diff --git a/app/Queries/ContributorsQuery.php b/app/Queries/ContributorsQuery.php
index fce4c9959..5bbaba6d4 100644
--- a/app/Queries/ContributorsQuery.php
+++ b/app/Queries/ContributorsQuery.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @phpstan-type Account array{login: string, github_id: string, commits: int}
- * @phpstan-type Contributor array{login: string, commits: int, username: string|null}
+ * @phpstan-type Contributor array{login: string, commits: int, handle: string|null}
  */
 final readonly class ContributorsQuery
 {
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ public function __construct(private GitHub $github)
     }
 
     /**
-     * The repository contributors, most commits first, as GitHub counts them, each with their /dev/null username, or
-     * null when they aren't on it. They are found by their GitHub account, since a username can change on either side.
+     * The repository contributors, most commits first, as GitHub counts them, each with their /dev/null handle, or
+     * null when they aren't on it. They are found by their GitHub account, since a handle can change on either side.
      *
      * @return list<Contributor>|null
      */
@@ -48,15 +48,15 @@ public function get(): ?array
             return null;
         }
 
-        $usernames = User::query()
+        $handles = User::query()
             ->whereIn('github_id', array_column($accounts, 'github_id'))
             ->get()
-            ->mapWithKeys(fn (User $user): array => [$user->github_id => $user->username]);
+            ->mapWithKeys(fn (User $user): array => [$user->github_id => $user->handle]);
 
         return array_map(fn (array $account): array => [
             'login' => $account['login'],
             'commits' => $account['commits'],
-            'username' => $usernames->get($account['github_id']),
+            'handle' => $handles->get($account['github_id']),
         ], $accounts);
     }
 
diff --git a/resources/js/lib/about.ts b/resources/js/lib/about.ts
index 903985d2e..c3255fefc 100644
--- a/resources/js/lib/about.ts
+++ b/resources/js/lib/about.ts
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ export type StoryPerson = {
 };
 
 /**
- * Someone with a commit on production. The username is theirs on /dev/null, or null when they aren't on it.
+ * Someone with a commit on production. The handle is theirs on /dev/null, or null when they aren't on it.
  */
 export type StoryContributor = {
     login: string;
     commits: number;
-    username: string | null;
+    handle: string | null;
 };
 
 export const storyBefore: StoryEvent[] = [
diff --git a/resources/js/pages/about/show.tsx b/resources/js/pages/about/show.tsx
index be1b5f2dc..6982275e6 100644
--- a/resources/js/pages/about/show.tsx
+++ b/resources/js/pages/about/show.tsx
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ function Contributors({ contributors }: { contributors: StoryContributor[] }) {
         <ul className="grid grid-cols-[repeat(auto-fill,minmax(11rem,1fr))] gap-2">
             {contributors.map((contributor) => (
                 <li key={contributor.login}>
-                    {contributor.username === null ? (
+                    {contributor.handle === null ? (
                         <a
                             href={`https://github.com/${contributor.login}`}
                             target="_blank"
@@ -313,12 +313,12 @@ function Contributors({ contributors }: { contributors: StoryContributor[] }) {
                         </a>
                     ) : (
                         <UserPreview
-                            user={{ username: contributor.username }}
+                            user={{ handle: contributor.handle }}
                             className="block"
                         >
                             <Link
-                                href={show({ username: contributor.username })}
-                                aria-label={`@${contributor.username} on /dev/null`}
+                                href={show({ handle: contributor.handle })}
+                                aria-label={`@${contributor.handle} on /dev/null`}
                                 className={className}
                             >
                                 <ContributorCard contributor={contributor} />
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Controllers/AboutControllerTest.php b/tests/Feature/Controllers/AboutControllerTest.php
index 868e0b0c5..a4a03a0d8 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Controllers/AboutControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Controllers/AboutControllerTest.php
@@ -40,18 +40,18 @@
         ->assertOk()
         ->assertInertia(fn ($page) => $page
             ->has('contributors', 1)
-            ->where('contributors.0', ['login' => 'xHeaven', 'commits' => 187, 'username' => null]));
+            ->where('contributors.0', ['login' => 'xHeaven', 'commits' => 187, 'handle' => null]));
 });
 
 it('links each contributor who is on /dev/null to their profile, found by their GitHub account', function (): void {
     fakeGitHubContributors([gitHubContributor('xHeaven', 217, id: 14284867), gitHubContributor('nunomaduro', 189)]);
-    User::factory()->create(['github_id' => '14284867', 'username' => 'renamed-on-devnull']);
+    User::factory()->create(['github_id' => '14284867', 'handle' => 'renamed-on-devnull']);
 
     $this->get(route('about.show'))
         ->assertOk()
         ->assertInertia(fn ($page) => $page
-            ->where('contributors.0', ['login' => 'xHeaven', 'commits' => 217, 'username' => 'renamed-on-devnull'])
-            ->where('contributors.1', ['login' => 'nunomaduro', 'commits' => 189, 'username' => null]));
+            ->where('contributors.0', ['login' => 'xHeaven', 'commits' => 217, 'handle' => 'renamed-on-devnull'])
+            ->where('contributors.1', ['login' => 'nunomaduro', 'commits' => 189, 'handle' => null]));
 });
 
 it('leaves the contributors out while GitHub is unreachable', function (): void {
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Queries/ContributorsQueryTest.php b/tests/Unit/Queries/ContributorsQueryTest.php
index 87bb535fd..0ea6058e1 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Queries/ContributorsQueryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Queries/ContributorsQueryTest.php
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
     fakeGitHubContributors([gitHubContributor('xHeaven', 187), gitHubContributor('jubianchi', 1)]);
 
     expect(resolve(ContributorsQuery::class)->get())->toBe([
-        ['login' => 'xHeaven', 'commits' => 187, 'username' => null],
-        ['login' => 'jubianchi', 'commits' => 1, 'username' => null],
+        ['login' => 'xHeaven', 'commits' => 187, 'handle' => null],
+        ['login' => 'jubianchi', 'commits' => 1, 'handle' => null],
     ]);
 });
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         gitHubContributor('dependabot', 4, 'Bot'),
     ]);
 
-    expect(resolve(ContributorsQuery::class)->get())->toBe([['login' => 'xHeaven', 'commits' => 187, 'username' => null]]);
+    expect(resolve(ContributorsQuery::class)->get())->toBe([['login' => 'xHeaven', 'commits' => 187, 'handle' => null]]);
 });
 
 it('reads every page GitHub has, up to a thousand people', function (int $contributors, int $expected, int $requests): void {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         gitHubContributor('xHeaven', 187),
     ]);
 
-    expect(resolve(ContributorsQuery::class)->get())->toBe([['login' => 'xHeaven', 'commits' => 187, 'username' => null]]);
+    expect(resolve(ContributorsQuery::class)->get())->toBe([['login' => 'xHeaven', 'commits' => 187, 'handle' => null]]);
 });
 
 it('asks GitHub again an hour later, not before', function (): void {
@@ -128,6 +128,6 @@
 
     $this->travel(61)->seconds();
 
-    expect(resolve(ContributorsQuery::class)->get())->toBe([['login' => 'recovered', 'commits' => 12, 'username' => null]]);
+    expect(resolve(ContributorsQuery::class)->get())->toBe([['login' => 'recovered', 'commits' => 12, 'handle' => null]]);
     Http::assertSentCount(3);
 });