diff --git a/lib/manager/bazel/index.js b/lib/manager/bazel/index.js
index dfab0a11b5f1fc4a91a47ab5c7b97b8092fd3b6b..2b8661f14ce4f034952e684d47b0fa0298f916c6 100644
--- a/lib/manager/bazel/index.js
+++ b/lib/manager/bazel/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const { extractDependencies } = require('./extract');
 const { getPackageUpdates } = require('./package');
 const { resolvePackageFile } = require('./resolve');
-const { setNewValue } = require('./update');
+const { updateDependency } = require('./update');
 
 const filePattern = new RegExp('(^|/)WORKSPACE$');
 const contentPattern = new RegExp('(^|\\n)git_repository\\(');
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ module.exports = {
   filePattern,
   getPackageUpdates,
   resolvePackageFile,
-  setNewValue,
+  updateDependency,
 };
diff --git a/lib/manager/bazel/update.js b/lib/manager/bazel/update.js
index fb729cfb557fad166b304e866d0d2cbe3167d0cf..ff577a30a6caf5a6246f82951f23e4f030980775 100644
--- a/lib/manager/bazel/update.js
+++ b/lib/manager/bazel/update.js
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ const crypto = require('crypto');
 const got = require('got');
 
 module.exports = {
-  setNewValue,
+  updateDependency,
 };
 
-async function setNewValue(currentFileContent, upgrade) {
+async function updateDependency(fileContent, upgrade) {
   try {
-    logger.debug(`bazel.setNewValue: ${upgrade.newVersion}`);
+    logger.debug(`bazel.updateDependency(): ${upgrade.newVersion}`);
     let newDef;
     if (upgrade.depType === 'git_repository') {
       newDef = upgrade.def.replace(
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ async function setNewValue(currentFileContent, upgrade) {
     const existingDef = new RegExp(
       `${upgrade.depType}\\([^\\)]+name = "${upgrade.depName}"[^\\)]+\\)\n`
     );
-    return currentFileContent.replace(existingDef, newDef);
+    return fileContent.replace(existingDef, newDef);
   } catch (err) {
     logger.info({ err }, 'Error setting new bazel WORKSPACE version');
     return null;
diff --git a/lib/manager/circleci/index.js b/lib/manager/circleci/index.js
index c08734125c72483b2e1435662b79f20d85172554..12f9387763b3988e3dc84201c1683b05c79982ca 100644
--- a/lib/manager/circleci/index.js
+++ b/lib/manager/circleci/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const { extractDependencies } = require('./extract');
 const { getPackageUpdates } = require('../docker/package');
 const { resolvePackageFile } = require('./resolve');
-const { setNewValue } = require('./update');
+const { updateDependency } = require('./update');
 
 const filePattern = new RegExp('^.circleci/config.yml$');
 const contentPattern = new RegExp('(^|\\n)\\s*- image: ');
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ module.exports = {
   filePattern,
   getPackageUpdates,
   resolvePackageFile,
-  setNewValue,
+  updateDependency,
 };
diff --git a/lib/manager/circleci/update.js b/lib/manager/circleci/update.js
index 99b5a093d34ce1c3aaa66c05d58b50749a1401ae..ae29c6e6b09a6f3bd971759481ed76839521b57e 100644
--- a/lib/manager/circleci/update.js
+++ b/lib/manager/circleci/update.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 module.exports = {
-  setNewValue,
+  updateDependency,
 };
 
-function setNewValue(currentFileContent, upgrade) {
+function updateDependency(fileContent, upgrade) {
   try {
-    logger.debug(`circleci.setNewValue: ${upgrade.newFrom}`);
-    const lines = currentFileContent.split('\n');
+    logger.debug(`circleci.updateDependency(): ${upgrade.newFrom}`);
+    const lines = fileContent.split('\n');
     const lineToChange = lines[upgrade.lineNumber];
     const imageLine = new RegExp(/^(\s*- image:\s*'?"?)[^\s'"]+('?"?\s*)$/);
     if (!lineToChange.match(imageLine)) {
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function setNewValue(currentFileContent, upgrade) {
     const newLine = lineToChange.replace(imageLine, `$1${upgrade.newFrom}$2`);
     if (newLine === lineToChange) {
       logger.debug('No changes necessary');
-      return currentFileContent;
+      return fileContent;
     }
     lines[upgrade.lineNumber] = newLine;
     return lines.join('\n');
diff --git a/lib/manager/docker-compose/index.js b/lib/manager/docker-compose/index.js
index a87d498c2014a23daf1a9b6a1cb8364098f209ba..a496cca16848ad94f5f66ed03a1481eca485de53 100644
--- a/lib/manager/docker-compose/index.js
+++ b/lib/manager/docker-compose/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const { extractDependencies } = require('./extract');
 const { getPackageUpdates } = require('../docker/package');
 const { resolvePackageFile } = require('./resolve');
-const { setNewValue } = require('./update');
+const { updateDependency } = require('./update');
 
 const filePattern = new RegExp('(^|/)docker-compose[^/]*\\.ya?ml$');
 const contentPattern = new RegExp('(^|\\n)\\s*image:');
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ module.exports = {
   filePattern,
   getPackageUpdates,
   resolvePackageFile,
-  setNewValue,
+  updateDependency,
 };
diff --git a/lib/manager/docker-compose/update.js b/lib/manager/docker-compose/update.js
index 6a48f092a85216de6d3cd156a032aec5d8a18d03..424b060fa0a67f4d80b65c79a465ca7fbb4edca3 100644
--- a/lib/manager/docker-compose/update.js
+++ b/lib/manager/docker-compose/update.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 module.exports = {
-  setNewValue,
+  updateDependency,
 };
 
