diff --git a/src/lib/openapi/spec/feature-lifecycle-schema.ts b/src/lib/openapi/spec/feature-lifecycle-schema.ts
index 27d741b79d..2e477a99cb 100644
--- a/src/lib/openapi/spec/feature-lifecycle-schema.ts
+++ b/src/lib/openapi/spec/feature-lifecycle-schema.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const featureLifecycleSchema = {
                     'cleanup',
                     'archived',
                 ],
-                example: 'initial',
+                example: 'define',
                 description:
                     'The name of the lifecycle stage that got recorded for a given feature',
             },
diff --git a/src/lib/openapi/spec/feature-schema.ts b/src/lib/openapi/spec/feature-schema.ts
index cd4b6e2024..e592c2f07e 100644
--- a/src/lib/openapi/spec/feature-schema.ts
+++ b/src/lib/openapi/spec/feature-schema.ts
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export const featureSchema = {
                         'cleanup',
                         'archived',
                     ],
-                    example: 'initial',
+                    example: 'define',
                 },
                 enteredStageAt: {
                     description: 'When the feature entered this stage',
diff --git a/src/lib/openapi/spec/feature-search-response-schema.ts b/src/lib/openapi/spec/feature-search-response-schema.ts
index 7f7895cb25..e48e1efef1 100644
--- a/src/lib/openapi/spec/feature-search-response-schema.ts
+++ b/src/lib/openapi/spec/feature-search-response-schema.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export const featureSearchResponseSchema = {
                         'cleanup',
                         'archived',
                     ],
-                    example: 'initial',
+                    example: 'define',
                 },
                 status: {
                     type: 'string',