diff --git a/example_workflows/arithmetic/cwl.ipynb b/example_workflows/arithmetic/cwl.ipynb
index ba406e5..b83e6a0 100644
--- a/example_workflows/arithmetic/cwl.ipynb
+++ b/example_workflows/arithmetic/cwl.ipynb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   {
    "id": "92e3921b-2bb8-4333-8cfe-4bd27f785d24",
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "source": "from python_workflow_definition.cwl import load_workflow_json",
+   "source": "from python_workflow_definition.cwl import write_workflow",
    "metadata": {
     "trusted": true
    },
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   {
    "id": "5303c059-8ae4-4557-858e-b4bd64eac711",
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "source": "load_workflow_json(file_name=\"workflow.json\")",
+   "source": "write_workflow(file_name=\"workflow.json\")",
    "metadata": {
     "trusted": true
    },
diff --git a/example_workflows/nfdi/cwl.ipynb b/example_workflows/nfdi/cwl.ipynb
index 40dde74..0906490 100644
--- a/example_workflows/nfdi/cwl.ipynb
+++ b/example_workflows/nfdi/cwl.ipynb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
   {
    "id": "92e3921b-2bb8-4333-8cfe-4bd27f785d24",
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "source": "from python_workflow_definition.cwl import load_workflow_json",
+   "source": "from python_workflow_definition.cwl import write_workflow",
    "metadata": {
     "trusted": true
    },
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
   {
    "id": "5303c059-8ae4-4557-858e-b4bd64eac711",
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "source": "load_workflow_json(file_name=\"workflow.json\")",
+   "source": "write_workflow(file_name=\"workflow.json\")",
    "metadata": {
     "trusted": true
    },
diff --git a/example_workflows/quantum_espresso/cwl.ipynb b/example_workflows/quantum_espresso/cwl.ipynb
index 794600d..5dae00c 100644
--- a/example_workflows/quantum_espresso/cwl.ipynb
+++ b/example_workflows/quantum_espresso/cwl.ipynb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   {
    "id": "92e3921b-2bb8-4333-8cfe-4bd27f785d24",
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "source": "from python_workflow_definition.cwl import load_workflow_json",
+   "source": "from python_workflow_definition.cwl import write_workflow",
    "metadata": {
     "trusted": true
    },
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
   {
    "id": "5303c059-8ae4-4557-858e-b4bd64eac711",
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "source": "load_workflow_json(file_name=\"workflow.json\")",
+   "source": "write_workflow(file_name=\"workflow.json\")",
    "metadata": {
     "trusted": true
    },
diff --git a/python_workflow_definition/src/python_workflow_definition/cwl/__init__.py b/python_workflow_definition/src/python_workflow_definition/cwl/__init__.py
index ee87a7c..eafa1af 100644
--- a/python_workflow_definition/src/python_workflow_definition/cwl/__init__.py
+++ b/python_workflow_definition/src/python_workflow_definition/cwl/__init__.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def _write_workflow(workflow):
         dump(workflow_template, f, Dumper=Dumper)
 
 
-def load_workflow_json(file_name: str):
+def write_workflow(file_name: str):
     with open(file_name, "r") as f:
         workflow = json.load(f)