diff --git a/action.yaml b/action.yaml
index ac16491..b5f53ae 100644
--- a/action.yaml
+++ b/action.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-name: version-tag
-description: "Creates a version tag when the 'version' value in 'package.json' has changed and a tag with the version number does not already exist."
+name: version-verify
+description: "verify that a repo tag does not already exist for the version number specified in package.json"
 author: "Bryce Thorup"
 runs:
   using: "composite"