diff --git a/lib/codeql.test.js b/lib/codeql.test.js
index a01ce90493..88585ca9e5 100644
--- a/lib/codeql.test.js
+++ b/lib/codeql.test.js
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ for (const toolcacheVersion of [
         t.is(cachedVersions.length, 2);
     });
 });
-(0, ava_1.default)('downloads bundle if "latest" tools specified but not cached', async (t) => {
+(0, ava_1.default)('downloads bundle if "linked" tools specified but not cached', async (t) => {
     await util.withTmpDir(async (tmpDir) => {
         (0, testing_utils_1.setupActionsVars)(tmpDir, tmpDir);
         await installIntoToolcache({
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ for (const toolcacheVersion of [
         (0, testing_utils_1.mockBundleDownloadApi)({
             tagName: defaults.bundleVersion,
         });
-        const result = await codeql.setupCodeQL("latest", testing_utils_1.SAMPLE_DOTCOM_API_DETAILS, tmpDir, util.GitHubVariant.DOTCOM, testing_utils_1.SAMPLE_DEFAULT_CLI_VERSION, (0, logging_1.getRunnerLogger)(true), false);
+        const result = await codeql.setupCodeQL("linked", testing_utils_1.SAMPLE_DOTCOM_API_DETAILS, tmpDir, util.GitHubVariant.DOTCOM, testing_utils_1.SAMPLE_DEFAULT_CLI_VERSION, (0, logging_1.getRunnerLogger)(true), false);
         t.deepEqual(result.toolsVersion, defaults.cliVersion);
         t.is(result.toolsSource, setup_codeql_1.ToolsSource.Download);
         t.assert(Number.isInteger(result.toolsDownloadDurationMs));
diff --git a/lib/setup-codeql.test.js b/lib/setup-codeql.test.js
index f630cdac67..ab5464f1f0 100644
--- a/lib/setup-codeql.test.js
+++ b/lib/setup-codeql.test.js
@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ ava_1.default.beforeEach(() => {
         t.is(source.sourceType, "download");
     });
 });
-(0, ava_1.default)("getCodeQLSource correctly returns bundled CLI version when tools == latest", async (t) => {
+(0, ava_1.default)("getCodeQLSource correctly returns bundled CLI version when tools == linked", async (t) => {
     const loggedMessages = [];
     const logger = (0, testing_utils_1.getRecordingLogger)(loggedMessages);
     await (0, util_1.withTmpDir)(async (tmpDir) => {
         (0, testing_utils_1.setupActionsVars)(tmpDir, tmpDir);
-        const source = await setupCodeql.getCodeQLSource("latest", testing_utils_1.SAMPLE_DEFAULT_CLI_VERSION, testing_utils_1.SAMPLE_DOTCOM_API_DETAILS, util_1.GitHubVariant.DOTCOM, logger);
+        const source = await setupCodeql.getCodeQLSource("linked", testing_utils_1.SAMPLE_DEFAULT_CLI_VERSION, testing_utils_1.SAMPLE_DOTCOM_API_DETAILS, util_1.GitHubVariant.DOTCOM, logger);
         // First, ensure that the CLI version is the linked version, so that backwards
         // compatibility is maintained.
         t.is(source.toolsVersion, testing_utils_1.LINKED_CLI_VERSION.cliVersion);
diff --git a/src/codeql.test.ts b/src/codeql.test.ts
index bfc1298ca6..ea6664a3f5 100644
--- a/src/codeql.test.ts
+++ b/src/codeql.test.ts
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ test(`downloads bundle if only an unpinned version is cached on GHES`, async (t)
   });
 });
 
-test('downloads bundle if "latest" tools specified but not cached', async (t) => {
+test('downloads bundle if "linked" tools specified but not cached', async (t) => {
   await util.withTmpDir(async (tmpDir) => {
     setupActionsVars(tmpDir, tmpDir);
 
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ test('downloads bundle if "latest" tools specified but not cached', async (t) =>
       tagName: defaults.bundleVersion,
     });
     const result = await codeql.setupCodeQL(
-      "latest",
+      "linked",
       SAMPLE_DOTCOM_API_DETAILS,
       tmpDir,
       util.GitHubVariant.DOTCOM,
diff --git a/src/setup-codeql.test.ts b/src/setup-codeql.test.ts
index 1220122bf0..4a0e42d136 100644
--- a/src/setup-codeql.test.ts
+++ b/src/setup-codeql.test.ts
@@ -113,14 +113,14 @@ test("getCodeQLSource correctly returns bundled CLI version when tools == linked
   });
 });
 
-test("getCodeQLSource correctly returns bundled CLI version when tools == latest", async (t) => {
+test("getCodeQLSource correctly returns bundled CLI version when tools == linked", async (t) => {
   const loggedMessages: LoggedMessage[] = [];
   const logger = getRecordingLogger(loggedMessages);
 
   await withTmpDir(async (tmpDir) => {
     setupActionsVars(tmpDir, tmpDir);
     const source = await setupCodeql.getCodeQLSource(
-      "latest",
+      "linked",
       SAMPLE_DEFAULT_CLI_VERSION,
       SAMPLE_DOTCOM_API_DETAILS,
       GitHubVariant.DOTCOM,