diff --git a/app/cli/cmd/apply.go b/app/cli/cmd/apply.go
index a1d1d0504..e8443cd9e 100644
--- a/app/cli/cmd/apply.go
+++ b/app/cli/cmd/apply.go
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ Supports multi-document YAML files. Each document must have a 'kind' field.`,
 			}
 
 			for _, r := range results {
-				status := "applied"
-				if r.Unchanged {
-					status = "unchanged"
+				status := "unchanged"
+				if r.Changed {
+					status = "applied"
 				}
 				logger.Info().Msgf("%s/%s %s", r.Kind, r.Name, status)
 			}
diff --git a/app/cli/cmd/workflow_contract_apply.go b/app/cli/cmd/workflow_contract_apply.go
index 70614d43b..2fc60f5bb 100644
--- a/app/cli/cmd/workflow_contract_apply.go
+++ b/app/cli/cmd/workflow_contract_apply.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// Copyright 2025 The Chainloop Authors.
+// Copyright 2025-2026 The Chainloop Authors.
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ or update it if it already exists.`,
 				desc = &description
 			}
 
-			res, unchanged, err := action.NewWorkflowContractApply(ActionOpts).Run(cmd.Context(), contractName, contractPath, desc, projectName)
+			res, changed, err := action.NewWorkflowContractApply(ActionOpts).Run(cmd.Context(), contractName, contractPath, desc, projectName)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			status := "applied"
-			if unchanged {
-				status = "unchanged"
+			status := "unchanged"
+			if changed {
+				status = "applied"
 			}
 			logger.Info().Msgf("Contract/%s %s", contractName, status)
 			return output.EncodeOutput(flagOutputFormat, res, contractItemTableOutput)
diff --git a/app/cli/pkg/action/apply.go b/app/cli/pkg/action/apply.go
index 022c31146..dd5977e53 100644
--- a/app/cli/pkg/action/apply.go
+++ b/app/cli/pkg/action/apply.go
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ const (
 
 // ApplyResult holds the outcome of a successfully applied resource document
 type ApplyResult struct {
-	Kind      string
-	Name      string
-	Unchanged bool
+	Kind    string
+	Name    string
+	Changed bool
 }
 
 // YAMLDoc holds a parsed YAML document with its kind and raw bytes
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ func (a *Apply) Run(ctx context.Context, path string) ([]*ApplyResult, error) {
 	for _, doc := range docs {
 		switch doc.Kind {
 		case KindContract:
-			unchanged, err := ApplyContractFromRawData(ctx, a.cfg.CPConnection, doc.RawData)
+			changed, err := ApplyContractFromRawData(ctx, a.cfg.CPConnection, doc.RawData)
 			if err != nil {
 				return results, fmt.Errorf("%s/%s: %w", doc.Kind, doc.Name, err)
 			}
-			results = append(results, &ApplyResult{Kind: doc.Kind, Name: doc.Name, Unchanged: unchanged})
+			results = append(results, &ApplyResult{Kind: doc.Kind, Name: doc.Name, Changed: changed})
 		default:
 			return results, fmt.Errorf("unsupported kind %q", doc.Kind)
 		}
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func ApplyContractFromRawData(ctx context.Context, conn *grpc.ClientConn, rawDat
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to apply contract: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	return resp.GetUnchanged(), nil
+	return resp.GetChanged(), nil
 }
 
 // CollectYAMLFiles returns YAML file paths from the given path.
diff --git a/app/cli/pkg/action/workflow_contract_apply.go b/app/cli/pkg/action/workflow_contract_apply.go
index a86ae8389..764556769 100644
--- a/app/cli/pkg/action/workflow_contract_apply.go
+++ b/app/cli/pkg/action/workflow_contract_apply.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// Copyright 2025 The Chainloop Authors.
+// Copyright 2025-2026 The Chainloop Authors.
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ func (action *WorkflowContractApply) Run(ctx context.Context, contractName strin
 			return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("failed to update existing contract '%s': %w", contractName, err)
 		}
 
-		unchanged := prevRevision == res.Result.GetRevision().GetRevision()
+		changed := prevRevision != res.Result.GetRevision().GetRevision()
 
