diff --git a/pygeoapi/provider/elasticsearch_.py b/pygeoapi/provider/elasticsearch_.py
index cd4eb2d..c01622a 100644
--- a/pygeoapi/provider/elasticsearch_.py
+++ b/pygeoapi/provider/elasticsearch_.py
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ class ElasticsearchProvider(BaseProvider):
                     fields_[k] = {'type': 'string'}
                 elif v['type'] == 'date':
                     fields_[k] = {'type': 'string', 'format': 'date'}
+                elif v['type'] == 'float':
+                    fields_[k] = {'type': 'number', 'format': v['type']}
                 else:
                     fields_[k] = {'type': v['type']}
 
diff --git a/tests/cite/ogcapi-features/README.md b/tests/cite/ogcapi-features/README.md
index a0bf4c3..90d4671 100644
--- a/tests/cite/ogcapi-features/README.md
+++ b/tests/cite/ogcapi-features/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ## Test data
 
 Test data used is a subset of the [Canadian National Water Data Archive](https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/water-overview/quantity/monitoring/survey/data-products-services/national-archive-hydat.html)
-as extracted from the [MSC Geomet OGC API](https://eccc-msc.github.io/open-data/msc-geomet/web-services_en/#ogc-api-features) service.
+as extracted from the [MSC GeoMet OGC API](https://eccc-msc.github.io/open-data/msc-geomet/web-services_en/#ogc-api-features) service.
 
 ## Running
 
diff --git a/tests/test_elasticsearch__provider.py b/tests/test_elasticsearch__provider.py
index d720543..c789247 100644
--- a/tests/test_elasticsearch__provider.py
+++ b/tests/test_elasticsearch__provider.py
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ def test_query(config):
     fields = p.get_fields()
     assert len(fields) == 37
     assert fields['scalerank']['type'] == 'long'
-    assert fields['changed']['type'] == 'float'
+    assert fields['changed']['type'] == 'number'
+    assert fields['changed']['format'] == 'float'
     assert fields['ls_name']['type'] == 'string'
 
     results = p.query()