diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/Request.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/Request.groovy
index 03636ee721..cd43e99818 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/Request.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/Request.groovy
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Request extends Common {
 	DslProperty method
 	Url url
 	UrlPath urlPath
-	RequestHeaders headers
+	Headers headers
 	Body body
 	Multipart multipart
 	BodyMatchers matchers
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class Request extends Common {
 	@CompileStatic
 	@EqualsAndHashCode(includeFields = true)
 	@ToString(includePackage = false)
-	class RequestHeaders extends Headers {
+	private class RequestHeaders extends Headers {
 
 		@Override
 		DslProperty matching(String value) {
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/Response.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/Response.groovy
index 4f6c032f87..008f92043d 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/Response.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/Response.groovy
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class Response extends Common {
 
 	DslProperty status
 	DslProperty delay
-	ResponseHeaders headers
+	Headers headers
 	Body body
 	boolean async
 	ResponseBodyMatchers matchers
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class Response extends Common {
 	@CompileStatic
 	@EqualsAndHashCode(includeFields = true)
 	@ToString(includePackage = false)
-	class ResponseHeaders extends Headers {
+	private class ResponseHeaders extends Headers {
 
 		@Override
 		DslProperty matching(String value) {