-		return pbWorkflowContractItemToAction(res.Result.Contract), unchanged, nil
+		return pbWorkflowContractItemToAction(res.Result.Contract), changed, nil
 	}
 
 	// Contract doesn't exist, perform create
@@ -87,5 +87,5 @@ func (action *WorkflowContractApply) Run(ctx context.Context, contractName strin
 		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("failed to create new contract '%s': %w", contractName, err)
 	}
 
-	return pbWorkflowContractItemToAction(res.Result), false, nil
+	return pbWorkflowContractItemToAction(res.Result), true, nil
 }
diff --git a/app/controlplane/api/controlplane/v1/workflow_contract.pb.go b/app/controlplane/api/controlplane/v1/workflow_contract.pb.go
index c69e06870..67177e354 100644
--- a/app/controlplane/api/controlplane/v1/workflow_contract.pb.go
+++ b/app/controlplane/api/controlplane/v1/workflow_contract.pb.go
@@ -560,8 +560,12 @@ func (x *WorkflowContractServiceApplyRequest) GetRawSchema() []byte {
 type WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse struct {
 	state  protoimpl.MessageState `protogen:"open.v1"`
 	Result *WorkflowContractItem  `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=result,proto3" json:"result,omitempty"`
-	// Whether the resource was unchanged
-	Unchanged     bool `protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=unchanged,proto3" json:"unchanged,omitempty"`
+	// Deprecated: use changed instead
+	//
+	// Deprecated: Marked as deprecated in controlplane/v1/workflow_contract.proto.
+	Unchanged bool `protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=unchanged,proto3" json:"unchanged,omitempty"`
+	// Whether the resource was changed
+	Changed       bool `protobuf:"varint,3,opt,name=changed,proto3" json:"changed,omitempty"`
 	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
 	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
 }
@@ -603,6 +607,7 @@ func (x *WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse) GetResult() *WorkflowContractItem
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Deprecated: Marked as deprecated in controlplane/v1/workflow_contract.proto.
 func (x *WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse) GetUnchanged() bool {
 	if x != nil {
 		return x.Unchanged
@@ -610,6 +615,13 @@ func (x *WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse) GetUnchanged() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func (x *WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse) GetChanged() bool {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Changed
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 type WorkflowContractServiceUpdateResponse_Result struct {
 	state         protoimpl.MessageState       `protogen:"open.v1"`
 	Contract      *WorkflowContractItem        `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=contract,proto3" json:"contract,omitempty"`
@@ -757,10 +769,11 @@ const file_controlplane_v1_workflow_contract_proto_rawDesc = "" +
 	"%WorkflowContractServiceDeleteResponse\"D\n" +
 	"#WorkflowContractServiceApplyRequest\x12\x1d\n" +
 	"\n" +
-	"raw_schema\x18\x01 \x01(\fR\trawSchema\"\x83\x01\n" +
+	"raw_schema\x18\x01 \x01(\fR\trawSchema\"\xa1\x01\n" +
 	"$WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse\x12=\n" +
-	"\x06result\x18\x01 \x01(\v2%.controlplane.v1.WorkflowContractItemR\x06result\x12\x1c\n" +
-	"\tunchanged\x18\x02 \x01(\bR\tunchanged2\xec\x05\n" +
+	"\x06result\x18\x01 \x01(\v2%.controlplane.v1.WorkflowContractItemR\x06result\x12 \n" +
+	"\tunchanged\x18\x02 \x01(\bB\x02\x18\x01R\tunchanged\x12\x18\n" +
+	"\achanged\x18\x03 \x01(\bR\achanged2\xec\x05\n" +
 	"\x17WorkflowContractService\x12q\n" +
 	"\x04List\x123.controlplane.v1.WorkflowContractServiceListRequest\x1a4.controlplane.v1.WorkflowContractServiceListResponse\x12w\n" +
 	"\x06Create\x125.controlplane.v1.WorkflowContractServiceCreateRequest\x1a6.controlplane.v1.WorkflowContractServiceCreateResponse\x12w\n" +
diff --git a/app/controlplane/api/controlplane/v1/workflow_contract.proto b/app/controlplane/api/controlplane/v1/workflow_contract.proto
index 36f37c027..e5a9f42b2 100644
--- a/app/controlplane/api/controlplane/v1/workflow_contract.proto
+++ b/app/controlplane/api/controlplane/v1/workflow_contract.proto
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ message WorkflowContractServiceApplyRequest {
 
