diff --git a/doc/user/content/manage/dbt/_index.md b/doc/user/content/manage/dbt/_index.md
index ba93e56839371..7a1505f4ab9d7 100644
--- a/doc/user/content/manage/dbt/_index.md
+++ b/doc/user/content/manage/dbt/_index.md
@@ -555,11 +555,11 @@ non-stop, and monitor failures as soon as they happen. This is useful for unit
 testing during the development of your dbt models, and later in production to
 trigger **real-time alerts** downstream.
 
-1. To configure your project for continuous testing, add a `tests` property to
+1. To configure your project for continuous testing, add a `data_tests` property to
    `dbt_project.yml` with the `store_failures` configuration:
 
     ```yaml
-    tests:
+    data_tests:
       dbt_project.name:
         models:
           +store_failures: true
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ trigger **real-time alerts** downstream.
     **Note:** As an alternative, you can specify the `--store-failures` flag
       when running `dbt test`.
 
-1. Add tests to your models using the `tests` property in the model
+1. Add tests to your models using the `data_tests` property in the model
    configuration `.yml` files:
 
     ```yaml
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ trigger **real-time alerts** downstream.
         columns:
           - name: col_a
             description: 'column a description'
-            tests:
+            data_tests:
               - not_null
               - unique
     ```
diff --git a/misc/dbt-materialize/dbt/include/starter_project/dbt_project.yml b/misc/dbt-materialize/dbt/include/starter_project/dbt_project.yml
index 6fb8ee8fd4e1f..36a6c2a3b0000 100644
--- a/misc/dbt-materialize/dbt/include/starter_project/dbt_project.yml
+++ b/misc/dbt-materialize/dbt/include/starter_project/dbt_project.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ clean-targets:
   - "target"
   - "dbt_packages"
 
-tests:
+data_tests:
   {project_name}:
     +store_failures: true
     +schema: 'etl_failure'
diff --git a/misc/dbt-materialize/dbt/include/starter_project/models/example/schema.yml b/misc/dbt-materialize/dbt/include/starter_project/models/example/schema.yml
index ee42e4568b8e4..6f287367095b8 100644
--- a/misc/dbt-materialize/dbt/include/starter_project/models/example/schema.yml
+++ b/misc/dbt-materialize/dbt/include/starter_project/models/example/schema.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ models:
     columns:
       - name: seller
         description: "The seller for an auction"
-        tests:
+        data_tests:
           - unique
           - not_null
       - name: seller_item
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ models:
     columns:
       - name: id
         description: "The id of the buyer or seller"
-        tests:
+        data_tests:
           - not_null
       - name: credits
         description: "Credit from an auction"
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ models:
     columns:
       - name: id
         description: "The primary key of the auction"
-        tests:
+        data_tests:
           - unique
           - not_null
       - name: buyer
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ models:
     columns:
       - name: id
         description: "The primary key for this table"
-        tests:
+        data_tests:
           - unique
           - not_null
 
@@ -82,6 +82,6 @@ models:
     columns:
       - name: id
         description: "The primary key for this table"
-        tests:
+        data_tests:
           - unique
           - not_null