diff --git a/specification/trace/semantic_conventions/compatibility.md b/specification/general/trace-compatibility.md
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rename to specification/general/trace-compatibility.md
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Semantic conventions for Compatibility components
+# Semantic conventions for tracing Compatibility components
 
 **Status**: [Experimental][DocumentStatus]
 
diff --git a/specification/general/trace-general.md b/specification/general/trace-general.md
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--- a/specification/general/trace-general.md
+++ b/specification/general/trace-general.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ The following semantic conventions for spans are defined:
 * [Messaging](/specification/trace/semantic_conventions/messaging.md): For messaging systems (queues, publish/subscribe, etc.) spans.
 * [FaaS](/specification/trace/semantic_conventions/faas.md): For [Function as a Service](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function_as_a_service) (e.g., AWS Lambda) spans.
 * [Exceptions](/specification/trace/semantic_conventions/exceptions.md): For recording exceptions associated with a span.
-* [Compatibility](/specification/trace/semantic_conventions/compatibility.md): For spans generated by compatibility components, e.g. OpenTracing Shim layer.
+* [Compatibility](trace-compatibility.md): For spans generated by compatibility components, e.g. OpenTracing Shim layer.
 * [Feature Flags](/specification/trace/semantic_conventions/feature-flags.md): For recording feature flag evaluations associated with a span.
 
 The following library-specific semantic conventions are defined: