diff --git a/cmd/flux/reconcile.go b/cmd/flux/reconcile.go
index c348be0d615a631fb7c7923058790a81c01ea864..25a5e0cf55ab067678dac4a9ddfa1f92c15da5d6 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/reconcile.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/reconcile.go
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ func requestReconciliation(ctx context.Context, kubeClient client.Client,
 		}
 		if ann := obj.GetAnnotations(); ann == nil {
 			obj.SetAnnotations(map[string]string{
-				meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
+				meta.ReconcileRequestAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
 			})
 		} else {
-			ann[meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
+			ann[meta.ReconcileRequestAnnotation] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
 			obj.SetAnnotations(ann)
 		}
 		return kubeClient.Update(ctx, obj.asClientObject())
diff --git a/cmd/flux/reconcile_alert.go b/cmd/flux/reconcile_alert.go
index d5acf20404367ad731da93877c29ea80ffb60c1e..f37ed870f72ac5fc949093d962f1362ef88e5f90 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/reconcile_alert.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/reconcile_alert.go
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ func reconcileAlertCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	logger.Actionf("annotating Alert %s in %s namespace", name, namespace)
 	if alert.Annotations == nil {
 		alert.Annotations = map[string]string{
-			meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
+			meta.ReconcileRequestAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
 		}
 	} else {
-		alert.Annotations[meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
+		alert.Annotations[meta.ReconcileRequestAnnotation] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
 	}
 
 	if err := kubeClient.Update(ctx, &alert); err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/flux/reconcile_alertprovider.go b/cmd/flux/reconcile_alertprovider.go
index 3b76bf00a077f59097bd5f1d5b86d99354ac5402..67f12cd0f345a09c2deafd5fb468c54a29561abb 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/reconcile_alertprovider.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/reconcile_alertprovider.go
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ func reconcileAlertProviderCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	if alertProvider.Annotations == nil {
 		alertProvider.Annotations = map[string]string{
-			meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
+			meta.ReconcileRequestAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
 		}
 	} else {
-		alertProvider.Annotations[meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
+		alertProvider.Annotations[meta.ReconcileRequestAnnotation] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
 	}
 	if err := kubeClient.Update(ctx, &alertProvider); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/cmd/flux/reconcile_helmrelease.go b/cmd/flux/reconcile_helmrelease.go
index 80c8c575c2e216cf770bee341f610643ea03cc16..edbb36710614392b80290570e080f8d9930e46e1 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/reconcile_helmrelease.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/reconcile_helmrelease.go
@@ -153,10 +153,10 @@ func requestHelmReleaseReconciliation(ctx context.Context, kubeClient client.Cli
 		}
 		if helmRelease.Annotations == nil {
 			helmRelease.Annotations = map[string]string{
-				meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
+				meta.ReconcileRequestAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
 			}
 		} else {
-			helmRelease.Annotations[meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
+			helmRelease.Annotations[meta.ReconcileRequestAnnotation] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
 		}
 		return kubeClient.Update(ctx, helmRelease)
 	})
diff --git a/cmd/flux/reconcile_kustomization.go b/cmd/flux/reconcile_kustomization.go
index 109096a33e21bed5d24cff43801a1ce28c1c923e..b543ed4d90aa0f3f60d1c294f7c5061c4472d8ff 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/reconcile_kustomization.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/reconcile_kustomization.go
@@ -142,10 +142,10 @@ func requestKustomizeReconciliation(ctx context.Context, kubeClient client.Clien
 		}
 		if kustomization.Annotations == nil {
 			kustomization.Annotations = map[string]string{
-				meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
+				meta.ReconcileRequestAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
 			}
 		} else {
-			kustomization.Annotations[meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
+			kustomization.Annotations[meta.ReconcileRequestAnnotation] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
 		}
 		return kubeClient.Update(ctx, kustomization)
 	})
diff --git a/cmd/flux/reconcile_receiver.go b/cmd/flux/reconcile_receiver.go
index f89da3dc2831efb33e407aeca72aec543a3efa49..b26b55f20ef39ba23d6151fb9af8aca2df4193e3 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/reconcile_receiver.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/reconcile_receiver.go
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ func reconcileReceiverCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	logger.Actionf("annotating Receiver %s in %s namespace", name, namespace)
 	if receiver.Annotations == nil {
 		receiver.Annotations = map[string]string{
-			meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
+			meta.ReconcileRequestAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
 		}
 	} else {
-		receiver.Annotations[meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
+		receiver.Annotations[meta.ReconcileRequestAnnotation] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
 	}
 	if err := kubeClient.Update(ctx, &receiver); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/cmd/flux/reconcile_source_bucket.go b/cmd/flux/reconcile_source_bucket.go
index 2c20598e4d12a849180c05c368cf2994d3e21167..229289275156fa903820175cbf35d5474e6644af 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/reconcile_source_bucket.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/reconcile_source_bucket.go
@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ func requestBucketReconciliation(ctx context.Context, kubeClient client.Client,
 		}
 		if bucket.Annotations == nil {
 			bucket.Annotations = map[string]string{
-				meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
+				meta.ReconcileRequestAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
 			}
 		} else {
-			bucket.Annotations[meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
+			bucket.Annotations[meta.ReconcileRequestAnnotation] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
 		}
 		return kubeClient.Update(ctx, bucket)
 	})
diff --git a/cmd/flux/reconcile_source_git.go b/cmd/flux/reconcile_source_git.go
index d6dfcd8e5b4ec3e6d2d752dc215690ce9cbda689..b5e54e7554058fc36ffefe06eeae39cbd39ea846 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/reconcile_source_git.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/reconcile_source_git.go
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ func requestGitRepositoryReconciliation(ctx context.Context, kubeClient client.C
 		}
 		if repository.Annotations == nil {
 			repository.Annotations = map[string]string{
-				meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
+				meta.ReconcileRequestAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
 			}
 		} else {
-			repository.Annotations[meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
+			repository.Annotations[meta.ReconcileRequestAnnotation] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
 		}
 		return kubeClient.Update(ctx, repository)
 	})
diff --git a/cmd/flux/reconcile_source_helm.go b/cmd/flux/reconcile_source_helm.go
index 782afcba62f9c39a414e7fba5056a80eaf92baf9..4e52d172cbd99aa248ed6eb75c632aac59745045 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/reconcile_source_helm.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/reconcile_source_helm.go
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ func requestHelmRepositoryReconciliation(ctx context.Context, kubeClient client.
 		}
 		if repository.Annotations == nil {
 			repository.Annotations = map[string]string{
-				meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
+				meta.ReconcileRequestAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
 			}
 		} else {
-			repository.Annotations[meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
+			repository.Annotations[meta.ReconcileRequestAnnotation] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
 		}
 		return kubeClient.Update(ctx, repository)
 	})