-function setNewValue(currentFileContent, upgrade) {
+function updateDependency(fileContent, upgrade) {
   try {
-    logger.debug(`setNewValue: ${upgrade.newFrom}`);
-    const lines = currentFileContent.split('\n');
+    logger.debug(`docker-compose.updateDependency(): ${upgrade.newFrom}`);
+    const lines = fileContent.split('\n');
     const lineToChange = lines[upgrade.lineNumber];
     const imageLine = new RegExp(/^(\s*image:\s*'?"?)[^\s'"]+('?"?\s*)$/);
     if (!lineToChange.match(imageLine)) {
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function setNewValue(currentFileContent, upgrade) {
     const newLine = lineToChange.replace(imageLine, `$1${upgrade.newFrom}$2`);
     if (newLine === lineToChange) {
       logger.debug('No changes necessary');
-      return currentFileContent;
+      return fileContent;
     }
     lines[upgrade.lineNumber] = newLine;
     return lines.join('\n');
diff --git a/lib/manager/docker/index.js b/lib/manager/docker/index.js
index e29d5de6509bc98f717860091da39da60d6efa82..2e4b1e325896da566159658d65ff5d01ea41c746 100644
--- a/lib/manager/docker/index.js
+++ b/lib/manager/docker/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const { extractDependencies } = require('./extract');
 const { getPackageUpdates } = require('./package');
 const { resolvePackageFile } = require('./resolve');
-const { setNewValue } = require('./update');
+const { updateDependency } = require('./update');
 
 const filePattern = new RegExp('(^|/)Dockerfile$');
 const contentPattern = new RegExp('(^|\\n)FROM .+\\n', 'i');
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ module.exports = {
   filePattern,
   getPackageUpdates,
   resolvePackageFile,
-  setNewValue,
+  updateDependency,
 };
diff --git a/lib/manager/docker/update.js b/lib/manager/docker/update.js
index 6d39255587014855cbeee7f175190b5c50f5b861..811a1340a0bd1dfc6a60438f8ab45509d72b972b 100644
--- a/lib/manager/docker/update.js
+++ b/lib/manager/docker/update.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 module.exports = {
-  setNewValue,
+  updateDependency,
 };
 
-function setNewValue(currentFileContent, upgrade) {
+function updateDependency(fileContent, upgrade) {
   try {
-    logger.debug(`setNewValue: ${upgrade.newFrom}`);
+    logger.debug(`docker.updateDependency(): ${upgrade.newFrom}`);
     const oldLine = new RegExp(
       `(^|\\n)${upgrade.fromPrefix}(\\s+)${
         upgrade.dockerRegistry ? upgrade.dockerRegistry + '/' : ''
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function setNewValue(currentFileContent, upgrade) {
     const newLine = `$1${upgrade.fromPrefix}$2${upgrade.newFrom}$3${
       upgrade.fromSuffix
     }\n`;
-    const newFileContent = currentFileContent.replace(oldLine, newLine);
+    const newFileContent = fileContent.replace(oldLine, newLine);
     return newFileContent;
   } catch (err) {
     logger.info({ err }, 'Error setting new Dockerfile value');
diff --git a/lib/manager/index.js b/lib/manager/index.js
index 2ed87bdb6c55fdd14ee45a3ad594704f7c13c312..295c9037474b5ee26276fdda673b9ceaf0ddca24 100644
--- a/lib/manager/index.js
+++ b/lib/manager/index.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ async function getUpdatedPackageFiles(config) {
         updatedPackageFiles[upgrade.packageFile] ||
         (await platform.getFile(upgrade.packageFile, config.parentBranch));
       let newContent = existingContent;
-      newContent = await managers[manager].setNewValue(
+      newContent = await managers[manager].updateDependency(
         existingContent,
         upgrade
       );
diff --git a/lib/manager/meteor/index.js b/lib/manager/meteor/index.js
index ef29e697ce3f8cf265019f8e4c5c1d6a5a559734..fab391044a9fda1abb0c22dc40b662a4d54e0204 100644
--- a/lib/manager/meteor/index.js
+++ b/lib/manager/meteor/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const { extractDependencies } = require('./extract');
 const { getPackageUpdates } = require('../npm/package');
 const { resolvePackageFile } = require('./resolve');
-const { setNewValue } = require('./update');
+const { updateDependency } = require('./update');
 
 const filePattern = new RegExp('(^|/)package.js$');
 const contentPattern = new RegExp('(^|\\n)\\s*Npm.depends\\(\\s*{');
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ module.exports = {
   filePattern,
   getPackageUpdates,
   resolvePackageFile,
-  setNewValue,
+  updateDependency,
 };
diff --git a/lib/manager/meteor/update.js b/lib/manager/meteor/update.js
index f77dd9f03ee033cedb3afd586fb28c2c19d04906..f3fda1a0632a7dca0eb3cd022688996bde0aa084 100644
--- a/lib/manager/meteor/update.js
+++ b/lib/manager/meteor/update.js
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 module.exports = {
-  setNewValue,
+  updateDependency,
 };
 
