diff --git a/instrumentation/sidekiq/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/sidekiq/middlewares/client/tracer_middleware.rb b/instrumentation/sidekiq/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/sidekiq/middlewares/client/tracer_middleware.rb
index 02105564b..039390a8f 100644
--- a/instrumentation/sidekiq/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/sidekiq/middlewares/client/tracer_middleware.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/sidekiq/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/sidekiq/middlewares/client/tracer_middleware.rb
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ def call(_worker_class, job, _queue, _redis_pool)
               attributes[SemanticConventions::Trace::PEER_SERVICE] = instrumentation_config[:peer_service] if instrumentation_config[:peer_service]
 
               span_name = case instrumentation_config[:span_naming]
-                          when :job_class then "#{job['wrapped']&.to_s || job['class']} send"
-                          else "#{job['queue']} send"
+                          when :job_class then "#{job['wrapped']&.to_s || job['class']} publish"
+                          else "#{job['queue']} publish"
                           end
 
               tracer.in_span(span_name, attributes: attributes, kind: :producer) do |span|
diff --git a/instrumentation/sidekiq/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/sidekiq/middlewares/client/tracer_middleware_test.rb b/instrumentation/sidekiq/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/sidekiq/middlewares/client/tracer_middleware_test.rb
index b76c490c4..a2de3d05d 100644
--- a/instrumentation/sidekiq/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/sidekiq/middlewares/client/tracer_middleware_test.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/sidekiq/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/sidekiq/middlewares/client/tracer_middleware_test.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
       _(exporter.finished_spans.size).must_equal 1
 
-      _(enqueue_span.name).must_equal 'default send'
+      _(enqueue_span.name).must_equal 'default publish'
       _(enqueue_span.kind).must_equal :producer
       _(enqueue_span.parent_span_id).must_equal OpenTelemetry::Trace::INVALID_SPAN_ID
       _(enqueue_span.attributes['messaging.system']).must_equal 'sidekiq'
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
     it 'traces when enqueued with Active Job' do
       SimpleJobWithActiveJob.perform_later(1, 2)
-      _(enqueue_span.name).must_equal('default send')
+      _(enqueue_span.name).must_equal('default publish')
       _(enqueue_span.attributes['messaging.system']).must_equal('sidekiq')
       _(enqueue_span.attributes['messaging.sidekiq.job_class']).must_equal('SimpleJobWithActiveJob')
       _(enqueue_span.attributes['messaging.destination']).must_equal('default')
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@
       it 'uses the job class name for the span name' do
         SimpleJob.perform_async
 
-        _(enqueue_span.name).must_equal('SimpleJob send')
+        _(enqueue_span.name).must_equal('SimpleJob publish')
       end
 
       it 'uses the job class name when enqueued with Active Job' do
         SimpleJobWithActiveJob.perform_later(1, 2)
-        _(enqueue_span.name).must_equal('SimpleJobWithActiveJob send')
+        _(enqueue_span.name).must_equal('SimpleJobWithActiveJob publish')
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/instrumentation/sidekiq/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/sidekiq/middlewares/server/tracer_middleware_test.rb b/instrumentation/sidekiq/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/sidekiq/middlewares/server/tracer_middleware_test.rb
index 716ca8373..145d3b743 100644
--- a/instrumentation/sidekiq/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/sidekiq/middlewares/server/tracer_middleware_test.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/sidekiq/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/sidekiq/middlewares/server/tracer_middleware_test.rb
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 
         # root job that enqueues another job
         _(root_span.parent_span_id).must_equal OpenTelemetry::Trace::INVALID_SPAN_ID
-        _(root_span.name).must_equal 'default send'
+        _(root_span.name).must_equal 'default publish'
         _(root_span.kind).must_equal :producer
 
         # process span is linked to the root enqueuing job
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 
         # enquene span is child to the parent process job
         child_span2 = spans.find { |s| s.parent_span_id == child_span1.span_id }
-        _(child_span2.name).must_equal 'default send'
+        _(child_span2.name).must_equal 'default publish'
         _(child_span2.kind).must_equal :producer
 
         # last process job is linked back to the process job that enqueued it
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
         _(exporter.finished_spans.size).must_equal 4
 
         _(root_span.parent_span_id).must_equal OpenTelemetry::Trace::INVALID_SPAN_ID
-        _(root_span.name).must_equal 'default send'
+        _(root_span.name).must_equal 'default publish'
         _(root_span.kind).must_equal :producer
 
         child_span1 = spans.find { |s| s.parent_span_id == root_span.span_id }
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
         _(child_span1.kind).must_equal :consumer
 
         child_span2 = spans.find { |s| s.parent_span_id == child_span1.span_id }
-        _(child_span2.name).must_equal 'default send'
+        _(child_span2.name).must_equal 'default publish'
         _(child_span2.kind).must_equal :producer
 
         child_span3 = spans.find { |s| s.parent_span_id == child_span2.span_id }