diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-release-desktop.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-release-desktop.yml
index 919d6e45db7..feb727c3365 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-release-desktop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-release-desktop.yml
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ jobs:
               env:
                   CSC_LINK: ${{ secrets.MAC_CERT_BASE64 }}
                   CSC_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAC_CERT_PASSWORD }}
-                  FIREFLY_APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID }}
-                  FIREFLY_APPLE_ID_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID_PASSWORD }}
+                  APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID }}
+                  APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID_PASSWORD }}
               working-directory: packages/desktop
               if: matrix.os == 'macos-11'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-desktop-test.v1.yml b/.github/workflows/build-desktop-test.v1.yml
index d9935167728..7376868642d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-desktop-test.v1.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-desktop-test.v1.yml
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CSC_LINK: ${{ secrets.MAC_CERT_BASE64 }}
           CSC_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAC_CERT_PASSWORD }}
-          FIREFLY_APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID }}
-          FIREFLY_APPLE_ID_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID_PASSWORD }}
+          APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID }}
+          APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID_PASSWORD }}
         working-directory: packages/desktop
         if: matrix.os == 'macos-11'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-desktop-test.v2.yml b/.github/workflows/build-desktop-test.v2.yml
index 5e30d3c1ebb..77f91e98f97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-desktop-test.v2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-desktop-test.v2.yml
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CSC_LINK: ${{ secrets.MAC_CERT_BASE64 }}
           CSC_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAC_CERT_PASSWORD }}
-          FIREFLY_APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID }}
-          FIREFLY_APPLE_ID_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID_PASSWORD }}
+          APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID }}
+          APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID_PASSWORD }}
         working-directory: packages/desktop
         if: matrix.os == 'macos-11'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-desktop.yml b/.github/workflows/build-desktop.yml
index 82d752c3973..e29e4098ee7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-desktop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-desktop.yml
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ jobs:
               env:
                   CSC_LINK: ${{ secrets.MAC_CERT_BASE64 }}
                   CSC_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAC_CERT_PASSWORD }}
-                  FIREFLY_APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID }}
-                  FIREFLY_APPLE_ID_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID_PASSWORD }}
+                  APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID }}
+                  APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID_PASSWORD }}
               working-directory: packages/desktop
               if: matrix.os == 'macos-11'
 
@@ -140,31 +140,31 @@ jobs:
               if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04'
 
             - name: Sign AppImage (Linux)
-              run: echo $GPG_PASSPHRASE | gpg --pinentry-mode loopback --batch --passphrase-fd 0 --armor --detach-sign --default-key contact@iota.org firefly-desktop*.AppImage
+              run: echo $GPG_PASSPHRASE | gpg --pinentry-mode loopback --batch --passphrase-fd 0 --armor --detach-sign --default-key contact@iota.org firefly-shimmer-desktop*.AppImage
               working-directory: packages/desktop/out
               env:
                   GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
               if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04'
 
             - name: Compute checksums (Linux)
-              run: for i in `ls | grep 'firefly-desktop*'` ; do sha256sum $i | awk {'print $1'} > $i.sha256 ; done
+              run: for i in `ls | grep 'firefly-shimmer-desktop*'` ; do sha256sum $i | awk {'print $1'} > $i.sha256 ; done
               working-directory: packages/desktop/out
               if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04'
 
             - name: Compute checksums (macOS)
-              run: for i in `ls | grep 'firefly-desktop*'` ; do shasum -a 256 $i | awk {'print $1'} > $i.sha256 ; done
+              run: for i in `ls | grep 'firefly-shimmer-desktop*'` ; do shasum -a 256 $i | awk {'print $1'} > $i.sha256 ; done
               working-directory: packages/desktop/out
               if: matrix.os == 'macos-11'
 
             - name: Compute checksums (Windows)
-              run: Get-ChildItem "." -Filter firefly-desktop* | Foreach-Object { $(Get-FileHash -Path $_.FullName -Algorithm SHA256).Hash | Set-Content ($_.FullName + '.sha256') }
+              run: Get-ChildItem "." -Filter firefly-shimmer-desktop* | Foreach-Object { $(Get-FileHash -Path $_.FullName -Algorithm SHA256).Hash | Set-Content ($_.FullName + '.sha256') }
               working-directory: packages/desktop/out
               if: matrix.os == 'windows-2019'
 
             - name: Upload artifacts
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
               with:
-                  name: firefly-desktop-${{ matrix.os }}
+                  name: firefly-shimmer-desktop-${{ matrix.os }}
                   path: |
-                      packages/desktop/out/firefly-desktop*
+                      packages/desktop/out/firefly-shimmer-desktop*
                       packages/desktop/out/shimmer*
diff --git a/packages/desktop/scripts/notarize.macos.js b/packages/desktop/scripts/notarize.macos.js
index 96ba130c4d8..69a7be31c3d 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/scripts/notarize.macos.js
+++ b/packages/desktop/scripts/notarize.macos.js
@@ -1,30 +1,9 @@
-const path = require('path')
-
-/**
- *
- * @param {string} appName
- * @returns void
- */
-module.exports = async (appName) => {
+module.exports = () => {
     if (process.platform !== 'darwin' || process.env.MACOS_SKIP_NOTARIZATION) {
         return undefined
     }
 
-    const APPLE_ID = process.env.FIREFLY_APPLE_ID
-    const APPLE_ID_PASSWORD = process.env.FIREFLY_APPLE_ID_PASSWORD
-
-    if (!APPLE_ID) {
-        throw Error('Notarization failed: Environment variable "FIREFLY_APPLE_ID" is not defined')
-    }
-
-    if (!APPLE_ID_PASSWORD) {
-        throw Error('Notarization failed: Environment variable "FIREFLY_APPLE_ID_PASSWORD" is not defined')
-    }
-
     return {
-        appPath: path.resolve(__dirname, `../out/mac/${appName}.app`),
-        appleId: APPLE_ID,
-        appleIdPassword: APPLE_ID_PASSWORD,
         teamId: 'UG77RJKZHH',
     }
 }