-function setNewValue(currentFileContent, upgrade) {
+function updateDependency(fileContent, upgrade) {
   const { depName, currentVersion, newVersion } = upgrade;
-  logger.debug(`setNewValue: ${depName} = ${newVersion}`);
+  logger.debug(`meteor.updateDependency(): ${depName} = ${newVersion}`);
   const regexReplace = new RegExp(
     `('|")(${depName})('|"):(\\s+)('|")${currentVersion}('|")`
   );
-  const newFileContent = currentFileContent.replace(
+  const newFileContent = fileContent.replace(
     regexReplace,
     `$1$2$3:$4$5${newVersion}$6`
   );
diff --git a/lib/manager/npm/index.js b/lib/manager/npm/index.js
index 58f7fe187f1a04946eb6d018d5a8dfa58c5019c1..a50788a2b4c39cab84f131a89795ac635fd96a1d 100644
--- a/lib/manager/npm/index.js
+++ b/lib/manager/npm/index.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const { detectPackageFiles } = require('./detect');
 const { extractDependencies } = require('./extract');
 const { getPackageUpdates } = require('./package');
 const { resolvePackageFile } = require('./resolve');
-const { setNewValue } = require('./update');
+const { updateDependency } = require('./update');
 
 const filePattern = new RegExp('(^|/)package.json$');
 
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ module.exports = {
   filePattern,
   getPackageUpdates,
   resolvePackageFile,
-  setNewValue,
+  updateDependency,
 };
diff --git a/lib/manager/npm/update.js b/lib/manager/npm/update.js
index d8c330452e66ff8dd880a63030721d538fd567d7..0f6096f23a8b3ffd6ffcb32e6ad4e73f9f2f3fe3 100644
--- a/lib/manager/npm/update.js
+++ b/lib/manager/npm/update.js
@@ -2,20 +2,20 @@ const _ = require('lodash');
 const semver = require('semver');
 
 module.exports = {
-  setNewValue,
+  updateDependency,
   bumpPackageVersion,
 };
 
-function setNewValue(currentFileContent, upgrade) {
+function updateDependency(fileContent, upgrade) {
   const { depType, depName, newVersion } = upgrade;
-  logger.debug(`setNewValue: ${depType}.${depName} = ${newVersion}`);
+  logger.debug(`npm.updateDependency(): ${depType}.${depName} = ${newVersion}`);
   try {
-    const parsedContents = JSON.parse(currentFileContent);
+    const parsedContents = JSON.parse(fileContent);
     // Save the old version
     const oldVersion = parsedContents[depType][depName];
     if (oldVersion === newVersion) {
       logger.debug('Version is already updated');
-      return currentFileContent;
+      return fileContent;
     }
     // Update the file = this is what we want
     parsedContents[depType][depName] = newVersion;
@@ -24,17 +24,16 @@ function setNewValue(currentFileContent, upgrade) {
     const newString = `"${newVersion}"`;
     let newFileContent = null;
     // Skip ahead to depType section
-    let searchIndex =
-      currentFileContent.indexOf(`"${depType}"`) + depType.length;
+    let searchIndex = fileContent.indexOf(`"${depType}"`) + depType.length;
     logger.debug(`Starting search at index ${searchIndex}`);
     // Iterate through the rest of the file
-    for (; searchIndex < currentFileContent.length; searchIndex += 1) {
+    for (; searchIndex < fileContent.length; searchIndex += 1) {
       // First check if we have a hit for the old version
-      if (matchAt(currentFileContent, searchIndex, searchString)) {
+      if (matchAt(fileContent, searchIndex, searchString)) {
         logger.debug(`Found match at index ${searchIndex}`);
         // Now test if the result matches
         const testContent = replaceAt(
-          currentFileContent,
+          fileContent,
           searchIndex,
           searchString,
           newString
@@ -49,10 +48,10 @@ function setNewValue(currentFileContent, upgrade) {
     // istanbul ignore if
     if (!newFileContent) {
       logger.info(
-        { currentFileContent, parsedContents, depType, depName, newVersion },
-        'Warning: setNewValue error'
+        { fileContent, parsedContents, depType, depName, newVersion },
+        'Warning: updateDependency error'
       );
-      return currentFileContent;
+      return fileContent;
     }
     if (
       parsedContents &&
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ function setNewValue(currentFileContent, upgrade) {
       upgrade.bumpVersion
     );
   } catch (err) {
-    logger.info({ err }, 'setNewValue error');
+    logger.info({ err }, 'updateDependency error');
     return null;
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/manager/nvm/index.js b/lib/manager/nvm/index.js
index 3e0c887284602673d868bd145c4a1fe41c35ad24..91e5d8175f1ed2af2be39d9fb2882b41f46a5370 100644
--- a/lib/manager/nvm/index.js
+++ b/lib/manager/nvm/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const { extractDependencies } = require('./extract');
 const { getPackageUpdates } = require('./package');
 const { resolvePackageFile } = require('./resolve');
-const { setNewValue } = require('./update');
+const { updateDependency } = require('./update');
 
 const filePattern = new RegExp('^.nvmrc$');
 
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ module.exports = {
   filePattern,
   getPackageUpdates,
   resolvePackageFile,
-  setNewValue,
+  updateDependency,
 };
diff --git a/lib/manager/nvm/update.js b/lib/manager/nvm/update.js
index 3d371c5a8ca319c413361e82a560731c9b73b616..565b78085f8a8bbe58a923743f5a20d623ac0128 100644
--- a/lib/manager/nvm/update.js
+++ b/lib/manager/nvm/update.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module.exports = {
-  setNewValue,
+  updateDependency,
 };
 
