diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 48332a8..d3fd6b9 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
     error::Result,
-    subcommands::{self, CompileArgs, InitArgs},
+    subcommands::{self, BuildArgs, InitArgs},
 };
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ pub struct Args {
 pub enum Command {
     /// Initialize a new project.
     Init(InitArgs),
-    /// Compile the project.
-    Compile(CompileArgs),
+    /// Build the project.
+    Build(BuildArgs),
     #[cfg(feature = "zip")]
-    /// Compile and package the project.
+    /// Build and package the project.
     Package(subcommands::PackageArgs),
     #[cfg(feature = "lang-debug")]
-    /// Compile the project and dump the intermediate state.
+    /// Build the project and dump the intermediate state.
     LangDebug(subcommands::LangDebugArgs),
 }
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ impl Args {
     pub fn run(&self) -> Result<()> {
         match &self.cmd {
             Command::Init(args) => subcommands::init(self.verbose, args)?,
-            Command::Compile(args) => subcommands::compile(self.verbose, args)?,
+            Command::Build(args) => subcommands::build(self.verbose, args)?,
             #[cfg(feature = "zip")]
             Command::Package(args) => subcommands::package(self.verbose, args)?,
             #[cfg(feature = "lang-debug")]
diff --git a/src/subcommands/compile.rs b/src/subcommands/build.rs
similarity index 88%
rename from src/subcommands/compile.rs
rename to src/subcommands/build.rs
index 8fca0fe..431b582 100644
--- a/src/subcommands/compile.rs
+++ b/src/subcommands/build.rs
@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@ use std::{fs, path::PathBuf};
 use crate::util;
 
 #[derive(Debug, clap::Args, Clone)]
-pub struct CompileArgs {
-    /// The path of the project to compile.
+pub struct BuildArgs {
+    /// The path of the project to build.
     #[clap(default_value = ".")]
     path: PathBuf,
 }
 
-pub fn compile(_verbose: bool, args: &CompileArgs) -> Result<()> {
+pub fn build(_verbose: bool, args: &BuildArgs) -> Result<()> {
     let path = args.path.as_path();
 
     let str_path = util::to_absolute_path(path)?;
-    print_info(&format!("Compiling project at {}", str_path));
+    print_info(&format!("Building project at {}", str_path));
 
     let toml_path = if !path.exists() {
         print_error("The specified path does not exist.");
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ pub fn compile(_verbose: bool, args: &CompileArgs) -> Result<()> {
     compiled.place(&dist_path)?;
 
     print_info(&format!(
-        "Finished compiling project to {}",
+        "Finished building project to {}",
         util::to_absolute_path(&dist_path)?
     ));
 
diff --git a/src/subcommands/mod.rs b/src/subcommands/mod.rs
index 695a256..edfbcc3 100644
--- a/src/subcommands/mod.rs
+++ b/src/subcommands/mod.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 mod init;
 pub use init::{init, InitArgs};
 
-mod compile;
-pub use compile::{compile, CompileArgs};
+mod build;
+pub use build::{build, BuildArgs};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "zip")]
 mod package;