diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index 85459bddba..6e68d826f8 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cff-version: 1.2.0
 message: "If you use this repository, please cite it as below."
 preferred-citation:
-  type: conference-article
+  type: article
   authors:
   - family-names: "Zhang"
     given-names: "Guoyi"