diff --git a/fast/stages/0-org-setup/schemas/defaults.schema.json b/fast/stages/0-org-setup/schemas/defaults.schema.json
index 28aed98f1..fd6792058 100644
--- a/fast/stages/0-org-setup/schemas/defaults.schema.json
+++ b/fast/stages/0-org-setup/schemas/defaults.schema.json
@@ -98,10 +98,7 @@
               "additionalProperties": false,
               "patternProperties": {
                 "^[a-z0-9_-]+$": {
-                  "type": "array",
-                  "items": {
-                    "type": "string"
-                  }
+                  "type": "string"
                 }
               }
             },
diff --git a/fast/stages/0-org-setup/schemas/defaults.schema.md b/fast/stages/0-org-setup/schemas/defaults.schema.md
index 1a720275e..77570efd6 100644
--- a/fast/stages/0-org-setup/schemas/defaults.schema.md
+++ b/fast/stages/0-org-setup/schemas/defaults.schema.md
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@
       <br>*enum: ['PREVENT', 'DELETE', 'ABANDON']*
     - **labels**: *object*
       <br>*additional properties: false*
-      - **`^[a-z0-9_-]+$`**: *array*
-        - items: *string*
+      - **`^[a-z0-9_-]+$`**: *string*
     - **locations**: *object*
       <br>*additional properties: false*
       - **bigquery**: *string*
diff --git a/fast/stages/2-networking/schemas/defaults.schema.json b/fast/stages/2-networking/schemas/defaults.schema.json
index d0a094eb4..f31c07f90 100644
--- a/fast/stages/2-networking/schemas/defaults.schema.json
+++ b/fast/stages/2-networking/schemas/defaults.schema.json
@@ -66,10 +66,7 @@
               "additionalProperties": false,
               "patternProperties": {
                 "^[a-z0-9_-]+$": {
-                  "type": "array",
-                  "items": {
-                    "type": "string"
-                  }
+                  "type": "string"
                 }
               }
             },
diff --git a/fast/stages/2-networking/schemas/defaults.schema.md b/fast/stages/2-networking/schemas/defaults.schema.md
index e7478f846..37a838d52 100644
--- a/fast/stages/2-networking/schemas/defaults.schema.md
+++ b/fast/stages/2-networking/schemas/defaults.schema.md
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@
       <br>*enum: ['PREVENT', 'DELETE', 'ABANDON']*
     - **labels**: *object*
       <br>*additional properties: false*
-      - **`^[a-z0-9_-]+$`**: *array*
-        - items: *string*
+      - **`^[a-z0-9_-]+$`**: *string*
     - **locations**: *object*
       <br>*additional properties: false*
       - **bigquery**: *string*
diff --git a/fast/stages/2-project-factory/schemas/defaults.schema.json b/fast/stages/2-project-factory/schemas/defaults.schema.json
index 8f2ac19ba..9125f1d35 100644
--- a/fast/stages/2-project-factory/schemas/defaults.schema.json
+++ b/fast/stages/2-project-factory/schemas/defaults.schema.json
@@ -51,10 +51,7 @@
               "additionalProperties": false,
               "patternProperties": {
                 "^[a-z0-9_-]+$": {
-                  "type": "array",
-                  "items": {
-                    "type": "string"
-                  }
+                  "type": "string"
                 }
               }
             },
@@ -282,10 +279,7 @@
               "additionalProperties": false,
               "patternProperties": {
                 "^[a-z0-9_-]+$": {
-                  "type": "array",
-                  "items": {
-                    "type": "string"
-                  }
+                  "type": "string"
                 }
               }
             },
diff --git a/fast/stages/2-project-factory/schemas/defaults.schema.md b/fast/stages/2-project-factory/schemas/defaults.schema.md
index cf9b75016..63a7c9494 100644
--- a/fast/stages/2-project-factory/schemas/defaults.schema.md
+++ b/fast/stages/2-project-factory/schemas/defaults.schema.md
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
       <br>*enum: ['PREVENT', 'DELETE', 'ABANDON']*
     - **labels**: *object*
       <br>*additional properties: false*
-      - **`^[a-z0-9_-]+$`**: *array*
-        - items: *string*
+      - **`^[a-z0-9_-]+$`**: *string*
     - **locations**: *object*
       <br>*additional properties: false*
       - **bigquery**: *string*
@@ -82,8 +81,7 @@
         - items: *string*
     - **labels**: *object*
       <br>*additional properties: false*
-      - **`^[a-z0-9_-]+$`**: *array*
-        - items: *string*
+      - **`^[a-z0-9_-]+$`**: *string*
     - **metric_scopes**: *array*
       - items: *string*
     - **service_encryption_key_ids**: *object*
diff --git a/fast/stages/2-security/schemas/defaults.schema.json b/fast/stages/2-security/schemas/defaults.schema.json
index c5732c6d4..048bf018e 100644
--- a/fast/stages/2-security/schemas/defaults.schema.json
+++ b/fast/stages/2-security/schemas/defaults.schema.json
@@ -66,10 +66,7 @@
               "additionalProperties": false,
               "patternProperties": {
                 "^[a-z0-9_-]+$": {
-                  "type": "array",
-                  "items": {
-                    "type": "string"
-                  }
+                  "type": "string"
                 }
               }
             },
diff --git a/fast/stages/2-security/schemas/defaults.schema.md b/fast/stages/2-security/schemas/defaults.schema.md
index 5355eefe3..4bb55dd76 100644
--- a/fast/stages/2-security/schemas/defaults.schema.md
+++ b/fast/stages/2-security/schemas/defaults.schema.md
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@
       <br>*enum: ['PREVENT', 'DELETE', 'ABANDON']*
     - **labels**: *object*
       <br>*additional properties: false*
-      - **`^[a-z0-9_-]+$`**: *array*
-        - items: *string*
+      - **`^[a-z0-9_-]+$`**: *string*
     - **locations**: *object*
       <br>*additional properties: false*
       - **bigquery**: *string*