diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b8fabfe45..0306942e0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,16 +27,16 @@ A generic event data model for future HEP collider experiments.
 | [CalorimeterHit](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L304)      | [ParticleID](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L316)        | [Cluster](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L329)               |
 | [TrackerHit](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L350)          | [TrackerHitPlane](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L367)   | [RawTimeSeries](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L388)                |
 | [Track](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L401)               | [Vertex](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L420)            | [ReconstructedParticle](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L437) |
-| [SimPrimaryIonizationCluster](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L541) | [TrackerPulse](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L575) | [RecIonizationCluster](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L588) |
-| [TimeSeries](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L599) | [RecDqdx](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L611) |                                                                                          |
+| [SimPrimaryIonizationCluster](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L545) | [TrackerPulse](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L579) | [RecIonizationCluster](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L592) |
+| [TimeSeries](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L603) | [RecDqdx](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L615) |                                                                                          |
 
 **Associations**
 
 | | | |
 |-|-|-|
-| [MCRecoParticleAssociation](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L467)        | [MCRecoCaloAssociation](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L476)         | [MCRecoTrackerAssociation](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L485)         |
-| [MCRecoTrackerHitPlaneAssociation](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L494) | [MCRecoCaloParticleAssociation](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L503) | [MCRecoClusterParticleAssociation](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L512) |
-| [MCRecoTrackParticleAssociation](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L521)   | [RecoParticleVertexAssociation](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L530) |                                                                                                      |
+| [MCRecoParticleAssociation](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L471)        | [MCRecoCaloAssociation](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L480)         | [MCRecoTrackerAssociation](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L489)         |
+| [MCRecoTrackerHitPlaneAssociation](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L498) | [MCRecoCaloParticleAssociation](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L507) | [MCRecoClusterParticleAssociation](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L516) |
+| [MCRecoTrackParticleAssociation](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L525)   | [RecoParticleVertexAssociation](https://github.com/key4hep/EDM4hep/blob/main/edm4hep.yaml#L534) |                                                                                                      |
 
 The tests and examples in the `tests` directory show how to read, write, and use these types in your code.
 
diff --git a/edm4hep.yaml b/edm4hep.yaml
index bc9031591..6af0da613 100644
--- a/edm4hep.yaml
+++ b/edm4hep.yaml
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ datatypes:
     Description: "Reconstructed Particle"
     Author: "F.Gaede, DESY"
     Members:
-      - int32_t                    type           //type of reconstructed particle. Check/set collection parameters ReconstructedParticleTypeNames and ReconstructedParticleTypeValues.
+      - int32_t                PDG            // PDG of the reconstructed particle.
       - float                  energy         // [GeV] energy of the reconstructed particle. Four momentum state is not kept consistent internally.
       - edm4hep::Vector3f      momentum       // [GeV] particle momentum. Four momentum state is not kept consistent internally.
       - edm4hep::Vector3f      referencePoint // [mm] reference, i.e. where the particle has been measured
@@ -457,11 +457,15 @@ datatypes:
     ExtraCode:
       declaration: "
       bool isCompound() const { return particles_size() > 0 ;}\n
+      [[deprecated(\"use setPDG instead\")]]\n
+      int32_t getType() const { return getPDG(); }\n
       "
     MutableExtraCode:
       declaration: "
       //vertex where the particle decays This method actually returns the start vertex from the first daughter particle found.\n
       //TODO: edm4hep::Vertex  getEndVertex() { return  edm4hep::Vertex(  (getParticles(0).isAvailable() ? getParticles(0).getStartVertex() :  edm4hep::Vertex(0,0) ) ) ; }\n
+      [[deprecated(\"use setPDG instead\")]]\n
+      void setType(int32_t pdg) { setPDG(pdg); }\n
       "
 
   edm4hep::MCRecoParticleAssociation: