diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/quilt/internal/plugin/TargetDiffPlugin.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/quilt/internal/plugin/TargetDiffPlugin.java
index 6a4397f292..def9302ee4 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/quilt/internal/plugin/TargetDiffPlugin.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/quilt/internal/plugin/TargetDiffPlugin.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import quilt.internal.task.decompile.DecompileVineflowerTask;
 import quilt.internal.task.diff.DecompileTargetVineflowerTask;
 import quilt.internal.task.diff.DiffDirectoriesTask;
+import quilt.internal.task.diff.DiffTargetTask;
 import quilt.internal.task.diff.DownloadTargetMappingJarTask;
 import quilt.internal.task.diff.ExtractTargetMappingJarTask;
 import quilt.internal.task.diff.RemapTargetMinecraftJarTask;
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@
 /**
  * {@linkplain TaskContainer#register Registers} tasks that download the latest published Quilt Mappings for the current
  * {@link QuiltMappingsExtension#getMinecraftVersion() minecraftVersion} so the
- * {@value DiffDirectoriesTask#GENERATE_DIFF_TASK_NAME} task can {@value DiffDirectoriesTask#DIFF_COMMAND}
+ * {@value DiffTargetTask#DIFF_TARGET_TASK_NAME} task can {@value DiffDirectoriesTask#DIFF_COMMAND}
  * them with this project's mappings.
  * <p>
  * The generated {@value DiffDirectoriesTask#DIFF_COMMAND} is useful when reviewing new mappings.
@@ -238,8 +239,8 @@ public void apply(@NotNull Project project) {
 
         // TODO LATER use this in generate-diff.yml
         tasks.register(
-            DiffDirectoriesTask.GENERATE_DIFF_TASK_NAME,
-            DiffDirectoriesTask.class,
+            DiffTargetTask.DIFF_TARGET_TASK_NAME,
+            DiffTargetTask.class,
             task -> {
                 task.getAdditionalArgs().add("-bur");
 
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/quilt/internal/task/diff/DiffDirectoriesTask.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/quilt/internal/task/diff/DiffDirectoriesTask.java
index c162e838b4..ccdf7a00f8 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/quilt/internal/task/diff/DiffDirectoriesTask.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/quilt/internal/task/diff/DiffDirectoriesTask.java
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.PathSensitive;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.PathSensitivity;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction;
-import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskContainer;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.options.Option;
 import quilt.internal.constants.Groups;
-import quilt.internal.plugin.TargetDiffPlugin;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
@@ -39,11 +37,6 @@
  */
 @CacheableTask
 public abstract class DiffDirectoriesTask extends Exec {
-    /**
-     * {@linkplain TaskContainer#register Registered} by {@link TargetDiffPlugin}.
-     */
-    public static final String GENERATE_DIFF_TASK_NAME = "generateDiff";
-
     public static final String DIFF_COMMAND = "diff";
 
     private static final String DIFF_COMMAND_PHRASE = DIFF_COMMAND + " command";
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/quilt/internal/task/diff/DiffTargetTask.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/quilt/internal/task/diff/DiffTargetTask.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f830e0ed23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/quilt/internal/task/diff/DiffTargetTask.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package quilt.internal.task.diff;
+
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskContainer;
+import quilt.internal.plugin.TargetDiffPlugin;
+
+public abstract class DiffTargetTask extends DiffDirectoriesTask implements TargetVersionConsumingTask {
+    /**
+     * {@linkplain TaskContainer#register Registered} by {@link TargetDiffPlugin}.
+     */
+    public static final String DIFF_TARGET_TASK_NAME = "diffTarget";
+}