diff --git a/.github/actions/go-release/action.yml b/.github/actions/publish-go/action.yml
similarity index 98%
rename from .github/actions/go-release/action.yml
rename to .github/actions/publish-go/action.yml
index 2e8b0ce..7ca4df4 100644
--- a/.github/actions/go-release/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/publish-go/action.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: 'release go code'
+name: 'publish go'
 description: 'Pushes go code to the sdk repo'
 inputs:
   repository-token:
diff --git a/.github/actions/node-release/action.yml b/.github/actions/publish-node/action.yml
similarity index 97%
rename from .github/actions/node-release/action.yml
rename to .github/actions/publish-node/action.yml
index e61909f..a9c0a41 100644
--- a/.github/actions/node-release/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/publish-node/action.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: 'release npm package'
+name: 'publish node'
 description: 'Transpiles and publishes the Node package from the codegen artifact'
 inputs:
   registry-token:
diff --git a/.github/actions/rust-release/action.yml b/.github/actions/publish-rust/action.yml
similarity index 96%
rename from .github/actions/rust-release/action.yml
rename to .github/actions/publish-rust/action.yml
index 3b551ab..6e869b2 100644
--- a/.github/actions/rust-release/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/publish-rust/action.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: 'release rust crate'
+name: 'publish rust'
 description: 'Builds the Rust crate from the codegen artifact'
 inputs:
   registry-token:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-all.yml
similarity index 83%
rename from .github/workflows/publish.yml
rename to .github/workflows/publish-all.yml
index 4c18429..87b4f79 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-all.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: "publish packages"
+name: "[internal] publish all packages"
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
         required: true
 
 jobs:
-  rust-release:
+  publish-rust:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ jobs:
           name: codegen
           path: ./codegen
 
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/rust-release
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/publish-rust
         with:
           registry-token: ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
           mode: ${{ inputs.mode }}
 
-  node-release:
+  publish-node:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ jobs:
           name: codegen
           path: ./codegen
 
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/node-release
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/publish-node
         with:
           registry-token: ${{ secrets.NPM_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
           mode: ${{ inputs.mode }}
 
-  go-release:
+  publish-go:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
           name: codegen
           path: ./codegen
 
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/go-release
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/publish-go
         with:
           repository-token: ${{ secrets.GOSDK_REPOSITORY_TOKEN }}
           mode: ${{ inputs.mode }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1dc0201..a32d668 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ jobs:
 
   publish-dry-run:
     needs: [generate]
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/publish.yml
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/publish-all.yml
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       mode: "dry-run"
 
   publish:
     needs: [publish-dry-run]
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/publish.yml
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/publish-all.yml
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       mode: "release"