diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index f3160c6c..d1f10a40 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Download one from the [releases/](releases/) folder.
 
 or
 
-Build a .vsix locally via `npm run package`
+Build a .vsix locally via `npm run package:latest`
 
 Then install in vscode:
 ![Install Deephaven in VS Code](docs/install.png)
@@ -86,16 +86,16 @@ https://code.visualstudio.com/api/working-with-extensions/publishing-extension#p
 1. Increment the version number in `package.json` (be sure to run `npm i` to update package-lock as well)
    > See [versioning strategy](#versioning-strategy) for details on our version number scheme.
 1. If new content has been added that needs to be packaged that is not included by `.vscodeignore`, make appropriate changes (this should not be common).
-1. Package latest `npm run vsix:latest` (inspect output to verify included files are as expected)
+1. Package latest `npm run package:latest` (inspect output to verify included files are as expected)
 1. Use `vsce` cli to publish to Visual Studio Marketplace
 
    ```sh
    # Pre-release
-   npm run publish:pre
+   npm run publish:prerelease
    ```
 1. Create a version tag with `-pre` suffix.
    ```sh
-   npm run vscode:tag
+   npm run publish:tag
    git push --tags
    ```
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 85c04d20..2f91d06f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@
     "clean": "rm -rf out packages/*/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo",
     "compile": "npm run check:types && node scripts/esbuild.js",
     "icon:gen": "node icons/generate.mjs",
-    "package": "npm run check:types && npm run test:lint && node scripts/esbuild.js --production",
-    "publish:pre": "vsce publish --pre-release",
+    "package:latest": "vsce package -o releases/vscode-deephaven-latest.vsix",
+    "publish:prerelease": "vsce publish --pre-release",
+    "publish:tag": "git tag v$(node -p -e \"require('./package.json').version\")-pre",
     "report:ctrfmerge": "ctrf merge e2e/reports --keep-reports --output-dir test-reports --output ctrf-report.json",
     "report:ctrfsummary": "github-actions-ctrf test-reports/ctrf-report.json",
     "report:junit2ctrf": "junit-to-ctrf test-reports/vitest.junit.xml --output test-reports/ctrf-report.json",
@@ -44,9 +45,7 @@
     "test:lint": "eslint . --ext ts",
     "test:unit": "vitest --reporter=default --reporter=junit --outputFile=./test-reports/vitest.junit.xml",
     "test": "npm run test:unit",
-    "vscode:prepublish": "npm run package",
-    "vscode:tag": "git tag v$(node -p -e \"require('./package.json').version\")-pre",
-    "vsix:latest": "vsce package -o releases/vscode-deephaven-latest.vsix",
+    "vscode:prepublish": "npm run check:types && npm run test:lint && node scripts/esbuild.js --production",
     "watch:esbuild": "node scripts/esbuild.js --watch",
     "watch:tsc": "npm run clean && tsc --build ./tsconfig.json --watch",
     "watch": "npm-run-all -p watch:*"