diff --git a/microsoft/surface/README.md b/microsoft/surface/README.md
index 508bbebc..cc5dbde5 100644
--- a/microsoft/surface/README.md
+++ b/microsoft/surface/README.md
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ _*NOTE:*_ Some built-in Kernel config items need to be set, that aren't set by d
 
 There are multiple versions of the Surface kernel available:
 
-- `lts`, which tracks the latest LTS release.
-- `latest`, which tracks the most recent release.
+- `longterm`, which tracks the latest long term support (LTS) release.
+- `stable`, which tracks the most recent stable release.
 
-This repo uses `lts` by default, but you can switch it to `latest` by adding this to your configuration file:
+This repo uses `longterm` by default, but you can switch it to `stable` by adding this to your configuration file:
 
 ```nix
-microsoft-surface.kernelVersion = "latest";
+microsoft-surface.kernelVersion = "stable";
 ```
 
 ### Support Tools
diff --git a/microsoft/surface/common/default.nix b/microsoft/surface/common/default.nix
index ecbdf4e7..52435ec4 100644
--- a/microsoft/surface/common/default.nix
+++ b/microsoft/surface/common/default.nix
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ let
 
   # Set the full kernel version and hashes
   version =
-    if config.microsoft-surface.kernelVersion == "lts" then
+    if config.microsoft-surface.kernelVersion == "longterm" then
       "6.12.19"
-    else if config.microsoft-surface.kernelVersion == "latest" then
+    else if config.microsoft-surface.kernelVersion == "stable" then
       "6.13.6"
     else
       abort "Invalid kernel version: ${config.microsoft-surface.kernelVersion}";
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ in {
   options.microsoft-surface.kernelVersion = mkOption {
     description = "Kernel Version to use (patched for MS Surface)";
     type = types.enum [
-      "lts"
-      "latest"
+      "longterm"
+      "stable"
     ];
-    default = "lts";
+    default = "longterm";
   };
 
   config = {