diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f74d711..38c4cdd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Stelae is a system for distributing, preserving, and authenticating laws.
     - `format`: Format code
     - `lint`: Format code and run strict clippy
     - `test`: Run all tests
+      - Install nextest with command `cargo install cargo-nextest`
 - On windows, especially, you may wish to run just through the nu shell, which can be done by calling all commands with the `--shell` command, e.g. `just --shell nu lint`.
 
 ## Logging
diff --git a/src/db/init.rs b/src/db/init.rs
index 6219d72..11d2511 100644
--- a/src/db/init.rs
+++ b/src/db/init.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 /// Connections can fail if the database is not running, or if the database URL is invalid.
 pub async fn connect(archive_path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<DatabaseConnection> {
     let db_url = env::var("DATABASE_URL").unwrap_or_else(|_| {
-        let sqlite_db_path = &archive_path.join(PathBuf::from(".stelae/db.sqlite3"));
+        let sqlite_db_path = &archive_path.join(PathBuf::from(".taf/db.sqlite3"));
         format!("sqlite:///{}?mode=rwc", sqlite_db_path.to_string_lossy())
     });
     let connection = DatabaseConnection::connect(&db_url).await?;
diff --git a/src/history/changes.rs b/src/history/changes.rs
index d73fad2..dccedcc 100644
--- a/src/history/changes.rs
+++ b/src/history/changes.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ pub async fn insert(raw_archive_path: &str, archive_path: PathBuf) -> Result<(),
         Err(err) => {
             tracing::error!(
                 "error: could not connect to database.
-                Confirm that `db.sqlite3` exists in `.stelae` dir or that DATABASE_URL env var is set correctly."
+                Confirm that `db.sqlite3` exists in `.taf` dir or that DATABASE_URL env var is set correctly."
             );
             tracing::error!("Error: {err:?}");
             return Err(CliError::DatabaseConnectionError);
diff --git a/src/stelae/archive.rs b/src/stelae/archive.rs
index 4867084..50b6a66 100644
--- a/src/stelae/archive.rs
+++ b/src/stelae/archive.rs
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ pub struct Archive {
 impl Archive {
     /// Get an archive's config object.
     /// # Errors
-    /// Will error if unable to find or parse config file at `.stelae/config.toml`
+    /// Will error if unable to find or parse config file at `.taf/config.toml`
     pub fn get_config(&self) -> anyhow::Result<Config> {
-        let config_path = &self.path.join(PathBuf::from(".stelae/config.toml"));
+        let config_path = &self.path.join(PathBuf::from(".taf/config.toml"));
         let config_str = read_to_string(config_path)?;
         let conf: Config = toml::from_str(&config_str)?;
         Ok(conf)
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ pub fn init(
     headers: Option<Headers>,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<Box<Archive>> {
     raise_error_if_in_existing_archive(&path)?;
-    let stelae_dir = path.join(PathBuf::from("./.stelae"));
+    let stelae_dir = path.join(PathBuf::from("./.taf"));
     create_dir_all(&stelae_dir)?;
     let config_path = stelae_dir.join(PathBuf::from("./config.toml"));
     let conf = Config {
diff --git a/src/utils/archive.rs b/src/utils/archive.rs
index 1e82f42..653193f 100644
--- a/src/utils/archive.rs
+++ b/src/utils/archive.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 pub fn find_archive_path(path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<PathBuf> {
     let abs_path = fix_unc_path(&path.canonicalize()?);
     for working_path in abs_path.ancestors() {
-        if working_path.join(".stelae").exists() {
+        if working_path.join(".taf").exists() {
             return Ok(working_path.to_owned());
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/utils/cli.rs b/src/utils/cli.rs
index 46dc153..e1fae7a 100644
--- a/src/utils/cli.rs
+++ b/src/utils/cli.rs
@@ -65,18 +65,18 @@ enum Subcommands {
 
 /// Place to initialize tracing
 ///
-/// We create `debug` and `error` log files in `.stelae` dir.
+/// We create `debug` and `error` log files in `.taf` dir.
 /// `debug` log file contains all logs, `error` log file contains only `warn` and `error`
 /// NOTE: once `https://github.com/tokio-rs/tracing/pull/2497` is merged,
 /// update `init_tracing` to rotate log files based on size.
 #[allow(clippy::expect_used)]
 fn init_tracing(archive_path: &Path) {
-    let stelae_dir = archive_path.join(PathBuf::from("./.stelae"));
+    let taf_dir = archive_path.join(PathBuf::from("./.taf"));
 
     let debug_file_appender =
-        rolling::never(&stelae_dir, "stelae-debug.log").with_max_level(Level::DEBUG);
+        rolling::never(&taf_dir, "stelae-debug.log").with_max_level(Level::DEBUG);
     let error_file_appender =
-        rolling::never(&stelae_dir, "stelae-error.log").with_max_level(Level::WARN);
+        rolling::never(&taf_dir, "stelae-error.log").with_max_level(Level::WARN);
 
     let mut debug_layer = fmt::layer().with_writer(debug_file_appender);
     let mut error_layer = fmt::layer().with_writer(error_file_appender);
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ pub fn run() {
     let archive_path_wd = Path::new(&cli.archive_path);
     let Ok(archive_path) = find_archive_path(archive_path_wd) else {
         tracing::error!(
-            "error: could not find `.stelae` folder in `{}` or any parent directory",
+            "error: could not find `.taf` folder in `{}` or any parent directory",
             &cli.archive_path
         );
         process::exit(1);
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/basic/archive/.stelae/.keep b/tests/fixtures/basic/archive/.taf/.keep
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/fixtures/basic/archive/.stelae/.keep
rename to tests/fixtures/basic/archive/.taf/.keep