diff --git a/rust2rpm/__main__.py b/rust2rpm/__main__.py
index 72ecc37..2bb25cb 100644
--- a/rust2rpm/__main__.py
+++ b/rust2rpm/__main__.py
@@ -606,7 +606,10 @@ def main():
         print("WARNING: Conflicting settings for enabling all features: The setting is \"false\"")
         print("         in rust2rpm.conf but it was enabled with the \"--all-features\" CLI flag.")
 
-    spec_contents = template.render(md=metadata, patch_file=patch_file, **kwargs)
+    spec_contents = template.render(
+        metadata=metadata,
+        patch_file=patch_file,
+        **kwargs)
     if args.stdout:
         print(f"# {spec_file}")
         print(spec_contents)
diff --git a/rust2rpm/templates/fedora-changelog.spec.inc b/rust2rpm/templates/fedora-changelog.spec.inc
index 5200a90..74994d2 100644
--- a/rust2rpm/templates/fedora-changelog.spec.inc
+++ b/rust2rpm/templates/fedora-changelog.spec.inc
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-* {{ date }} {{ packager|default("rust2rpm <nobody@fedoraproject.org>") }} - {{ md.version }}-1
+* {{ date }} {{ packager|default("rust2rpm <nobody@fedoraproject.org>") }} - {{ metadata.version }}-1
 - Initial package
diff --git a/rust2rpm/templates/mageia-changelog.spec.inc b/rust2rpm/templates/mageia-changelog.spec.inc
index 222813b..c803363 100644
--- a/rust2rpm/templates/mageia-changelog.spec.inc
+++ b/rust2rpm/templates/mageia-changelog.spec.inc
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-* {{ date }} {{ packager|default("rust2rpm <nobody@mageia.org>") }} - {{ md.version }}-1
+* {{ date }} {{ packager|default("rust2rpm <nobody@mageia.org>") }} - {{ metadata.version }}-1
 - Initial package
diff --git a/rust2rpm/templates/main.spec b/rust2rpm/templates/main.spec
index 27fec02..4f0c09b 100644
--- a/rust2rpm/templates/main.spec
+++ b/rust2rpm/templates/main.spec
@@ -8,25 +8,25 @@
   {% set only_main = True %}
 {% endif %}
 
-%global crate {{ md.name }}
-{% if md.name != crate %}
+%global crate {{ metadata.name }}
+{% if metadata.name != crate %}
 %global real_crate {{ crate }}
 {% endif %}
 
 Name:           {{ pkg_name }}
-Version:        {{ md.version }}
+Version:        {{ metadata.version }}
 Release:        {{ pkg_release }}
-{% if md.description is none %}
+{% if metadata.description is none %}
 Summary:        # FIXME
 {% else %}
-Summary:        {{ md.summary }}
+Summary:        {{ metadata.summary }}
 {% endif %}
 {% if rust_group is defined %}
 Group:          {{ rust_group }}
 {% endif %}
 
-{% if md.license != license %}
-# Upstream license specification: {{ md.license|default("(missing)") }}
+{% if metadata.license != license %}
+# Upstream license specification: {{ metadata.license|default("(missing)") }}
 {% endif %}
 License:        {{ license|default("# FIXME") }}
 {% if license_comments is not none %}
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ BuildRequires:  rust-packaging >= 21
 {% endif %}
 {% if not generate_buildrequires %}
   {% if not all_features %}
-    {% set buildrequires = normalize_deps(md.requires("default", resolve=True))|sort %}
+    {% set buildrequires = normalize_deps(metadata.requires("default", resolve=True))|sort %}
   {% else %}
-    {% set buildrequires = normalize_deps(md.all_dependencies)|sort %}
+    {% set buildrequires = normalize_deps(metadata.all_dependencies)|sort %}
   {% endif %}
-  {% set testrequires = normalize_deps(md.dev_dependencies)|sort %}
+  {% set testrequires = normalize_deps(metadata.dev_dependencies)|sort %}
   {% set has_buildrequires = (buildrequires + testrequires)|length > 0 %}
   {% if has_buildrequires and not only_main %}
   {% endif %}
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ BuildRequires:  {{ req }}
 {% endif %}
 
 %global _description %{expand:
-{% if md.description is none %}
+{% if metadata.description is none %}
 %{summary}.
 {%- else %}
-{{ md.description|wordwrap }}
+{{ metadata.description|wordwrap }}
 {%- endif %}
 }
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Requires:       {{ req }}
 {% endif -%}
 
 {% if include_devel %}
-  {% set features = md.dependencies.keys()|list %}
+  {% set features = metadata.dependencies.keys()|list %}
   {% do features.remove(None) %}
   {% do features.remove("default") %}
   {% set features = features|sort %}
@@ -144,11 +144,11 @@ Group:          {{ rust_group }}
     {% endif %}
 BuildArch:      noarch
     {% if include_provides %}
-Provides:       {{ md.provides(feature) }}
+Provides:       {{ metadata.provides(feature) }}
     {% endif %}
     {% if include_requires %}
 Requires:       cargo
-      {% for req in normalize_deps(md.requires(feature))|map("string")|sort %}
+      {% for req in normalize_deps(metadata.requires(feature))|map("string")|sort %}
 Requires:       {{ req }}
       {% endfor %}
     {% endif %}
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ use {% if feature is not none %}the "{{ feature }}" feature of {% endif %}the "%
 {% endif -%}
 
 %prep
-{% if md.name != crate %}
+{% if metadata.name != crate %}
 %autosetup -n %{real_crate}-%{version_no_tilde} -p1
 {% else %}
 %autosetup -n %{crate}-%{version_no_tilde} -p1
diff --git a/rust2rpm/templates/opensuse-changelog.spec.inc b/rust2rpm/templates/opensuse-changelog.spec.inc
index 8849edd..5b8b310 100644
--- a/rust2rpm/templates/opensuse-changelog.spec.inc
+++ b/rust2rpm/templates/opensuse-changelog.spec.inc
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 * {{ date }} {{ packager|default("rust2rpm <opensuse-packaging@opensuse.org>") }}
-- Version {{ md.version }}
+- Version {{ metadata.version }}
 - Initial package
diff --git a/rust2rpm/templates/opensuse-header.spec.inc b/rust2rpm/templates/opensuse-header.spec.inc
index b1e98be..87592dd 100644
--- a/rust2rpm/templates/opensuse-header.spec.inc
+++ b/rust2rpm/templates/opensuse-header.spec.inc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# spec file for package rust-{{ md.name }}
+# spec file for package rust-{{ metadata.name }}
 #
 # Copyright (c) {{ spec_copyright_year }} {{ packager|default("SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany") }}.
 #