diff --git a/doc/04-schema.md b/doc/04-schema.md
index 31a609a4c..9c833c061 100644
--- a/doc/04-schema.md
+++ b/doc/04-schema.md
@@ -163,14 +163,14 @@ An Example for disjunctive licenses:
         ]
     }
 
-Alternatively they can be separated with "or" and enclosed in brackets;
+Alternatively they can be separated with "or" and enclosed in parenthesis;
 
     {
         "license": "(LGPL-2.0 or GPL-3.0+)"
     }
 
 Similarly when multiple licenses need to be applied ("conjunctive license"),
-they should be separated with "and" and enclosed in brackets.
+they should be separated with "and" and enclosed in parenthesis.
 
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