diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 62c44e0a79e..1cdf0f64abe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ release.
 - Add [`ForceFlush`](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/main/specification/trace/sdk.md#forceflush) to SDK's `TracerProvider` ([#1452](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/1452))
 - Add `elasticsearch` to `db.system` semantic conventions ([#1463](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/1463))
 - Add `runtime` to `container` semantic conventions ([#1482](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/1482))
+- Rename `gcp_gke` to `gcp_kubernetes_engine` to have consistency with other
+Google products under `cloud.infrastructure_service` ([#1496](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/1496))
 
 ## v1.0.1 (2021-02-11)
 
diff --git a/semantic_conventions/resource/cloud.yaml b/semantic_conventions/resource/cloud.yaml
index 3248fac0b50..8c45dfcbe97 100644
--- a/semantic_conventions/resource/cloud.yaml
+++ b/semantic_conventions/resource/cloud.yaml
@@ -78,19 +78,19 @@ groups:
               brief: Azure App Service
             - id: GCP_ComputeEngine
               value: 'gcp_compute_engine'
-              brief: GCP Compute Engine
+              brief: Google Cloud Compute Engine (GCE)
             - id: GCP_CloudRun
               value: 'gcp_cloud_run'
-              brief: GCP Cloud Run
-            - id: GCP_GKE
-              value: 'gcp_gke'
-              brief: Google Kubernetes Engine
+              brief: Google Cloud Run
+            - id: GCP_KubernetesEngine
+              value: 'gcp_kubernetes_engine'
+              brief: Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
             - id: GCP_CloudFunctions
               value: 'gcp_cloud_functions'
-              brief: GCP Cloud Functions
+              brief: Google Cloud Functions (GCF)
             - id: GCP_AppEngine
               value: 'gcp_app_engine'
-              brief: GCP App Engine
+              brief: Google Cloud App Engine (GAE)
         brief: >
           The cloud infrastructure resource in use.
         note: >
diff --git a/specification/resource/semantic_conventions/cloud.md b/specification/resource/semantic_conventions/cloud.md
index 55b25d17005..60178b42052 100644
--- a/specification/resource/semantic_conventions/cloud.md
+++ b/specification/resource/semantic_conventions/cloud.md
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@
 | `azure_aks` | Azure Kubernetes Service |
 | `azure_functions` | Azure Functions |
 | `azure_app_service` | Azure App Service |
-| `gcp_compute_engine` | GCP Compute Engine |
-| `gcp_cloud_run` | GCP Cloud Run |
-| `gcp_gke` | Google Kubernetes Engine |
-| `gcp_cloud_functions` | GCP Cloud Functions |
-| `gcp_app_engine` | GCP App Engine |
+| `gcp_compute_engine` | Google Cloud Compute Engine (GCE) |
+| `gcp_cloud_run` | Google Cloud Run |
+| `gcp_kubernetes_engine` | Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine (GKE) |
+| `gcp_cloud_functions` | Google Cloud Functions (GCF) |
+| `gcp_app_engine` | Google Cloud App Engine (GAE) |
 <!-- endsemconv -->