-function setNewValue(currentFileContent, upgrade) {
-  logger.debug(`nvm.setNewValue: ${upgrade.newVersions}`);
+function updateDependency(fileContent, upgrade) {
+  logger.debug(`nvm.updateDependency(): ${upgrade.newVersions}`);
   return `${upgrade.newVersion}\n`;
 }
diff --git a/lib/manager/travis/index.js b/lib/manager/travis/index.js
index a5fcaccadd598a698ab094e81e6700f70e38e973..243cfe117a6c97825a2a7308986d72b3ae7ba035 100644
--- a/lib/manager/travis/index.js
+++ b/lib/manager/travis/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const { extractDependencies } = require('./extract');
 const { getPackageUpdates } = require('./package');
 const { resolvePackageFile } = require('./resolve');
-const { setNewValue } = require('./update');
+const { updateDependency } = require('./update');
 
 const filePattern = new RegExp('^.travis.yml$');
 const contentPattern = new RegExp('(^|\\n)node_js:\\n');
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ module.exports = {
   filePattern,
   getPackageUpdates,
   resolvePackageFile,
-  setNewValue,
+  updateDependency,
 };
diff --git a/lib/manager/travis/update.js b/lib/manager/travis/update.js
index 8fd639dc6199afcea1c260f72c1af1d98a713940..baf64d5b00cb8df812d9005596da65fc1da93548 100644
--- a/lib/manager/travis/update.js
+++ b/lib/manager/travis/update.js
@@ -1,23 +1,20 @@
 const detectIndent = require('detect-indent');
 
 module.exports = {
-  setNewValue,
+  updateDependency,
 };
 
-function setNewValue(currentFileContent, upgrade) {
+function updateDependency(fileContent, upgrade) {
   try {
-    logger.debug(`node.setNewValue: ${upgrade.newVersion}`);
-    const indent = detectIndent(currentFileContent).indent || '  ';
+    logger.debug(`travis.updateDependency(): ${upgrade.newVersion}`);
+    const indent = detectIndent(fileContent).indent || '  ';
     const quote =
-      currentFileContent.split(`'`).length >
-      currentFileContent.split(`"`).length
-        ? `'`
-        : `"`;
+      fileContent.split(`'`).length > fileContent.split(`"`).length ? `'` : `"`;
     let newString = `node_js:\n`;
     upgrade.newVersion.forEach(version => {
       newString += `${indent}- ${quote}${version}${quote}\n`;
     });
-    return currentFileContent.replace(/node_js:(\n\s+[^\n]+)+\n/, newString);
+    return fileContent.replace(/node_js:(\n\s+[^\n]+)+\n/, newString);
   } catch (err) {
     logger.info({ err }, 'Error setting new .travis.yml node versions');
     return null;
diff --git a/test/manager/bazel/update.spec.js b/test/manager/bazel/update.spec.js
index 891446e83a7949c5b455ae375251f9d6065caaba..320ce83850af2520c8332fc8cef38c3e0fb5214f 100644
--- a/test/manager/bazel/update.spec.js
+++ b/test/manager/bazel/update.spec.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ git_repository(
 */
 
 describe('manager/bazel/update', () => {
-  describe('setNewValue', () => {
+  describe('updateDependency', () => {
     it('updates tag', async () => {
       const upgrade = {
         depName: 'build_bazel_rules_nodejs',
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe('manager/bazel/update', () => {
         def: `git_repository(\n    name = "build_bazel_rules_nodejs",\n    remote = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs.git",\n    tag = "0.1.8",\n)`,
         newVersion: '0.2.0',
       };
-      const res = await bazelfile.setNewValue(content, upgrade);
+      const res = await bazelfile.updateDependency(content, upgrade);
       expect(res).not.toEqual(content);
     });
     it('updates http archive', async () => {
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe('manager/bazel/update', () => {
         newVersion: '0.8.1',
       };
       got.mockReturnValueOnce({ body: '' });
-      const res = await bazelfile.setNewValue(content, upgrade);
+      const res = await bazelfile.updateDependency(content, upgrade);
       expect(res).not.toEqual(content);
       expect(res.indexOf('0.8.1')).not.toBe(-1);
     });
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe('manager/bazel/update', () => {
       got.mockImplementationOnce(() => {
         throw new Error('some error');
       });
-      const res = await bazelfile.setNewValue(content, upgrade);
+      const res = await bazelfile.updateDependency(content, upgrade);
       expect(res).toBe(null);
     });
   });
diff --git a/test/manager/circleci/update.spec.js b/test/manager/circleci/update.spec.js
index 25d2421d1a0d4756c5a53a7d702453c9fd24145d..c394909ff38f3bad34737a4d543124715aa2db7d 100644
--- a/test/manager/circleci/update.spec.js
+++ b/test/manager/circleci/update.spec.js
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ const dcUpdate = require('../../../lib/manager/circleci/update');
 const yamlFile = fs.readFileSync('test/_fixtures/circleci/config.yml', 'utf8');
 
