diff --git a/scripts/new-post.js b/scripts/new-post.js
index 6f9f21ec8..f66a188c5 100644
--- a/scripts/new-post.js
+++ b/scripts/new-post.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ image: ''
 tags: []
 category: ''
 draft: false 
-language: ''
+lang: ''
 ---
 `
 
diff --git a/src/content/config.ts b/src/content/config.ts
index 50e7d8b50..aca0bff79 100644
--- a/src/content/config.ts
+++ b/src/content/config.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const postsCollection = defineCollection({
     image: z.string().optional().default(''),
     tags: z.array(z.string()).optional().default([]),
     category: z.string().optional().default(''),
-    language: z.string().optional().default(''),
+    lang: z.string().optional().default(''),
 
     /* For internal use */
     prevTitle: z.string().default(''),
diff --git a/src/pages/posts/[...slug].astro b/src/pages/posts/[...slug].astro
index 5025db603..34815a559 100644
--- a/src/pages/posts/[...slug].astro
+++ b/src/pages/posts/[...slug].astro
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ const jsonLd = {
     url: Astro.site,
   },
   datePublished: formatDateToYYYYMMDD(entry.data.published),
-  inLanguage: (entry.data.language ? entry.data.language.replace('_', '-') : siteConfig.lang.replace('_', '-')),
+  inLanguage: (entry.data.lang ? entry.data.lang.replace('_', '-') : siteConfig.lang.replace('_', '-')),
   // TODO include cover image here
 }
 ---
-<MainGridLayout banner={entry.data.image} title={entry.data.title} description={entry.data.description} lang={entry.data.language}>
+<MainGridLayout banner={entry.data.image} title={entry.data.title} description={entry.data.description} lang={entry.data.lang}>
     <script is:inline slot="head" type="application/ld+json" set:html={JSON.stringify(jsonLd)}></script>
     <div class="flex w-full rounded-[var(--radius-large)] overflow-hidden relative mb-4">
         <div id="post-container" class:list={["card-base z-10 px-6 md:px-9 pt-6 pb-4 relative w-full ",