diff --git a/swh/model/identifiers.py b/swh/model/identifiers.py
index 14a40e122b7750edfd88b369ce9282b03639292d..1317bd427079993d0245a6ed31764d560ffd010d 100644
--- a/swh/model/identifiers.py
+++ b/swh/model/identifiers.py
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def release_identifier(release):
             format_date_offset(release['date']), b'\n',
         ])
 
-    components.extend([b'\n', release['comment']])
+    components.extend([b'\n', release['message']])
 
     print(b''.join(components).decode('utf-8'))
     return hashutil.hash_git_data(b''.join(components), 'tag')
diff --git a/swh/model/tests/test_identifiers.py b/swh/model/tests/test_identifiers.py
index fb93c4b32d0f6fd2605410bd4d06f85494d97714..4770fb4ff01b44519c125a1095bfaaa31ebd49d6 100644
--- a/swh/model/tests/test_identifiers.py
+++ b/swh/model/tests/test_identifiers.py
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ class ReleaseIdentifier(unittest.TestCase):
             },
             'date': datetime.datetime(2005, 10, 27, 17, 2, 33,
                                       tzinfo=linus_tz),
-            'comment': b'''\
+            'message': b'''\
 Linux 2.6.14 release
 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
 Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux)
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ wdLOnvj91G4wxYqrvThthbE=
             'id': b'&y\x1a\x8b\xcf\x0em3\xf4:\xefv\x82\xbd\xb5U#mV\xde',
             'revision': '9ee1c939d1cb936b1f98e8d81aeffab57bae46ab',
             'name': 'v2.6.12',
-            'comment': b'''\
+            'message': b'''\
 This is the final 2.6.12 release
 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
 Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux)