diff --git a/crates/aiken-lang/src/lib.rs b/crates/aiken-lang/src/lib.rs
index 63826de2..05dee0bd 100644
--- a/crates/aiken-lang/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/aiken-lang/src/lib.rs
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ impl IdGenerator {
 }
 
 pub const SPEND: &str = "spend";
-pub const CERT: &str = "cert";
+pub const PUBLISH: &str = "publish";
 pub const MINT: &str = "mint";
 pub const WITHDRAW: &str = "withdraw";
-pub const VALIDATOR_NAMES: [&str; 4] = [SPEND, CERT, MINT, WITHDRAW];
+pub const VALIDATOR_NAMES: [&str; 4] = [SPEND, PUBLISH, MINT, WITHDRAW];
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
diff --git a/crates/aiken-project/src/lib.rs b/crates/aiken-project/src/lib.rs
index 4b53ca60..b6013b9f 100644
--- a/crates/aiken-project/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/aiken-project/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use aiken_lang::{
     builtins::{self, generic_var},
     tipo::TypeInfo,
     uplc::CodeGenerator,
-    IdGenerator, CERT, MINT, SPEND, VALIDATOR_NAMES, WITHDRAW,
+    IdGenerator, MINT, PUBLISH, SPEND, VALIDATOR_NAMES, WITHDRAW,
 };
 use deps::UseManifest;
 use miette::NamedSource;
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ where
 
                         // depending on name, validate the minimum number of arguments
                         // if too low, push a new error on to errors
-                        if [MINT, CERT, WITHDRAW].contains(&func_def.name.as_str())
+                        if [MINT, WITHDRAW, PUBLISH].contains(&func_def.name.as_str())
                             && func_def.arguments.len() < 2
                         {
                             errors.push(Error::WrongValidatorArity {
diff --git a/crates/aiken/src/cmd/new.rs b/crates/aiken/src/cmd/new.rs
index b9c24e7d..f407cc6f 100644
--- a/crates/aiken/src/cmd/new.rs
+++ b/crates/aiken/src/cmd/new.rs
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ fn readme(root: &Path, project_name: &str) -> miette::Result<()> {
 
                 Validators are named after their purpose, so one of:
 
-                - `script`
+                - `spent`
                 - `mint`
                 - `withdraw`
-                - `certify`
+                - `publish`
 
                 ## Building