diff --git a/source/description.rst b/source/description.rst
index 8e84f49..326feab 100644
--- a/source/description.rst
+++ b/source/description.rst
@@ -552,22 +552,22 @@ String specifying the data type of the attribute. Allowable values are:
 +--------------------------+----------------------------------+----------------+
 | ``dtype`` **spec value** | **storage type**                 | **size**       |
 +--------------------------+----------------------------------+----------------+
-| * "float"                | single precision floating point  | 32 bit         |
-| * "float32"              |                                  |                |
+| * "float64"              | double precision floating point  | 64 bit         |
+| * "double"               |                                  |                |
 +--------------------------+----------------------------------+----------------+
-| * "double"               | double precision floating point  | 64 bit         |
-| * "float64"              |                                  |                |
+| * "float32"              | single precision floating point  | 32 bit         |
+| * "float"                |                                  |                |
 +--------------------------+----------------------------------+----------------+
-| * "long"                 | signed 64 bit integer            | 64 bit         |
-| * "int64"                |                                  |                |
+| * "int64"                | signed 64 bit integer            | 64 bit         |
+| * "long"                 |                                  |                |
 +--------------------------+----------------------------------+----------------+
-| * "int"                  | signed 32 bit integer            | 32 bit         |
-| * "int32"                |                                  |                |
+| * "int32"                | signed 32 bit integer            | 32 bit         |
 +--------------------------+----------------------------------+----------------+
-| * "short"                | signed 16 bit integer            | 16 bit         |
-| * "int16"                |                                  |                |
+| * "int16"                | signed 16 bit integer            | 16 bit         |
+| * "short"                |                                  |                |
 +--------------------------+----------------------------------+----------------+
 | * "int8"                 | signed 8 bit integer             | 8 bit          |
+| * "int"                  |                                  |                |
 +--------------------------+----------------------------------+----------------+
 | * "uint64"               | unsigned 64 bit integer          | 64 bit         |
 +--------------------------+----------------------------------+----------------+
@@ -576,6 +576,7 @@ String specifying the data type of the attribute. Allowable values are:
 | * "uint16"               | unsigned 16 bit integer          | 16 bit         |
 +--------------------------+----------------------------------+----------------+
 | * "uint8"                | unsigned 8 bit integer           | 8 bit          |
+| * "uint"                 |                                  |                |
 +--------------------------+----------------------------------+----------------+
 | * "numeric"              | any numeric type (i.e., any int, | 8 to 64 bit    |
 |                          | uint, float)                     |                |
@@ -600,11 +601,15 @@ String specifying the data type of the attribute. Allowable values are:
 
 .. note::
 
-    The precision indicated in the specification is interpreted as a minimum precision.
+    The precision indicated in the specification is interpreted as a **minimum** precision.
     Higher precisions may be used if required by the particular data.
     In addition, since valid ASCII text is valid UTF-8-encoded Unicode, ASCII text may be used
     where 8-bit Unicode is required. 8-bit Unicode cannot be used where ASCII is required.
 
+.. note::
+
+    Prior to version 3.0, ``int`` was synonymous with ``int32``, and ``uint`` was not listed.
+
 Reference ``dtype``
 """""""""""""""""""
 
diff --git a/source/hdmf.schema.json b/source/hdmf.schema.json
index 46339cd..654287f 100644
--- a/source/hdmf.schema.json
+++ b/source/hdmf.schema.json
@@ -87,21 +87,22 @@
         {
           "type": "string",
           "enum": [
-            "float",
-            "float32",
-            "double",
             "float64",
-            "long",
+            "double",
+            "float32",
+            "float",
             "int64",
-            "int",
+            "long",
             "int32",
             "int16",
+            "short",
             "int8",
-            "uint",
+            "int",
             "uint64",
             "uint32",
             "uint16",
             "uint8",
+            "uint",
             "numeric",
             "text",
             "utf",
diff --git a/source/release_notes.rst b/source/release_notes.rst
index ed93f5b..2678dca 100644
--- a/source/release_notes.rst
+++ b/source/release_notes.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Version 3.0.0 (Upcoming)
 * Updated ``datetime`` specification to allow a date with no time or timezone.
 * Changed the meaning of the default shape ``shape: null`` from representing a scalar to representing any shape.
 * Added special value for ``shape: scalar`` that represents a scalar.
+* Changed the meaning of ``dtype: int`` from int32 to int8. Added ``dtype: uint`` which means uint8.
 
 Version 2.0.2 (March, 2020)
 ---------------------------------