diff --git a/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/FileSystemTufStore.java b/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/FileSystemTufStore.java
index 0ad4c2c3..ae507588 100644
--- a/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/FileSystemTufStore.java
+++ b/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/FileSystemTufStore.java
@@ -70,22 +70,22 @@ public String getIdentifier() {
 
   @Override
   public Optional<Root> loadTrustedRoot() throws IOException {
-    return loadRole(Role.Name.ROOT, Root.class);
+    return loadRole(RootRole.ROOT, Root.class);
   }
 
   @Override
   public Optional<Timestamp> loadTimestamp() throws IOException {
-    return loadRole(Role.Name.TIMESTAMP, Timestamp.class);
+    return loadRole(RootRole.TIMESTAMP, Timestamp.class);
   }
 
   @Override
   public Optional<Snapshot> loadSnapshot() throws IOException {
-    return loadRole(Role.Name.SNAPSHOT, Snapshot.class);
+    return loadRole(RootRole.SNAPSHOT, Snapshot.class);
   }
 
   @Override
   public Optional<Targets> loadTargets() throws IOException {
-    return loadRole(Role.Name.TARGETS, Targets.class);
+    return loadRole(RootRole.TARGETS, Targets.class);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public void storeMeta(SignedTufMeta<?> timestamp) throws IOException {
     storeRole(timestamp);
   }
 
-  <T extends SignedTufMeta<?>> Optional<T> loadRole(Role.Name roleName, Class<T> tClass)
+  <T extends SignedTufMeta<?>> Optional<T> loadRole(String roleName, Class<T> tClass)
       throws IOException {
     Path roleFile = repoBaseDir.resolve(roleName + ".json");
     if (!roleFile.toFile().exists()) {
diff --git a/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/HttpMetaFetcher.java b/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/HttpMetaFetcher.java
index 4a4ac631..23cc30b7 100644
--- a/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/HttpMetaFetcher.java
+++ b/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/HttpMetaFetcher.java
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import dev.sigstore.http.HttpClients;
 import dev.sigstore.http.ImmutableHttpParams;
-import dev.sigstore.tuf.model.Role;
 import dev.sigstore.tuf.model.Root;
 import dev.sigstore.tuf.model.SignedTufMeta;
+import dev.sigstore.tuf.model.TufMeta;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.net.URL;
@@ -62,24 +62,23 @@ public Optional<MetaFetchResult<Root>> getRootAtVersion(int version)
   }
 
   @Override
-  public <T extends SignedTufMeta> Optional<MetaFetchResult<T>> getMeta(Role.Name role, Class<T> t)
-      throws IOException, FileExceedsMaxLengthException {
+  public <T extends SignedTufMeta<? extends TufMeta>> Optional<MetaFetchResult<T>> getMeta(
+      String role, Class<T> t) throws IOException, FileExceedsMaxLengthException {
     return getMeta(getFileName(role, null), t, null);
   }
 
   @Override
-  public <T extends SignedTufMeta> Optional<MetaFetchResult<T>> getMeta(
-      Role.Name role, int version, Class<T> t, Integer maxSize)
+  public <T extends SignedTufMeta<? extends TufMeta>> Optional<MetaFetchResult<T>> getMeta(
+      String role, int version, Class<T> t, Integer maxSize)
       throws IOException, FileExceedsMaxLengthException {
     Preconditions.checkArgument(version > 0, "version should be positive, got: %s", version);
     return getMeta(getFileName(role, version), t, maxSize);
   }
 
-  private static String getFileName(Role.Name role, @Nullable Integer version) {
-    String normalizeRoleName = role.name().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
+  private static String getFileName(String role, @Nullable Integer version) {
     return version == null
-        ? normalizeRoleName + ".json"
-        : String.format(Locale.ROOT, "%d.%s.json", version, normalizeRoleName);
+        ? role + ".json"
+        : String.format(Locale.ROOT, "%d.%s.json", version, role);
   }
 
