diff --git a/examples/kitchen-sink.yaml b/examples/kitchen-sink.yaml
index 29263a5..5611b94 100644
--- a/examples/kitchen-sink.yaml
+++ b/examples/kitchen-sink.yaml
@@ -414,28 +414,40 @@ tracer_provider:
 resource:
   # Configure resource attributes. Entries have higher priority than entries from .resource.attributes_list.
   #
+  # Each entry must contain .name and .value, and may optionally include .type, which defaults to "string" if not set. The value must match the type. Known types include: string, bool, int, double, string_array, bool_array, int_array, double_array.
+  #
   # Environment variable: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES
   attributes:
     # Configure `service.name` resource attribute
     #
     # Environment variable: OTEL_SERVICE_NAME
     - name: service-name
-      string_value: "unknown_service"
+      value: unknown_service
     # Configure other resource attributes with explicit types.
+    - name: string_key
+      value: value
+      type: string
     - name: bool_key
-      bool_value: true
+      value: true
+      type: bool
     - name: int_key
-      int_value: 1
+      value: 1
+      type: int
     - name: double_key
-      double_value: 1.1
+      value: 1.1
+      type: double
     - name: string_array_key
-      string_array_value: ["value1", "value2"]
+      value: ["value1", "value2"]
+      type: string_array
     - name: bool_array_key
-      bool_array_value: [ true, false ]
+      value: [ true, false ]
+      type: bool_array
     - name: int_array_key
-      int_array_value: [ 1, 2 ]
+      value: [ 1, 2 ]
+      type: int_array
     - name: double_array_key
-      double_array_value: [ 1.1, 2.2 ]
+      value: [ 1.1, 2.2 ]
+      type: double_array
   # Configure resource attributes. Entries have lower priority than entries from .resource.attributes.
   #
   # The value is a list of comma separated key-value pairs,  matching the format of OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES. See https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/main/specification/configuration/sdk-environment-variables.md#general-sdk-configuration for details.
diff --git a/examples/sdk-config.yaml b/examples/sdk-config.yaml
index a699ad1..8a61ec9 100644
--- a/examples/sdk-config.yaml
+++ b/examples/sdk-config.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ resource:
   attributes:
     # Configure `service.name` resource attribute
     - name: service.name
-      string_value: unknown_service
+      value: unknown_service
 
 # Configure general attribute limits. See also tracer_provider.limits, logger_provider.limits.
 attribute_limits:
diff --git a/examples/sdk-migration-config.yaml b/examples/sdk-migration-config.yaml
index aa9b5f3..b735aa0 100644
--- a/examples/sdk-migration-config.yaml
+++ b/examples/sdk-migration-config.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ resource:
   attributes:
     # Configure `service.name` resource attribute
     - name: service.name
-      string_value: ${OTEL_SERVICE_NAME:-unknown_service}
+      value: ${OTEL_SERVICE_NAME:-unknown_service}
   # Configure resource attributes. Entries have lower priority than entries from .resource.attributes.
   #
   # The value is a list of comma separated key-value pairs, matching the format of OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES. See https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/main/specification/configuration/sdk-environment-variables.md#general-sdk-configuration for details.
diff --git a/schema/resource.json b/schema/resource.json
index 304e155..5e03621 100644
--- a/schema/resource.json
+++ b/schema/resource.json
@@ -27,46 +27,34 @@
             "type": "object",
             "additionalProperties": false,
             "minProperties": 2,
-            "maxProperties": 2,
+            "maxProperties": 3,
             "properties": {
                 "name": {
                     "type": "string"
                 },
-                "string_value": {
-                    "type": "string"
-                },
-                "bool_value": {
-                    "type": "boolean"
-                },
-                "int_value": {
-                    "type": "integer"
-                },
-                "double_value": {
-                    "type": "number"
-                },
-                "string_array_value": {
-                    "type": "array",
-                    "items": {
-                        "type": "string"
-                    }
+                "value": {
+                    "oneOf": [
+                        {"type": "string"},
+                        {"type": "number"},
+                        {"type": "boolean"},
+                        {"type": "null"},
+                        {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}},
+                        {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "boolean"}},
+                        {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "number"}}
+                    ]
                 },
-                "bool_array_value": {
-                    "type": "array",
-                    "items": {
-                        "type": "boolean"
-                    }
-                },
-                "int_array_value": {
-                    "type": "array",
-                    "items": {
-                        "type": "integer"
-                    }
-                },
-                "double_array_value": {
-                    "type": "array",
-                    "items": {
-                        "type": "number"
-                    }
+                "type": {
+                    "enum": [
+                        null,
+                        "string",
+                        "bool",
+                        "int",
+                        "double",
+                        "string_array",
+                        "bool_array",
+                        "int_array",
+                        "double_array"
+                    ]
                 }
             },
             "required": [