diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/scm/git.test.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/scm/git.test.ts
index 96c0f919a7..9af080a782 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/scm/git.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/scm/git.test.ts
@@ -46,15 +46,15 @@ describe('Git', () => {
     it('should call isomorphic-git with the correct arguments', async () => {
       const git = Git.fromAuth({});
       const dir = 'mockdirectory';
-      const remoteName = 'origin';
+      const remote = 'origin';
       const url = 'git@github.com/something/sads';
 
-      await git.addRemote({ dir, remoteName, url });
+      await git.addRemote({ dir, remote, url });
 
       expect(isomorphic.addRemote).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         fs,
         dir,
-        remote: remoteName,
+        remote,
         url,
       });
     });
@@ -224,18 +224,18 @@ describe('Git', () => {
         name: 'comitter',
         email: 'test@backstage.io',
       };
-      const headBranch = 'master';
-      const baseBranch = 'production';
+      const theirs = 'master';
+      const ours = 'production';
 
       const git = Git.fromAuth({});
 
-      await git.merge({ dir, headBranch, baseBranch, author, committer });
+      await git.merge({ dir, theirs, ours, author, committer });
 
       expect(isomorphic.merge).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         fs,
         dir,
-        ours: baseBranch,
-        theirs: headBranch,
+        ours,
+        theirs,
         author,
         committer,
       });
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ describe('Git', () => {
 
   describe('push', () => {
     it('should call isomorphic-git with the correct arguments', async () => {
-      const remoteName = 'origin';
+      const remote = 'origin';
       const dir = '/some/mock/dir';
       const auth = {
         username: 'blob',
@@ -252,12 +252,12 @@ describe('Git', () => {
       };
       const git = Git.fromAuth(auth);
 
-      await git.push({ dir, remoteName });
+      await git.push({ dir, remote });
 
       expect(isomorphic.push).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         fs,
         http,
-        remote: remoteName,
+        remote,
         dir,
         onProgress: expect.any(Function),
         headers: {
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ describe('Git', () => {
       });
     });
     it('should pass a function that returns the authorization as the onAuth handler', async () => {
-      const remoteName = 'origin';
+      const remote = 'origin';
       const dir = '/some/mock/dir';
       const auth = {
         username: 'blob',
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ describe('Git', () => {
       };
       const git = Git.fromAuth(auth);
 
-      await git.push({ remoteName, dir });
+      await git.push({ remote, dir });
 
       const { onAuth } = ((isomorphic.push as unknown) as jest.Mock<
         typeof isomorphic['push']
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/scm/git.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/scm/git.ts
index 690f464d35..31b19ac327 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/scm/git.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/scm/git.ts
@@ -46,16 +46,16 @@ export class Git {
   async addRemote({
     dir,
     url,
-    remoteName,
+    remote,
   }: {
     dir: string;
-    remoteName: string;
+    remote: string;
     url: string;
   }) {
     this.config.logger?.info(
-      `Creating new remote {dir=${dir},remoteName=${remoteName},url=${url}}`,
+      `Creating new remote {dir=${dir},remote=${remote},url=${url}}`,
     );
-    return git.addRemote({ fs, dir, remote: remoteName, url });
+    return git.addRemote({ fs, dir, remote, url });
   }
 
   async commit({
@@ -130,34 +130,35 @@ export class Git {
   // https://isomorphic-git.org/docs/en/merge
   async merge({
     dir,
-    headBranch,
-    baseBranch,
+    theirs,
+    ours,
     author,
     committer,
   }: {
     dir: string;
-    headBranch: string;
-    baseBranch?: string;
+    theirs: string;
+    ours?: string;
     author: { name: string; email: string };
     committer: { name: string; email: string };
   }) {
     this.config.logger?.info(
-      `Merging branch '${headBranch}' into '${baseBranch}' for repository {dir=${dir}}`,
+      `Merging branch '${theirs}' into '${ours}' for repository {dir=${dir}}`,
     );
-    // If baseBranch is undefined, current branch is used.
+
+    // If ours is undefined, current branch is used.
     return git.merge({
       fs,
       dir,
-      ours: baseBranch,
-      theirs: headBranch,
+      ours,
+      theirs,
       author,
       committer,
     });
   }
 
-  async push({ dir, remoteName }: { dir: string; remoteName: string }) {
+  async push({ dir, remote }: { dir: string; remote: string }) {
     this.config.logger?.info(
-      `Pushing directory to remote {dir=${dir},remoteName=${remoteName}}`,
+      `Pushing directory to remote {dir=${dir},remote=${remote}}`,
     );
     return git.push({
       fs,
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ export class Git {
       headers: {
         'user-agent': 'git/@isomorphic-git',
       },
-      remote: remoteName,
+      remote: remote,
       onAuth: this.onAuth,
     });
   }
diff --git a/packages/techdocs-common/src/helpers.ts b/packages/techdocs-common/src/helpers.ts
index 8f59ead6fc..f70b0f3840 100644
--- a/packages/techdocs-common/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/techdocs-common/src/helpers.ts
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ export const checkoutGitRepository = async (
       await git.fetch({ dir: repositoryTmpPath, remote: 'origin' });
       await git.merge({
         dir: repositoryTmpPath,
-        headBranch: `origin/${currentBranchName}`,
-        baseBranch: currentBranchName || undefined,
+        theirs: `origin/${currentBranchName}`,
+        ours: currentBranchName || undefined,
         author: { name: 'Backstage TechDocs', email: 'techdocs@backstage.io' },
         committer: {
           name: 'Backstage TechDocs',
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/helpers.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/helpers.ts
index bf19c2f56d..796e48b8f8 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/helpers.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/helpers.ts
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ export async function initRepoAndPush({
   await git.addRemote({
     dir,
     url: remoteUrl,
-    remoteName: 'origin',
+    remote: 'origin',
   });
 
   await git.push({
     dir,
-    remoteName: 'origin',
+    remote: 'origin',
   });
 }