diff --git a/pkg/definition/defkit/component_test.go b/pkg/definition/defkit/component_test.go
index 12eee2f97..65ed37c6a 100644
--- a/pkg/definition/defkit/component_test.go
+++ b/pkg/definition/defkit/component_test.go
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ var _ = Describe("ComponentDefinition", func() {
 			cue := c.ToCue()
 
 			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring(`status:`))
-			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring(`statusDetails:`))
+			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring(`details:`))
 			Expect(cue).NotTo(ContainSubstring(`customStatus:`))
 			Expect(cue).NotTo(ContainSubstring(`healthPolicy:`))
 		})
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ var _ = Describe("ComponentDefinition", func() {
 			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring(`status:`))
 			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring(`customStatus:`))
 			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring(`healthPolicy:`))
-			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring(`statusDetails:`))
+			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring(`details:`))
 		})
 	})
 
diff --git a/pkg/definition/defkit/cuegen.go b/pkg/definition/defkit/cuegen.go
index c3d6db06c..91e339d2e 100644
--- a/pkg/definition/defkit/cuegen.go
+++ b/pkg/definition/defkit/cuegen.go
@@ -2864,7 +2864,7 @@ func (g *CUEGenerator) writeStatus(sb *strings.Builder, c *ComponentDefinition,
 	}
 
 	if statusDetails != "" {
-		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s%sstatusDetails: #\"\"\"\n", indent, g.indent))
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s%sdetails: #\"\"\"\n", indent, g.indent))
 		for _, line := range strings.Split(statusDetails, "\n") {
 			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%s%s\n", indent, g.indent, g.indent, line))
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/definition/defkit/policy.go b/pkg/definition/defkit/policy.go
index 00c1e71a6..8603d1408 100644
--- a/pkg/definition/defkit/policy.go
+++ b/pkg/definition/defkit/policy.go
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ func (g *PolicyCUEGenerator) GenerateTemplate(p *PolicyDefinition) string {
 			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s\t\"\"\"#\n", innerIndent))
 		}
 		if p.GetStatusDetails() != "" {
-			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%sstatusDetails: #\"\"\"\n", innerIndent))
+			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%sdetails: #\"\"\"\n", innerIndent))
 			for _, line := range strings.Split(p.GetStatusDetails(), "\n") {
 				sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s\t%s\n", innerIndent, line))
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/definition/defkit/policy_ginkgo_test.go b/pkg/definition/defkit/policy_ginkgo_test.go
index c9994a95d..1ab03811d 100644
--- a/pkg/definition/defkit/policy_ginkgo_test.go
+++ b/pkg/definition/defkit/policy_ginkgo_test.go
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ template: {
 		It("should render statusDetails in CUE template block", func() {
 			cue := defkit.NewPolicy("x").StatusDetails("bar").ToCue()
 			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring("status:"))
-			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring("statusDetails:"))
+			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring("details:"))
 		})
 
 		It("should render customStatus in CUE template block", func() {
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ template: {
 			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring("status:"))
 			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring("customStatus:"))
 			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring("healthPolicy:"))
-			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring("statusDetails:"))
+			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring("details:"))
 		})
 	})
 })
diff --git a/pkg/definition/defkit/trait.go b/pkg/definition/defkit/trait.go
index 9df3a83bd..a14eaee7a 100644
--- a/pkg/definition/defkit/trait.go
+++ b/pkg/definition/defkit/trait.go
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ func (g *TraitCUEGenerator) writeAttributes(sb *strings.Builder, t *TraitDefinit
 		}
 
 		if t.GetStatusDetails() != "" {
-			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%sstatusDetails: #\"\"\"\n", innerIndent))
+			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%sdetails: #\"\"\"\n", innerIndent))
 			for _, line := range strings.Split(t.GetStatusDetails(), "\n") {
 				sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s\t%s\n", innerIndent, line))
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/definition/defkit/trait_test.go b/pkg/definition/defkit/trait_test.go
index 9cbcde232..76546224d 100644
--- a/pkg/definition/defkit/trait_test.go
+++ b/pkg/definition/defkit/trait_test.go
@@ -1771,7 +1771,7 @@ template: {
 		It("should render statusDetails in trait CUE", func() {
 			cue := defkit.NewTrait("t").StatusDetails("phase: context.output.status.phase").ToCue()
 			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring("status:"))
-			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring("statusDetails:"))
+			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring("details:"))
 			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring("phase: context.output.status.phase"))
 		})
 
@@ -1801,7 +1801,7 @@ template: {
 			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring("status:"))
 			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring("customStatus:"))
 			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring("healthPolicy:"))
-			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring("statusDetails:"))
+			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring("details:"))
 		})
 	})
 
diff --git a/pkg/definition/defkit/workflow_step.go b/pkg/definition/defkit/workflow_step.go
index 48edbcee6..bd2319156 100644
--- a/pkg/definition/defkit/workflow_step.go
+++ b/pkg/definition/defkit/workflow_step.go
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ func (g *WorkflowStepCUEGenerator) GenerateTemplate(w *WorkflowStepDefinition) s
 			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s\t\"\"\"#\n", innerIndent))
 		}
 		if w.GetStatusDetails() != "" {
-			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%sstatusDetails: #\"\"\"\n", innerIndent))
+			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%sdetails: #\"\"\"\n", innerIndent))
 			for _, line := range strings.Split(w.GetStatusDetails(), "\n") {
 				sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s\t%s\n", innerIndent, line))
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/definition/defkit/workflow_step_test.go b/pkg/definition/defkit/workflow_step_test.go
index 632bdb1dc..0f79d6a39 100644
--- a/pkg/definition/defkit/workflow_step_test.go
+++ b/pkg/definition/defkit/workflow_step_test.go
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ template: {
 		It("should render statusDetails in CUE template block", func() {
 			cue := defkit.NewWorkflowStep("x").StatusDetails("foo").ToCue()
 			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring("status:"))
-			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring("statusDetails:"))
+			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring("details:"))
 		})
 
 		It("should render customStatus in CUE template block", func() {
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ template: {
 			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring("status:"))
 			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring("customStatus:"))
 			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring("healthPolicy:"))
-			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring("statusDetails:"))
+			Expect(cue).To(ContainSubstring("details:"))
 		})
 	})