diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 17473a2..b3b5e58 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.1.0-alpha.3"
+  ".": "0.1.0-alpha.4"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 40cb575..1a0cdc9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.1.0-alpha.4 (2025-01-05)
+
+Full Changelog: [v0.1.0-alpha.3...v0.1.0-alpha.4](https://github.com/nestrilabs/nestri-node-sdk/compare/v0.1.0-alpha.3...v0.1.0-alpha.4)
+
+### Features
+
+* **api:** manual updates ([#16](https://github.com/nestrilabs/nestri-node-sdk/issues/16)) ([7819a14](https://github.com/nestrilabs/nestri-node-sdk/commit/7819a1433739f77174a5e97490412125fc14233c))
+
 ## 0.1.0-alpha.3 (2025-01-04)
 
 Full Changelog: [v0.1.0-alpha.2...v0.1.0-alpha.3](https://github.com/nestrilabs/nestri-node-sdk/compare/v0.1.0-alpha.2...v0.1.0-alpha.3)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c7a085d..79b5fdd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ The full API of this library can be found in [api.md](api.md).
 import Nestri from '@nestri/sdk';
 
 const client = new Nestri({
-  bearerToken: process.env['BEARER_TOKEN'], // This is the default and can be omitted
+  bearerToken: process.env['NESTRI_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
 });
 
 async function main() {
-  const machine = await client.machines.create('fc27f428f9ca47d4b41b70889ae0c62090');
+  const game = await client.games.retrieve(870780);
 
-  console.log(machine.data);
+  console.log(game.data);
 }
 
 main();
@@ -44,13 +44,11 @@ This library includes TypeScript definitions for all request params and response
 import Nestri from '@nestri/sdk';
 
 const client = new Nestri({
-  bearerToken: process.env['BEARER_TOKEN'], // This is the default and can be omitted
+  bearerToken: process.env['NESTRI_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
 });
 
 async function main() {
-  const machine: Nestri.MachineCreateResponse = await client.machines.create(
-    'fc27f428f9ca47d4b41b70889ae0c62090',
-  );
+  const game: Nestri.GameRetrieveResponse = await client.games.retrieve(870780);
 }
 
 main();
@@ -67,7 +65,7 @@ a subclass of `APIError` will be thrown:
 <!-- prettier-ignore -->
 ```ts
 async function main() {
-  const machine = await client.machines.create('fc27f428f9ca47d4b41b70889ae0c62090').catch(async (err) => {
+  const game = await client.games.retrieve(870780).catch(async (err) => {
     if (err instanceof Nestri.APIError) {
       console.log(err.status); // 400
       console.log(err.name); // BadRequestError
@@ -110,7 +108,7 @@ const client = new Nestri({
 });
 
 // Or, configure per-request:
-await client.machines.create('fc27f428f9ca47d4b41b70889ae0c62090', {
+await client.games.retrieve(870780, {
   maxRetries: 5,
 });
 ```
@@ -127,7 +125,7 @@ const client = new Nestri({
 });
 
 // Override per-request:
-await client.machines.create('fc27f428f9ca47d4b41b70889ae0c62090', {
+await client.games.retrieve(870780, {
   timeout: 5 * 1000,
 });
 ```
@@ -148,15 +146,13 @@ You can also use the `.withResponse()` method to get the raw `Response` along wi
 ```ts
 const client = new Nestri();
 
-const response = await client.machines.create('fc27f428f9ca47d4b41b70889ae0c62090').asResponse();
+const response = await client.games.retrieve(870780).asResponse();
 console.log(response.headers.get('X-My-Header'));
 console.log(response.statusText); // access the underlying Response object
 
-const { data: machine, response: raw } = await client.machines
-  .create('fc27f428f9ca47d4b41b70889ae0c62090')
-  .withResponse();
+const { data: game, response: raw } = await client.games.retrieve(870780).withResponse();
 console.log(raw.headers.get('X-My-Header'));
-console.log(machine.data);
+console.log(game.data);
 ```
 
 ### Making custom/undocumented requests
@@ -260,7 +256,7 @@ const client = new Nestri({
 });
 
 // Override per-request:
-await client.machines.create('fc27f428f9ca47d4b41b70889ae0c62090', {
+await client.games.retrieve(870780, {
   httpAgent: new http.Agent({ keepAlive: false }),
 });
 ```
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 112d8be..1101dd5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@nestri/sdk",
-  "version": "0.1.0-alpha.3",
+  "version": "0.1.0-alpha.4",
   "description": "The official TypeScript library for the Nestri API",
   "author": "Nestri <feedback@nestri.io>",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 27b0f85..b81aa68 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export class Nestri extends Core.APIClient {
   /**
    * API Client for interfacing with the Nestri API.
    *
-   * @param {string | undefined} [opts.bearerToken=process.env['BEARER_TOKEN'] ?? undefined]
+   * @param {string | undefined} [opts.bearerToken=process.env['NESTRI_API_KEY'] ?? undefined]
    * @param {string} [opts.baseURL=process.env['NESTRI_BASE_URL'] ?? https://api.nestri.io] - Override the default base URL for the API.
    * @param {number} [opts.timeout=1 minute] - The maximum amount of time (in milliseconds) the client will wait for a response before timing out.
    * @param {number} [opts.httpAgent] - An HTTP agent used to manage HTTP(s) connections.
@@ -115,12 +115,12 @@ export class Nestri extends Core.APIClient {
    */
   constructor({
     baseURL = Core.readEnv('NESTRI_BASE_URL'),
-    bearerToken = Core.readEnv('BEARER_TOKEN'),
+    bearerToken = Core.readEnv('NESTRI_API_KEY'),
     ...opts
   }: ClientOptions = {}) {
     if (bearerToken === undefined) {
       throw new Errors.NestriError(
-        "The BEARER_TOKEN environment variable is missing or empty; either provide it, or instantiate the Nestri client with an bearerToken option, like new Nestri({ bearerToken: 'My Bearer Token' }).",
+        "The NESTRI_API_KEY environment variable is missing or empty; either provide it, or instantiate the Nestri client with an bearerToken option, like new Nestri({ bearerToken: 'My Bearer Token' }).",
       );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
index a64b06c..fe6d1df 100644
--- a/src/version.ts
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const VERSION = '0.1.0-alpha.3'; // x-release-please-version
+export const VERSION = '0.1.0-alpha.4'; // x-release-please-version
diff --git a/tests/index.test.ts b/tests/index.test.ts
index ba9d6a9..2dc7078 100644
--- a/tests/index.test.ts
+++ b/tests/index.test.ts
@@ -195,14 +195,14 @@ describe('instantiate client', () => {
 
   test('with environment variable arguments', () => {
     // set options via env var
-    process.env['BEARER_TOKEN'] = 'My Bearer Token';
+    process.env['NESTRI_API_KEY'] = 'My Bearer Token';
     const client = new Nestri();
     expect(client.bearerToken).toBe('My Bearer Token');
   });
 
   test('with overridden environment variable arguments', () => {
     // set options via env var
-    process.env['BEARER_TOKEN'] = 'another My Bearer Token';
+    process.env['NESTRI_API_KEY'] = 'another My Bearer Token';
     const client = new Nestri({ bearerToken: 'My Bearer Token' });
     expect(client.bearerToken).toBe('My Bearer Token');
   });