644
--- a/schema/bom-1.7.proto
+++ b/schema/bom-1.7.proto
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ message Component {
   repeated LicenseChoice licenses = 13;
   // An copyright notice informing users of the underlying claims to copyright ownership in a published work.
   optional string copyright = 14;
-  // DEPRECATED - DO NOT USE. This will be removed in a future version. Specifies a well-formed CPE name. See https://nvd.nist.gov/products/cpe
+  // Specifies a well-formed CPE name that conforms to the CPE 2.2 or 2.3 specification. See https://nvd.nist.gov/products/cpe
   optional string cpe = 15;
   // Specifies the package-url (PURL). The purl, if specified, must be valid and conform to the specification defined at: https://github.com/package-url/purl-spec
   optional string purl = 16;