 describe('manager/circleci/update', () => {
-  describe('setNewValue', () => {
+  describe('updateDependency', () => {
     it('replaces existing value', () => {
       const upgrade = {
         lineNumber: 65,
         newFrom: 'node:8.10.0@sha256:abcdefghijklmnop',
       };
-      const res = dcUpdate.setNewValue(yamlFile, upgrade);
+      const res = dcUpdate.updateDependency(yamlFile, upgrade);
       expect(res).not.toEqual(yamlFile);
       expect(res.includes(upgrade.newFrom)).toBe(true);
     });
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe('manager/circleci/update', () => {
         lineNumber: 12,
         newFrom: 'node',
       };
-      const res = dcUpdate.setNewValue(yamlFile, upgrade);
+      const res = dcUpdate.updateDependency(yamlFile, upgrade);
       expect(res).toEqual(yamlFile);
     });
     it('returns null if mismatch', () => {
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ describe('manager/circleci/update', () => {
         lineNumber: 17,
         newFrom: 'postgres:9.6.8@sha256:abcdefghijklmnop',
       };
-      const res = dcUpdate.setNewValue(yamlFile, upgrade);
+      const res = dcUpdate.updateDependency(yamlFile, upgrade);
       expect(res).toBe(null);
     });
     it('returns null if error', () => {
-      const res = dcUpdate.setNewValue(null, null);
+      const res = dcUpdate.updateDependency(null, null);
       expect(res).toBe(null);
     });
   });
diff --git a/test/manager/docker-compose/update.spec.js b/test/manager/docker-compose/update.spec.js
index 1ba3bd84593884a4060ff5e2e2405d666f630f95..9337c55ed150e75842de09af00d99d0cad4303ed 100644
--- a/test/manager/docker-compose/update.spec.js
+++ b/test/manager/docker-compose/update.spec.js
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ const yamlFile = fs.readFileSync(
 );
 
 describe('manager/docker-compose/update', () => {
-  describe('setNewValue', () => {
+  describe('updateDependency', () => {
     it('replaces existing value', () => {
       const upgrade = {
         lineNumber: 18,
         newFrom: 'postgres:9.6.8@sha256:abcdefghijklmnop',
       };
-      const res = dcUpdate.setNewValue(yamlFile, upgrade);
+      const res = dcUpdate.updateDependency(yamlFile, upgrade);
       expect(res).not.toEqual(yamlFile);
       expect(res.includes(upgrade.newFrom)).toBe(true);
     });
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe('manager/docker-compose/update', () => {
         lineNumber: 4,
         newFrom: 'quay.io/something/redis:alpine',
       };
-      const res = dcUpdate.setNewValue(yamlFile, upgrade);
+      const res = dcUpdate.updateDependency(yamlFile, upgrade);
       expect(res).toEqual(yamlFile);
     });
     it('returns null if mismatch', () => {
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ describe('manager/docker-compose/update', () => {
         lineNumber: 17,
         newFrom: 'postgres:9.6.8@sha256:abcdefghijklmnop',
       };
-      const res = dcUpdate.setNewValue(yamlFile, upgrade);
+      const res = dcUpdate.updateDependency(yamlFile, upgrade);
       expect(res).toBe(null);
     });
     it('returns null if error', () => {
-      const res = dcUpdate.setNewValue(null, null);
+      const res = dcUpdate.updateDependency(null, null);
       expect(res).toBe(null);
     });
   });
diff --git a/test/manager/docker/__snapshots__/update.spec.js.snap b/test/manager/docker/__snapshots__/update.spec.js.snap
index 8c5bc5c570f4479876be94426e0d4c67710d84c9..1e4508d85b0b0fcf2df7e7213bfb0ed4279e83dc 100644
--- a/test/manager/docker/__snapshots__/update.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/manager/docker/__snapshots__/update.spec.js.snap
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
-exports[`workers/branch/dockerfile setNewValue handles similar FROM 1`] = `
+exports[`workers/branch/dockerfile updateDependency handles similar FROM 1`] = `
 "FROM debian:wheezy@sha256:abcdefghijklmnop as stage-1
 RUN something
 FROM debian:wheezy@sha256:abcdefghijklmnop
 RUN something else"
 `;
 
-exports[`workers/branch/dockerfile setNewValue handles strange whitespace 1`] = `
+exports[`workers/branch/dockerfile updateDependency handles strange whitespace 1`] = `
 "# comment FROM node:8
 FROM   node:8@sha256:abcdefghijklmnop as base
 RUN something
 "
 `;
 
-exports[`workers/branch/dockerfile setNewValue replaces existing value 1`] = `
+exports[`workers/branch/dockerfile updateDependency replaces existing value 1`] = `
 "# comment FROM node:8
 FROM node:8@sha256:abcdefghijklmnop
 RUN something
 "
 `;
 
-exports[`workers/branch/dockerfile setNewValue replaces existing value with suffix 1`] = `
+exports[`workers/branch/dockerfile updateDependency replaces existing value with suffix 1`] = `
 "# comment FROM node:8
 FROM node:8@sha256:abcdefghijklmnop as base
 RUN something
diff --git a/test/manager/docker/update.spec.js b/test/manager/docker/update.spec.js
index ad3f847b219a8c9f102b4c82b04b902acef450eb..04dac8051fdfbc36c11e141470f85d6b19f5a3f4 100644
--- a/test/manager/docker/update.spec.js
+++ b/test/manager/docker/update.spec.js
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 const dockerfile = require('../../../lib/manager/docker/update');
 