 message WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse {
   WorkflowContractItem result = 1;
-  // Whether the resource was unchanged
-  bool unchanged = 2;
+  // Deprecated: use changed instead
+  bool unchanged = 2 [deprecated = true];
+  // Whether the resource was changed
+  bool changed = 3;
 }
diff --git a/app/controlplane/api/gen/frontend/controlplane/v1/workflow_contract.ts b/app/controlplane/api/gen/frontend/controlplane/v1/workflow_contract.ts
index ef5fbd321..bef4b4026 100644
--- a/app/controlplane/api/gen/frontend/controlplane/v1/workflow_contract.ts
+++ b/app/controlplane/api/gen/frontend/controlplane/v1/workflow_contract.ts
@@ -73,8 +73,14 @@ export interface WorkflowContractServiceApplyRequest {
 
 export interface WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse {
   result?: WorkflowContractItem;
-  /** Whether the resource was unchanged */
+  /**
+   * Deprecated: use changed instead
+   *
+   * @deprecated
+   */
   unchanged: boolean;
+  /** Whether the resource was changed */
+  changed: boolean;
 }
 
 function createBaseWorkflowContractServiceListRequest(): WorkflowContractServiceListRequest {
@@ -992,7 +998,7 @@ export const WorkflowContractServiceApplyRequest = {
 };
 
 function createBaseWorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse(): WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse {
-  return { result: undefined, unchanged: false };
+  return { result: undefined, unchanged: false, changed: false };
 }
 
 export const WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse = {
@@ -1003,6 +1009,9 @@ export const WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse = {
     if (message.unchanged === true) {
       writer.uint32(16).bool(message.unchanged);
     }
+    if (message.changed === true) {
+      writer.uint32(24).bool(message.changed);
+    }
     return writer;
   },
 
@@ -1027,6 +1036,13 @@ export const WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse = {
 
           message.unchanged = reader.bool();
           continue;
+        case 3:
+          if (tag !== 24) {
+            break;
+          }
+
+          message.changed = reader.bool();
+          continue;
       }
       if ((tag & 7) === 4 || tag === 0) {
         break;
@@ -1040,6 +1056,7 @@ export const WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse = {
     return {
       result: isSet(object.result) ? WorkflowContractItem.fromJSON(object.result) : undefined,
       unchanged: isSet(object.unchanged) ? Boolean(object.unchanged) : false,
+      changed: isSet(object.changed) ? Boolean(object.changed) : false,
     };
   },
 
@@ -1048,6 +1065,7 @@ export const WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse = {
     message.result !== undefined &&
       (obj.result = message.result ? WorkflowContractItem.toJSON(message.result) : undefined);
     message.unchanged !== undefined && (obj.unchanged = message.unchanged);
+    message.changed !== undefined && (obj.changed = message.changed);
     return obj;
   },
 
