diff --git a/doc/articles/scripts.md b/doc/articles/scripts.md
index 17c5ce3db..58f98760b 100644
--- a/doc/articles/scripts.md
+++ b/doc/articles/scripts.md
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ Composer fires the following named events during its execution process:
 - **post-package-update**: occurs after a package is updated.
 - **pre-package-uninstall**: occurs before a package has been uninstalled.
 - **post-package-uninstall**: occurs after a package has been uninstalled.
+- **post-autoload-dump**: occurs after the autoloader is dumped, either
+  during `install`/`update`, or via the `dump-autoload` command.
 
 
 ## Defining scripts
diff --git a/res/composer-schema.json b/res/composer-schema.json
index 220e01e1c..2e9c4f039 100644
--- a/res/composer-schema.json
+++ b/res/composer-schema.json
@@ -223,43 +223,47 @@
             "properties": {
                 "pre-install-cmd": {
                     "type": ["array", "string"],
-                    "description": "Occurs before the install command is executed, contains one or more Class::method callables."
+                    "description": "Occurs before the install command is executed, contains one or more Class::method callables or shell commands."
                 },
                 "post-install-cmd": {
                     "type": ["array", "string"],
-                    "description": "Occurs after the install command is executed, contains one or more Class::method callables."
+                    "description": "Occurs after the install command is executed, contains one or more Class::method callables or shell commands."
                 },
                 "pre-update-cmd": {
                     "type": ["array", "string"],
-                    "description": "Occurs before the update command is executed, contains one or more Class::method callables."
+                    "description": "Occurs before the update command is executed, contains one or more Class::method callables or shell commands."
                 },
                 "post-update-cmd": {
                     "type": ["array", "string"],
-                    "description": "Occurs after the update command is executed, contains one or more Class::method callables."
+                    "description": "Occurs after the update command is executed, contains one or more Class::method callables or shell commands."
                 },
                 "pre-package-install": {
                     "type": ["array", "string"],
-                    "description": "Occurs before a package is installed, contains one or more Class::method callables."
+                    "description": "Occurs before a package is installed, contains one or more Class::method callables or shell commands."
                 },
                 "post-package-install": {
                     "type": ["array", "string"],
-                    "description": "Occurs after a package is installed, contains one or more Class::method callables."
+                    "description": "Occurs after a package is installed, contains one or more Class::method callables or shell commands."
                 },
                 "pre-package-update": {
                     "type": ["array", "string"],
-                    "description": "Occurs before a package is updated, contains one or more Class::method callables."
+                    "description": "Occurs before a package is updated, contains one or more Class::method callables or shell commands."
                 },
                 "post-package-update": {
                     "type": ["array", "string"],
-                    "description": "Occurs after a package is updated, contains one or more Class::method callables."
+                    "description": "Occurs after a package is updated, contains one or more Class::method callables or shell commands."
                 },
                 "pre-package-uninstall": {
                     "type": ["array", "string"],
-                    "description": "Occurs before a package has been uninstalled, contains one or more Class::method callables."
+                    "description": "Occurs before a package has been uninstalled, contains one or more Class::method callables or shell commands."
                 },
                 "post-package-uninstall": {
                     "type": ["array", "string"],
-                    "description": "Occurs after a package has been uninstalled, contains one or more Class::method callables."
+                    "description": "Occurs after a package has been uninstalled, contains one or more Class::method callables or shell commands."
+                },
+                "post-autoload-dump": {
+                    "type": ["array", "string"],
+                    "description": "Occurs after a the autoloader is dumped, contains one or more Class::method callables or shell commands."
                 }
             }
         },