 describe('workers/branch/dockerfile', () => {
-  describe('setNewValue', () => {
+  describe('updateDependency', () => {
     it('replaces existing value', () => {
-      const currentFileContent =
-        '# comment FROM node:8\nFROM node:8\nRUN something\n';
+      const fileContent = '# comment FROM node:8\nFROM node:8\nRUN something\n';
       const upgrade = {
         depName: 'node',
         currentVersion: 'node:8',
@@ -12,11 +11,11 @@ describe('workers/branch/dockerfile', () => {
         fromSuffix: '',
         newFrom: 'node:8@sha256:abcdefghijklmnop',
       };
-      const res = dockerfile.setNewValue(currentFileContent, upgrade);
+      const res = dockerfile.updateDependency(fileContent, upgrade);
       expect(res).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
     it('replaces existing value with suffix', () => {
-      const currentFileContent =
+      const fileContent =
         '# comment FROM node:8\nFROM node:8 as base\nRUN something\n';
       const upgrade = {
         depName: 'node',
@@ -25,11 +24,11 @@ describe('workers/branch/dockerfile', () => {
         fromSuffix: 'as base',
         newFrom: 'node:8@sha256:abcdefghijklmnop',
       };
-      const res = dockerfile.setNewValue(currentFileContent, upgrade);
+      const res = dockerfile.updateDependency(fileContent, upgrade);
       expect(res).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
     it('handles strange whitespace', () => {
-      const currentFileContent =
+      const fileContent =
         '# comment FROM node:8\nFROM   node:8 as base\nRUN something\n';
       const upgrade = {
         depName: 'node',
@@ -38,11 +37,11 @@ describe('workers/branch/dockerfile', () => {
         fromSuffix: 'as base',
         newFrom: 'node:8@sha256:abcdefghijklmnop',
       };
-      const res = dockerfile.setNewValue(currentFileContent, upgrade);
+      const res = dockerfile.updateDependency(fileContent, upgrade);
       expect(res).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
     it('returns null on error', () => {
-      const currentFileContent = null;
+      const fileContent = null;
       const upgrade = {
         depName: 'node',
         currentVersion: 'node:8',
@@ -50,11 +49,11 @@ describe('workers/branch/dockerfile', () => {
         fromSuffix: '',
         newFrom: 'node:8@sha256:abcdefghijklmnop',
       };
-      const res = dockerfile.setNewValue(currentFileContent, upgrade);
+      const res = dockerfile.updateDependency(fileContent, upgrade);
       expect(res).toBe(null);
     });
     it('handles similar FROM', () => {
-      const currentFileContent =
+      const fileContent =
         'FROM debian:wheezy as stage-1\nRUN something\nFROM debian:wheezy\nRUN something else';
       const upgrade1 = {
         depName: 'debian',
@@ -70,8 +69,8 @@ describe('workers/branch/dockerfile', () => {
         fromSuffix: '',
         newFrom: 'debian:wheezy@sha256:abcdefghijklmnop',
       };
-      let res = dockerfile.setNewValue(currentFileContent, upgrade1);
-      res = dockerfile.setNewValue(res, upgrade2);
+      let res = dockerfile.updateDependency(fileContent, upgrade1);
+      res = dockerfile.updateDependency(res, upgrade2);
       expect(res).toMatchSnapshot();
       expect(res.includes('as stage-1')).toBe(true);
     });
diff --git a/test/manager/index.spec.js b/test/manager/index.spec.js
index 10f3e59c1a7c7c9f28b800fd2f8ca011814e61ef..bacf2481981c1fd72b8d241a6f4df619fc64cf95 100644
--- a/test/manager/index.spec.js
+++ b/test/manager/index.spec.js
@@ -151,23 +151,23 @@ describe('manager', () => {
         ...defaultConfig,
         parentBranch: 'some-branch',
       };
-      npm.setNewValue = jest.fn();
-      docker.setNewValue = jest.fn();
-      meteor.setNewValue = jest.fn();
-      node.setNewValue = jest.fn();
-      bazel.setNewValue = jest.fn();
+      npm.updateDependency = jest.fn();
+      docker.updateDependency = jest.fn();
+      meteor.updateDependency = jest.fn();
+      node.updateDependency = jest.fn();
+      bazel.updateDependency = jest.fn();
     });
     it('returns empty if lock file maintenance', async () => {
       config.upgrades = [{ type: 'lockFileMaintenance' }];
       const res = await getUpdatedPackageFiles(config);
       expect(res.updatedPackageFiles).toHaveLength(0);
     });
-    it('recurses if setNewValue error', async () => {
+    it('recurses if updateDependency error', async () => {
       config.parentBranch = 'some-branch';
       config.canRebase = true;
       config.upgrades = [{ packageFile: 'package.json', manager: 'npm' }];
-      npm.setNewValue.mockReturnValueOnce(null);
-      npm.setNewValue.mockReturnValueOnce('some content');
+      npm.updateDependency.mockReturnValueOnce(null);
+      npm.updateDependency.mockReturnValueOnce('some content');
       const res = await getUpdatedPackageFiles(config);
       expect(res.updatedPackageFiles).toHaveLength(1);
     });
@@ -197,12 +197,12 @@ describe('manager', () => {
       platform.getFile.mockReturnValueOnce('old content 3');
       platform.getFile.mockReturnValueOnce('old travis');
       platform.getFile.mockReturnValueOnce('old WORKSPACE');
-      npm.setNewValue.mockReturnValueOnce('new content 1');
-      npm.setNewValue.mockReturnValueOnce('new content 1+');
-      docker.setNewValue.mockReturnValueOnce('new content 2');
-      meteor.setNewValue.mockReturnValueOnce('old content 3');
-      node.setNewValue.mockReturnValueOnce('old travis');
-      bazel.setNewValue.mockReturnValueOnce('old WORKSPACE');
+      npm.updateDependency.mockReturnValueOnce('new content 1');
+      npm.updateDependency.mockReturnValueOnce('new content 1+');
+      docker.updateDependency.mockReturnValueOnce('new content 2');
+      meteor.updateDependency.mockReturnValueOnce('old content 3');
+      node.updateDependency.mockReturnValueOnce('old travis');
+      bazel.updateDependency.mockReturnValueOnce('old WORKSPACE');
       const res = await getUpdatedPackageFiles(config);
       expect(res.updatedPackageFiles).toHaveLength(2);
     });
diff --git a/test/manager/meteor/__snapshots__/update.spec.js.snap b/test/manager/meteor/__snapshots__/update.spec.js.snap
index a2242c805430f2c3a8445092b62cb8d861348e81..1f3791523171cba4af807e51fe3ebdce26baf149 100644
--- a/test/manager/meteor/__snapshots__/update.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/manager/meteor/__snapshots__/update.spec.js.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
-exports[`workers/branch/package-js .setNewValue(currentFileContent, depName, currentVersion, newVersion) handles alternative quotes and white space 1`] = `
+exports[`workers/branch/package-js .updateDependency(fileContent, depName, currentVersion, newVersion) handles alternative quotes and white space 1`] = `
 "Package.describe({
     \\"name\\": \\"steffo:meteor-accounts-saml\\",
     \\"summary\\": \\"SAML Login (SP) for Meteor. Works with OpenAM, OpenIDP and provides Single Logout.\\",
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Npm.depends({
 "
 `;
 
