diff --git a/packages/shared-lib-node/src/env.ts b/packages/shared-lib-node/src/env.ts
index e8e8b4aa..9cd6a831 100644
--- a/packages/shared-lib-node/src/env.ts
+++ b/packages/shared-lib-node/src/env.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export function readEnvironmentVariables(
 /**
  * This function read environment variables from `.env` files and assign them in `process.env`.
  * */
-export function readAndUpdateEnvironmentVariables(
+export function readAndApplyEnvironmentVariables(
   argv: EnvReaderOptions,
   cwd: string,
   cacheEnabled = true
diff --git a/packages/shared-lib-node/src/index.ts b/packages/shared-lib-node/src/index.ts
index f8c95ba5..19110a4a 100644
--- a/packages/shared-lib-node/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/shared-lib-node/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export {
   readEnvironmentVariables,
-  readAndUpdateEnvironmentVariables,
+  readAndApplyEnvironmentVariables,
   removeNpmAndYarnEnvironmentVariables,
   yargsOptionsBuilderForEnv,
 } from './env.js';
diff --git a/packages/shared-lib-node/tests/env.test.ts b/packages/shared-lib-node/tests/env.test.ts
index 2f1b871f..9f527a13 100644
--- a/packages/shared-lib-node/tests/env.test.ts
+++ b/packages/shared-lib-node/tests/env.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
-import { readAndUpdateEnvironmentVariables } from '../src/env.js';
+import { readAndApplyEnvironmentVariables } from '../src/env.js';
 
 describe('readAndApplyEnvironmentVariables()', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -9,39 +9,36 @@ describe('readAndApplyEnvironmentVariables()', () => {
   });
 
   it('should load no env vars with empty options', () => {
-    const envVars = readAndUpdateEnvironmentVariables({}, 'test-fixtures/app1');
+    const envVars = readAndApplyEnvironmentVariables({}, 'test-fixtures/app1');
     expect(envVars).toEqual({});
   });
 
   it('should load env vars with --auto-cascade-env', () => {
-    const envVars = readAndUpdateEnvironmentVariables({ autoCascadeEnv: true }, 'test-fixtures/app1');
+    const envVars = readAndApplyEnvironmentVariables({ autoCascadeEnv: true }, 'test-fixtures/app1');
     expect(envVars).toEqual({ NAME: 'app1', ENV: 'development1' });
   });
 
   it('should load env vars with --cascade-env=production', () => {
-    const envVars = readAndUpdateEnvironmentVariables(
-      { cascadeEnv: 'production', env: ['.env'] },
-      'test-fixtures/app1'
-    );
+    const envVars = readAndApplyEnvironmentVariables({ cascadeEnv: 'production', env: ['.env'] }, 'test-fixtures/app1');
     expect(envVars).toEqual({ NAME: 'app1', ENV: 'production1' });
   });
 
   it('should load env vars with --cascade-node-env and NODE_ENV=""', () => {
     process.env.NODE_ENV = '';
-    const envVars = readAndUpdateEnvironmentVariables({ cascadeNodeEnv: true, env: ['.env'] }, 'test-fixtures/app1');
+    const envVars = readAndApplyEnvironmentVariables({ cascadeNodeEnv: true, env: ['.env'] }, 'test-fixtures/app1');
     expect(envVars).toEqual({ NAME: 'app1', ENV: 'development1' });
   });
 
   it('should load env vars with --cascade-node-env and NODE_ENV=test', () => {
     process.env.NODE_ENV = 'test';
-    const envVars = readAndUpdateEnvironmentVariables({ cascadeNodeEnv: true, env: ['.env'] }, 'test-fixtures/app1');
+    const envVars = readAndApplyEnvironmentVariables({ cascadeNodeEnv: true, env: ['.env'] }, 'test-fixtures/app1');
     expect(envVars).toEqual({ NAME: 'app1', ENV: 'test1' });
   });
 
   it('should load env vars with --env=test-fixtures/app2/.env --auto-cascade-env, WB_ENV=test and NODE_ENV=production', () => {
     process.env.WB_ENV = 'test';
     process.env.NODE_ENV = 'production';
-    const envVars = readAndUpdateEnvironmentVariables(
+    const envVars = readAndApplyEnvironmentVariables(
       { autoCascadeEnv: true, env: ['../app2/.env'] },
       'test-fixtures/app1'
     );