diff --git a/conans/client/cmd/new.py b/conans/client/cmd/new.py
index 3e843af250b..57ad0a75688 100644
--- a/conans/client/cmd/new.py
+++ b/conans/client/cmd/new.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class {package_name}Conan(ConanFile):
     author = "<Put your name here> <And your email here>"
     url = "<Package recipe repository url here, for issues about the package>"
     description = "<Description of {package_name} here>"
-    tags = ["<Put some tag here>", "<here>", "<and here>"]
+    topics = ["<Put some tag here>", "<here>", "<and here>"]
     settings = "os", "compiler", "build_type", "arch"
     options = {{"shared": [True, False]}}
     default_options = "shared=False"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class {package_name}Conan(ConanFile):
     url = "None"
     license = "None"
     author = "None"
-    tags = None
+    topics = None
 
     def package(self):
         self.copy("*")
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class {package_name}Conan(ConanFile):
     author = "<Put your name here> <And your email here>"
     url = "<Package recipe repository url here, for issues about the package>"
     description = "<Description of {package_name} here>"
-    tags = ["<Put some tag here>", "<here>", "<and here>"]
+    topics = ["<Put some tag here>", "<here>", "<and here>"]
     settings = "os", "compiler", "build_type", "arch"
     options = {{"shared": [True, False]}}
     default_options = "shared=False"
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class {package_name}Conan(ConanFile):
     author = "<Put your name here> <And your email here>"
     url = "<Package recipe repository url here, for issues about the package>"
     description = "<Description of {package_name} here>"
-    tags = ["<Put some tag here>", "<here>", "<and here>"]
+    topics = ["<Put some tag here>", "<here>", "<and here>"]
     no_copy_source = True
     # No settings/options are necessary, this is header only
 
diff --git a/conans/client/conan_api.py b/conans/client/conan_api.py
index 7aa2e8fd350..fad6f7bae55 100644
--- a/conans/client/conan_api.py
+++ b/conans/client/conan_api.py
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ def inspect(self, path, attributes, remote_name=None):
         result = OrderedDict()
         if not attributes:
             attributes = ['name', 'version', 'url', 'license', 'author', 'description',
-                          'tags', 'generators', 'exports', 'exports_sources', 'short_paths',
+                          'topics', 'generators', 'exports', 'exports_sources', 'short_paths',
                           'apply_env', 'build_policy']
         for attribute in attributes:
             try:
diff --git a/conans/client/graph/grapher.py b/conans/client/graph/grapher.py
index 966d045a0d2..07520ac8b9c 100644
--- a/conans/client/graph/grapher.py
+++ b/conans/client/graph/grapher.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def graph(self):
                                    ("url", '<a href="{url}">{url}</a>'.format(url=conanfile.url)),
                                    ("license", conanfile.license),
                                    ("author", conanfile.author),
-                                   ("tags", conanfile.tags)]:
+                                   ("topics", conanfile.topics)]:
                     if data:
                         data = data.replace("'", '"')
                         fulllabel.append("<li><b>%s</b>: %s</li>" % (name, data))
diff --git a/conans/client/printer.py b/conans/client/printer.py
index a4f7e21d553..100b9a17982 100644
--- a/conans/client/printer.py
+++ b/conans/client/printer.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def show(field):
             url = getattr(conan, "url", None)
             license_ = getattr(conan, "license", None)
             author = getattr(conan, "author", None)
-            tags = getattr(conan, "tags", None)
+            topics = getattr(conan, "topics", None)
             if url and show("url"):
                 self._out.writeln("    URL: %s" % url, Color.BRIGHT_GREEN)
 
@@ -124,11 +124,11 @@ def show(field):
                     self._out.writeln("    License: %s" % license_, Color.BRIGHT_GREEN)
             if author and show("author"):
                 self._out.writeln("    Author: %s" % author, Color.BRIGHT_GREEN)
-            if tags and show("tags"):
-                if isinstance(tags, (list, tuple, set)):
-                    self._out.writeln("    Tags: %s" % ", ".join(tags), Color.BRIGHT_GREEN)
+            if topics and show("topics"):
+                if isinstance(topics, (list, tuple, set)):
+                    self._out.writeln("    Topics: %s" % ", ".join(topics), Color.BRIGHT_GREEN)
                 else:
-                    self._out.writeln("    Tags: %s" % tags, Color.BRIGHT_GREEN)
+                    self._out.writeln("    Topics: %s" % topics, Color.BRIGHT_GREEN)
 
             if isinstance(ref, ConanFileReference) and show("recipe"):  # Excludes PROJECT
                 self._out.writeln("    Recipe: %s" % node.recipe)
diff --git a/conans/model/conan_file.py b/conans/model/conan_file.py
index 50fb5861462..477f9b8d694 100644
--- a/conans/model/conan_file.py
+++ b/conans/model/conan_file.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class ConanFile(object):
     license = None
     author = None  # Main maintainer/responsible for the package, any format
     description = None
-    tags = None
+    topics = None
     build_policy = None
     short_paths = False
     apply_env = True  # Apply environment variables from requires deps_env_info and profiles
diff --git a/conans/test/command/info_test.py b/conans/test/command/info_test.py
index ea78467e645..2f2f8c53064 100644
--- a/conans/test/command/info_test.py
+++ b/conans/test/command/info_test.py
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ class MyTest(ConanFile):
     author = "John Doe"
     license = "MIT"
     url = "https://foo.bar.baz"
-    tags = ["foo", "bar", "qux"]
+    topics = ["foo", "bar", "qux"]
 
 """
 
diff --git a/conans/test/command/inspect_test.py b/conans/test/command/inspect_test.py
index f9fc0344fd9..e86bb084321 100644
--- a/conans/test/command/inspect_test.py
+++ b/conans/test/command/inspect_test.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def build(self):
 license: None
 author: None
 description: None
-tags: None
+topics: None
 generators: ['txt']
 exports: None
 exports_sources: None
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class Pkg(ConanFile):
     license = "MIT"
     description = "Yet Another Test"
     generators = "cmake"
-    tags = ["foo", "bar", "qux"]
+    topics = ["foo", "bar", "qux"]
     _private = "Nothing"
     def build(self):
         pass
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def build(self):
 license: MIT
 author: John Doe
 description: Yet Another Test
-tags: ['foo', 'bar', 'qux']
+topics: ['foo', 'bar', 'qux']
 generators: cmake
 exports: None
 exports_sources: None