diff --git a/projects/wordpress-plugins/release.sh b/projects/wordpress-plugins/release.sh
index f0dcc05..4ef88b3 100644
--- a/projects/wordpress-plugins/release.sh
+++ b/projects/wordpress-plugins/release.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 RELEASE_DIR=release;
 SVN_PATH=$RELEASE_DIR/svn;
 SVN_REPO="https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/plugin-slug-goes-here/";
-BLACKLIST=(
+OMIT_LIST=(
 .\*
 release.sh
 mkdocs.yml
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ function create_release_zip() {
   echo "Creating release/wp-release.zip";
 
   OUT=`rm -f release/wp-release.zip`;
-  OUT=`zip -x "${BLACKLIST[@]}" -q -r release/wp-release.zip .`;
+  OUT=`zip -x "${OMIT_LIST
+  [@]}" -q -r release/wp-release.zip .`;
 
   if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]
   then
diff --git a/projects/wordpress-plugins/release.sh.md b/projects/wordpress-plugins/release.sh.md
index 50b34e6..611fb81 100644
--- a/projects/wordpress-plugins/release.sh.md
+++ b/projects/wordpress-plugins/release.sh.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This file provides setup, usage, and configuration instructions for `release.sh`
 
 ### The first release
 
-1. Review the files in the `BLACKLIST` variable in `release.sh`. Make changes as necessary.
+1. Review the files in the `OMIT_LIST` variable in `release.sh`. Make changes as necessary.
 2. Update the `SVN_REPO` variable with your plugin's `plugins.svn.wordpress.org` SVN repository.
 3. `chmod +x release.sh`.
 4. Add `release/` to the project's `.gitignore`.
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ This file provides setup, usage, and configuration instructions for `release.sh`
   - If it asks you to enter the password for your computer's username, press the `[enter]` key to get the username prompt, then enter your `wordpress.org` username and password.
   
 ### Using a new device with an existing plugin repository
-1. Review the files in the `BLACKLIST` variable in `release.sh`. Make changes as necessary.
+1. Review the files in the `OMIT_LIST` variable in `release.sh`. Make changes as necessary.
 2. Update the `SVN_REPO` variable with your plugin's `plugins.svn.wordpress.org` SVN repository.
 3. `chmod +x release.sh`.
 4. `mkdir release`.
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ According to https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/installing-wordp
 
 #### `.git/` directories contained within the plugin's release .zip file
 
-Check your plugin's `release.sh` to make sure that `./\*\*/.\*` is contained within the `BLACKLIST` variable.
+Check your plugin's `release.sh` to make sure that `./\*\*/.\*` is contained within the `OMIT_LIST` variable.
 
 https://github.com/INN/docs/blob/1e53bd3a6793ea8c7197670316e49c9ff6da8661/projects/wordpress-plugins/release.sh#L19