diff --git a/rfcs/text/0005-host-metric-fields.md b/rfcs/text/0005-host-metric-fields.md
index b15dddceef..a2c06b29d9 100644
--- a/rfcs/text/0005-host-metric-fields.md
+++ b/rfcs/text/0005-host-metric-fields.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # 0005: Host Metric Fields
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-- Stage: **0 (strawperson)** <!-- Update to reflect target stage. See https://elastic.github.io/ecs/stages.html -->
+- Stage: **1 (proposal)** <!-- Update to reflect target stage. See https://elastic.github.io/ecs/stages.html -->
 - Date: **2020-08-21** <!-- The ECS team sets this date at merge time. This is the date of the latest stage advancement. -->
 
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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ We are proposing to add 7 new host fields into ECS for monitoring CPU, disk and
 With existing `host.id` and `host.name`, these total 9 fields will become the common field schema for host metrics.
 
 Proposed 7 new fields are:
-* host.cpu.pct
+* host.cpu.usage
 * host.network.in.bytes
 * host.network.in.packets
 * host.network.out.bytes
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ This RFC calls for the addition of host fields to collect basic monitoring metri
 
 | field | type | description |
 | --- | --- | --- |
-| `host.cpu.pct` | scaled_float | Percent CPU used. This value is normalized by the number of CPU cores and it ranges from 0 to 1. |
+| `host.cpu.usage` | scaled_float | Percent CPU used with scaling_factor of 1000. This value is normalized by the number of CPU cores and it ranges from 0 to 1. For example: For a two core host, this value should be the average of the 2 cores, between 0 and 1. |
 | `host.network.in.bytes` | long | The number of bytes received on all network interfaces by the host in a given period of time. |
 | `host.network.in.packets` | long | The number of packets received on all network interfaces by the host in a given period of time. |
 | `host.network.out.bytes` | long | The number of bytes sent out on all network interfaces by the host in a given period of time. |
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ Stage 4: Identify at least one real-world, production-ready implementation that
 The following are the people that consulted on the contents of this RFC.
 
 * @kaiyan-sheng | author
+* @cyrille-leclerc | sponsor
+* @exekias | subject matter expert
 
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