diff --git a/xep-0201.xml b/xep-0201.xml
index 14f816e9..190a2acd 100644
--- a/xep-0201.xml
+++ b/xep-0201.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     </tr>
     <tr>
       <td>chat</td>
-      <td>SHOULD</td>
+      <td>RECOMMENDED</td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
       <td>groupchat</td>