diff --git a/doc/development/usage_ping/dictionary.md b/doc/development/usage_ping/dictionary.md
index 246af7634d83b1e16868c9085f49ceefa38af668..527da610623d37513845d7e2fd95c5f046f15299 100644
--- a/doc/development/usage_ping/dictionary.md
+++ b/doc/development/usage_ping/dictionary.md
@@ -4354,6 +4354,8 @@ The total count of Helm packages that have been published.
 
 Group: `group::package`
 
+Data Category: `Optional`
+
 Status: `implemented`
 
 Tiers: `free`, `premium`, `ultimate`
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/lib/generators/gitlab/usage_metric_definition_generator/sample_metric_with_ee.yml b/spec/fixtures/lib/generators/gitlab/usage_metric_definition_generator/sample_metric_with_ee.yml
index 5cebfbcbad90eb8c9ba8069eca9de0a5d61c3616..9de4d2a5644418025486e00202ffa9314e24272f 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/lib/generators/gitlab/usage_metric_definition_generator/sample_metric_with_ee.yml
+++ b/spec/fixtures/lib/generators/gitlab/usage_metric_definition_generator/sample_metric_with_ee.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ milestone: "13.9"
 introduced_by_url:
 time_frame: 7d
 data_source:
-data_category: Operational
+data_category: Optional
 distribution:
 - ee
 tier:
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/lib/generators/gitlab/usage_metric_definition_generator/sample_metric_with_name_suggestions.yml b/spec/fixtures/lib/generators/gitlab/usage_metric_definition_generator/sample_metric_with_name_suggestions.yml
index d448e7bf3f6b9f3c9f4d43e9b7c3627810e3d6db..0e7de369c82e00d2d6b541068ceee1858d7f54f4 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/lib/generators/gitlab/usage_metric_definition_generator/sample_metric_with_name_suggestions.yml
+++ b/spec/fixtures/lib/generators/gitlab/usage_metric_definition_generator/sample_metric_with_name_suggestions.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ milestone: "13.9"
 introduced_by_url:
 time_frame: 7d
 data_source:
-data_category: Operational
+data_category: Optional
 distribution:
 - ce
 - ee