diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luabindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luabindings.cpp
index ca800f2dd4..48174f55ee 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luabindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luabindings.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace MWLua
     {
         auto* lua = context.mLua;
         sol::table api(lua->sol(), sol::create);
-        api["API_VERSION"] = 1;
+        api["API_REVISION"] = 1;
         api["sendGlobalEvent"] = [context](std::string eventName, const sol::object& eventData)
         {
             context.mGlobalEventQueue->push_back({std::move(eventName), LuaUtil::serialize(eventData, context.mSerializer)});
diff --git a/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua b/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
index 6b38fc20e1..040e6968dd 100644
--- a/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
+++ b/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- The version of OpenMW Lua API. It is an integer that is incremented every time the API is changed.
--- @field [parent=#core] #number API_VERSION
+-- The revision of OpenMW Lua API. It is an integer that is incremented every time the API is changed.
+-- @field [parent=#core] #number API_REVISION
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Send an event to global scripts.