diff --git a/app/lib/main/sharezone.dart b/app/lib/main/sharezone.dart
index 5f8fe1dd5..bfe286750 100644
--- a/app/lib/main/sharezone.dart
+++ b/app/lib/main/sharezone.dart
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import 'package:sharezone/onboarding/group_onboarding/logic/signed_up_bloc.dart'
 import 'package:sharezone/sharezone_plus/subscription_service/subscription_flag.dart';
 import 'package:sharezone/util/flavor.dart';
 import 'package:sharezone/widgets/animation/color_fade_in.dart';
-import 'package:sharezone/widgets/deployment_stage_banner.dart';
+import 'package:sharezone/widgets/development_stage_banner.dart';
 import 'package:sharezone_utils/device_information_manager.dart';
 import 'package:sharezone_widgets/sharezone_widgets.dart';
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class _SharezoneState extends State<Sharezone> with WidgetsBindingObserver {
             textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
             child: _ThemeSettingsProvider(
               blocDependencies: widget.blocDependencies,
-              child: DeploymentStageBanner(
+              child: DevelopmentStageBanner(
                 child: Stack(
                   children: [
                     MultiProvider(
diff --git a/app/lib/widgets/deployment_stage_banner.dart b/app/lib/widgets/development_stage_banner.dart
similarity index 82%
rename from app/lib/widgets/deployment_stage_banner.dart
rename to app/lib/widgets/development_stage_banner.dart
index efbddbe74..8974c87d7 100644
--- a/app/lib/widgets/deployment_stage_banner.dart
+++ b/app/lib/widgets/development_stage_banner.dart
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:sharezone/main/constants.dart';
 
-/// Displays the current deployment stage as a [Banner] if it is not stable.
+/// Displays the current development stage as a [Banner] if it is not stable.
 ///
-/// Sharezone has different deployment stages e.g. "alpha", "beta", "preview".
-/// This widget displays the current deployment stage as a [Banner] at the top
-/// hand corner of the screen if we are not in the stable/production deployment
+/// Sharezone has different development stages e.g. "alpha", "beta", "preview".
+/// This widget displays the current development stage as a [Banner] at the top
+/// hand corner of the screen if we are not in the stable/production development
 /// stage.
 ///
 /// This is intended so that users know that they are using a non-stable version
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ import 'package:sharezone/main/constants.dart';
 /// This widget is similar and inspired by the [CheckedModeBanner] which displays
 /// "DEBUG" at the top right hand corner when running a Flutter app in debug
 /// mode.
-class DeploymentStageBanner extends StatelessWidget {
+class DevelopmentStageBanner extends StatelessWidget {
   /// Creates a const alpha version banner.
-  const DeploymentStageBanner({
+  const DevelopmentStageBanner({
     super.key,
     required this.child,
   });
diff --git a/app/test_goldens/widgets/deployment_stage_banner_test.dart b/app/test_goldens/widgets/development_stage_banner_test.dart
similarity index 90%
rename from app/test_goldens/widgets/deployment_stage_banner_test.dart
rename to app/test_goldens/widgets/development_stage_banner_test.dart
index e257c0e26..ba0400015 100644
--- a/app/test_goldens/widgets/deployment_stage_banner_test.dart
+++ b/app/test_goldens/widgets/development_stage_banner_test.dart
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:golden_toolkit/golden_toolkit.dart';
 import 'package:sharezone/main/constants.dart';
-import 'package:sharezone/widgets/deployment_stage_banner.dart';
+import 'package:sharezone/widgets/development_stage_banner.dart';
 
 void main() {
-  group('$DeploymentStageBanner', () {
+  group('$DevelopmentStageBanner', () {
     testGoldens(
       'displays the banner at the correct position',
       (tester) async {
         kDevelopmentStageOrNull = 'alpha';
 
         await tester.pumpWidgetBuilder(
-          const DeploymentStageBanner(
+          const DevelopmentStageBanner(
             child: MaterialApp(
               debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
               home: Scaffold(
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void main() {
         await tester.pumpWidget(
           const Directionality(
             textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
-            child: DeploymentStageBanner(
+            child: DevelopmentStageBanner(
               child: MaterialApp(
                 debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
                 home: Scaffold(
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void main() {
         await tester.pumpWidget(
           const Directionality(
             textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
-            child: DeploymentStageBanner(
+            child: DevelopmentStageBanner(
               child: MaterialApp(
                 debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
                 home: Scaffold(