-exports[`workers/branch/package-js .setNewValue(currentFileContent, depName, currentVersion, newVersion) replaces a dependency value 1`] = `
+exports[`workers/branch/package-js .updateDependency(fileContent, depName, currentVersion, newVersion) replaces a dependency value 1`] = `
 "Package.describe({
 	'name': 'steffo:meteor-accounts-saml',
 	'summary': 'SAML Login (SP) for Meteor. Works with OpenAM, OpenIDP and provides Single Logout.',
diff --git a/test/manager/meteor/update.spec.js b/test/manager/meteor/update.spec.js
index 3eceb243994de811789ae1c515912c1ea12953b2..9c1d0b7749a6a78a578c68dc692b41392352df24 100644
--- a/test/manager/meteor/update.spec.js
+++ b/test/manager/meteor/update.spec.js
@@ -13,14 +13,17 @@ const input01Content = readFixture('package-1.js');
 const input02Content = readFixture('package-2.js');
 
 describe('workers/branch/package-js', () => {
-  describe('.setNewValue(currentFileContent, depName, currentVersion, newVersion)', () => {
+  describe('.updateDependency(fileContent, depName, currentVersion, newVersion)', () => {
     it('replaces a dependency value', () => {
       const upgrade = {
         depName: 'xmldom',
         currentVersion: '0.1.19',
         newVersion: '0.22.1',
       };
-      const testContent = meteorUpdater.setNewValue(input01Content, upgrade);
+      const testContent = meteorUpdater.updateDependency(
+        input01Content,
+        upgrade
+      );
       expect(testContent).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
     it('handles alternative quotes and white space', () => {
@@ -29,7 +32,10 @@ describe('workers/branch/package-js', () => {
         currentVersion: '0.1.19',
         newVersion: '0.22.1',
       };
-      const testContent = meteorUpdater.setNewValue(input02Content, upgrade);
+      const testContent = meteorUpdater.updateDependency(
+        input02Content,
+        upgrade
+      );
       expect(testContent).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
     it('handles the case where the desired version is already supported', () => {
@@ -38,7 +44,10 @@ describe('workers/branch/package-js', () => {
         currentVersion: '0.2.0',
         newVersion: '0.2.0',
       };
-      const testContent = meteorUpdater.setNewValue(input01Content, upgrade);
+      const testContent = meteorUpdater.updateDependency(
+        input01Content,
+        upgrade
+      );
       testContent.should.equal(input01Content);
     });
   });
diff --git a/test/manager/npm/update.spec.js b/test/manager/npm/update.spec.js
index 885ffd61b095aa7c6f050c108027cd7900a27b92..4494f231a25d53a8981bd61349682e971566882c 100644
--- a/test/manager/npm/update.spec.js
+++ b/test/manager/npm/update.spec.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function readFixture(fixture) {
 const input01Content = readFixture('inputs/01.json');
 
