diff --git a/bin/update_sops.sh b/bin/update_sops.sh
index 1ece238..ea70bdc 100755
--- a/bin/update_sops.sh
+++ b/bin/update_sops.sh
@@ -121,12 +121,12 @@ function main(){
   keyfiles_dir="${repo_root}"
   # assume location of secrets config file in pwd
   sops_config_dir="${PWD}"
-  # path to role definitions
-  roles_def_dir="${repo_root}/roles"
+  # path to group definitions
+  groups_def_dir="${repo_root}/groups"
   # optional:
-  opt_list_roles=0
-  # optional: specify "roles"
-  roles_list=()
+  opt_list_groups=0
+  # optional: specify "groups"
+  groups_list=()
   # optional: secrets files to be updated
   secrets_file_list=()
 
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ function main(){
       -k|--key|--keyfiles) keyfiles_dir="${2}"; shift ;;
       # ARGS: dir containing .sops.yaml (sops config file)
       -c|--config_dir) sops_config_dir="${2}"; shift ;;
-      # ARGS: [optional] show list of roles and exit
-      -lr|--list_roles) opt_list_roles=1 ;;
-      # ARGS: [optional] [list] specify "roles" which correspond to e.g. job roles, projects, etc
-      -r|--role) roles_list+=( "${2}" ); shift ;;
+      # ARGS: [optional] show list of groups and exit
+      -lg|--list_groups) opt_list_groups=1 ;;
+      # ARGS: [optional] [list] specify "groups" which correspond to e.g. job groups, projects, etc
+      -g|--group) groups_list+=( "${2}" ); shift ;;
       # ARGS: [optional] [list] specify files containing sops-encrypted secrets
       -s|--secrets_file|-f|--file) secrets_file_list+=( "${2}" ); shift ;;
       # ARGS: [optional] [list] specify files containing sops-encrypted secrets
@@ -153,11 +153,11 @@ function main(){
 
   # Resolve Parameters
   # ... i.e. combine,override,etc options which interact
-  if [[ "${#roles_list[@]}" -eq 1 ]]; then
-    # simply change keyfiles_dir to the "roles" dir
-    keyfiles_dir="${roles_def_dir}/${roles_list[0]}"
-  elif [[ "${#roles_list[@]}" -gt 1 ]]; then
-    >&2 echo "# ERROR: only specify one role"
+  if [[ "${#groups_list[@]}" -eq 1 ]]; then
+    # simply change keyfiles_dir to the "groups" dir
+    keyfiles_dir="${groups_def_dir}/${groups_list[0]}"
+  elif [[ "${#groups_list[@]}" -gt 1 ]]; then
+    >&2 echo "# ERROR: only specify one group"
     exit 1
   fi
 
@@ -181,10 +181,10 @@ function main(){
   # /OPTIONS: ARGPARSING and VALIDATION
 
   # BEGIN
-  if [[ "${opt_list_roles}" -eq 1 ]]; then
-    # list available roles and exit
-    pushd "${roles_def_dir}" > /dev/null 2>&1
-    >&2 echo "# INFO: listing roles"
+  if [[ "${opt_list_groups}" -eq 1 ]]; then
+    # list available groups and exit
+    pushd "${groups_def_dir}" > /dev/null 2>&1
+    >&2 echo "# INFO: listing groups"
     ls -1d *
     exit 0
     popd > /dev/null 2>&1