diff --git a/convention/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/jfronny/scripts/BumpVersionTask.kt b/convention/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/jfronny/scripts/BumpVersionTask.kt
index 753a827..73466da 100644
--- a/convention/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/jfronny/scripts/BumpVersionTask.kt
+++ b/convention/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/jfronny/scripts/BumpVersionTask.kt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ abstract class BumpVersionTask : DefaultTask() {
     }
 
     @get:InputDirectory abstract val gitDir: DirectoryProperty
-    @get:Input abstract val isRelease: Property<Boolean>
+    @get:Input abstract val releaseWasSet: Property<Boolean> //TODO rename back to isRelease
     @get:Input abstract val nextVersionType: Property<String>
     @get:Input abstract val nextRelease: Property<SemanticVersion>
     @get:Input abstract val lastRelease: Property<String>
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ abstract class BumpVersionTask : DefaultTask() {
     @TaskAction
     fun action() {
         if (!gitDir.asFile.get().exists()) throw IllegalStateException("Cannot bump without repository")
-        if (isRelease.get()) throw IllegalStateException("Cannot bump while 'release' is set")
+        if (releaseWasSet.get()) throw IllegalStateException("Cannot bump while 'release' is set")
         val vt = nextVersionType
             .map { VersionType.byName(it) ?: throw IllegalStateException("Unrecognized version type: $this") }
             .getOrThrow { IllegalStateException("bumpVersion requires you to set -PversionType=release|beta|alpha") }
diff --git a/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.autoversion.gradle.kts b/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.autoversion.gradle.kts
index bb83ca0..92344e9 100644
--- a/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.autoversion.gradle.kts
+++ b/convention/src/main/kotlin/jf.autoversion.gradle.kts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ tasks.register("copyVersionNumber", CopyTextTask::class) {
 
 tasks.register("bumpVersion", BumpVersionTask::class) {
     gitDir = File(projectDir, ".git")
-    isRelease = this@Jf_autoversion_gradle.isRelease
+    releaseWasSet = this@Jf_autoversion_gradle.isRelease
     nextVersionType = project.provider { nprop("nextVersionType") }
     nextRelease = project.provider { project.nextRelease }
     lastRelease = project.provider { project.lastRelease }