diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index ddeefbb..509e831 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ load("//swc:dependencies.bzl", "rules_swc_dependencies")
 # Fetch our "runtime" dependencies which users need as well
 rules_swc_dependencies()
 
-load("//swc:repositories.bzl", "LATEST_VERSION", "swc_register_toolchains")
+load("//swc:repositories.bzl", "LATEST_SWC_VERSION", "swc_register_toolchains")
 
 swc_register_toolchains(
     name = "swc",
-    swc_version = LATEST_VERSION,
+    swc_version = LATEST_SWC_VERSION,
 )
 
 load("@aspect_bazel_lib//lib:repositories.bzl", "aspect_bazel_lib_dependencies", "register_jq_toolchains")
diff --git a/e2e/smoke/WORKSPACE.bazel b/e2e/smoke/WORKSPACE.bazel
index c0fbcd5..3c16830 100644
--- a/e2e/smoke/WORKSPACE.bazel
+++ b/e2e/smoke/WORKSPACE.bazel
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ rules_swc_dependencies()
 # https://github.com/swc-project/swc/releases
 # If you'd rather compile it from source, you can use rules_rust, fetch the project,
 # then register the toolchain yourself. (Note, this is not yet documented)
-load("@aspect_rules_swc//swc:repositories.bzl", "LATEST_VERSION", "swc_register_toolchains")
+load("@aspect_rules_swc//swc:repositories.bzl", "LATEST_SWC_VERSION", "swc_register_toolchains")
 
 swc_register_toolchains(
     name = "swc",
-    swc_version = LATEST_VERSION,
+    swc_version = LATEST_SWC_VERSION,
 )
diff --git a/swc/repositories.bzl b/swc/repositories.bzl
index ca3e808..a244f93 100644
--- a/swc/repositories.bzl
+++ b/swc/repositories.bzl
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ load("//swc/private:toolchains_repo.bzl", "PLATFORMS", "toolchains_repo")
 load("//swc/private:versions.bzl", "TOOL_VERSIONS")
 
 # Expose as Public API
-LATEST_VERSION = TOOL_VERSIONS.keys()[0]
+LATEST_SWC_VERSION = TOOL_VERSIONS.keys()[0]
+
+# TODO(2.0): remove this alias
+LATEST_VERSION = LATEST_SWC_VERSION
 
 _DOC = "Fetch external dependencies needed to run the SWC cli"
 _ATTRS = {