@@ -1065,6 +1083,7 @@ export const WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse = {
       ? WorkflowContractItem.fromPartial(object.result)
       : undefined;
     message.unchanged = object.unchanged ?? false;
+    message.changed = object.changed ?? false;
     return message;
   },
 };
diff --git a/app/controlplane/api/gen/jsonschema/controlplane.v1.WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse.jsonschema.json b/app/controlplane/api/gen/jsonschema/controlplane.v1.WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse.jsonschema.json
index bd89a7702..8a8849ae0 100644
--- a/app/controlplane/api/gen/jsonschema/controlplane.v1.WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse.jsonschema.json
+++ b/app/controlplane/api/gen/jsonschema/controlplane.v1.WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse.jsonschema.json
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@
   "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
   "additionalProperties": false,
   "properties": {
+    "changed": {
+      "description": "Whether the resource was changed",
+      "type": "boolean"
+    },
     "result": {
       "$ref": "controlplane.v1.WorkflowContractItem.jsonschema.json"
     },
     "unchanged": {
-      "description": "Whether the resource was unchanged",
+      "description": "Deprecated: use changed instead",
       "type": "boolean"
     }
   },
diff --git a/app/controlplane/api/gen/jsonschema/controlplane.v1.WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse.schema.json b/app/controlplane/api/gen/jsonschema/controlplane.v1.WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse.schema.json
index 25a2e806b..bff86e520 100644
--- a/app/controlplane/api/gen/jsonschema/controlplane.v1.WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse.schema.json
+++ b/app/controlplane/api/gen/jsonschema/controlplane.v1.WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse.schema.json
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@
   "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
   "additionalProperties": false,
   "properties": {
+    "changed": {
+      "description": "Whether the resource was changed",
+      "type": "boolean"
+    },
     "result": {
       "$ref": "controlplane.v1.WorkflowContractItem.schema.json"
     },
     "unchanged": {
-      "description": "Whether the resource was unchanged",
+      "description": "Deprecated: use changed instead",
       "type": "boolean"
     }
   },
diff --git a/app/controlplane/internal/service/workflowcontract.go b/app/controlplane/internal/service/workflowcontract.go
index c3c7bdca7..b0f9f9596 100644
--- a/app/controlplane/internal/service/workflowcontract.go
+++ b/app/controlplane/internal/service/workflowcontract.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// Copyright 2024-2025 The Chainloop Authors.
+// Copyright 2024-2026 The Chainloop Authors.
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ func (s *WorkflowContractService) Apply(ctx context.Context, req *pb.WorkflowCon
 		}
 
 		return &pb.WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse{
-			Result:    bizWorkFlowContractToPb(schemaWithVersion.Contract),
-			Unchanged: schemaWithVersion.Unchanged,
+			Result:  bizWorkFlowContractToPb(schemaWithVersion.Contract),
+			Changed: schemaWithVersion.Changed,
 		}, nil
 	}
 
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func (s *WorkflowContractService) Apply(ctx context.Context, req *pb.WorkflowCon
 		return nil, handleUseCaseErr(err, s.log)
 	}
 
-	return &pb.WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse{Result: bizWorkFlowContractToPb(schema)}, nil
+	return &pb.WorkflowContractServiceApplyResponse{Result: bizWorkFlowContractToPb(schema), Changed: true}, nil
 }
 
 func (s *WorkflowContractService) Delete(ctx context.Context, req *pb.WorkflowContractServiceDeleteRequest) (*pb.WorkflowContractServiceDeleteResponse, error) {
diff --git a/app/controlplane/pkg/biz/workflowcontract.go b/app/controlplane/pkg/biz/workflowcontract.go
index e3a9ab0ad..e538cf37c 100644
--- a/app/controlplane/pkg/biz/workflowcontract.go
+++ b/app/controlplane/pkg/biz/workflowcontract.go
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ func (c *Contract) isV1Schema() bool {
 }
 
 type WorkflowContractWithVersion struct {
-	Contract  *WorkflowContract
-	Version   *WorkflowContractVersion
-	Unchanged bool
+	Contract *WorkflowContract
+	Version  *WorkflowContractVersion
+	Changed  bool
 }
 
 type WorkflowContractRepo interface {
@@ -426,15 +426,15 @@ func (uc *WorkflowContractUseCase) Update(ctx context.Context, orgID, name strin
 	}
 
 	// Check if the revisions have changed
-	unchanged := wfContractPreUpdate.LatestRevision == c.Version.Revision
-	if !unchanged {
+	changed := wfContractPreUpdate.LatestRevision != c.Version.Revision
+	if changed {
 		eventPayload.NewRevision = &c.Version.Revision
 		eventPayload.NewRevisionID = &c.Version.ID
 	}
 
 	uc.auditorUC.Dispatch(ctx, eventPayload, &orgUUID)
 
-	c.Unchanged = unchanged
+	c.Changed = changed
 
 	return c, nil
 }