diff --git a/file_entity.install b/file_entity.install
index 5c542ee..b0a4b5f 100644
--- a/file_entity.install
+++ b/file_entity.install
@@ -780,3 +780,13 @@ function _file_entity_create_alt_title_fields() {
     field_create_instance($title_text_instance);
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Updates the file type of all "application" (old type) to "document" (new type).
+ */
+function file_entity_update_7205() {
+  db_update('file_managed')
+    ->fields(array('type' => 'document'))
+    ->condition('type', 'application')
+    ->execute();
+}