diff --git a/doc/manual/src/advanced-topics/post-build-hook.md b/doc/manual/src/advanced-topics/post-build-hook.md
index bbdabed41..fcb52d878 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/advanced-topics/post-build-hook.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/advanced-topics/post-build-hook.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ set -f # disable globbing
 export IFS=' '
 
 echo "Signing paths" $OUT_PATHS
-nix sign-paths --key-file /etc/nix/key.private $OUT_PATHS
+nix store sign --key-file /etc/nix/key.private $OUT_PATHS
 echo "Uploading paths" $OUT_PATHS
 exec nix copy --to 's3://example-nix-cache' $OUT_PATHS
 ```
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ exec nix copy --to 's3://example-nix-cache' $OUT_PATHS
 > The `$OUT_PATHS` variable is a space-separated list of Nix store
 > paths. In this case, we expect and want the shell to perform word
 > splitting to make each output path its own argument to `nix
-> sign-paths`. Nix guarantees the paths will not contain any spaces,
+> store sign`. Nix guarantees the paths will not contain any spaces,
 > however a store path might contain glob characters. The `set -f`
 > disables globbing in the shell.
 
diff --git a/src/nix/key-generate-secret.md b/src/nix/key-generate-secret.md
index 6ff1e1c9b..4938f637c 100644
--- a/src/nix/key-generate-secret.md
+++ b/src/nix/key-generate-secret.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ R""(
 
   ```console
   # nix build nixpkgs#hello
-  # nix store sign-paths --key-file ./secret-key --recursive ./result
+  # nix store sign --key-file ./secret-key --recursive ./result
   ```
 
   Finally, we can verify the store paths using the corresponding
diff --git a/src/nix/main.cc b/src/nix/main.cc
index 803453dd5..398526020 100644
--- a/src/nix/main.cc
+++ b/src/nix/main.cc
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ struct NixArgs : virtual MultiCommand, virtual MixCommonArgs
         {"make-content-addressable", {"store", "make-content-addressable"}},
         {"optimise-store", {"store", "optimise"}},
         {"ping-store", {"store", "ping"}},
-        {"sign-paths", {"store", "sign-paths"}},
+        {"sign-paths", {"store", "sign"}},
         {"to-base16", {"hash", "to-base16"}},
         {"to-base32", {"hash", "to-base32"}},
         {"to-base64", {"hash", "to-base64"}},
diff --git a/src/nix/sigs.cc b/src/nix/sigs.cc
index 4b6ead6c7..3445182f2 100644
--- a/src/nix/sigs.cc
+++ b/src/nix/sigs.cc
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ struct CmdCopySigs : StorePathsCommand
 
 static auto rCmdCopySigs = registerCommand2<CmdCopySigs>({"store", "copy-sigs"});
 
-struct CmdSignPaths : StorePathsCommand
+struct CmdSign : StorePathsCommand
 {
     Path secretKeyFile;
 
-    CmdSignPaths()
+    CmdSign()
     {
         addFlag({
             .longName = "key-file",
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ struct CmdSignPaths : StorePathsCommand
     }
 };
 
-static auto rCmdSignPaths = registerCommand2<CmdSignPaths>({"store", "sign-paths"});
+static auto rCmdSign = registerCommand2<CmdSign>({"store", "sign"});
 
 struct CmdKeyGenerateSecret : Command
 {
diff --git a/tests/signing.sh b/tests/signing.sh
index bd6280cc6..6aafbeb91 100644
--- a/tests/signing.sh
+++ b/tests/signing.sh
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ expect 2 nix store verify -r $outPath2 --sigs-needed 1
 
 expect 2 nix store verify -r $outPath2 --sigs-needed 1 --trusted-public-keys $pk1
 
-# Test "nix store sign-paths".
-nix store sign-paths --key-file $TEST_ROOT/sk1 $outPath2
+# Test "nix store sign".
+nix store sign --key-file $TEST_ROOT/sk1 $outPath2
 
 nix store verify -r $outPath2 --sigs-needed 1 --trusted-public-keys $pk1
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ nix store verify $outPathCA
 nix store verify $outPathCA --sigs-needed 1000
 
 # Check that signing a content-addressed path doesn't overflow validSigs
-nix store sign-paths --key-file $TEST_ROOT/sk1 $outPathCA
+nix store sign --key-file $TEST_ROOT/sk1 $outPathCA
 nix store verify -r $outPathCA --sigs-needed 1000 --trusted-public-keys $pk1
 
 # Copy to a binary cache.
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ info=$(nix path-info --store file://$cacheDir --json $outPath2)
 (! [[ $info =~ 'cache2.example.org' ]])
 
 # Verify that adding a signature to a path in a binary cache works.
-nix store sign-paths --store file://$cacheDir --key-file $TEST_ROOT/sk2 $outPath2
+nix store sign --store file://$cacheDir --key-file $TEST_ROOT/sk2 $outPath2
 info=$(nix path-info --store file://$cacheDir --json $outPath2)
 [[ $info =~ 'cache1.example.org' ]]
 [[ $info =~ 'cache2.example.org' ]]