diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index d1882c582..a45710c00 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ lazy val releaseSettings = sbtrelease.ReleasePlugin.releaseSettings ++ Seq(
   credentials += {
     Seq("SONATYPE_USER", "SONATYPE_PASS").map(sys.env.get) match {
       case Seq(Some(user), Some(pass)) =>
-        Credentials("Nexus Repository Manager", "oss.sonatype.org", user, pass)
+        Credentials("Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager", "oss.sonatype.org", user, pass)
       case _ =>
         Credentials(Path.userHome / ".ivy2" / ".credentials")
     }