diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/commands/dev.tsx b/packages/cli-v3/src/commands/dev.tsx
index 9c53a60a3..e82de398a 100644
--- a/packages/cli-v3/src/commands/dev.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli-v3/src/commands/dev.tsx
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ function useDev({
                   dependencies,
                   env: {
                     TRIGGER_API_URL: apiUrl,
-                    TRIGGER_API_KEY: apiKey,
+                    TRIGGER_SECRET_KEY: apiKey,
                     ...(environmentVariablesResponse.success
                       ? environmentVariablesResponse.data.variables
                       : {}),
diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/prod-worker.ts b/packages/cli-v3/src/prod-worker.ts
index 2efef649f..f9989dded 100644
--- a/packages/cli-v3/src/prod-worker.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-v3/src/prod-worker.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const logger = new SimpleLogger(`[${MACHINE_NAME}][${SHORT_HASH}]`);
 
 class ProdWorker {
   private apiUrl = process.env.TRIGGER_API_URL!;
-  private apiKey = process.env.TRIGGER_API_KEY!;
+  private apiKey = process.env.TRIGGER_SECRET_KEY!;
   private contentHash = process.env.TRIGGER_CONTENT_HASH!;
   private projectDir = process.env.TRIGGER_PROJECT_DIR!;
   private projectRef = process.env.TRIGGER_PROJECT_REF!;
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class ProdWorker {
       projectDir: this.projectDir,
       env: {
         TRIGGER_API_URL: this.apiUrl,
-        TRIGGER_API_KEY: this.apiKey,
+        TRIGGER_SECRET_KEY: this.apiKey,
       },
       contentHash: this.contentHash,
     });
diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/utilities/getEnvironmentVariableFactory.ts b/packages/cli-v3/src/utilities/getEnvironmentVariableFactory.ts
index e8c104f27..35419f701 100644
--- a/packages/cli-v3/src/utilities/getEnvironmentVariableFactory.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-v3/src/utilities/getEnvironmentVariableFactory.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { logger } from "./logger.js";
 
-type VariableNames = "TRIGGER_API_URL" | "TRIGGER_API_KEY" | "TRIGGER_LOG_LEVEL";
+type VariableNames = "TRIGGER_API_URL" | "TRIGGER_SECRET_KEY" | "TRIGGER_LOG_LEVEL";
 
 type DeprecatedNames = "";
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/v3/apiClient/index.ts b/packages/core/src/v3/apiClient/index.ts
index ccefb2c8b..6d10d9c98 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/v3/apiClient/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/v3/apiClient/index.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export class ApiClientManager {
 
   get accessToken(): string | undefined {
     const store = this.#getStore();
-    return store?.accessToken ?? getEnvVar("TRIGGER_API_KEY");
+    return store?.accessToken ?? getEnvVar("TRIGGER_SECRET_KEY");
   }
 
   get client(): ApiClient | undefined {