diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index aa1996fe06b038479909d5a5088c6b7401dd930f..2df3cfaf31a02451e6cbf94f4530b5495bed4008 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ necessary):
         {
             "label": "deploy",
             "type": "shell",
-            "command": "mvn -Dimagej.app.directory=/opt/fiji-packaging/Fiji.app",
+            "command": "mvn -Dscijava.app.directory=/opt/fiji-packaging/Fiji.app",
             "group": {
                 "kind": "build",
                 "isDefault": true