diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-sdk/README.md b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-sdk/README.md
index 82e877d03b..52a23efcc1 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-sdk/README.md
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-sdk/README.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ The instrumentations are collecting the following attributes:
 | `rpc.system` | string | Always equals "aws-api" | |
 | `rpc.method` | string | he name of the operation corresponding to the request, as returned by the AWS SDK. If the SDK does not provide a way to retrieve a name, the name of the command SHOULD be used, removing the suffix `Command` if present, resulting in a PascalCase name with no spaces. | `PutObject` |
 | `rpc.service` | string | The name of the service to which a request is made, as returned by the AWS SDK. If the SDK does not provide a away to retrieve a name, the name of the SDK's client interface for a service SHOULD be used, removing the suffix `Client` if present, resulting in a PascalCase name with no spaces. | `S3`, `DynamoDB`, `Route53` |
-| `aws.region` | string | Region name for the request | "eu-west-1" |
+| `cloud.region` | string | Region name for the request | "eu-west-1" |
 
 ### Custom User Attributes
 
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ Attributes collected:
 | `rpc.method`                                  | The name of the (logical) method being called.                                                 |          |
 | `rpc.service`                                 | The full (logical) name of the service being called.                                           |          |
 | `rpc.system`                                  | A string identifying the remoting system.                                                      |          |
+| `cloud.region`                                | The AWS Region where the requested service is being accessed.                                  |          |
 | `aws.dynamodb.attribute_definitions`          | The JSON-serialized value of each item in the `AttributeDefinitions` request field.            | dynamodb |
 | `aws.dynamodb.consistent_read`                | The value of the `ConsistentRead` request parameter.                                           | dynamodb |
 | `aws.dynamodb.consumed_capacity`              | The JSON-serialized value of each item in the `ConsumedCapacity` response field.               | dynamodb |
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-sdk/src/aws-sdk.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-sdk/src/aws-sdk.ts
index 353667a8d4..450c5c2f93 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-sdk/src/aws-sdk.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-sdk/src/aws-sdk.ts
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ export class AwsInstrumentation extends InstrumentationBase<AwsSdkInstrumentatio
           Promise.resolve(regionPromise)
             .then(resolvedRegion => {
               normalizedRequest.region = resolvedRegion;
-              span.setAttribute(AttributeNames.AWS_REGION, resolvedRegion);
+              span.setAttribute(AttributeNames.CLOUD_REGION, resolvedRegion);
             })
             .catch(e => {
               // there is nothing much we can do in this case.
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-sdk/src/enums.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-sdk/src/enums.ts
index 764bd173c7..c9a39c9f09 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-sdk/src/enums.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-sdk/src/enums.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 export enum AttributeNames {
   AWS_OPERATION = 'aws.operation',
-  AWS_REGION = 'aws.region',
+  CLOUD_REGION = 'cloud.region',
   AWS_SERVICE_API = 'aws.service.api',
   AWS_SERVICE_NAME = 'aws.service.name',
   AWS_SERVICE_IDENTIFIER = 'aws.service.identifier',
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-sdk/src/utils.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-sdk/src/utils.ts
index 99295f0a06..d212dbc5ae 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-sdk/src/utils.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-sdk/src/utils.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export const extractAttributesFromNormalizedRequest = (
     [SEMATTRS_RPC_SYSTEM]: 'aws-api',
     [SEMATTRS_RPC_METHOD]: normalizedRequest.commandName,
     [SEMATTRS_RPC_SERVICE]: normalizedRequest.serviceName,
-    [AttributeNames.AWS_REGION]: normalizedRequest.region,
+    [AttributeNames.CLOUD_REGION]: normalizedRequest.region,
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-sdk/test/aws-sdk-v3-s3.test.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-sdk/test/aws-sdk-v3-s3.test.ts
index 51371c46e3..20ca3f0846 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-sdk/test/aws-sdk-v3-s3.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-sdk/test/aws-sdk-v3-s3.test.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe('instrumentation-aws-sdk-v3 (client-s3)', () => {
       expect(span.attributes[AttributeNames.AWS_S3_BUCKET]).toEqual(
         'ot-demo-test'
       );
-      expect(span.attributes[AttributeNames.AWS_REGION]).toEqual(region);
+      expect(span.attributes[AttributeNames.CLOUD_REGION]).toEqual(region);
       expect(span.name).toEqual('S3.PutObject');
       expect(span.kind).toEqual(SpanKind.CLIENT);
       expect(span.attributes[SEMATTRS_HTTP_STATUS_CODE]).toEqual(200);
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe('instrumentation-aws-sdk-v3 (client-s3)', () => {
         expect(span.attributes[AttributeNames.AWS_S3_BUCKET]).toEqual(
           'ot-demo-test'
         );
-        expect(span.attributes[AttributeNames.AWS_REGION]).toEqual(region);
+        expect(span.attributes[AttributeNames.CLOUD_REGION]).toEqual(region);
         expect(span.name).toEqual('S3.PutObject');
         expect(span.attributes[SEMATTRS_HTTP_STATUS_CODE]).toEqual(200);
         done();
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ describe('instrumentation-aws-sdk-v3 (client-s3)', () => {
       expect(span.attributes[AttributeNames.AWS_S3_BUCKET]).toEqual(
         'ot-demo-test'
       );
-      expect(span.attributes[AttributeNames.AWS_REGION]).toEqual(region);
+      expect(span.attributes[AttributeNames.CLOUD_REGION]).toEqual(region);
       expect(span.name).toEqual('S3.PutObject');
       expect(span.attributes[SEMATTRS_HTTP_STATUS_CODE]).toEqual(200);
     });
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ describe('instrumentation-aws-sdk-v3 (client-s3)', () => {
           'invalid-bucket-name'
         );
         expect(span.attributes[SEMATTRS_HTTP_STATUS_CODE]).toEqual(403);
-        expect(span.attributes[AttributeNames.AWS_REGION]).toEqual(region);
+        expect(span.attributes[AttributeNames.CLOUD_REGION]).toEqual(region);
         expect(span.attributes[AttributeNames.AWS_REQUEST_ID]).toEqual(
           'MS95GTS7KXQ34X2S'
         );
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-sdk/test/aws-sdk-v3-sqs.test.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-sdk/test/aws-sdk-v3-sqs.test.ts
index e4a41c89aa..128b7f6985 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-sdk/test/aws-sdk-v3-sqs.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-sdk/test/aws-sdk-v3-sqs.test.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ describe('instrumentation-aws-sdk-v3 (client-sqs)', () => {
     expect(span.attributes[SEMATTRS_RPC_SYSTEM]).toEqual('aws-api');
     expect(span.attributes[SEMATTRS_RPC_METHOD]).toEqual('SendMessage');
     expect(span.attributes[SEMATTRS_RPC_SERVICE]).toEqual('SQS');
-    expect(span.attributes[AttributeNames.AWS_REGION]).toEqual(region);
+    expect(span.attributes[AttributeNames.CLOUD_REGION]).toEqual(region);
 
