diff --git a/app/services/publish/public_cocina_service.rb b/app/services/publish/public_cocina_service.rb
index febc392b5..2ae5fffdf 100644
--- a/app/services/publish/public_cocina_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/publish/public_cocina_service.rb
@@ -11,14 +11,16 @@ def initialize(cocina)
       @cocina = cocina
     end
 
+    # update the label to match what is in the description.title (used by sul-embed and searchworks_traject_indexer (via PublicXmlService))
     # remove any file that is not published
     # remove any file_set that doesn't have at least one published file
     # remove partOfProject (similar to how we remove tags from identityMetadata)
     def build
+      label = Cocina::Models::Builders::TitleBuilder.build(cocina.description.title)
       if cocina.dro?
-        cocina.new(structural: build_structural, administrative: build_administrative)
+        cocina.new(label:, structural: build_structural, administrative: build_administrative)
       elsif cocina.collection?
-        cocina.new(administrative: build_administrative)
+        cocina.new(label:, administrative: build_administrative)
       else
         raise "unexpected call to PublicCocinaService.build for #{cocina.externalIdentifier}"
       end
diff --git a/app/services/publish/public_xml_service.rb b/app/services/publish/public_xml_service.rb
index 825f29aaf..afc8fe53a 100644
--- a/app/services/publish/public_xml_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/publish/public_xml_service.rb
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def release_date
 
     # catkeys are used by PURL
     # objectType is used by purl-fetcher
-    # objectLabel is used by https://github.com/sul-dlss/searchworks_traject_indexer/blob/b5ed9906a5a0130eca5e68fbb0e8633bdbe6ffd6/lib/sdr_stuff.rb#L54
+    # objectLabel is used by https://github.com/sul-dlss/searchworks_traject_indexer/blob/72195e34e364fb2c191c40b23fe51679746f6419/lib/public_xml_record.rb#L34
     # Barcode and sourceId are used by the CdlController in Stacks https://github.com/sul-dlss/stacks/blame/master/app/controllers/cdl_controller.rb#L121
     def public_identity_metadata
       nodes = catalog_record_ids(SYMPHONY).map { |catkey| "  <otherId name=\"catkey\">#{catkey}</otherId>" }
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def public_identity_metadata
         <<~XML
           <identityMetadata>
             <objectType>#{public_cocina.collection? ? 'collection' : 'item'}</objectType>
-            <objectLabel>#{Cocina::Models::Builders::TitleBuilder.build(public_cocina.description.title)}</objectLabel>
+            <objectLabel>#{public_cocina.label}</objectLabel>
             #{nodes.join("\n")}
           </identityMetadata>
         XML
diff --git a/spec/services/publish/metadata_transfer_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/publish/metadata_transfer_service_spec.rb
index 7d23f7134..37d9ec5b5 100644
--- a/spec/services/publish/metadata_transfer_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/publish/metadata_transfer_service_spec.rb
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
         before do
           expect_any_instance_of(described_class).to receive(:transfer_to_document_store).with(/{"cocinaVersion"/, 'cocina.json')
           expect_any_instance_of(described_class).to receive(:transfer_to_document_store).with(/<publicObject/, 'public')
-          expect_any_instance_of(described_class).to receive(:publish_notify_on_success).with(cocina_object)
+          expect_any_instance_of(described_class).to receive(:publish_notify_on_success).with(Cocina::Models::DRO)
         end
 
         let(:access) { { view: 'citation-only', download: 'none' } }
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
         before do
           expect_any_instance_of(described_class).to receive(:transfer_to_document_store).with(/{"cocinaVersion"/, 'cocina.json')
           expect_any_instance_of(described_class).to receive(:transfer_to_document_store).with(/<publicObject/, 'public')
-          expect_any_instance_of(described_class).to receive(:publish_notify_on_success).with(cocina_object)
+          expect_any_instance_of(described_class).to receive(:publish_notify_on_success).with(Cocina::Models::Collection)
           expect_any_instance_of(described_class).to receive(:republish_members!).with(no_args)
         end
 
diff --git a/spec/services/publish/public_cocina_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/publish/public_cocina_service_spec.rb
index f9b0bdc14..ef0ec203f 100644
--- a/spec/services/publish/public_cocina_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/publish/public_cocina_service_spec.rb
@@ -15,8 +15,14 @@
 
   context 'with a DRO' do
     let(:publish_files) { false }
+    let(:druid) { 'druid:bc123df4567' }
+
     let(:cocina_object) do
-      build(:dro).new(
+      build(:dro, id: druid).new(
+        description: {
+          title: [{ value: 'Constituent label &amp; A Special character' }],
+          purl: "https://purl.stanford.edu/#{druid.delete_prefix('druid:')}"
+        },
         structural: {
           contains: [
             {
@@ -124,6 +130,10 @@
       )
     end
 
+    it 'updates the label' do
+      expect(create.label).to eq 'Constituent label &amp; A Special character'
+    end
+
     context 'when there are no published files' do
       it 'discards the non-published filesets and files' do
         expect(create.structural.contains.size).to eq 0
diff --git a/spec/services/publish/public_xml_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/publish/public_xml_service_spec.rb
index 040589f4d..81a955a46 100644
--- a/spec/services/publish/public_xml_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/publish/public_xml_service_spec.rb
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@
 
   let(:thumbnail_service) { ThumbnailService.new(public_cocina) }
 
-  let(:description) do
-    {
-      title: [{ value: 'Constituent label &amp; A Special character' }],
-      purl: "https://purl.stanford.edu/#{druid.delete_prefix('druid:')}"
-    }
-  end
   let(:structural) do
     {
       contains: [{
@@ -71,7 +65,7 @@
 
     context 'when there are no release tags' do
       let(:public_cocina) do
-        build(:dro, id: druid).new(description:)
+        build(:dro, id: druid)
       end
 
       it 'does not include a releaseData element and any info in identityMetadata' do
@@ -124,8 +118,7 @@
 
     context 'produces xml with' do
       let(:public_cocina) do
-        build(:dro, id: druid).new(
-          description:,
+        build(:dro, id: druid, label: 'Constituent label &amp; A Special character').new(
           structural:,
           identification: {
             barcode: '36105132211504',
@@ -277,7 +270,7 @@
 
       context 'when no thumb is present' do
         let(:public_cocina) do
-          build(:dro, id: druid).new(description:)
+          build(:dro, id: druid)
         end
 
         it 'does not add a thumb node' do
@@ -293,7 +286,7 @@
 
       context 'when there are single release tags per target' do
         let(:public_cocina) do
-          build(:dro, id: druid).new(description:, administrative:)
+          build(:dro, id: druid).new(administrative:)
         end
 
         let(:administrative) do
@@ -320,7 +313,7 @@
 
     context 'with a collection' do
       let(:public_cocina) do
-        build(:collection, id: druid).new(description:)
+        build(:collection, id: druid, label: 'Constituent label &amp; A Special character')
       end
 
       it 'publishes the expected datastreams' do
@@ -343,7 +336,7 @@
 
       context 'when there are release tags' do
         let(:public_cocina) do
-          build(:collection, id: druid).new(description:, administrative:)
+          build(:collection, id: druid).new(administrative:)
         end
 
         let(:administrative) do
@@ -371,7 +364,7 @@
     context 'with external references' do
       let(:druid) { 'druid:hj097bm8879' }
       let(:public_cocina) do
-        build(:dro, id: druid, type: Cocina::Models::ObjectType.map).new(description:, structural:)
+        build(:dro, id: druid, type: Cocina::Models::ObjectType.map).new(structural:)
       end
       let(:structural) do
         {