diff --git a/tools/apertis-pkg-merge-local b/tools/apertis-pkg-merge-local
index 5e84ae4c5f5de92127c2b199adec46d8d1a6ab34..e615b71deebade1205a394e61402d8aeae98019c 100755
--- a/tools/apertis-pkg-merge-local
+++ b/tools/apertis-pkg-merge-local
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ diff_old() {
     git diff $EXTRA_ARGS origin/$UPSTREAM_BRANCH_OLD origin/$DOWNSTREAM_BRANCH_OLD ':(exclude)debian/apertis' ':(exclude)debian/changelog'
 }
 
-commit() {
+release() {
     dch --force-distribution --distribution apertis --local +apertis --upstream Rebase on top of $UPSTREAM_BRANCH
     git add debian/changelog
     git diff --cached
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ diff)
 diff_old)
     diff_old
     ;;
-commit)
-    commit
+release)
+    release
     ;;
 *)
     echo Unknown command
-    echo Usage `basename $0` '[merge|diff|diff_old|commit]'
+    echo Usage `basename $0` '[merge|diff|diff_old|release]'
     ;;
 esac