diff --git a/.github/workflows/analysis_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/analysis_workflow.yml
index 5653881025..b3632d2573 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/analysis_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/analysis_workflow.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
                 -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-lgcov" \
                 -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL='OFF' \
                 -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS='OFF' \
-                -DOPENEXR_BUILD_UTILS='ON' \
+                -DOPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS='ON' \
                 -DOPENEXR_RUN_FUZZ_TESTS='OFF' \
                 -DOPENEXR_ENABLE_THREADING='ON'
         working-directory: _build
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ jobs:
                 -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14 \
                 -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL='OFF' \
                 -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS='OFF' \
-                -DOPENEXR_BUILD_UTILS='ON' \
+                -DOPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS='ON' \
                 -DOPENEXR_RUN_FUZZ_TESTS='OFF' \
                 -DOPENEXR_ENABLE_THREADING='ON'
         working-directory: _build
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ jobs:
                 -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14 \
                 -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL='OFF' \
                 -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS='OFF' \
-                -DOPENEXR_BUILD_UTILS='ON' \
+                -DOPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS='ON' \
                 -DOPENEXR_RUN_FUZZ_TESTS='ON' \
                 -DOPENEXR_ENABLE_THREADING='ON'
         working-directory: _build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_workflow.yml
index 984269c6da..dd39861e63 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_workflow.yml
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ jobs:
                 -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=${{ matrix.cxx-flags }} \
                 -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL='OFF' \
                 -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${{ matrix.build-shared }} \
-                -DOPENEXR_BUILD_UTILS='ON' \
+                -DOPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS='ON' \
                 -DOPENEXR_RUN_FUZZ_TESTS='OFF' \
                 -DOPENEXR_ENABLE_THREADING=${{ matrix.threads-enabled }}
         working-directory: _build
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ jobs:
                 -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=${{ matrix.cxx-flags }} \
                 -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL='OFF' \
                 -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${{ matrix.build-shared }} \
-                -DOPENEXR_BUILD_UTILS='ON' \
+                -DOPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS='ON' \
                 -DOPENEXR_RUN_FUZZ_TESTS='OFF'
         working-directory: _build
       - name: Build
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ jobs:
                 -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=${{ matrix.cxx-flags }} \
                 -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL='OFF' \
                 -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${{ matrix.build-shared }} \
-                -DOPENEXR_BUILD_UTILS='ON' \
+                -DOPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS='ON' \
                 -DOPENEXR_RUN_FUZZ_TESTS='OFF' 
         shell: bash
         working-directory: _build
diff --git a/Contrib/NuGet/OpenEXR-msvc-x64-build.nuget.bat b/Contrib/NuGet/OpenEXR-msvc-x64-build.nuget.bat
index 1d09aa2291..4b37009a3f 100644
--- a/Contrib/NuGet/OpenEXR-msvc-x64-build.nuget.bat
+++ b/Contrib/NuGet/OpenEXR-msvc-x64-build.nuget.bat
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ cmake -G %cmake_platform% ^
 -DOPENEXR_BUILD_PYTHON_LIBS:BOOL=OFF ^
 -DOPENEXR_BUILD_TESTS:BOOL=ON ^
 -DOPENEXR_RUN_FUZZ_TESTS:BOOL=OFF ^
--DOPENEXR_BUILD_UTILS:BOOL=ON ^
+-DOPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS:BOOL=ON ^
 -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE="/MD" ^
 -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG="/MDd" ^
 -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE="/MD" ^
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ cmake -G %cmake_platform% ^
 -DOPENEXR_BUILD_PYTHON_LIBS:BOOL=OFF ^
 -DOPENEXR_BUILD_TESTS:BOOL=ON ^
 -DOPENEXR_RUN_FUZZ_TESTS:BOOL=OFF ^
--DOPENEXR_BUILD_UTILS:BOOL=ON ^
+-DOPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS:BOOL=ON ^
 -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE="/MD" ^
 -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG="/MDd" ^
 -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE="/MD" ^
diff --git a/Contrib/NuGet/OpenEXR-msvc-x86-build.nuget.bat b/Contrib/NuGet/OpenEXR-msvc-x86-build.nuget.bat
index 8f1f1239ad..ca5b01246b 100644
--- a/Contrib/NuGet/OpenEXR-msvc-x86-build.nuget.bat
+++ b/Contrib/NuGet/OpenEXR-msvc-x86-build.nuget.bat
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ cmake -G %cmake_platform% ^
 -DOPENEXR_BUILD_PYTHON_LIBS:BOOL=OFF ^
 -DOPENEXR_BUILD_TESTS:BOOL=ON ^
 -DOPENEXR_RUN_FUZZ_TESTS:BOOL=OFF ^
--DOPENEXR_BUILD_UTILS:BOOL=ON ^
+-DOPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS:BOOL=ON ^
 -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE="/MD" ^
 -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG="/MDd" ^
 -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE="/MD" ^
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ cmake -G %cmake_platform% ^
 -DOPENEXR_BUILD_VIEWERS:BOOL=ON ^
 -DOPENEXR_BUILD_TESTS:BOOL=ON ^
 -DOPENEXR_RUN_FUZZ_TESTS:BOOL=OFF ^
--DOPENEXR_BUILD_UTILS:BOOL=ON ^
+-DOPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS:BOOL=ON ^
 -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE="/MD" ^
 -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG="/MDd" ^
 -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE="/MD" ^
diff --git a/cmake/OpenEXRSetup.cmake b/cmake/OpenEXRSetup.cmake
index a615cbe6a6..5bc9264bee 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenEXRSetup.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenEXRSetup.cmake
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ option(OPENEXR_ENABLE_LARGE_STACK "Enables code to take advantage of large stack
 ## Build related options
 
 # Whether to build & install the various command line utility programs
-option(OPENEXR_BUILD_UTILS "Enables building of utility programs" ON)
+option(OPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS "Enables building of utility programs" ON)
 
 # This is a variable here for use in controlling where include files are 
 # installed. Care must be taken when changing this, as many things
diff --git a/src/bin/CMakeLists.txt b/src/bin/CMakeLists.txt
index b4b2dd9b9c..1f1321a690 100644
--- a/src/bin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/bin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ##########################
 # Binaries / Utilities
 ##########################
-if(OPENEXR_BUILD_UTILS)
+if(OPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS)
   add_subdirectory( exr2aces )
   add_subdirectory( exrheader )
   add_subdirectory( exrmaketiled )