diff --git a/lib/Graphics/Rendering/Plot/Figure.hs b/lib/Graphics/Rendering/Plot/Figure.hs
--- a/lib/Graphics/Rendering/Plot/Figure.hs
+++ b/lib/Graphics/Rendering/Plot/Figure.hs
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@
                                       , setTicks
                                       , setGridlines
                                       , setTickLabelFormat
-                                      , setDataLabels
-                                      , withDataLabelFormat
+                                      , setTickLabels
+                                      , withTickLabelFormat
                                       , withAxisLabel
                                       , withAxisLine
                                       , withGridLine
diff --git a/lib/Graphics/Rendering/Plot/Figure/Plot.hs b/lib/Graphics/Rendering/Plot/Figure/Plot.hs
--- a/lib/Graphics/Rendering/Plot/Figure/Plot.hs
+++ b/lib/Graphics/Rendering/Plot/Figure/Plot.hs
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@
                                            , AX.setTicks
                                            , AX.setGridlines
                                            , AX.setTickLabelFormat
-                                           , AX.setDataLabels
-                                           , AX.withDataLabelFormat
+                                           , AX.setTickLabels
+                                           , AX.withTickLabelFormat
                                            , AX.withAxisLabel
                                            , AX.withAxisLine
                                            , AX.withGridLine
diff --git a/lib/Graphics/Rendering/Plot/Figure/Plot/Axis.hs b/lib/Graphics/Rendering/Plot/Figure/Plot/Axis.hs
--- a/lib/Graphics/Rendering/Plot/Figure/Plot/Axis.hs
+++ b/lib/Graphics/Rendering/Plot/Figure/Plot/Axis.hs
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
                                                 , setTicks
                                                 , setGridlines
                                                 , setTickLabelFormat
-                                                , setDataLabels
-                                                , withDataLabelFormat
+                                                , setTickLabels
+                                                , withTickLabelFormat
                                                 , withAxisLabel
                                                 , withAxisLine
                                                 , withGridLine
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
 changeLabel :: (TextEntry -> TextEntry) -> AxisData -> AxisData
 changeLabel f ax = ax { _label = f (_label ax) }
 
-changeDataLabels :: ([TextEntry] -> [TextEntry]) -> AxisData -> AxisData
-changeDataLabels f ax = ax { _data_labels = f (_data_labels ax) }
+changeTickLabels :: ([TextEntry] -> [TextEntry]) -> AxisData -> AxisData
+changeTickLabels f ax = ax { _tick_labels = f (_tick_labels ax) }
 
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -105,16 +105,16 @@
 setTickLabelFormat tf = modify $ \s -> changeTickFormat tf s
 
 -- | a list of data labels
-setDataLabels :: [String] -> Axis ()
-setDataLabels dl = modify $ \s -> 
-  changeDataLabels (const (map BareText dl)) s
+setTickLabels :: [String] -> Axis ()
+setTickLabels dl = modify $ \s -> 
+  changeTickLabels (const (map BareText dl)) s
 
 -- | format the data labels
-withDataLabelFormat :: Text () -> Axis ()
-withDataLabelFormat m = do
+withTickLabelFormat :: Text () -> Axis ()
+withTickLabelFormat m = do
   ax <- get
   to <- asks _textoptions
-  put $ ax { _data_labels = map (execText m to) (_data_labels ax) }
+  put $ ax { _tick_labels = map (execText m to) (_tick_labels ax) }
 
 -- | operate on the axis label
 withAxisLabel :: Text () -> Axis ()
diff --git a/lib/Graphics/Rendering/Plot/Types.hs b/lib/Graphics/Rendering/Plot/Types.hs
--- a/lib/Graphics/Rendering/Plot/Types.hs
+++ b/lib/Graphics/Rendering/Plot/Types.hs
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
     , _minor_ticks :: Maybe Ticks
     , _major_ticks :: Maybe Ticks
     , _tick_format :: TickFormat
-    , _data_labels :: [TextEntry]
+    , _tick_labels :: [TextEntry]
     , _label       :: TextEntry
     }
 -- want line styles, so that, e.g., axes in centre of chart are grey or dashed etc.
diff --git a/plot.cabal b/plot.cabal
--- a/plot.cabal
+++ b/plot.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                plot
-Version:             0.1.5
+Version:             0.1.5.1
 License:             BSD3
 License-file:        LICENSE
 Copyright:           (c) A.V.H. McPhail 2010, 2012