diff --git a/.changeset/poor-mails-marry.md b/.changeset/poor-mails-marry.md
index 586bf91c47..fdc7e6f1b8 100644
--- a/.changeset/poor-mails-marry.md
+++ b/.changeset/poor-mails-marry.md
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 '@backstage/cli': patch
 ---
 
-Add new `versions:lint` and `versions:bump` commands to simplify version management and avoid conflicts
+Add new `versions:check` and `versions:bump` commands to simplify version management and avoid conflicts
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/index.ts
index 9f967a2727..60c1b45cfc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/index.ts
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ export function registerCommands(program: CommanderStatic) {
     .action(lazy(() => import('./versions/bump').then(m => m.default)));
 
   program
-    .command('versions:lint')
+    .command('versions:check')
     .option('--fix', 'Fix any auto-fixable versioning problems')
-    .description('Lint Backstage package versioning')
+    .description('Check Backstage package versioning')
     .action(lazy(() => import('./versions/lint').then(m => m.default)));
 
   program