diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 5c2af67..5de71ed 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ infra/                 # AWS CDK infrastructure stacks
 compose.yml            # LocalStack container configuration
 ```
 
-## Renaming the Template
+## Initializing the Template
 
-To rename the project from the default `templates` name, run:
+To initialize the project from the default `templates` name, run:
 
 ```bash
-mise run rename --name="my-project" --description="My description" --author="Name" --email="handle" --github="username"
+mise run init --name="my-project" --description="My description" --author="Name" --email="handle" --github="username"
 ```
 
 ## Dependencies
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index 1c8cc11..1b15e8a 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ Click the button below (or [use this link](https://github.com/amrabed/aws-lambda
 
 [![Use this template](https://img.shields.io/badge/Use%20this%20template-238636?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/amrabed/aws-lambda-templates/generate)
 
-### Rename the project
-Run `mise run rename` once after cloning, before any other setup steps:
+### Initialize the project
+Run `mise run init` once after cloning, before any other setup steps:
 
 ```bash
-mise run rename --name="my-project" --description="My project description" --author="Jane Doe" --email="jane" --github="janedoe"
+mise run init --name="my-project" --description="My project description" --author="Jane Doe" --email="jane" --github="janedoe"
 ```
 
 Pass the following parameters:
diff --git a/mise.toml b/mise.toml
index 8e5d24b..e6bc166 100644
--- a/mise.toml
+++ b/mise.toml
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ arg "<template>" help="Template name"
 run = "uv run new -n $usage_template"
 alias = "n"
 
-[tasks.rename]
-description = "Rename project (run once)"
+[tasks.init]
+description = "Initialize project (run once)"
 usage = """
 flag "--name <name>" help="Project new name"
 flag "--description <description>" help="Project short description"
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ flag "--author <author>" help="Author name"
 flag "--email <email>" help="Author email"
 flag "--github <github>" help="GitHub username"
 """
-run = "uv run rename"
+run = "uv run init"
 
 ##### Dev setup and maintenance #####
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fc5ca6f..24b397f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [project.scripts]
 new = "scripts.new:main"
-rename = "scripts.rename:main"
+init = "scripts.init:main"
 
 [dependency-groups]
 infra = [
diff --git a/scripts/rename.py b/scripts/init.py
similarity index 98%
rename from scripts/rename.py
rename to scripts/init.py
index 3f20f83..b151dc3 100644
--- a/scripts/rename.py
+++ b/scripts/init.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def main(name: str, description: str, author: str, email: str, github: str):
         for file in files:
             if file.endswith((".py", ".md", ".yml", ".pyt", ".toml")):
                 path = Path(root) / file
-                if path.name == "rename.py":
+                if path.name == "init.py":
                     continue
 
                 content = path.read_text()