diff --git a/rust2rpm/__main__.py b/rust2rpm/__main__.py
index da1d1a0..81610f3 100644
--- a/rust2rpm/__main__.py
+++ b/rust2rpm/__main__.py
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ def main():
     if args.dynamic_buildrequires is None:
         args.dynamic_buildrequires = args.target == "fedora"
 
-    packager_identity = util.detect_packager()
+    packager = util.detect_packager()
 
     conf = configparser.ConfigParser(interpolation=configparser.ExtendedInterpolation())
     confs = conf.read([".rust2rpm.conf", "_rust2rpm.conf", "rust2rpm.conf"])
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ def main():
         metadata = metadata,
         patch_file_automatic=patch_files[0],
         patch_file_manual=patch_files[1],
-        packager_identity = packager_identity,
+        packager = packager,
         doc_files = doc_files,
         license_files = license_files,
         distconf = conf[args.target],
diff --git a/rust2rpm/generator.py b/rust2rpm/generator.py
index 9a37912..63b595f 100644
--- a/rust2rpm/generator.py
+++ b/rust2rpm/generator.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def spec_file_render(
         metadata,
         patch_file_manual,
         patch_file_automatic,
-        packager_identity,
+        packager,
         doc_files,
         license_files,
         distconf,
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ def spec_file_render(
                  ([date] if date else []))
     kwargs['date'] = time.strftime(*time_args)
 
-    if packager_identity is not None:
-        kwargs['packager'] = packager_identity
+    if packager is not None:
+        kwargs['packager'] = packager
 
     if metadata.license is not None:
         license, comments = licensing.translate_license(args.target, metadata.license)
diff --git a/rust2rpm/tests/test_generator.py b/rust2rpm/tests/test_generator.py
index 68cb28c..e8cb040 100644
--- a/rust2rpm/tests/test_generator.py
+++ b/rust2rpm/tests/test_generator.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def mock_spec_file_render(crate, tomlfile, target, tmpdir):
         metadata = metadata,
         patch_file_automatic = f'{crate}-patch1.diff',
         patch_file_manual = f'{crate}-patch2.diff',
-        packager_identity = 'Jane Jane <jane@jane.org>',
+        packager = 'Jane Jane <jane@jane.org>',
         doc_files = ['DOC1', 'DOC2'],
         license_files = ['LIC1', 'LIC2'],
         distconf = {},
diff --git a/rust2rpm/util.py b/rust2rpm/util.py
index 0c3cd7a..80d7c91 100644
--- a/rust2rpm/util.py
+++ b/rust2rpm/util.py
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ def detect_packager():
         return None
 
     # If we're supplying packager identity through an environment variable...
-    packager_identity = os.getenv('RUST2RPM_PACKAGER')
-    if packager_identity is not None:
-        return packager_identity
+    packager = os.getenv('RUST2RPM_PACKAGER')
+    if packager is not None:
+        return packager
 
     # If we're detecting packager identity through rpmdev-packager...
     rpmdev_packager = shutil.which('rpmdev-packager')