--- a/taskcluster/docs/parameters.rst
+++ b/taskcluster/docs/parameters.rst
@@ -148,21 +148,20 @@ Release Promotion
    Specify the version for release tasks.
 
 ``app_version``
    Specify the application version for release tasks. For releases, this is often a less specific version number than ``version``.
 
 ``next_version``
    Specify the next version for version bump tasks.
 
-``desktop_release_type``
-   The type of desktop release being promoted. One of "beta", "devedition", "esr", "rc",
-   or "release".
+``release_type``
+   The type of release being promoted. One of "beta", "devedition", "esr", "rc", or "release".
 
- ``release_eta``
+``release_eta``
    The time and date when a release is scheduled to live. This value is passed to Balrog.
 
 Comm Push Information
 ---------------------
 
 These parameters correspond to the repository and revision of the comm-central
 repository to checkout. Their meaning is the same as the corresponding
 parameters for the gecko repository above. They are optional, but if any of

--- a/taskcluster/taskgraph/actions/release_promotion.py
+++ b/taskcluster/taskgraph/actions/release_promotion.py
@@ -39,22 +39,22 @@ RELEASE_PROMOTION_CONFIG = {
     },
     'ship_firefox': {
         'target_tasks_method': 'ship_firefox',
         'product': 'firefox',
     },
     'promote_firefox_rc': {
         'target_tasks_method': 'promote_firefox',
         'product': 'firefox',
-        'desktop_release_type': 'rc',
+        'release_type': 'rc',
     },
     'ship_firefox_rc': {
         'target_tasks_method': 'ship_firefox',
         'product': 'firefox',
-        'desktop_release_type': 'rc',
+        'release_type': 'rc',
     },
     'promote_devedition': {
         'target_tasks_method': 'promote_devedition',
         'product': 'devedition',
     },
     'push_devedition': {
         'target_tasks_method': 'push_devedition',
         'product': 'devedition',
@@ -298,17 +298,17 @@ def release_promotion_action(parameters,
     parameters['existing_tasks'] = find_existing_tasks_from_previous_kinds(
         combined_full_task_graph, previous_graph_ids, rebuild_kinds
     )
     parameters['do_not_optimize'] = do_not_optimize
     parameters['target_tasks_method'] = target_tasks_method
     parameters['build_number'] = int(input['build_number'])
     parameters['next_version'] = next_version
     parameters['release_history'] = release_history
-    parameters['desktop_release_type'] = promotion_config.get('desktop_release_type', '')
+    parameters['release_type'] = promotion_config.get('release_type', '')
     parameters['release_eta'] = input.get('release_eta', '')
     if input['version']:
         parameters['version'] = input['version']
 
     # make parameters read-only
     parameters = Parameters(**parameters)
 
     taskgraph_decision({}, parameters=parameters)

--- a/taskcluster/taskgraph/decision.py
+++ b/taskcluster/taskgraph/decision.py
@@ -191,17 +191,17 @@ def get_decision_parameters(options):
         'target_tasks_method',
     ]
     parameters['existing_tasks'] = {}
     parameters['do_not_optimize'] = []
     parameters['build_number'] = 1
     parameters['version'] = get_version()
     parameters['app_version'] = get_app_version()
     parameters['next_version'] = None
-    parameters['desktop_release_type'] = ''
+    parameters['release_type'] = ''
     parameters['release_eta'] = ''
 
     # owner must be an email, but sometimes (e.g., for ffxbld) it is not, in which
     # case, fake it
     if '@' not in parameters['owner']:
         parameters['owner'] += '@noreply.mozilla.org'
 
     # use the pushdate as build_date if given, else use current time

--- a/taskcluster/taskgraph/parameters.py
+++ b/taskcluster/taskgraph/parameters.py
@@ -39,17 +39,16 @@ get_app_version = functools.partial(get_
 
 # Please keep this list sorted and in sync with taskcluster/docs/parameters.rst
 # Parameters are of the form: {name: default}
 PARAMETERS = {
     'app_version': get_app_version(),
     'base_repository': 'https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-unified',
     'build_date': lambda: int(time.time()),
     'build_number': 1,
-    'desktop_release_type': '',
     'do_not_optimize': [],
     'existing_tasks': {},
     'filters': ['check_servo', 'target_tasks_method'],
     'head_ref': get_head_ref,
     'head_repository': 'https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central',
     'head_rev': get_head_ref,
     'include_nightly': False,
     'level': '3',
@@ -58,16 +57,17 @@ PARAMETERS = {
     'next_version': None,
     'optimize_target_tasks': True,
     'owner': 'nobody@mozilla.com',
     'project': 'mozilla-central',
     'pushdate': lambda: int(time.time()),
     'pushlog_id': '0',
     'release_eta': '',
     'release_history': {},
+    'release_type': '',
     'target_tasks_method': 'default',
     'try_mode': None,
     'try_options': None,
     'try_task_config': None,
     'version': get_version(),
 }
 
 COMM_PARAMETERS = {

--- a/taskcluster/taskgraph/target_tasks.py
+++ b/taskcluster/taskgraph/target_tasks.py
@@ -327,17 +327,17 @@ def target_tasks_promote_firefox(full_ta
         # ``previous_graph_kinds``.
         # At some point this should filter by shipping_phase == 'build' and
         # shipping_product matches.
         if task.label in beta_release_tasks:
             return True
 
         # 'secondary' update/final verify tasks only run for
         # RCs
-        if parameters.get('desktop_release_type') != 'rc':
+        if parameters.get('release_type') != 'rc':
             if task.kind in ('release-buildbot-update-verify',
                              'release-update-verify',
                              'release-secondary-final-verify'):
                 if 'secondary' in task.label:
                     return False
 
         if task.attributes.get('shipping_product') == 'firefox' and \
                 task.attributes.get('shipping_phase') == 'promote':
@@ -364,17 +364,17 @@ def target_tasks_push_firefox(full_task_
 
     return [l for l, t in full_task_graph.tasks.iteritems() if filter(t)]
 
 
 @_target_task('ship_firefox')
 def target_tasks_ship_firefox(full_task_graph, parameters, graph_config):
     """Select the set of tasks required to ship firefox.
     Previous build deps will be optimized out via action task."""
-    is_rc = (parameters.get('desktop_release_type') == 'rc')
+    is_rc = (parameters.get('release_type') == 'rc')
     if is_rc:
         # ship_firefox_rc runs after `promote` rather than `push`; include
         # all promote tasks.
         filtered_for_candidates = target_tasks_promote_firefox(
             full_task_graph, parameters, graph_config,
         )
     else:
         # ship_firefox runs after `push`; include all push tasks.

--- a/taskcluster/taskgraph/transforms/release_updates.py
+++ b/taskcluster/taskgraph/transforms/release_updates.py
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ def add_command(config, tasks):
         )
 
         for thing in ("generate_bz2_blob", "balrog_api_root", "channels", "repo_path"):
             thing = "worker.properties.{}".format(thing)
             resolve_keyed_by(real_task, thing, thing, **config.params)
 
         # Non-RC builds from mozilla-release shouldn't use the beta channel.
         if config.params.get('project') == 'mozilla-release':
-            if config.params.get('desktop_release_type') != "rc":
+            if config.params.get('release_type') != "rc":
                 real_task["worker"]["properties"]["channels"] = \
                     real_task["worker"]["properties"]["channels"].replace("beta,", "")
 
         yield real_task