diff --git a/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-502/UnsafeDeserialization.ql b/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-502/UnsafeDeserialization.ql
index 0ef54275827..a15838cdabd 100644
--- a/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-502/UnsafeDeserialization.ql
+++ b/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-502/UnsafeDeserialization.ql
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * @name Deserializing untrusted input
+ * @name Deserialization of user-controlled data
  * @description Deserializing user-controlled data may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.
  * @kind path-problem
  * @id py/unsafe-deserialization
diff --git a/python/ql/src/change-notes/2023-06-02-unsafe-deserialization-name-update.md b/python/ql/src/change-notes/2023-06-02-unsafe-deserialization-name-update.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d786e9dc14d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/ql/src/change-notes/2023-06-02-unsafe-deserialization-name-update.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+category: fix
+---
+* The display name (`@name`) of the `py/unsafe-deserialization` query has been updated in favor of consistency with other languages.
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