diff --git a/schema/bom-1.7.xsd b/schema/bom-1.7.xsd
index ae468665..594d2bfb 100644
--- a/schema/bom-1.7.xsd
+++ b/schema/bom-1.7.xsd
@@ -3931,7 +3931,7 @@ limitations under the License.
                     </xs:documentation>
                 </xs:annotation>
             </xs:element>
-            <xs:element name="sensitiveData" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
+            <xs:element name="sensitiveData" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
                 <xs:annotation>
                     <xs:documentation>
                         A description of any sensitive data in a dataset.
@@ -4020,7 +4020,7 @@ limitations under the License.
             </xs:documentation>
         </xs:annotation>
         <xs:sequence>
-            <xs:element name="description" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
+            <xs:element name="description" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
                 <xs:annotation>
                     <xs:documentation>
                         A description of this collection of graphics.