diff --git a/src/Targets/Microchip/Avr8/Avr8.cpp b/src/Targets/Microchip/Avr8/Avr8.cpp
index 44f402cd..a06e3732 100644
--- a/src/Targets/Microchip/Avr8/Avr8.cpp
+++ b/src/Targets/Microchip/Avr8/Avr8.cpp
@@ -209,9 +209,9 @@ namespace Targets::Microchip::Avr8
 
         this->activated = true;
 
-        if (this->targetConfig.signatureValidation) {
+        if (this->targetConfig.signatureVerification) {
             /*
-             * Validate the target signature.
+             * Verify the target signature.
              *
              * The signature obtained from the device should match what we loaded from the target description file.
              */
diff --git a/src/Targets/Microchip/Avr8/Avr8TargetConfig.cpp b/src/Targets/Microchip/Avr8/Avr8TargetConfig.cpp
index f4441fe9..80ca83d8 100644
--- a/src/Targets/Microchip/Avr8/Avr8TargetConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/Targets/Microchip/Avr8/Avr8TargetConfig.cpp
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ namespace Targets::Microchip::Avr8
             this->preserveEeprom = targetNode["preserve_eeprom"].as<bool>(this->preserveEeprom);
         }
 
-        if (targetNode["signature_validation"]) {
-            this->signatureValidation = targetNode["signature_validation"].as<bool>(this->signatureValidation);
+        if (targetNode["signature_verification"]) {
+            this->signatureVerification = targetNode["signature_verification"].as<bool>(this->signatureVerification);
         }
 
         if (targetNode["stop_all_timers"]) {
diff --git a/src/Targets/Microchip/Avr8/Avr8TargetConfig.hpp b/src/Targets/Microchip/Avr8/Avr8TargetConfig.hpp
index 364cf662..d2c90829 100644
--- a/src/Targets/Microchip/Avr8/Avr8TargetConfig.hpp
+++ b/src/Targets/Microchip/Avr8/Avr8TargetConfig.hpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace Targets::Microchip::Avr8
          * Determines whether Bloom will check for an AVR signature mismatch between the signature in the TDF and the
          * connected target signature.
          */
-        bool signatureValidation = true;
+        bool signatureVerification = true;
 
         /**
          * Determines whether Bloom will stop all timer peripherals on the target, when target execution is stopped.