diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index a1cb325c23c..f5d8b6a19a6 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ before:
     - ./scripts/manpages.sh
 
 snapshot:
-  name_template: "{{ incpatch .Version }}-next"
+  version_template: "{{ incpatch .Version }}-next"
 
 gomod:
   proxy: true
diff --git a/cmd/testdata/good.yml b/cmd/testdata/good.yml
index 4641e27d570..c89b704042e 100644
--- a/cmd/testdata/good.yml
+++ b/cmd/testdata/good.yml
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ before:
     # you may remove this if you don't need go generate
     - go generate ./...
 builds:
-- env:
-  - CGO_ENABLED=0
+  - env:
+      - CGO_ENABLED=0
 checksum:
-  name_template: 'checksums.txt'
+  name_template: "checksums.txt"
 snapshot:
-  name_template: "{{ incpatch .Version }}-next"
+  version_template: "{{ incpatch .Version }}-next"
 changelog:
   sort: asc
   filters:
     exclude:
-    - '^docs:'
-    - '^test:'
+      - "^docs:"
+      - "^test:"
diff --git a/internal/pipe/snapshot/snapshot.go b/internal/pipe/snapshot/snapshot.go
index 8d4287283aa..951afcc9e48 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/snapshot/snapshot.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/snapshot/snapshot.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/caarlos0/log"
+	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/v2/internal/deprecate"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/v2/internal/tmpl"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/v2/pkg/context"
 )
@@ -17,14 +18,18 @@ func (Pipe) Skip(ctx *context.Context) bool { return !ctx.Snapshot }
 
 // Default sets the pipe defaults.
 func (Pipe) Default(ctx *context.Context) error {
-	if ctx.Config.Snapshot.NameTemplate == "" {
-		ctx.Config.Snapshot.NameTemplate = "{{ .Version }}-SNAPSHOT-{{ .ShortCommit }}"
+	if ctx.Config.Snapshot.VersionTemplate == "" {
+		ctx.Config.Snapshot.VersionTemplate = "{{ .Version }}-SNAPSHOT-{{ .ShortCommit }}"
+	}
+	if ctx.Config.Snapshot.NameTemplate != "" {
+		deprecate.Notice(ctx, "snapshot.name_template")
+		ctx.Config.Snapshot.VersionTemplate = ctx.Config.Snapshot.NameTemplate
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (Pipe) Run(ctx *context.Context) error {
-	name, err := tmpl.New(ctx).Apply(ctx.Config.Snapshot.NameTemplate)
+	name, err := tmpl.New(ctx).Apply(ctx.Config.Snapshot.VersionTemplate)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse snapshot name: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/pipe/snapshot/snapshot_test.go b/internal/pipe/snapshot/snapshot_test.go
index 83a98b1022f..d87a57cc1ba 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/snapshot/snapshot_test.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/snapshot/snapshot_test.go
@@ -18,23 +18,33 @@ func TestDefault(t *testing.T) {
 		Snapshot: config.Snapshot{},
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, Pipe{}.Default(ctx))
-	require.Equal(t, "{{ .Version }}-SNAPSHOT-{{ .ShortCommit }}", ctx.Config.Snapshot.NameTemplate)
+	require.Equal(t, "{{ .Version }}-SNAPSHOT-{{ .ShortCommit }}", ctx.Config.Snapshot.VersionTemplate)
 }
 
-func TestDefaultSet(t *testing.T) {
+func TestDefaultDeprecated(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := testctx.NewWithCfg(config.Project{
 		Snapshot: config.Snapshot{
 			NameTemplate: "snap",
 		},
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, Pipe{}.Default(ctx))
-	require.Equal(t, "snap", ctx.Config.Snapshot.NameTemplate)
+	require.Equal(t, "snap", ctx.Config.Snapshot.VersionTemplate)
+}
+
+func TestDefaultSet(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := testctx.NewWithCfg(config.Project{
+		Snapshot: config.Snapshot{
+			VersionTemplate: "snap",
+		},
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, Pipe{}.Default(ctx))
+	require.Equal(t, "snap", ctx.Config.Snapshot.VersionTemplate)
 }
 
-func TestSnapshotInvalidNametemplate(t *testing.T) {
+func TestSnapshotInvalidVersionTemplate(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := testctx.NewWithCfg(config.Project{
 		Snapshot: config.Snapshot{
-			NameTemplate: "{{.ShortCommit}{{{sss}}}",
+			VersionTemplate: "{{.ShortCommit}{{{sss}}}",
 		},
 	})
 	testlib.RequireTemplateError(t, Pipe{}.Run(ctx))
@@ -43,7 +53,7 @@ func TestSnapshotInvalidNametemplate(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSnapshotEmptyFinalName(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := testctx.NewWithCfg(config.Project{
 		Snapshot: config.Snapshot{
-			NameTemplate: "{{ .Commit }}",
+			VersionTemplate: "{{ .Commit }}",
 		},
 	}, testctx.WithCurrentTag("v1.2.3"))
 	require.EqualError(t, Pipe{}.Run(ctx), "empty snapshot name")
@@ -52,7 +62,7 @@ func TestSnapshotEmptyFinalName(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := testctx.NewWithCfg(config.Project{
 		Snapshot: config.Snapshot{
-			NameTemplate: "{{ incpatch .Tag }}",
+			VersionTemplate: "{{ incpatch .Tag }}",
 		},
 	}, testctx.WithCurrentTag("v1.2.3"))
 	require.NoError(t, Pipe{}.Run(ctx))
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 22ba1be6cc9..09bf40c9ae3 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -1069,7 +1069,9 @@ type SnapcraftExtraFiles struct {
 
 // Snapshot config.
 type Snapshot struct {
-	NameTemplate string `yaml:"name_template,omitempty" json:"name_template,omitempty"`
+	// Deprecated: use VersionTemplate.
+	NameTemplate    string `yaml:"name_template,omitempty" json:"name_template,omitempty"`
+	VersionTemplate string `yaml:"version_template,omitempty" json:"version_template,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Checksum config.
diff --git a/www/docs/deprecations.md b/www/docs/deprecations.md
index 60b4eda8529..051eb68c03d 100644
--- a/www/docs/deprecations.md
+++ b/www/docs/deprecations.md
@@ -15,15 +15,13 @@ goreleaser check
 
 ## Active deprecation notices
 
-None so far!
-
 <!--
 
 Template for new deprecations:
 
 ### property
 
-> since yyyy-mm-dd (v1.xx)
+> since yyyy-mm-dd (v2.xx)
 
 Description.
 
@@ -41,6 +39,26 @@ Description.
 
 -->
 
+### snapshot.name_template
+
+> since 2024-07-28 (v2.2)
+
+Property renamed so its easier to reason about.
+
+=== "Before"
+
+    ```yaml
+    snapshot:
+      name_template: 'foo'
+    ```
+
+=== "After"
+
+    ```yaml
+    snapshot:
+      version_template: 'foo'
+    ```
+
 ## Removed in v2
 
 ### archives.strip_parent_binary_folder