diff --git a/hapi/hedera-protobufs/services/state/roster/roster.proto b/hapi/hedera-protobufs/services/state/roster/roster.proto
index 3d822062643b..d6b7f6ab1af7 100644
--- a/hapi/hedera-protobufs/services/state/roster/roster.proto
+++ b/hapi/hedera-protobufs/services/state/roster/roster.proto
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ message Roster {
    * This list SHALL contain roster entries in natural order of ascending node ids.
    * This list SHALL NOT be empty.<br/>
    */
-  repeated RosterEntry rosters = 1;
+  repeated RosterEntry roster_entries = 1;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/platform-sdk/swirlds-platform-core/src/main/java/com/swirlds/platform/roster/RosterRetriever.java b/platform-sdk/swirlds-platform-core/src/main/java/com/swirlds/platform/roster/RosterRetriever.java
index bbf288a20a3a..dc8851fa5b1e 100644
--- a/platform-sdk/swirlds-platform-core/src/main/java/com/swirlds/platform/roster/RosterRetriever.java
+++ b/platform-sdk/swirlds-platform-core/src/main/java/com/swirlds/platform/roster/RosterRetriever.java
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public static long getRound(@NonNull final State state) {
     @NonNull
     public static Roster buildRoster(@NonNull final AddressBook addressBook) {
         return Roster.newBuilder()
-                .rosters(addressBook.getNodeIdSet().stream()
+                .rosterEntries(addressBook.getNodeIdSet().stream()
                         .map(addressBook::getAddress)
                         .map(address -> {
                             try {
diff --git a/platform-sdk/swirlds-platform-core/src/main/java/com/swirlds/platform/roster/RosterValidator.java b/platform-sdk/swirlds-platform-core/src/main/java/com/swirlds/platform/roster/RosterValidator.java
index 8b88b95f13d8..1d931014dac9 100644
--- a/platform-sdk/swirlds-platform-core/src/main/java/com/swirlds/platform/roster/RosterValidator.java
+++ b/platform-sdk/swirlds-platform-core/src/main/java/com/swirlds/platform/roster/RosterValidator.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public static void validate(@NonNull final Roster roster) {
             throw new InvalidRosterException("roster is null");
         }
 
-        final List<RosterEntry> rosterEntries = roster.rosters();
+        final List<RosterEntry> rosterEntries = roster.rosterEntries();
 
         if (rosterEntries.isEmpty()) {
             throw new InvalidRosterException("roster is empty");
diff --git a/platform-sdk/swirlds-platform-core/src/main/java/com/swirlds/platform/system/address/AddressBookUtils.java b/platform-sdk/swirlds-platform-core/src/main/java/com/swirlds/platform/system/address/AddressBookUtils.java
index 4cf817fecc50..1d4be49cfff3 100644
--- a/platform-sdk/swirlds-platform-core/src/main/java/com/swirlds/platform/system/address/AddressBookUtils.java
+++ b/platform-sdk/swirlds-platform-core/src/main/java/com/swirlds/platform/system/address/AddressBookUtils.java
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ public static Roster createRoster(@NonNull final AddressBook bootstrapAddressBoo
             final RosterEntry rosterEntry = AddressBookUtils.toRosterEntry(address, nodeId);
             rosterEntries.add(rosterEntry);
         }
-        return Roster.newBuilder().rosters(rosterEntries).build();
+        return Roster.newBuilder().rosterEntries(rosterEntries).build();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/platform-sdk/swirlds-platform-core/src/test/java/com/swirlds/platform/roster/RosterRetrieverTests.java b/platform-sdk/swirlds-platform-core/src/test/java/com/swirlds/platform/roster/RosterRetrieverTests.java
index 7a35d468968f..51671c0705b6 100644
--- a/platform-sdk/swirlds-platform-core/src/test/java/com/swirlds/platform/roster/RosterRetrieverTests.java
+++ b/platform-sdk/swirlds-platform-core/src/test/java/com/swirlds/platform/roster/RosterRetrieverTests.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class RosterRetrieverTests {
             .build();
 
