diff --git a/R/upkeep.R b/R/upkeep.R
index 6d8787bc5..5e9cbc569 100644
--- a/R/upkeep.R
+++ b/R/upkeep.R
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use_upkeep_issue <- function(year = NULL) {
   make_upkeep_issue(year = year, tidy = FALSE)
 }
 
-make_upkeep_issue <- function(year, last_year, tidy) {
+make_upkeep_issue <- function(year, last_upkeep, tidy) {
   who <- if (tidy) "use_tidy_upkeep_issue()" else "use_upkeep_issue()"
   check_is_package(who)
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ make_upkeep_issue <- function(year, last_year, tidy) {
 
   gh <- gh_tr(tr)
   if (tidy) {
-    checklist <- tidy_upkeep_checklist(last_year, repo_spec = tr$repo_spec)
+    checklist <- tidy_upkeep_checklist(last_upkeep, repo_spec = tr$repo_spec)
   } else {
     checklist <- upkeep_checklist(tr)
   }
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ upkeep_checklist <- function(target_repo = NULL) {
 
 #' @export
 #' @rdname tidyverse
-#' @param year Approximate year when you last touched this package. Default will
+#' @param last_upkeep Approximate year when you last touched this package. Default will
 #' use the recorded year of the last upkeep issue or, if missing, show the full
 #' checklist
-use_tidy_upkeep_issue <- function(year = last_upkeep_year()) {
-  make_upkeep_issue(year = NULL, last_year = year, tidy = TRUE)
+use_tidy_upkeep_issue <- function(last_upkeep = last_upkeep_year()) {
+  make_upkeep_issue(year = NULL, last_upkeep = last_upkeep, tidy = TRUE)
   record_upkeep_date(Sys.Date())
 }
 
diff --git a/man/tidyverse.Rd b/man/tidyverse.Rd
index a8bf4c20e..7ec9cb461 100644
--- a/man/tidyverse.Rd
+++ b/man/tidyverse.Rd
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ use_tidy_style(strict = TRUE)
 
 use_tidy_logo(geometry = "240x278", retina = TRUE)
 
-use_tidy_upkeep_issue(year = last_upkeep_year())
+use_tidy_upkeep_issue(last_upkeep = last_upkeep_year())
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{ref}{Desired Git reference, usually the name of a tag (\code{"v2"}) or
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ assumes that you have a hex logo using spec from
 \item{retina}{\code{TRUE}, the default, scales the image on the README,
 assuming that geometry is double the desired size.}
 
-\item{year}{Approximate year when you last touched this package. Default will
+\item{last_upkeep}{Approximate year when you last touched this package. Default will
 use the recorded year of the last upkeep issue or, if missing, show the full
 checklist}
 }