diff --git a/beam/src/main/scala/magnolify/beam/BeamSchemaType.scala b/beam/src/main/scala/magnolify/beam/RowType.scala
similarity index 97%
rename from beam/src/main/scala/magnolify/beam/BeamSchemaType.scala
rename to beam/src/main/scala/magnolify/beam/RowType.scala
index ccd13897..d1424cbe 100644
--- a/beam/src/main/scala/magnolify/beam/BeamSchemaType.scala
+++ b/beam/src/main/scala/magnolify/beam/RowType.scala
@@ -32,21 +32,21 @@ import scala.collection.concurrent
 import scala.jdk.CollectionConverters.*
 
 // https://beam.apache.org/documentation/programming-guide/#schema-definition
-sealed trait BeamSchemaType[T] extends Converter[T, Row, Row] {
+sealed trait RowType[T] extends Converter[T, Row, Row] {
   def schema: Schema
   def apply(r: Row): T = from(r)
   def apply(t: T): Row = to(t)
 }
 
-object BeamSchemaType {
-  implicit def apply[T: BeamSchemaField]: BeamSchemaType[T] =
-    BeamSchemaType[T](CaseMapper.identity)
+object RowType {
+  implicit def apply[T: BeamSchemaField]: RowType[T] =
+    RowType[T](CaseMapper.identity)
 
-  def apply[T](cm: CaseMapper)(implicit f: BeamSchemaField[T]): BeamSchemaType[T] = {
+  def apply[T](cm: CaseMapper)(implicit f: BeamSchemaField[T]): RowType[T] = {
     f match {
       case r: BeamSchemaField.Record[_] =>
         val mappedSchema = r.schema(cm) // fail fast on bad annotations
-        new BeamSchemaType[T] {
+        new RowType[T] {
           private val caseMapper: CaseMapper = cm
           override lazy val schema: Schema = mappedSchema
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ object BeamSchemaType {
         }
       case _ =>
         throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-          s"BeamSchemaType can only be created from Record. Got $f"
+          s"RowType can only be created from Record. Got $f"
         )
     }
   }
diff --git a/beam/src/test/scala/magnolify/beam/BeamSchemaTypeSuite.scala b/beam/src/test/scala/magnolify/beam/RowTypeSuite.scala
similarity index 93%
rename from beam/src/test/scala/magnolify/beam/BeamSchemaTypeSuite.scala
rename to beam/src/test/scala/magnolify/beam/RowTypeSuite.scala
index d1ca610e..d7a08496 100644
--- a/beam/src/test/scala/magnolify/beam/BeamSchemaTypeSuite.scala
+++ b/beam/src/test/scala/magnolify/beam/RowTypeSuite.scala
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ import java.util.UUID
 import scala.reflect.ClassTag
 import scala.jdk.CollectionConverters.*
 
-class BeamSchemaTypeSuite extends MagnolifySuite {
+class RowTypeSuite extends MagnolifySuite {
   private def test[T: Arbitrary: ClassTag](implicit
-    bst: BeamSchemaType[T],
+    bst: RowType[T],
     eq: Eq[T]
   ): Unit = testNamed[T](className[T])
 
   private def testNamed[T: Arbitrary](name: String)(implicit
-    bst: BeamSchemaType[T],
+    bst: RowType[T],
     eq: Eq[T]
   ): Unit = {
     // Ensure serializable even after evaluation of `schema`
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ class BeamSchemaTypeSuite extends MagnolifySuite {
   }
 
   {
-    implicit val bst: BeamSchemaType[LowerCamel] =
-      BeamSchemaType[LowerCamel](CaseMapper(_.toUpperCase))
+    implicit val bst: RowType[LowerCamel] =
+      RowType[LowerCamel](CaseMapper(_.toUpperCase))
     test[LowerCamel]
 
     {
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ class BeamSchemaTypeSuite extends MagnolifySuite {
   {
     // value classes should act only as fields
     intercept[IllegalArgumentException] {
-      BeamSchemaType[ValueClass]
+      RowType[ValueClass]
     }
 
-    implicit val bst: BeamSchemaType[HasValueClass] = BeamSchemaType[HasValueClass]
+    implicit val bst: RowType[HasValueClass] = RowType[HasValueClass]
     test[HasValueClass]
 
     assert(bst.schema.getField("vc").getType == Schema.FieldType.STRING)
diff --git a/docs/beam.md b/docs/beam.md
index 01f78757..813bc33d 100644
--- a/docs/beam.md
+++ b/docs/beam.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Beam
 
-`BeamSchemaType[T]` provides conversion between Scala type `T` and a [Beam Schema](https://beam.apache.org/documentation/programming-guide/#schema-definition). Custom support for type `T` can be added with an implicit intsance of `BeamSchemaField[T]`.
+`RowType[T]` provides conversion between Scala type `T` and a [Beam Schema](https://beam.apache.org/documentation/programming-guide/#schema-definition). Custom support for type `T` can be added with an implicit intsance of `BeamSchemaField[T]`.
 
 ```scala mdoc:compile-only
 import java.net.URI
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ import magnolify.beam.*
 // Encode custom type URI as String
 implicit val uriField: BeamSchemaField[URI] = BeamSchemaField.from[String](URI.create)(_.toString)
 
-val beamSchemaType = BeamSchemaType[Outer]
-val row = beamSchemaType.to(record)
-val copy: Outer = beamSchemaType.from(row)
+val rowType = RowType[Outer]
+val row = rowType.to(record)
+val copy: Outer = rowType.from(row)
 
 // Beam Schema
-val schema = beamSchemaType.schema
+val schema = rowType.schema
 ```
 
 ## Enums
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ SQL-compatible logical types are supported via `import magnolify.beam.logical.sq
 
 ## Case mapping
 
-To use a different field case format in target records, add an optional `CaseMapper` argument to `BeamSchemaType`:
+To use a different field case format in target records, add an optional `CaseMapper` argument to `RowType`:
 
 ```scala mdoc:compile-only
 import magnolify.beam.*
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ import com.google.common.base.CaseFormat
 case class LowerCamel(firstName: String, lastName: String)
 
 val toSnakeCase = CaseFormat.LOWER_CAMEL.converterTo(CaseFormat.LOWER_UNDERSCORE).convert _
-val beamSchemaType = BeamSchemaType[LowerCamel](CaseMapper(toSnakeCase))
-beamSchemaType.to(LowerCamel("John", "Doe")) // Row(first_name: John, last_name: Doe)
+val rowType = RowType[LowerCamel](CaseMapper(toSnakeCase))
+rowType.to(LowerCamel("John", "Doe")) // Row(first_name: John, last_name: Doe)
 ```
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