 describe('workers/branch/package-json', () => {
-  describe('.setNewValue(currentFileContent, depType, depName, newVersion)', () => {
+  describe('.updateDependency(fileContent, depType, depName, newVersion)', () => {
     it('replaces a dependency value', () => {
       const upgrade = {
         depType: 'dependencies',
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe('workers/branch/package-json', () => {
         newVersion: '0.22.1',
       };
       const outputContent = readFixture('outputs/011.json');
-      const testContent = npmUpdater.setNewValue(input01Content, upgrade);
+      const testContent = npmUpdater.updateDependency(input01Content, upgrade);
       testContent.should.equal(outputContent);
     });
     it('updates resolutions too', () => {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('workers/branch/package-json', () => {
         depName: 'config',
         newVersion: '1.22.0',
       };
-      const testContent = npmUpdater.setNewValue(input01Content, upgrade);
+      const testContent = npmUpdater.updateDependency(input01Content, upgrade);
       expect(JSON.parse(testContent).dependencies.config).toEqual('1.22.0');
       expect(JSON.parse(testContent).resolutions.config).toEqual('1.22.0');
     });
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe('workers/branch/package-json', () => {
         newVersion: '1.6.1',
       };
       const outputContent = readFixture('outputs/012.json');
-      const testContent = npmUpdater.setNewValue(input01Content, upgrade);
+      const testContent = npmUpdater.updateDependency(input01Content, upgrade);
       testContent.should.equal(outputContent);
     });
     it('replaces only the second instance of a value', () => {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ describe('workers/branch/package-json', () => {
         newVersion: '1.6.1',
       };
       const outputContent = readFixture('outputs/013.json');
-      const testContent = npmUpdater.setNewValue(input01Content, upgrade);
+      const testContent = npmUpdater.updateDependency(input01Content, upgrade);
       testContent.should.equal(outputContent);
     });
     it('handles the case where the desired version is already supported', () => {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe('workers/branch/package-json', () => {
         depName: 'angular-touch',
         newVersion: '1.5.8',
       };
-      const testContent = npmUpdater.setNewValue(input01Content, upgrade);
+      const testContent = npmUpdater.updateDependency(input01Content, upgrade);
       testContent.should.equal(input01Content);
     });
     it('returns null if throws error', () => {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe('workers/branch/package-json', () => {
         depName: 'angular-touch-not',
         newVersion: '1.5.8',
       };
-      const testContent = npmUpdater.setNewValue(input01Content, upgrade);
+      const testContent = npmUpdater.updateDependency(input01Content, upgrade);
       expect(testContent).toBe(null);
     });
   });
diff --git a/test/manager/nvm/__snapshots__/update.spec.js.snap b/test/manager/nvm/__snapshots__/update.spec.js.snap
index e938db537a6e2efde93d1459c9eeba39f1df6e80..104c1cac2fd62eaa5314cd230d7bdf0d91b36b58 100644
--- a/test/manager/nvm/__snapshots__/update.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/manager/nvm/__snapshots__/update.spec.js.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
-exports[`manager/nvm/update setNewValue updates values 1`] = `
+exports[`manager/nvm/update updateDependency updates values 1`] = `
 "8.9.1
 "
 `;
diff --git a/test/manager/nvm/update.spec.js b/test/manager/nvm/update.spec.js
index 529499f6007895949c9188f5277ed7e782f07bcc..91e62042d3f96703d8f8273501554d621052f286 100644
--- a/test/manager/nvm/update.spec.js
+++ b/test/manager/nvm/update.spec.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 const nodefile = require('../../../lib/manager/nvm/update');
 
 describe('manager/nvm/update', () => {
-  describe('setNewValue', () => {
+  describe('updateDependency', () => {
     it('updates values', () => {
       const upgrade = {
         newVersion: '8.9.1',
       };
-      const res = nodefile.setNewValue('8.9.0\n', upgrade);
+      const res = nodefile.updateDependency('8.9.0\n', upgrade);
       expect(res).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
   });
diff --git a/test/manager/travis/__snapshots__/update.spec.js.snap b/test/manager/travis/__snapshots__/update.spec.js.snap
index f54c61241b202e691aa38d04f047072496ebcd2f..75446f3b542a8d2a20d739f459b0e21060f0694b 100644
--- a/test/manager/travis/__snapshots__/update.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/manager/travis/__snapshots__/update.spec.js.snap
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
-exports[`manager/travis/update setNewValue falls back to 2 spaces 1`] = `"hello: world"`;
+exports[`manager/travis/update updateDependency falls back to 2 spaces 1`] = `"hello: world"`;
 
-exports[`manager/travis/update setNewValue updates values 1`] = `
+exports[`manager/travis/update updateDependency updates values 1`] = `
 "dist: trusty
 language: node_js
 node_js:
diff --git a/test/manager/travis/update.spec.js b/test/manager/travis/update.spec.js
index b69e51f2b9a64a9da1fe9d43ef1fbc7e40c6496f..064a35b1f6c6a25cea37ae8a8b2e54322426d34e 100644
--- a/test/manager/travis/update.spec.js
+++ b/test/manager/travis/update.spec.js
@@ -8,26 +8,26 @@ const content = fs.readFileSync(
 );
 
 describe('manager/travis/update', () => {
-  describe('setNewValue', () => {
+  describe('updateDependency', () => {
     it('updates values', () => {
       const upgrade = {
         newVersion: ['6', '8'],
       };
-      const res = nodefile.setNewValue(content, upgrade);
+      const res = nodefile.updateDependency(content, upgrade);
       expect(res).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
     it('falls back to 2 spaces', () => {
       const upgrade = {
         newVersion: ['6', '8'],
       };
-      const res = nodefile.setNewValue('hello: world', upgrade);
+      const res = nodefile.updateDependency('hello: world', upgrade);
       expect(res).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
     it('returns null if error', () => {
       const upgrade = {
         newVersion: '6',
       };
-      const res = nodefile.setNewValue(content, upgrade);
+      const res = nodefile.updateDependency(content, upgrade);
       expect(res).toBe(null);
     });
   });