   <T extends SignedTufMeta> Optional<MetaFetchResult<T>> getMeta(
diff --git a/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/MetaFetcher.java b/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/MetaFetcher.java
index 4abdfd96..e66b2a1a 100644
--- a/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/MetaFetcher.java
+++ b/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/MetaFetcher.java
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
  */
 package dev.sigstore.tuf;
 
-import dev.sigstore.tuf.model.Role;
 import dev.sigstore.tuf.model.Root;
 import dev.sigstore.tuf.model.SignedTufMeta;
+import dev.sigstore.tuf.model.TufMeta;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ Optional<MetaFetchResult<Root>> getRootAtVersion(int version)
    * @throws FileExceedsMaxLengthException if the role meta at source exceeds client specified max
    *     size
    */
-  <T extends SignedTufMeta> Optional<MetaFetchResult<T>> getMeta(Role.Name name, Class<T> roleType)
-      throws IOException, FileExceedsMaxLengthException;
+  <T extends SignedTufMeta<? extends TufMeta>> Optional<MetaFetchResult<T>> getMeta(
+      String name, Class<T> roleType) throws IOException, FileExceedsMaxLengthException;
 
   /**
    * Fetches the specified role meta from the source
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ <T extends SignedTufMeta> Optional<MetaFetchResult<T>> getMeta(Role.Name name, C
    * @throws FileExceedsMaxLengthException if the role meta at source exceeds client specified max
    *     size
    */
-  <T extends SignedTufMeta> Optional<MetaFetchResult<T>> getMeta(
-      Role.Name name, int version, Class<T> roleType, Integer maxSize)
+  <T extends SignedTufMeta<? extends TufMeta>> Optional<MetaFetchResult<T>> getMeta(
+      String name, int version, Class<T> roleType, Integer maxSize)
       throws IOException, FileExceedsMaxLengthException;
 
   byte[] fetchResource(String filename, int maxLength)
diff --git a/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/Updater.java b/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/Updater.java
index a8734d97..0808b539 100644
--- a/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/Updater.java
+++ b/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/Updater.java
@@ -156,9 +156,11 @@ Root updateRoot()
     throwIfExpired(expires);
     // 5.3.11) If the timestamp and / or snapshot keys have been rotated, then delete the trusted
     // timestamp and snapshot metadata files.
-    if (hasNewKeys(preUpdateSnapshotRole, trustedRoot.getSignedMeta().getRole(Role.Name.SNAPSHOT))
+    if (hasNewKeys(
+            preUpdateSnapshotRole, trustedRoot.getSignedMeta().getRoles().get(RootRole.SNAPSHOT))
         || hasNewKeys(
-            preUpdateTimestampRole, trustedRoot.getSignedMeta().getRole(Role.Name.TIMESTAMP))) {
+            preUpdateTimestampRole,
+            trustedRoot.getSignedMeta().getRoles().get(RootRole.TIMESTAMP))) {
       localStore.clearMetaDueToKeyRotation();
     }
     return trustedRoot;
@@ -174,16 +176,13 @@ private boolean hasNewKeys(RootRole oldRole, RootRole newRole) {
     return !newRole.getKeyids().stream().allMatch(key -> oldRole.getKeyids().contains(key));
   }
 
-  void verifyDelegate(Root trustedRoot, SignedTufMeta delegate)
+  void verifyDelegate(Root trustedRoot, SignedTufMeta<? extends TufMeta> delegate)
       throws SignatureVerificationException, IOException, NoSuchAlgorithmException,
-          InvalidKeySpecException, InvalidKeyException {
+          InvalidKeySpecException {
     verifyDelegate(
         delegate.getSignatures(),
         trustedRoot.getSignedMeta().getKeys(),
-        trustedRoot
-            .getSignedMeta()
-            .getRole(
-                Role.Name.valueOf(delegate.getSignedMeta().getType().toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT))),
+        trustedRoot.getSignedMeta().getRoles().get(delegate.getSignedMeta().getType()),
         delegate.getCanonicalSignedBytes());
   }
 
