diff --git a/.chloggen/fix-mssql-metric-db-type.yaml b/.chloggen/fix-mssql-metric-db-type.yaml
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@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+#
+# If your change doesn't affect end users you should instead start
+# your pull request title with [chore] or use the "Skip Changelog" label.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: breaking
+
+# The name of the area of concern in the attributes-registry, (e.g. http, cloud, db)
+component: db
+
+# A brief description of the change. Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: The `db.type` property value for metrics has been changed to `mssql_instance` to be consistent with spans.
+
+# Mandatory: One or more tracking issues related to the change. You can use the PR number here if no issue exists.
+# The values here must be integers.
+issues: [1779]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:
diff --git a/docs/database/mssql.md b/docs/database/mssql.md
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--- a/docs/database/mssql.md
+++ b/docs/database/mssql.md
@@ -114,6 +114,6 @@ and SHOULD be provided **at span creation time** (if provided at all):
 Microsoft SQL Server client instrumentations SHOULD collect metrics according to the general
 [Semantic Conventions for Database Client Metrics](database-metrics.md).
 
-`db.system` MUST be set to `"mssql"`.
+`db.system` MUST be set to `"microsoft.sql_server"`.
 
 [DocumentStatus]: https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otel/document-status