diff --git a/gradle/phase1.gradle b/gradle/phase1.gradle
index a484f84..dc40fe1 100644
--- a/gradle/phase1.gradle
+++ b/gradle/phase1.gradle
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 // use Exec rather the GradleBuild to ensure we use the correct gradle version for the groovy version being built
 task buildAndUploadStep1(type: Exec, dependsOn: [assumesPropsSet, updateVersionProperties, checkCompatibility]) {
     group = "Pre-vote phase"
-    description = "Builds Apache Groovy and publishes the Maven artifacts to the staging repository on Bintray"
+    description = "Builds Apache Groovy and publishes the Maven artifacts to the Artifactory staging repository"
     workingDir stagingDir
     ext.theArgs = []
     if (Os.isFamily(Os.FAMILY_WINDOWS)) {
diff --git a/gradle/phase2.gradle b/gradle/phase2.gradle
index fe6ed52..ffd7a6d 100644
--- a/gradle/phase2.gradle
+++ b/gradle/phase2.gradle
@@ -217,12 +217,12 @@
         def found = false
         def delay = 30000 // 1/2 a minute
         def numTries = 60 // wait for up to 30 mins
-        def bintray = HttpBuilder.configure {
+        def artifactory = HttpBuilder.configure {
             request.uri = 'https://groovy.jfrog.io/'
         }
         while (!found && numTries-- > 0) {
             found = true
-            bintray.head {
+            artifactory.head {
                 request.uri.path = "/artifactory/dist-release-local/groovy-zips/apache-groovy-sdk-${relVersion}.zip"
                 response.failure { fs ->
                     sleep delay