diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 66a88d37..280211d7 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ task :doc_upload_to_rubyforge => :docs do
   end
 end
 
-desc "generate allowlists from W3C specifications"
-task :generate_allowlists do
-  load "tasks/generate-allowlists"
+desc "generate safelists from W3C specifications"
+task :generate_safelists do
+  load "tasks/generate-safelists"
 end
 
 Concourse.new("loofah").create_tasks!
diff --git a/tasks/generate-allowlists b/tasks/generate-safelists
similarity index 100%
rename from tasks/generate-allowlists
rename to tasks/generate-safelists