diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1822a8687cd..987a5486e59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -246,13 +246,13 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 1.8
 
       - name: Build unscoped PHAR for testing
-        run: ant unscoped-phar-nightly
+        run: ant unscoped-phar-snapshot
 
       - name: Run regular tests with unscoped PHAR
-        run: ./build/artifacts/phpunit-nightly.phar
+        run: ./build/artifacts/phpunit-snapshot.phar
 
       - name: Build scoped PHAR for testing
-        run: ant phar-nightly
+        run: ant phar-snapshot
 
       - name: Run PHAR-specific tests with scoped PHAR
-        run: ./build/artifacts/phpunit-nightly.phar --configuration tests/phar/phpunit.xml
+        run: ./build/artifacts/phpunit-snapshot.phar --configuration tests/phar/phpunit.xml
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 973f2b05fe1..b5cf5a973e4 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -126,16 +126,16 @@
         </antcall>
     </target>
 
-    <target name="phar-nightly" depends="-phar-prepare" description="Create PHAR archive of PHPUnit and all its dependencies (nightly)">
+    <target name="phar-snapshot" depends="-phar-prepare" description="Create PHAR archive of PHPUnit and all its dependencies (snapshot)">
         <antcall target="-phar-build">
-            <param name="type" value="nightly"/>
+            <param name="type" value="snapshot"/>
             <param name="scope" value="true"/>
         </antcall>
     </target>
 
-    <target name="unscoped-phar-nightly" depends="-phar-prepare" description="Create PHAR archive of PHPUnit and all its dependencies (nightly)">
+    <target name="unscoped-phar-snapshot" depends="-phar-prepare" description="Create PHAR archive of PHPUnit and all its dependencies (snapshot)">
         <antcall target="-phar-build">
-            <param name="type" value="nightly"/>
+            <param name="type" value="snapshot"/>
             <param name="scope" value="false"/>
         </antcall>
     </target>
diff --git a/src/Runner/Version.php b/src/Runner/Version.php
index 65ac50969e0..980d910a67b 100644
--- a/src/Runner/Version.php
+++ b/src/Runner/Version.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public static function getVersionString(): string
     public static function getReleaseChannel(): string
     {
         if (strpos(self::$pharVersion, '-') !== false) {
-            return '-nightly';
+            return '-snapshot';
         }
 
         return '';