diff --git a/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/bufbreaking/internal/bufbreakingcheck/bufbreakingcheck.go b/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/bufbreaking/internal/bufbreakingcheck/bufbreakingcheck.go
index 766d305763..e950502465 100644
--- a/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/bufbreaking/internal/bufbreakingcheck/bufbreakingcheck.go
+++ b/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/bufbreaking/internal/bufbreakingcheck/bufbreakingcheck.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/bufbuild/buf/private/pkg/protodescriptor"
 	"github.com/bufbuild/buf/private/pkg/protosource"
 	"github.com/bufbuild/buf/private/pkg/stringutil"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/descriptorpb"
@@ -262,7 +263,7 @@ func checkFieldSameLabel(add addFunc, corpus *corpus, previousField protosource.
 		// otherwise prints as hex
 		numberString := strconv.FormatInt(int64(field.Number()), 10)
 		// TODO: specific label location
-		add(field, nil, field.Location(), `Field %q on message %q changed label from %q to %q.`, numberString, field.Message().Name(), prettyPrintFieldDescriptorProtoLabel(previousField.Label()), prettyPrintFieldDescriptorProtoLabel(field.Label()))
+		add(field, nil, field.Location(), `Field %q on message %q changed label from %q to %q.`, numberString, field.Message().Name(), protodescriptor.FieldDescriptorProtoLabelPrettyString(previousField.Label()), protodescriptor.FieldDescriptorProtoLabelPrettyString(field.Label()))
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -493,8 +494,8 @@ func addFieldChangedType(add addFunc, previousField protosource.Field, field pro
 		`Field %q on message %q changed type from %q to %q.%s`,
 		previousNumberString,
 		field.Message().Name(),
-		prettyPrintFieldDescriptorProtoType(previousField.Type()),
-		prettyPrintFieldDescriptorProtoType(field.Type()),
+		protodescriptor.FieldDescriptorProtoTypePrettyString(previousField.Type()),
+		protodescriptor.FieldDescriptorProtoTypePrettyString(field.Type()),
 		combinedExtraMessage,
 	)
 }
diff --git a/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/bufbreaking/internal/bufbreakingcheck/util.go b/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/bufbreaking/internal/bufbreakingcheck/util.go
index c0d208d962..48e5fcb567 100644
--- a/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/bufbreaking/internal/bufbreakingcheck/util.go
+++ b/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/bufbreaking/internal/bufbreakingcheck/util.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package bufbreakingcheck
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/bufbuild/buf/private/bufpkg/bufanalysis"
@@ -352,59 +351,3 @@ func withBackupLocation(primary protosource.Location, secondary protosource.Loca
 	}
 	return secondary
 }
-
-func prettyPrintFieldDescriptorProtoType(t descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_Type) string {
-	switch t {
-	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_DOUBLE:
-		return "double"
-	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_FLOAT:
-		return "float"
-	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_INT64:
-		return "int64"
-	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_UINT64:
-		return "uint64"
-	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_INT32:
-		return "int32"
-	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_FIXED64:
-		return "fixed64"
-	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_FIXED32:
-		return "fixed32"
-	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_BOOL:
-		return "bool"
-	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_STRING:
-		return "string"
-	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_GROUP:
-		return "group"
-	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_MESSAGE:
-		return "message"
-	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_BYTES:
-		return "bytes"
-	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_UINT32:
-		return "uint32"
-	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_ENUM:
-		return "enum"
-	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_SFIXED32:
-		return "sfixed32"
-	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_SFIXED64:
-		return "sfixed64"
-	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_SINT32:
-		return "sint32"
-	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_SINT64:
-		return "sint64"
-	default:
-		return strconv.Itoa(int(t))
-	}
-}
-
-func prettyPrintFieldDescriptorProtoLabel(l descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_Label) string {
-	switch l {
-	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_LABEL_OPTIONAL:
-		return "optional"
-	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_LABEL_REQUIRED:
-		return "required"
-	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_LABEL_REPEATED:
-		return "repeated"
-	default:
-		return strconv.Itoa(int(l))
-	}
-}
diff --git a/private/pkg/protodescriptor/protodescriptor.go b/private/pkg/protodescriptor/protodescriptor.go
index ad0768fd0f..5c64958741 100644
--- a/private/pkg/protodescriptor/protodescriptor.go
+++ b/private/pkg/protodescriptor/protodescriptor.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package protodescriptor
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/bufbuild/buf/private/pkg/normalpath"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
@@ -223,3 +224,63 @@ func ValidateProtoPaths(name string, paths []string) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// FieldDescriptorProtoTypePrettyString prints a pretty string
+// representation of the FieldDescriptorProto_Type.
+func FieldDescriptorProtoTypePrettyString(t descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_Type) string {
+	switch t {
+	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_DOUBLE:
+		return "double"
+	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_FLOAT:
+		return "float"
+	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_INT64:
+		return "int64"
+	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_UINT64:
+		return "uint64"
+	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_INT32:
+		return "int32"
+	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_FIXED64:
+		return "fixed64"
+	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_FIXED32:
+		return "fixed32"
+	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_BOOL:
+		return "bool"
+	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_STRING:
+		return "string"
+	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_GROUP:
+		return "group"
+	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_MESSAGE:
+		return "message"
+	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_BYTES:
+		return "bytes"
+	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_UINT32:
+		return "uint32"
+	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_ENUM:
+		return "enum"
+	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_SFIXED32:
+		return "sfixed32"
+	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_SFIXED64:
+		return "sfixed64"
+	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_SINT32:
+		return "sint32"
+	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_TYPE_SINT64:
+		return "sint64"
+	default:
+		return strconv.Itoa(int(t))
+	}
+}
+
+// FieldDescriptorProtoLabelPrettyString prints a pretty string
+// representation of the FieldDescriptorProto_Label.
+func FieldDescriptorProtoLabelPrettyString(l descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_Label) string {
+	switch l {
+	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_LABEL_OPTIONAL:
+		return "optional"
+	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_LABEL_REQUIRED:
+		return "required"
+	case descriptorpb.FieldDescriptorProto_LABEL_REPEATED:
+		return "repeated"
+	default:
+		return strconv.Itoa(int(l))
+	}
+}