diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 272a53e..fa3080c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ and [tic80-tools](../tic80-tools).
   binary targets (`binaries`, `binary-win-x86`, `binary-win-x64`,
   `binary-linux-x64`, `binary-mac-universal`) plus the Woodpecker
   pipeline targets (`ci-version`, `ci-export`, `ci-binaries`,
-  `ci-upload`, `ci-update`).
+  `ci-upload`, `ci-publish`).
 - `example-woodpecker.yaml` — Woodpecker pipeline: version → build
   (headless web export + desktop binaries in the `barichello/godot-ci`
   image) → upload (HTTP POST to `/build/upload`) → update (calls the
diff --git a/example-makefile.make b/example-makefile.make
index 957ef52..69ee3cc 100644
--- a/example-makefile.make
+++ b/example-makefile.make
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ ci-upload:
 			"$(UPDATE_SERVER)/build/upload?name=$(PROJECT)&version=$$VERSION" || exit 1; \
 	done
 
-ci-update:
+ci-publish:
 	@VERSION=$$(cat $(VERSION_FILE)); \
 	curl -fsS -X POST -H "X-Update-Secret: $(UPDATE_SECRET)" "$(UPDATE_SERVER)/build/publish?name=$(PROJECT)&platform=godot&version=$$VERSION"
 
-.PHONY: all build run web export watch clean binaries binary-win-x86 binary-win-x64 binary-linux-x64 binary-mac-universal binary-build binary-build-mac ci-version ci-export ci-binaries ci-upload ci-update
+.PHONY: all build run web export watch clean binaries binary-win-x86 binary-win-x64 binary-linux-x64 binary-mac-universal binary-build binary-build-mac ci-version ci-export ci-binaries ci-upload ci-publish
diff --git a/example-woodpecker.yaml b/example-woodpecker.yaml
index 212e6d9..c8c55a9 100644
--- a/example-woodpecker.yaml
+++ b/example-woodpecker.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ steps:
       - apk add --no-cache make curl
       - make ci-upload
 
-  - name: update
+  - name: publish
     image: alpine
     environment:
       UPDATE_SERVER: https://teletypegames.org
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ steps:
         from_secret: update_secret_key
     commands:
       - apk add --no-cache make curl
-      - make ci-update
+      - make ci-publish