diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index a47985a..fb13c7a 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Run `npm install` in a terminal window opened to the cloned repository, all depe
 
 Then run `npm run build` to build the app, and `npm start` to run it.
 
-The `npm run watch` script watches files and rebuilds the app on changes.
+The `npm run dev` script watches files and rebuilds the app on changes.
 
 You should try to the use the node version `npm run electron-version` reports, since that is the node version the app runs on.
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 17ded97..5a5bc1d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ For more information, check [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
 - `npm install`, the postinstall script compiles native node modules for electron
   - might need to install some build tools depending on your platform
-- `npm run watch` for code transpilation (starts watchers)
+- `npm run dev` for code transpilation (starts watchers)
 - `npm start`
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f621549..8e8826c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
     "typeorm:migrate:library": "typeorm migration:run -c library",
     "typeorm:migrate:store": "typeorm migration:run -c store",
     "build:webpack": "webpack --config webpack.config.js",
-    "watch:webpack": "webpack --config webpack.config.js --mode development -w",
+    "dev:webpack": "webpack --config webpack.config.js --mode development -w",
     "build:index": "node buildfile.js",
-    "watch:index": "node buildfile.js --watch --dev",
+    "dev:index": "node buildfile.js --watch --dev",
     "build:ts": "tsc",
-    "watch:ts": "tsc -w --pretty --preserveWatchOutput",
+    "dev:ts": "tsc -w --pretty --preserveWatchOutput",
     "build": "concurrently -c green,yellow,cyan -n webpack,index,typescript \"npm run build:webpack\" \"npm run build:index\" \"npm run build:ts\"",
-    "watch": "concurrently -c green,yellow,cyan -n webpack,index,typescript \"npm run watch:webpack\" \"npm run watch:index\" \"npm run watch:ts\"",
+    "dev": "concurrently -c green,yellow,cyan -n webpack,index,typescript \"npm run dev:webpack\" \"npm run dev:index\" \"npm run dev:ts\"",
     "test:fast": "mocha --grep \"@(slow|spectron)\" --invert",
     "test": "mocha",
     "coverage:fast": "nyc npm run test:fast",