diff --git a/apps/cnquery/cmd/scan.go b/apps/cnquery/cmd/scan.go
index f7f9cb82d8..d5c3ee2d8c 100644
--- a/apps/cnquery/cmd/scan.go
+++ b/apps/cnquery/cmd/scan.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	// v6 should make detect-cicd and category flag public
 	scanCmd.Flags().Bool("detect-cicd", true, "Try to detect CI/CD environments. If detected, set the asset category to 'cicd'.")
-	scanCmd.Flags().String("category", "fleet", "Set the category for the assets to 'fleet|cicd'.")
+	scanCmd.Flags().String("category", "inventory", "Set the category for the assets to 'inventory|cicd'.")
 	scanCmd.Flags().MarkHidden("category")
 }
 
diff --git a/providers-sdk/v1/inventory/asset.go b/providers-sdk/v1/inventory/asset.go
index dc75260502..90f7d55a85 100644
--- a/providers-sdk/v1/inventory/asset.go
+++ b/providers-sdk/v1/inventory/asset.go
@@ -110,8 +110,11 @@ func NewState(state string) State {
 }
 
 var AssetCategory_schemevalue = map[string]AssetCategory{
-	"fleet": AssetCategory_CATEGORY_FLEET,
-	"cicd":  AssetCategory_CATEGORY_CICD,
+	// FIXME: DEPRECATED, remove in v11.0 vv
+	"fleet": AssetCategory_CATEGORY_INVENTORY,
+	// ^^
+	"inventory": AssetCategory_CATEGORY_INVENTORY,
+	"cicd":      AssetCategory_CATEGORY_CICD,
 }
 
 // UnmarshalJSON parses either an int or a string representation of
diff --git a/providers-sdk/v1/inventory/inventory.pb.go b/providers-sdk/v1/inventory/inventory.pb.go
index 38e346f9a1..e24023157f 100644
--- a/providers-sdk/v1/inventory/inventory.pb.go
+++ b/providers-sdk/v1/inventory/inventory.pb.go
@@ -108,19 +108,19 @@ func (State) EnumDescriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
 type AssetCategory int32
 
 const (
-	AssetCategory_CATEGORY_FLEET AssetCategory = 0
-	AssetCategory_CATEGORY_CICD  AssetCategory = 1
+	AssetCategory_CATEGORY_INVENTORY AssetCategory = 0
+	AssetCategory_CATEGORY_CICD      AssetCategory = 1
 )
 
 // Enum value maps for AssetCategory.
 var (
 	AssetCategory_name = map[int32]string{
-		0: "CATEGORY_FLEET",
+		0: "CATEGORY_INVENTORY",
 		1: "CATEGORY_CICD",
 	}
 	AssetCategory_value = map[string]int32{
-		"CATEGORY_FLEET": 0,
-		"CATEGORY_CICD":  1,
+		"CATEGORY_INVENTORY": 0,
+		"CATEGORY_CICD":      1,
 	}
 )
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ type Asset struct {
 	Options map[string]string `protobuf:"bytes,20,rep,name=options,proto3" json:"options,omitempty" protobuf_key:"bytes,1,opt,name=key,proto3" protobuf_val:"bytes,2,opt,name=value,proto3"`
 	// platform id detection mechanisms
 	IdDetector []string `protobuf:"bytes,31,rep,name=id_detector,json=idDetector,proto3" json:"id_detector,omitempty"`
-	// indicator is this is a fleet asset or a CI/CD run
+	// indicator is this is an inventory object or a CI/CD run
 	Category      AssetCategory `protobuf:"varint,32,opt,name=category,proto3,enum=cnquery.providers.v1.AssetCategory" json:"category,omitempty"`
 	RelatedAssets []*Asset      `protobuf:"bytes,33,rep,name=related_assets,json=relatedAssets,proto3" json:"related_assets,omitempty"`
 	ManagedBy     string        `protobuf:"bytes,34,opt,name=managed_by,json=managedBy,proto3" json:"managed_by,omitempty"`
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ func (x *Asset) GetCategory() AssetCategory {
 	if x != nil {
 		return x.Category
 	}
-	return AssetCategory_CATEGORY_FLEET
+	return AssetCategory_CATEGORY_INVENTORY
 }
 
 func (x *Asset) GetRelatedAssets() []*Asset {
@@ -1494,14 +1494,14 @@ var file_inventory_proto_rawDesc = []byte{
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 }
 
 var (
diff --git a/providers-sdk/v1/inventory/inventory.proto b/providers-sdk/v1/inventory/inventory.proto
index 3ee81684d9..bbaf17af73 100644
--- a/providers-sdk/v1/inventory/inventory.proto
+++ b/providers-sdk/v1/inventory/inventory.proto
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ enum State {
 }
 
 enum AssetCategory {
-  CATEGORY_FLEET = 0;
+  CATEGORY_INVENTORY = 0;
   CATEGORY_CICD = 1;
 }
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ message Asset {
   // platform id detection mechanisms
   repeated string id_detector = 31;
 
-  // indicator is this is a fleet asset or a CI/CD run
+  // indicator is this is an inventory object or a CI/CD run
   AssetCategory category = 32;
 
   repeated Asset related_assets = 33;