@@ -269,7 +268,7 @@ Optional<Timestamp> updateTimestamp(Root root)
     // 1) download the timestamp.json bytes.
     var timestamp =
         fetcher
-            .getMeta(Role.Name.TIMESTAMP, Timestamp.class)
+            .getMeta(RootRole.TIMESTAMP, Timestamp.class)
             .orElseThrow(() -> new FileNotFoundException("timestamp.json", fetcher.getSource()))
             .getMetaResource();
 
@@ -305,7 +304,7 @@ Snapshot updateSnapshot(Root root, Timestamp timestamp)
     int timestampSnapshotVersion = timestamp.getSignedMeta().getSnapshotMeta().getVersion();
     var snapshotResult =
         fetcher.getMeta(
-            Role.Name.SNAPSHOT,
+            RootRole.SNAPSHOT,
             timestampSnapshotVersion,
             Snapshot.class,
             timestamp.getSignedMeta().getSnapshotMeta().getLengthOrDefault());
@@ -395,7 +394,7 @@ Targets updateTargets(Root root, Snapshot snapshot)
     SnapshotMeta.SnapshotTarget targetMeta = snapshot.getSignedMeta().getTargetMeta("targets.json");
     var targetsResultMaybe =
         fetcher.getMeta(
-            Role.Name.TARGETS,
+            RootRole.TARGETS,
             targetMeta.getVersion(),
             Targets.class,
             targetMeta.getLengthOrDefault());
diff --git a/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/model/Role.java b/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/model/Role.java
index a628deeb..89755439 100644
--- a/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/model/Role.java
+++ b/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/model/Role.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 package dev.sigstore.tuf.model;
 
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Locale;
 
 /**
  * TUF uses roles to define the set of actions a party can perform. The concept of roles allows TUF
@@ -27,18 +26,6 @@
  */
 public interface Role {
 
-  enum Name {
-    ROOT,
-    SNAPSHOT,
-    TIMESTAMP,
-    TARGETS;
-
-    @Override
-    public String toString() {
-      return super.toString().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
-    }
-  }
-
   /** A list of trusted keys for this role. */
   List<String> getKeyids();
 
diff --git a/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/model/RootMeta.java b/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/model/RootMeta.java
index 8751862c..2dc30ed6 100644
--- a/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/model/RootMeta.java
+++ b/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/model/RootMeta.java
@@ -54,8 +54,4 @@ public interface RootMeta extends TufMeta {
    * href="https://theupdateframework.io/metadata/#root-metadata-rootjson">role</a>.
    */
   Map<String, RootRole> getRoles();
-
-  default RootRole getRole(Role.Name name) {
-    return getRoles().get(name.toString());
-  }
 }
diff --git a/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/model/RootRole.java b/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/model/RootRole.java
index a871ec26..38532d78 100644
--- a/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/model/RootRole.java
+++ b/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/model/RootRole.java
@@ -27,4 +27,9 @@
  */
 @Gson.TypeAdapters
 @Value.Immutable
-public interface RootRole extends Role {}
+public interface RootRole extends Role {
+  String ROOT = "root";
+  String SNAPSHOT = "snapshot";
+  String TIMESTAMP = "timestamp";
+  String TARGETS = "targets";
+}
diff --git a/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/model/TimestampMeta.java b/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/model/TimestampMeta.java
index 4b7d7c36..cecfb29d 100644
--- a/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/model/TimestampMeta.java
+++ b/sigstore-java/src/main/java/dev/sigstore/tuf/model/TimestampMeta.java
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ public interface TimestampMeta extends TufMeta {
   Map<String, SnapshotMeta.SnapshotTarget> getMeta();
 
   default SnapshotMeta.SnapshotTarget getSnapshotMeta() {
-    return getMeta().get(Role.Name.SNAPSHOT.toString() + ".json");
+    return getMeta().get(RootRole.SNAPSHOT + ".json");
   }
 }