diff --git a/.chloggen/decouple_shared_memory_metric.yaml b/.chloggen/decouple_shared_memory_metric.yaml
index 99f1e15a55..5f5fb7be4e 100755
--- a/.chloggen/decouple_shared_memory_metric.yaml
+++ b/.chloggen/decouple_shared_memory_metric.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ change_type: 'breaking'
 component: system
 
 # A brief description of the change. Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
-note: Remove `shared` from `system.memory.state` values and make it a standalone metric
+note: Deprecate `shared` from `system.memory.state` values and make it a standalone metric
 
 # Mandatory: One or more tracking issues related to the change. You can use the PR number here if no issue exists.
 # The values here must be integers.
diff --git a/model/registry/system.yaml b/model/registry/system.yaml
index 9f64cc4519..0766d4c8b2 100644
--- a/model/registry/system.yaml
+++ b/model/registry/system.yaml
@@ -65,16 +65,16 @@ groups:
             - id: free
               value: 'free'
               stability: experimental
+            - id: shared
+              value: 'shared'
+              stability: experimental
+              deprecated: 'Removed, report shared memory usage with `metric.system.memory.shared` metric'
             - id: buffers
               value: 'buffers'
               stability: experimental
             - id: cached
               value: 'cached'
               stability: experimental
-            - id: shared
-              value: 'shared'
-              stability: experimental
-              deprecated: 'Removed, report shared memory usage with `metric.system.memory.shared` metric'
         stability: experimental
         brief: "The memory state"
         examples: ["free", "cached"]