diff --git a/pkg/items/events.go b/pkg/items/events.go
index 6d1ced937cefb429e6fdcae48df60885acbf2fe3..fe2506636f311f04dc736e75493e07fa153d7429 100644
--- a/pkg/items/events.go
+++ b/pkg/items/events.go
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	EventItemCreate    = "item_create"
-	EventItemUpdate    = "item_update"
-	EventItemPublish   = "item_publish"
-	EventItemUnpublish = "item_unpublish"
-	EventItemDelete    = "item_delete"
-	EventItemUndelete  = "item_undelete"
-	EventItemArchive   = "item_archive"
-	EventItemUnarchive = "item_unarchive"
+	EventItemCreate    = "item.create"
+	EventItemUpdate    = "item.update"
+	EventItemPublish   = "item.publish"
+	EventItemUnpublish = "item.unpublish"
+	EventItemDelete    = "item.delete"
+	EventItemUndelete  = "item.undelete"
+	EventItemArchive   = "item.archive"
+	EventItemUnarchive = "item.unarchive"
 
 	DefaultEventSubject = "content.{{.EventType}}.{{.SpaceID}}.{{.EnvID}}.{{.CollectionID}}.{{.ItemID}}"
 )