     private static final Roster ROSTER_FROM_ADDRESS_BOOK = Roster.newBuilder()
-            .rosters(List.of(
+            .rosterEntries(List.of(
                     RosterEntry.newBuilder()
                             .nodeId(1L)
                             .weight(1L)
diff --git a/platform-sdk/swirlds-platform-core/src/test/java/com/swirlds/platform/roster/RosterValidatorTests.java b/platform-sdk/swirlds-platform-core/src/test/java/com/swirlds/platform/roster/RosterValidatorTests.java
index b5d9da5b7813..38edd21a1e64 100644
--- a/platform-sdk/swirlds-platform-core/src/test/java/com/swirlds/platform/roster/RosterValidatorTests.java
+++ b/platform-sdk/swirlds-platform-core/src/test/java/com/swirlds/platform/roster/RosterValidatorTests.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void zeroWeightTest() {
         final Exception ex = assertThrows(
                 InvalidRosterException.class,
                 () -> RosterValidator.validate(Roster.newBuilder()
-                        .rosters(
+                        .rosterEntries(
                                 RosterEntry.newBuilder()
                                         .nodeId(1)
                                         .weight(0)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ void negativeWeightTest() {
         final Exception ex = assertThrows(
                 InvalidRosterException.class,
                 () -> RosterValidator.validate(Roster.newBuilder()
-                        .rosters(
+                        .rosterEntries(
                                 RosterEntry.newBuilder()
                                         .nodeId(1)
                                         .weight(0)
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ void duplicateNodeIdTest() {
         final Exception ex = assertThrows(
                 InvalidRosterException.class,
                 () -> RosterValidator.validate(Roster.newBuilder()
-                        .rosters(
+                        .rosterEntries(
                                 RosterEntry.newBuilder()
                                         .nodeId(1)
                                         .weight(1)
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ void invalidGossipCertTest() {
         final Exception ex = assertThrows(
                 InvalidRosterException.class,
                 () -> RosterValidator.validate(Roster.newBuilder()
-                        .rosters(
+                        .rosterEntries(
                                 RosterEntry.newBuilder()
                                         .nodeId(1)
                                         .weight(1)
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void emptyGossipEndpointsTest() {
         final Exception ex = assertThrows(
                 InvalidRosterException.class,
                 () -> RosterValidator.validate(Roster.newBuilder()
-                        .rosters(
+                        .rosterEntries(
                                 RosterEntry.newBuilder()
                                         .nodeId(1)
                                         .weight(1)
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ void zeroPortTest() {
         final Exception ex = assertThrows(
                 InvalidRosterException.class,
                 () -> RosterValidator.validate(Roster.newBuilder()
-                        .rosters(
+                        .rosterEntries(
                                 RosterEntry.newBuilder()
                                         .nodeId(1)
                                         .weight(1)
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ void domainAndIpTest() {
         final Exception ex = assertThrows(
                 InvalidRosterException.class,
                 () -> RosterValidator.validate(Roster.newBuilder()
-                        .rosters(
+                        .rosterEntries(
                                 RosterEntry.newBuilder()
                                         .nodeId(1)
                                         .weight(1)
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ void wrongNodeIdOrderTest() {
         final Exception ex = assertThrows(
                 InvalidRosterException.class,
                 () -> RosterValidator.validate(Roster.newBuilder()
-                        .rosters(
+                        .rosterEntries(
                                 RosterEntry.newBuilder()
                                         .nodeId(1)
                                         .weight(1)
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ void invalidIPv4Test() {
         final Exception ex = assertThrows(
                 InvalidRosterException.class,
                 () -> RosterValidator.validate(Roster.newBuilder()
-                        .rosters(
+                        .rosterEntries(
                                 RosterEntry.newBuilder()
                                         .nodeId(1)
                                         .weight(1)
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ void invalidIPv4Test() {
     @Test
     void validTest() {
         RosterValidator.validate(Roster.newBuilder()
-                .rosters(
+                .rosterEntries(
                         RosterEntry.newBuilder()
                                 .nodeId(1)
                                 .weight(1)
diff --git a/platform-sdk/swirlds-platform-core/src/test/java/com/swirlds/platform/util/AddressBookNetworkUtilsTests.java b/platform-sdk/swirlds-platform-core/src/test/java/com/swirlds/platform/util/AddressBookNetworkUtilsTests.java
index 89c4fa4f7ce9..5d5e6ae72e5a 100644
--- a/platform-sdk/swirlds-platform-core/src/test/java/com/swirlds/platform/util/AddressBookNetworkUtilsTests.java
+++ b/platform-sdk/swirlds-platform-core/src/test/java/com/swirlds/platform/util/AddressBookNetworkUtilsTests.java
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ void testCreateRosterFromNonEmptyAddressBook() {
         final Roster roster = AddressBookUtils.createRoster(addressBook);
 
         assertNotNull(roster);
-        assertEquals(2, roster.rosters().size());
-        assertEquals(1L, roster.rosters().getFirst().nodeId());
-        assertEquals(2L, roster.rosters().getLast().nodeId());
+        assertEquals(2, roster.rosterEntries().size());
+        assertEquals(1L, roster.rosterEntries().getFirst().nodeId());
+        assertEquals(2L, roster.rosterEntries().getLast().nodeId());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ void testCreateRosterFromEmptyAddressBook() {
         final Roster roster = AddressBookUtils.createRoster(addressBook);
 
         assertNotNull(roster);
-        assertTrue(roster.rosters().isEmpty());
+        assertTrue(roster.rosterEntries().isEmpty());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void testToRosterEntryWithCertificateEncodingException() throws CertificateEncod
         final AddressBook addressBook = new AddressBook(List.of(address));
         final Roster roster = AddressBookUtils.createRoster(addressBook);
 
-        assertEquals(Bytes.EMPTY, roster.rosters().getFirst().gossipCaCertificate());
+        assertEquals(Bytes.EMPTY, roster.rosterEntries().getFirst().gossipCaCertificate());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -157,10 +157,10 @@ void testToRosterEntryWithExternalHostname() {
         final AddressBook addressBook = new AddressBook(List.of(address));
         final Roster roster = AddressBookUtils.createRoster(addressBook);
 
-        assertEquals(1, roster.rosters().size());
+        assertEquals(1, roster.rosterEntries().size());
         assertEquals(
                 "hostnameExternal",
-                roster.rosters().getFirst().gossipEndpoint().getFirst().domainName());
+                roster.rosterEntries().getFirst().gossipEndpoint().getFirst().domainName());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -169,10 +169,10 @@ void testToRosterEntryWithInternalHostname() {
         final AddressBook addressBook = new AddressBook(List.of(address));
         final Roster roster = AddressBookUtils.createRoster(addressBook);
 
-        assertEquals(1, roster.rosters().size());
+        assertEquals(1, roster.rosterEntries().size());
         assertEquals(
                 "hostnameInternal",
-                roster.rosters().getFirst().gossipEndpoint().getFirst().domainName());
+                roster.rosterEntries().getFirst().gossipEndpoint().getFirst().domainName());
     }
 
     @Test