diff --git a/spring-eai-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/annotation/MessageEndpoint.java b/spring-eai-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/annotation/MessageEndpoint.java
index b096c3a707..4ddbefb3b2 100644
--- a/spring-eai-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/annotation/MessageEndpoint.java
+++ b/spring-eai-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/annotation/MessageEndpoint.java
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 @Component
 public @interface MessageEndpoint {
 
-	String source();
+	String input();
 
-	String target();
+	String output();
 
 }