diff --git a/crates/aiken-project/src/error.rs b/crates/aiken-project/src/error.rs
index 35e2c8f6..32855568 100644
--- a/crates/aiken-project/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/aiken-project/src/error.rs
@@ -264,10 +264,10 @@ impl Diagnostic for Error {
             Error::ValidatorMustReturnBool { .. } => Some(Box::new("aiken::scripts")),
             Error::WrongValidatorArity { .. } => Some(Box::new("aiken::validators")),
             Error::TestFailure { path, .. } => Some(Box::new(path.to_str().unwrap_or(""))),
-            Error::Http(_) => Some(Box::new("aiken::deps")),
+            Error::Http(_) => Some(Box::new("aiken::packages::download")),
             Error::ZipExtract(_) => None,
             Error::JoinError(_) => None,
-            Error::UnknownPackageVersion { .. } => Some(Box::new("aiken::deps")),
+            Error::UnknownPackageVersion { .. } => Some(Box::new("aiken::packages::resolve")),
         }
     }
 
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ impl Diagnostic for Warning {
             Warning::Type { .. } => Some(Box::new("aiken::check")),
             Warning::NoValidators => Some(Box::new("aiken::check")),
             Warning::DependencyAlreadyExists { .. } => {
-                Some(Box::new("aiken::deps::already_exists"))
+                Some(Box::new("aiken::packages::already_exists"))
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/aiken/src/cmd/mod.rs b/crates/aiken/src/cmd/mod.rs
index ef5a6344..49240999 100644
--- a/crates/aiken/src/cmd/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/aiken/src/cmd/mod.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 pub mod build;
 pub mod check;
-pub mod deps;
 pub mod docs;
 pub mod fmt;
 pub mod lsp;
 pub mod new;
+pub mod packages;
 pub mod tx;
 pub mod uplc;
diff --git a/crates/aiken/src/cmd/deps/add.rs b/crates/aiken/src/cmd/packages/add.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/aiken/src/cmd/deps/add.rs
rename to crates/aiken/src/cmd/packages/add.rs
diff --git a/crates/aiken/src/cmd/deps/clear_cache.rs b/crates/aiken/src/cmd/packages/clear_cache.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/aiken/src/cmd/deps/clear_cache.rs
rename to crates/aiken/src/cmd/packages/clear_cache.rs
diff --git a/crates/aiken/src/cmd/deps/mod.rs b/crates/aiken/src/cmd/packages/mod.rs
similarity index 92%
rename from crates/aiken/src/cmd/deps/mod.rs
rename to crates/aiken/src/cmd/packages/mod.rs
index 3001d7f6..0421b0cb 100644
--- a/crates/aiken/src/cmd/deps/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/aiken/src/cmd/packages/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use clap::Subcommand;
 #[derive(Subcommand)]
 #[clap(setting(clap::AppSettings::DeriveDisplayOrder))]
 pub enum Cmd {
-    /// Add a new dependency
+    /// Add a new package dependency
     Add(add::Args),
 
     /// Clear the system-wide dependencies cache
diff --git a/crates/aiken/src/main.rs b/crates/aiken/src/main.rs
index 1876abba..f66b8825 100644
--- a/crates/aiken/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/aiken/src/main.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use aiken::cmd::{
-    build, check,
-    deps::{self, add},
-    docs, fmt, lsp, new, tx, uplc,
+    build, check, docs, fmt, lsp, new,
+    packages::{self, add},
+    tx, uplc,
 };
 use clap::Parser;
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub enum Cmd {
     Add(add::Args),
 
     #[clap(subcommand)]
-    Deps(deps::Cmd),
+    Packages(packages::Cmd),
 
     #[clap(subcommand)]
     Tx(tx::Cmd),
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ fn main() -> miette::Result<()> {
         Cmd::Check(args) => check::exec(args),
         Cmd::Docs(args) => docs::exec(args),
         Cmd::Add(args) => add::exec(args),
-        Cmd::Deps(args) => deps::exec(args),
+        Cmd::Packages(args) => packages::exec(args),
         Cmd::Lsp(args) => lsp::exec(args),
         Cmd::Tx(sub_cmd) => tx::exec(sub_cmd),
         Cmd::Uplc(sub_cmd) => uplc::exec(sub_cmd),