diff --git a/pkg/services/licensing/accesscontrol.go b/pkg/services/licensing/accesscontrol.go
index 9534f888f72..7bdb65d72c3 100644
--- a/pkg/services/licensing/accesscontrol.go
+++ b/pkg/services/licensing/accesscontrol.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/accesscontrol"
 
 const (
 	ActionRead        = "licensing:read"
-	ActionUpdate      = "licensing:write"
+	ActionWrite       = "licensing:write"
 	ActionDelete      = "licensing:delete"
 	ActionReportsRead = "licensing.reports:read"
 )
diff --git a/public/api-enterprise-spec.json b/public/api-enterprise-spec.json
index 3ecd78ab421..532f039a68f 100644
--- a/public/api-enterprise-spec.json
+++ b/public/api-enterprise-spec.json
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@
         }
       },
       "post": {
-        "description": "You need to have a permission with action `licensing:update`.",
+        "description": "You need to have a permission with action `licensing:write`.",
         "tags": [
           "licensing",
           "enterprise"
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@
     },
     "/licensing/token/renew": {
       "post": {
-        "description": "Manually ask license issuer for a new token. Available in Grafana Enterprise v7.4+.\n\nYou need to have a permission with action `licensing:update`.",
+        "description": "Manually ask license issuer for a new token. Available in Grafana Enterprise v7.4+.\n\nYou need to have a permission with action `licensing:write`.",
         "tags": [
           "licensing",
           "enterprise"
diff --git a/public/api-merged.json b/public/api-merged.json
index dbd63de2861..8da6fc47894 100644
--- a/public/api-merged.json
+++ b/public/api-merged.json
@@ -5993,7 +5993,7 @@
         }
       },
       "post": {
-        "description": "You need to have a permission with action `licensing:update`.",
+        "description": "You need to have a permission with action `licensing:write`.",
         "tags": [
           "licensing",
           "enterprise"
@@ -6061,7 +6061,7 @@
     },
     "/licensing/token/renew": {
       "post": {
-        "description": "Manually ask license issuer for a new token. Available in Grafana Enterprise v7.4+.\n\nYou need to have a permission with action `licensing:update`.",
+        "description": "Manually ask license issuer for a new token. Available in Grafana Enterprise v7.4+.\n\nYou need to have a permission with action `licensing:write`.",
         "tags": [
           "licensing",
           "enterprise"
diff --git a/public/openapi3.json b/public/openapi3.json
index 1a7d2f5133e..c757125dde7 100644
--- a/public/openapi3.json
+++ b/public/openapi3.json
@@ -20186,7 +20186,7 @@
         ]
       },
       "post": {
-        "description": "You need to have a permission with action `licensing:update`.",
+        "description": "You need to have a permission with action `licensing:write`.",
         "operationId": "postLicenseToken",
         "requestBody": {
           "content": {
@@ -20216,7 +20216,7 @@
     },
     "/licensing/token/renew": {
       "post": {
-        "description": "Manually ask license issuer for a new token. Available in Grafana Enterprise v7.4+.\n\nYou need to have a permission with action `licensing:update`.",
+        "description": "Manually ask license issuer for a new token. Available in Grafana Enterprise v7.4+.\n\nYou need to have a permission with action `licensing:write`.",
         "operationId": "postRenewLicenseToken",
         "requestBody": {
           "content": {