diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 7716e9d29..1f5620cd3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  deploy-dev:
+  deploy-unstable:
     # if this job runs on a branch, we deduce that code
-    # has been pushed to main and should be deployed to dev
+    # has been pushed to main and should be deployed to unstable
     if: ${{ github.ref_type == 'branch' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -34,10 +34,9 @@ jobs:
           cf_password: ${{ secrets.CF_PASSWORD }}
           cf_org: sandbox-gsa
           cf_space: dotgov-poc
-          push_arguments: "-f ops/manifests/manifest-dev.yaml"
+          push_arguments: "-f ops/manifests/manifest-unstable.yaml"
 
-  # deploy:
+  # deploy-staging:
   #   # if this job runs on a tag, we deduce that code
-  #   # has been tagged for release and should be deployed to
-  #   # ____? (staging? prod?)
+  #   # has been tagged for release and should be deployed to staging
   #   if: ${{ github.ref_type == 'tag' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/migrate.yaml b/.github/workflows/migrate.yaml
index c772033ae..004352e48 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/migrate.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/migrate.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Run Migrations
 # This workflow can be run from the CLI
 #     gh workflow run migrate.yaml -f environment=sandbox
 # OR
-#     cf run-task getgov-dev --wait \
+#     cf run-task getgov-unstable --wait \
 #        --command 'python manage.py migrate' --name migrate
 
 on:
@@ -13,22 +13,22 @@ on:
         type: choice
         description: Where should we run migrations
         options:
-        - sandbox
-        - production
+        - unstable
+        - staging
 
 jobs:
-  migrate-dev:
-    if: ${{ github.event.inputs.environment == 'sandbox' }}
+  migrate-unstable:
+    if: ${{ github.event.inputs.environment == 'unstable' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Run Django migrations for sandbox
+      - name: Run Django migrations for unstable
         uses: 18f/cg-deploy-action@main
         with:
           cf_username: ${{ secrets.CF_USERNAME }}
           cf_password: ${{ secrets.CF_PASSWORD }}
           cf_org: sandbox-gsa
           cf_space: dotgov-poc
-          full_command: "cf run-task getgov-dev --wait --command 'python manage.py migrate' --name migrate"
+          full_command: "cf run-task getgov-unstable --wait --command 'python manage.py migrate' --name migrate"
 
   # migrate:
-  #   if: ${{ github.event.inputs.environment == 'production' }}
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+  #   if: ${{ github.event.inputs.environment == 'staging' }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/ops/README.md b/docs/ops/README.md
index 85d3996e2..c87d6455d 100644
--- a/docs/ops/README.md
+++ b/docs/ops/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Where `credentials-<ENVIRONMENT>.json` looks like:
 }
 ```
 
-You can see the current environment with `cf env <APP>`, for example `cf env getgov-dev`.
+You can see the current environment with `cf env <APP>`, for example `cf env getgov-unstable`.
 
 The command `cups` stands for [create user provided service](https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/devguide/services/user-provided.html). User provided services are the way currently recommended by Cloud.gov for deploying secrets. The user provided service is bound to the application in `manifest-<ENVIRONMENT>.json`.
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Example:
 
 ```bash
 cf uups getgov-credentials -p credentials-unstable.json
-cf restage getgov-dev --strategy rolling
+cf restage getgov-unstable --strategy rolling
 ```
 
 Non-secret environment variables can be declared in `manifest-<ENVIRONMENT>.json` directly.
diff --git a/ops/manifests/manifest-dev.yaml b/ops/manifests/manifest-unstable.yaml
similarity index 88%
rename from ops/manifests/manifest-dev.yaml
rename to ops/manifests/manifest-unstable.yaml
index 97b1511fe..976bd4425 100644
--- a/ops/manifests/manifest-dev.yaml
+++ b/ops/manifests/manifest-unstable.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 applications:
-- name: getgov-dev
+- name: getgov-unstable
   buildpacks:
     - python_buildpack
   path: ../../src
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ applications:
     # Tell Django where to find its configuration
     DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE: registrar.config.settings
   routes:
-    - route: getgov-dev.app.cloud.gov
+    - route: getgov-unstable.app.cloud.gov
   services:
   - getgov-credentials
   - getgov-database
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/registrar/config/settings.py b/src/registrar/config/settings.py
index 42d83e98d..a5408c168 100644
--- a/src/registrar/config/settings.py
+++ b/src/registrar/config/settings.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ DEBUG = env.bool("DJANGO_DEBUG", default=False)
 
 # TODO: configure and document security settings
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = [
-    'getgov-dev.app.cloud.gov',
+    'getgov-unstable.app.cloud.gov',
     'get.gov'
 ]
 ALLOWED_CIDR_NETS = ['10.0.0.0/8']  # nosec