diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/SimpleJob.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/SimpleJob.java
index a5a2b110c..794ddad16 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/SimpleJob.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/SimpleJob.java
@@ -136,14 +136,14 @@ public class SimpleJob extends AbstractJob {
 
 			execution.setEndTime(new Date());
 			execution.setExitStatus(status);
-			getJobRepository().updateJobExecution(execution);
+			getJobRepository().update(execution);
 		}
 
 	}
 
 	private void updateStatus(JobExecution jobExecution, BatchStatus status) {
 		jobExecution.setStatus(status);
-		getJobRepository().updateJobExecution(jobExecution);
+		getJobRepository().update(jobExecution);
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/JobRepository.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/JobRepository.java
index 4929b32ef..78d74ba49 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/JobRepository.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/JobRepository.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public interface JobRepository {
 	 * 
 	 * @param jobExecution
 	 */
-	void updateJobExecution(JobExecution jobExecution);
+	void update(JobExecution jobExecution);
 
 	/**
 	 * Save the {@link StepExecution}. ID will be assigned - it is not advisable
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/support/SimpleJobRepository.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/support/SimpleJobRepository.java
index 4bfc806ce..84f797390 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/support/SimpleJobRepository.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/support/SimpleJobRepository.java
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ public class SimpleJobRepository implements JobRepository {
 	 * @param jobExecution to be stored.
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if jobExecution is null.
 	 */
-	public void updateJobExecution(JobExecution jobExecution) {
+	public void update(JobExecution jobExecution) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(jobExecution, "JobExecution cannot be null.");
 		Assert.notNull(jobExecution.getJobId(), "JobExecution must have a Job ID set.");
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/support/SimpleJobRepositoryIntegrationTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/support/SimpleJobRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
index feb7324c6..6c96d31c0 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/support/SimpleJobRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/support/SimpleJobRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryIntegrationTests extends AbstractTransactionalDa
 
 		assertEquals(job.getName(), firstExecution.getJobInstance().getJobName());
 
-		jobRepository.updateJobExecution(firstExecution);
+		jobRepository.update(firstExecution);
 		firstExecution.setEndTime(new Date());
-		jobRepository.updateJobExecution(firstExecution);
+		jobRepository.update(firstExecution);
 		JobExecution secondExecution = jobRepository.createJobExecution(job, jobParams);
 
 		assertEquals(firstExecution.getJobInstance(), secondExecution.getJobInstance());
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryIntegrationTests extends AbstractTransactionalDa
 		JobExecution firstExecution = jobRepository.createJobExecution(job, jobParameters);
 		firstExecution.setStartTime(new Date(0));
 		firstExecution.setEndTime(new Date(1));
-		jobRepository.updateJobExecution(firstExecution);
+		jobRepository.update(firstExecution);
 		JobExecution secondExecution = jobRepository.createJobExecution(job, jobParameters);
 
 		assertEquals(firstExecution.getJobInstance(), secondExecution.getJobInstance());
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryIntegrationTests extends AbstractTransactionalDa
 		job.setRestartable(false);
 
 		JobExecution firstExecution = jobRepository.createJobExecution(job, jobParameters);
-		jobRepository.updateJobExecution(firstExecution);
+		jobRepository.update(firstExecution);
 
 		try {
 			jobRepository.createJobExecution(job, jobParameters);
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryIntegrationTests extends AbstractTransactionalDa
 		// first execution
 		JobExecution firstJobExec = jobRepository.createJobExecution(job, jobParameters);
 		StepExecution firstStepExec = new StepExecution(step.getName(), firstJobExec);
-		jobRepository.updateJobExecution(firstJobExec);
+		jobRepository.update(firstJobExec);
 		jobRepository.save(firstStepExec);
 
 		assertEquals(1, jobRepository.getStepExecutionCount(firstJobExec.getJobInstance(), step));
@@ -125,12 +125,12 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryIntegrationTests extends AbstractTransactionalDa
 		jobRepository.update(firstStepExec);
 		firstJobExec.setStatus(BatchStatus.FAILED);
 		firstJobExec.setEndTime(new Date(7));
-		jobRepository.updateJobExecution(firstJobExec);
+		jobRepository.update(firstJobExec);
 
 		// second execution
 		JobExecution secondJobExec = jobRepository.createJobExecution(job, jobParameters);
 		StepExecution secondStepExec = new StepExecution(step.getName(), secondJobExec);
-		jobRepository.updateJobExecution(secondJobExec);
+		jobRepository.update(secondJobExec);
 		jobRepository.save(secondStepExec);
 
 		assertEquals(2, jobRepository.getStepExecutionCount(secondJobExec.getJobInstance(), step));
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/support/SimpleJobRepositoryTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/support/SimpleJobRepositoryTests.java
index 8946ce662..f858539cf 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/support/SimpleJobRepositoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/support/SimpleJobRepositoryTests.java
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryTests extends TestCase {
 		// failure scenario - must have job ID
 		JobExecution jobExecution = new JobExecution(null);
 		try {
-			jobRepository.updateJobExecution(jobExecution);
+			jobRepository.update(jobExecution);
 			fail();
 		}
 		catch (Exception ex) {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public class SimpleJobRepositoryTests extends TestCase {
 		// new execution - call update on job dao
 		jobExecutionDao.updateJobExecution(jobExecution);
 		jobExecutionDaoControl.replay();
-		jobRepository.updateJobExecution(jobExecution);
+		jobRepository.update(jobExecution);
 		jobExecutionDaoControl.verify();
 		
 	}
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/JobRepositorySupport.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/JobRepositorySupport.java
index 825657e54..ef12da84e 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/JobRepositorySupport.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/JobRepositorySupport.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class JobRepositorySupport implements JobRepository {
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.batch.container.common.repository.JobRepository#saveOrUpdate(org.springframework.batch.container.common.domain.JobExecution)
 	 */
-	public void updateJobExecution(JobExecution jobExecution) {
+	public void update(JobExecution jobExecution) {
 	}
 
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
diff --git a/spring-batch-integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/integration/JobRepositorySupport.java b/spring-batch-integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/integration/JobRepositorySupport.java
index e1a8c14af..3b9fbcc4a 100644
--- a/spring-batch-integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/integration/JobRepositorySupport.java
+++ b/spring-batch-integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/integration/JobRepositorySupport.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class JobRepositorySupport implements JobRepository {
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.batch.core.repository.JobRepository#saveOrUpdate(org.springframework.batch.core.JobExecution)
 	 */
-	public void updateJobExecution(JobExecution jobExecution) {
+	public void update(JobExecution jobExecution) {
 	}
 
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/support/JdbcJobRepositoryTests.java b/spring-batch-samples/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/support/JdbcJobRepositoryTests.java
index 989264300..932862d80 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/support/JdbcJobRepositoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/support/JdbcJobRepositoryTests.java
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public class JdbcJobRepositoryTests {
 		JobExecution execution = repository.createJobExecution(jobConfiguration, new JobParameters());
 		cacheJobIds(execution);
 		execution.setEndTime(new Timestamp(System.currentTimeMillis()));
-		repository.updateJobExecution(execution);
+		repository.update(execution);
 		execution.setStatus(BatchStatus.FAILED);
 
 		int before = jdbcTemplate.queryForInt("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM BATCH_JOB_INSTANCE");