diff --git a/swh/loader/pypi/client.py b/swh/loader/pypi/client.py
--- a/swh/loader/pypi/client.py
+++ b/swh/loader/pypi/client.py
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@
             logging.debug('Clean up archive %s' % archive_path)
             os.unlink(archive_path)
 
-    def releases(self, known_artifacts):
+    def download_new_releases(self, known_artifacts):
         """Fetch metadata/data per release (if new release artifact detected)
 
         For new release artifact, this:
diff --git a/swh/loader/pypi/loader.py b/swh/loader/pypi/loader.py
--- a/swh/loader/pypi/loader.py
+++ b/swh/loader/pypi/loader.py
@@ -156,7 +156,9 @@
             known_artifacts = []
         # and the artifacts
         # that will be the source of data to retrieve
-        self.release_artifacts = self.project.releases(known_artifacts)
+        self.release_artifacts = self.project.download_new_releases(
+            known_artifacts
+        )
         # temporary state
         self._contents = []
         self._directories = []
diff --git a/swh/loader/pypi/tests/test_client.py b/swh/loader/pypi/tests/test_client.py
--- a/swh/loader/pypi/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/swh/loader/pypi/tests/test_client.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 class PyPIProjectTest(WithProjectTest):
     @istest
     def releases(self):
-        actual_releases = self.project.releases([])
+        actual_releases = self.project.download_new_releases([])
 
         expected_release_artifacts = {
             '1.1.0': {