diff --git a/src/datatypes/schema.rs b/src/datatypes/schema.rs
index 70bcb7b21a7..bb8540655b6 100644
--- a/src/datatypes/schema.rs
+++ b/src/datatypes/schema.rs
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ use super::Field;
 /// An ordered sequence of [`Field`] with optional metadata.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct Schema {
-    pub(crate) fields: Vec<Field>,
+    /// The fields composing this schema.
+    pub fields: Vec<Field>,
     /// A map of key-value pairs containing additional meta data.
-    pub(crate) metadata: HashMap<String, String>,
+    pub metadata: HashMap<String, String>,
 }
 
 impl Schema {