diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/config/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/config/types.go
index b310ceae4e8..3fecc679a8a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/config/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/config/types.go
@@ -115,12 +115,12 @@ const (
 // the logical AND of all checks corresponding to the specified fields within
 // the entry.
 type AllowlistEntry struct {
-	// Name matching is performed by first resolving the absolute path of both
+	// Command matching is performed by first resolving the absolute path of both
 	// the plugin and the name in the allowlist entry using `exec.LookPath`. It
 	// will be called on both, and the resulting strings must be equal. If
-	// either call to `exec.LookPath` results in an error, the `Name` check
+	// either call to `exec.LookPath` results in an error, the `Command` check
 	// will be considered a failure.
-	Name string
+	Command string
 }
 
 // AliasOverride stores the alias definitions.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/config/v1beta1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/config/v1beta1/types.go
index e1d5409a185..575840b6f0e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/config/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/config/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -121,7 +121,14 @@ type AllowlistEntry struct {
 	// will be called on both, and the resulting strings must be equal. If
 	// either call to `exec.LookPath` results in an error, the `Name` check
 	// will be considered a failure.
+	// Deprecated: use Command instead
 	Name string `json:"name"`
+	// Name matching is performed by first resolving the absolute path of both
+	// the plugin and the name in the allowlist entry using `exec.LookPath`. It
+	// will be called on both, and the resulting strings must be equal. If
+	// either call to `exec.LookPath` results in an error, the `Name` check
+	// will be considered a failure.
+	Command string `json:"command"`
 }
 
 // AliasOverride stores the alias definitions.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/kuberc/kuberc_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/kuberc/kuberc_test.go
index 01afec48915..a1b6cd3a024 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/kuberc/kuberc_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/kuberc/kuberc_test.go
@@ -2978,8 +2978,8 @@ users:
 			return &config.Preference{
 				CredentialPluginPolicy: config.CredentialPluginPolicy("Allowlist"),
 				CredentialPluginAllowlist: []config.AllowlistEntry{
-					{Name: "bar"},
-					{Name: "baz"},
+					{Command: "bar"},
+					{Command: "baz"},
 				},
 			}, nil
 		}