diff --git a/PSKubectl/PSKubectl.psd1 b/PSKubectl/PSKubectl.psd1
index a3e087c..4dad413 100644
--- a/PSKubectl/PSKubectl.psd1
+++ b/PSKubectl/PSKubectl.psd1
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
         'Get-KubeResourceKinds',
         'Remove-KubePod',
         'Set-KubeConfig',
-        'Update-KubeResource',
+        'Publish-KubeResource',
         'Use-KubeContext'
     )
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dc3b5ba..1be15be 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ There are also specialised cmdlets for common kinds like `Get-KubePod` and `Get-
 Equivalent to `kubectl logs`. Pass `-Follow` to stream logs.
 The cmdlet accepts pipeline input from `Get-KubePod`.
 
-#### `Update-KubeResource`
+#### `Publish-KubeResource`
 
 Equivalent to `kubectl apply`.
 Takes Kubernetes objects or YAML file paths as pipeline or parameter input and sends them to the server to apply the difference.
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ Pass `-Force` to resolve the conflict in these cases.
 Example:
 
 ```powershell
-Update-KubeResource *.yml
-Get-ChildItem *.yml -Recurse | Update-KubeResource
+Publish-KubeResource *.yml
+Get-ChildItem *.yml -Recurse | Publish-KubeResource
 ```
 
 Editing a field before updating:
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Get-ChildItem *.Deployment.yml -Recurse |
     Get-Content -Raw |
     ConvertFrom-KubeYaml |
     ForEach-Object { $_.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Image = $newImage; $_ } |
-    Update-KubeResource
+    Publish-KubeResource
 ```
 
 #### `ConvertFrom-KubeYaml`
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Other cmdlets take these objects as input.
 
 Compare two Kubernetes objects and output a JSON Patch.
 
-Example that replicates the logic of `Update-KubeResource`:
+Example that replicates the logic of `Publish-KubeResource`:
 
 ```powershell
 $modified = Get-Content -Raw deployment.yml | ConvertFrom-KubeYaml
diff --git a/Tests/PSKubectl.Tests.ps1 b/Tests/PSKubectl.Tests.ps1
index e4b1ede..2fa0b91 100644
--- a/Tests/PSKubectl.Tests.ps1
+++ b/Tests/PSKubectl.Tests.ps1
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Describe Get-KubeNamespace {
     }
 }
 
-Describe Update-KubeResource {
+Describe Publish-KubeResource {
     BeforeAll { Initialize-TestNamespace }
     BeforeEach {
         # Delete everything for each test to make sure field managers are not messed up.
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ Describe Update-KubeResource {
                     }
                 }
             }
-            $result = $modified | Update-KubeResource
+            $result = $modified | Publish-KubeResource
             $result | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
             $result | Should -BeOfType KubeClient.Models.DeploymentV1
             $result.Metadata.Annotations['hello'] | Should -Be 'changed'
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ Describe Update-KubeResource {
         It 'Should update the resource from a path to a YAML file' {
             $before = (Invoke-Executable { kubectl get deploy -n pskubectltest -o json } | ConvertFrom-Json).Items
             $before.Metadata.Annotations.hello | Should -Be 'world'
-            $result = Update-KubeResource -Path $PSScriptRoot/modified.Deployment.yml
+            $result = Publish-KubeResource -Path $PSScriptRoot/modified.Deployment.yml
             $result | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
             $result | Should -BeOfType KubeClient.Models.DeploymentV1
             $result.Metadata.Annotations['hello'] | Should -Be 'changed'
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ Describe Update-KubeResource {
         It 'Should fail with a Conflict error if it was with kubectl create or client-side apply before' {
             Invoke-Executable { kubectl create -f $PSScriptRoot/test.Deployment.yml }
             Invoke-Executable { kubectl rollout status --namespace pskubectltest deploy/hello-world } | Out-Stream -SuccessTarget 6
-            { Update-KubeResource -Path $PSScriptRoot/modified.Deployment.yml } | Should -Throw "Conflict"
+            { Publish-KubeResource -Path $PSScriptRoot/modified.Deployment.yml } | Should -Throw "Conflict"
         }
 
         It 'Should update the resource if it was updated before with kubectl create or client-side apply and -Force was given' {
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ Describe Update-KubeResource {
             $before = (Invoke-Executable { kubectl get deploy -n pskubectltest -o json } | ConvertFrom-Json).Items
             $before.Metadata.Annotations.hello | Should -Be 'world'
 
-            $result = Update-KubeResource -Path $PSScriptRoot/modified.Deployment.yml -Force
+            $result = Publish-KubeResource -Path $PSScriptRoot/modified.Deployment.yml -Force
             $result | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
             $result | Should -BeOfType KubeClient.Models.DeploymentV1
             $result.Metadata.Annotations.hello | Should -Be 'changed'
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ Describe Update-KubeResource {
             $before = (Invoke-Executable { kubectl get deploy -n pskubectltest -o json } | ConvertFrom-Json).Items
             $before | Should -BeNullOrEmpty
 
-            $result = Update-KubeResource -Path $PSScriptRoot/test.Deployment.yml
+            $result = Publish-KubeResource -Path $PSScriptRoot/test.Deployment.yml
             $result | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
             $result | Should -BeOfType KubeClient.Models.DeploymentV1
 
diff --git a/src/Cmdlets/UpdateKubeResourceCmdlet.cs b/src/Cmdlets/DeployKubeResourceCmdlet.cs
similarity index 97%
rename from src/Cmdlets/UpdateKubeResourceCmdlet.cs
rename to src/Cmdlets/DeployKubeResourceCmdlet.cs
index cef2b31..c70d678 100644
--- a/src/Cmdlets/UpdateKubeResourceCmdlet.cs
+++ b/src/Cmdlets/DeployKubeResourceCmdlet.cs
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace Kubectl.Cmdlets {
-    [Cmdlet(VerbsData.Update, "KubeResource", SupportsShouldProcess = true)]
+    [Cmdlet(VerbsData.Publish, "KubeResource", SupportsShouldProcess = true)]
     [OutputType(new[] { typeof(KubeResourceV1) })]
-    public sealed class UpdateKubeResourceCmdlet : KubeApiCmdlet {
+    public sealed class DeployKubeResourceCmdlet : KubeApiCmdlet {
         private static readonly string fieldManager = "kubectl";
 
         [Parameter(Mandatory = true, Position = 0, ParameterSetName = "Path", ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = true)]