diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/ManifestFile.java b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/ManifestFile.java
index 7581538d87b4..ee38a6d4140a 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/ManifestFile.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/ManifestFile.java
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ public interface ManifestFile {
       optional(
           503, "added_snapshot_id", Types.LongType.get(), "Snapshot ID that added the manifest");
   Types.NestedField ADDED_FILES_COUNT =
-      optional(504, "added_data_files_count", Types.IntegerType.get(), "Added entry count");
+      optional(504, "added_files_count", Types.IntegerType.get(), "Added entry count");
   Types.NestedField EXISTING_FILES_COUNT =
-      optional(505, "existing_data_files_count", Types.IntegerType.get(), "Existing entry count");
+      optional(505, "existing_files_count", Types.IntegerType.get(), "Existing entry count");
   Types.NestedField DELETED_FILES_COUNT =
-      optional(506, "deleted_data_files_count", Types.IntegerType.get(), "Deleted entry count");
+      optional(506, "deleted_files_count", Types.IntegerType.get(), "Deleted entry count");
   Types.NestedField ADDED_ROWS_COUNT =
       optional(512, "added_rows_count", Types.LongType.get(), "Added rows count");
   Types.NestedField EXISTING_ROWS_COUNT =
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestManifestListVersions.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestManifestListVersions.java
index a95379e4ca33..5b8df081c3c2 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestManifestListVersions.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestManifestListVersions.java
@@ -163,12 +163,11 @@ public void testV1ForwardCompatibility() throws IOException {
     Assert.assertEquals("Length", LENGTH, generic.get("manifest_length"));
     Assert.assertEquals("Spec id", SPEC_ID, generic.get("partition_spec_id"));
     Assert.assertEquals("Snapshot id", SNAPSHOT_ID, (long) generic.get("added_snapshot_id"));
+    Assert.assertEquals("Added files count", ADDED_FILES, (int) generic.get("added_files_count"));
     Assert.assertEquals(
-        "Added files count", ADDED_FILES, (int) generic.get("added_data_files_count"));
+        "Existing files count", EXISTING_FILES, (int) generic.get("existing_files_count"));
     Assert.assertEquals(
-        "Existing files count", EXISTING_FILES, (int) generic.get("existing_data_files_count"));
-    Assert.assertEquals(
-        "Deleted files count", DELETED_FILES, (int) generic.get("deleted_data_files_count"));
+        "Deleted files count", DELETED_FILES, (int) generic.get("deleted_files_count"));
     Assert.assertEquals("Added rows count", ADDED_ROWS, (long) generic.get("added_rows_count"));
     Assert.assertEquals(
         "Existing rows count", EXISTING_ROWS, (long) generic.get("existing_rows_count"));
@@ -191,12 +190,11 @@ public void testV2ForwardCompatibility() throws IOException {
     Assert.assertEquals("Length", LENGTH, generic.get("manifest_length"));
     Assert.assertEquals("Spec id", SPEC_ID, generic.get("partition_spec_id"));
     Assert.assertEquals("Snapshot id", SNAPSHOT_ID, (long) generic.get("added_snapshot_id"));
+    Assert.assertEquals("Added files count", ADDED_FILES, (int) generic.get("added_files_count"));
     Assert.assertEquals(
-        "Added files count", ADDED_FILES, (int) generic.get("added_data_files_count"));
-    Assert.assertEquals(
-        "Existing files count", EXISTING_FILES, (int) generic.get("existing_data_files_count"));
+        "Existing files count", EXISTING_FILES, (int) generic.get("existing_files_count"));
     Assert.assertEquals(
-        "Deleted files count", DELETED_FILES, (int) generic.get("deleted_data_files_count"));
+        "Deleted files count", DELETED_FILES, (int) generic.get("deleted_files_count"));
     Assert.assertEquals("Added rows count", ADDED_ROWS, (long) generic.get("added_rows_count"));
     Assert.assertEquals(
         "Existing rows count", EXISTING_ROWS, (long) generic.get("existing_rows_count"));
@@ -218,9 +216,9 @@ public void testManifestsWithoutRowStats() throws IOException {
             "manifest_length",
             "partition_spec_id",
             "added_snapshot_id",
-            "added_data_files_count",
-            "existing_data_files_count",
-            "deleted_data_files_count",
+            "added_files_count",
+            "existing_files_count",
+            "deleted_files_count",
             "partitions");
     Schema schemaWithoutRowStats =
         V1Metadata.MANIFEST_LIST_SCHEMA.select(columnNamesWithoutRowStats);
@@ -241,9 +239,9 @@ public void testManifestsWithoutRowStats() throws IOException {
               .set("manifest_length", 1024L)
               .set("partition_spec_id", 1)
               .set("added_snapshot_id", 100L)
-              .set("added_data_files_count", 2)
-              .set("existing_data_files_count", 3)
-              .set("deleted_data_files_count", 4)
+              .set("added_files_count", 2)
+              .set("existing_files_count", 3)
+              .set("deleted_files_count", 4)
               .set("partitions", null)
               .build();
       appender.add(withoutRowStats);