diff --git a/sui/README.md b/sui/README.md
index d5d70aecb..44aea8f1c 100644
--- a/sui/README.md
+++ b/sui/README.md
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ node sui/deploy-contract.js upgrade axelar_gateway <policy>
 
 policy should be one of the following:
 
--   `0`: Allow any upgrade.
--   `128`: Upgrade policy to just add code. https://docs.sui.io/references/framework/sui-framework/package#function-only_additive_upgrades
--   `192`: Upgrade policy to just change dependencies. https://docs.sui.io/references/framework/sui-framework/package#function-only_dep_upgrades
+-   `any_upgrade`: Allow any upgrade.
+-   `code_upgrade`: Upgrade policy to just add code. https://docs.sui.io/references/framework/sui-framework/package#function-only_additive_upgrades
+-   `dep_upgrade`: Upgrade policy to just change dependencies. https://docs.sui.io/references/framework/sui-framework/package#function-only_dep_upgrades
 
 Provide `--txFilePath` with `--offline` to generate tx data file for offline signing.
 
diff --git a/sui/deploy-contract.js b/sui/deploy-contract.js
index ac1277ea2..f2af1c511 100644
--- a/sui/deploy-contract.js
+++ b/sui/deploy-contract.js
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ async function deploy(contractName, config, chain, options) {
                 ],
             });
 
-            if (policy !== '0') {
-                const upgradeType = policy === '128' ? 'only_additive_upgrades' : 'only_dep_upgrades';
+            if (policy !== 'any_upgrade') {
+                const upgradeType = policy === 'code_upgrade' ? 'only_additive_upgrades' : 'only_dep_upgrades';
 
                 tx.moveCall({
                     target: `${suiPackageAddress}::package::${upgradeType}`,
@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@ if (require.main === module) {
         .addOption(new Option('--nonce <nonce>', 'nonce for the signer (defaults to HashZero)'))
         .addOption(new Option('--previousSigners <previousSigners>', 'number of previous signers to retain').default('15'))
         .addOption(
-            new Option('--policy <policy>', 'upgrade policy for upgrade cap: For example, use "0" to allow all types of upgrades')
-                .choices(['0', '128', '192'])
-                .default('0'),
+            new Option('--policy <policy>', 'upgrade policy for upgrade cap: For example, use "any_upgrade" to allow all types of upgrades')
+                .choices(['any_upgrade', 'code_upgrade', 'dep_upgrade'])
+                .default('any_upgrade'),
         )
         .action((contractName, options) => {
             mainProcessor([contractName], options, deploy);
diff --git a/sui/deploy-utils.js b/sui/deploy-utils.js
index c3a6ebff9..fc46e5ff6 100644
--- a/sui/deploy-utils.js
+++ b/sui/deploy-utils.js
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ async function upgradePackage(client, keypair, packageName, packageConfig, build
     const { policy, offline } = options;
     const sender = options.sender || keypair.toSuiAddress();
 
-    if (!['0', '128', '192'].includes(policy)) {
-        throw new Error(`Unknown upgrade policy: ${policy}`);
+    if (!['any_upgrade', 'code_upgrade', 'dep_upgrade'].includes(policy)) {
+        throw new Error(`Unknown upgrade policy: ${policy}. Supported policies: any_upgrade, code_upgrade, dep_upgrade`);
     }
 
     const upgradeCap = packageConfig.objects?.upgradeCap;