diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 18ce2e6..ba10724 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ projects, in the same spirit as [tic80-tools](../tic80-tools).
   (`build`, `wasm`, `export`, `watch`, `clean`), native binary targets
   (`binaries`, `binary-win-x86`, `binary-win-x64`, `binary-linux-x64`)
   plus the Woodpecker pipeline targets (`ci-version`, `ci-export`,
-  `ci-binaries`, `ci-upload`, `ci-update`).
+  `ci-binaries`, `ci-upload`, `ci-publish`).
 - `example-woodpecker.yaml` — Woodpecker pipeline: version → export
   (Go, `GOOS=js GOARCH=wasm`) → binaries (native desktop zips) →
-  upload (HTTP POST to `/build/upload`) → update (calls the teletypegames
+  upload (HTTP POST to `/build/upload`) → publish (calls the teletypegames
   `/build/publish` endpoint with `platform=ebitengine`).
 - `example-tasks.json` — VS Code `.vscode/tasks.json` with the common
   dev tasks: **Run** (`go run .`, default build task, `Cmd+Shift+B`),
diff --git a/example-makefile.make b/example-makefile.make
index 02b1fee..4713b07 100644
--- a/example-makefile.make
+++ b/example-makefile.make
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ ci-upload:
 			"$(UPDATE_SERVER)/build/upload?name=$(PROJECT)&version=$$VERSION" || exit 1; \
 	done
 
-ci-update:
+ci-publish:
 	@VERSION=$$(cat $(VERSION_FILE)); \
 	curl -fsS -X POST -H "X-Update-Secret: $(UPDATE_SECRET)" "$(UPDATE_SERVER)/build/publish?name=$(PROJECT)&platform=ebitengine&version=$$VERSION"
 
-.PHONY: all build wasm export watch clean binaries binaries-mac mac-release binary-win-x86 binary-win-x64 binary-linux-x64 binary-mac-x64 binary-mac-arm64 binary-build binary-build-mac ci-version ci-export ci-binaries ci-upload ci-update
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+.PHONY: all build wasm export watch clean binaries binaries-mac mac-release binary-win-x86 binary-win-x64 binary-linux-x64 binary-mac-x64 binary-mac-arm64 binary-build binary-build-mac ci-version ci-export ci-binaries ci-upload ci-publish
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diff --git a/example-woodpecker.yaml b/example-woodpecker.yaml
index f7e0a20..2e0cc92 100644
--- a/example-woodpecker.yaml
+++ b/example-woodpecker.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ steps:
       - apk add --no-cache make curl
       - make ci-upload
 
-  - name: update
+  - name: publish
     image: alpine
     environment:
       UPDATE_SERVER: https://teletypegames.org
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ steps:
         from_secret: update_secret_key
     commands:
       - apk add --no-cache make curl
-      - make ci-update
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+      - make ci-publish
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