     // custom messaging attributes
     expect(span.attributes[SEMATTRS_MESSAGING_SYSTEM]).toEqual('aws.sqs');
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ describe('instrumentation-aws-sdk-v3 (client-sqs)', () => {
     expect(span.attributes[SEMATTRS_RPC_SYSTEM]).toEqual('aws-api');
     expect(span.attributes[SEMATTRS_RPC_METHOD]).toEqual('SendMessageBatch');
     expect(span.attributes[SEMATTRS_RPC_SERVICE]).toEqual('SQS');
-    expect(span.attributes[AttributeNames.AWS_REGION]).toEqual(region);
+    expect(span.attributes[AttributeNames.CLOUD_REGION]).toEqual(region);
 
     // messaging semantic attributes
     expect(span.attributes[SEMATTRS_MESSAGING_SYSTEM]).toEqual('aws.sqs');
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ describe('instrumentation-aws-sdk-v3 (client-sqs)', () => {
       expect(span.attributes[SEMATTRS_RPC_SYSTEM]).toEqual('aws-api');
       expect(span.attributes[SEMATTRS_RPC_METHOD]).toEqual('ReceiveMessage');
       expect(span.attributes[SEMATTRS_RPC_SERVICE]).toEqual('SQS');
-      expect(span.attributes[AttributeNames.AWS_REGION]).toEqual(region);
+      expect(span.attributes[AttributeNames.CLOUD_REGION]).toEqual(region);
       expect(span.attributes[SEMATTRS_HTTP_STATUS_CODE]).toEqual(200);
       done();
     });