diff --git a/docs/extrinsic-metadata-specification.rst b/docs/extrinsic-metadata-specification.rst
--- a/docs/extrinsic-metadata-specification.rst
+++ b/docs/extrinsic-metadata-specification.rst
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 An authority is uniquely defined by these properties:
 
   * its type, representing the kind of authority, which is one of these values:
-    * `deposit`, for metadata pushed to Software Heritage at the same time
+    * `deposit_client`, for metadata pushed to Software Heritage at the same time
       as a software artifact
     * `forge`, for metadata pulled from the same source as the one hosting
       the software artifacts (which includes package managers)
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
 =============== =================================
 type            url
 =============== =================================
-deposit         https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/
-deposit         https://hal.inria.fr/
-deposit         https://software.intel.com/
+deposit_client  https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/
+deposit_client  https://hal.inria.fr/
+deposit_client  https://software.intel.com/
 forge           https://gitlab.com/
 forge           https://gitlab.inria.fr/
 forge           https://0xacab.org/
diff --git a/swh/storage/interface.py b/swh/storage/interface.py
--- a/swh/storage/interface.py
+++ b/swh/storage/interface.py
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@
         """Retrieve information about an authority
 
         Args:
-            type: one of "deposit", "forge", or "registry"
+            type: one of "deposit_client", "forge", or "registry"
             url: unique URI identifying the authority
 
         Returns:
diff --git a/swh/storage/sql/30-swh-schema.sql b/swh/storage/sql/30-swh-schema.sql
--- a/swh/storage/sql/30-swh-schema.sql
+++ b/swh/storage/sql/30-swh-schema.sql
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@
 
 comment on table metadata_authority is 'Metadata authority information';
 comment on column metadata_authority.id is 'Internal identifier of the authority';
-comment on column metadata_authority.type is 'Type of authority (deposit/forge/registry)';
+comment on column metadata_authority.type is 'Type of authority (deposit_client/forge/registry)';
 comment on column metadata_authority.url is 'Authority''s uri';
 comment on column metadata_authority.metadata is 'Other metadata about authority';