diff --git a/.github/actions/pkg-install/action.yml b/.github/actions/pkg-install/action.yml
index 100a52e8..d74e752b 100644
--- a/.github/actions/pkg-install/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/pkg-install/action.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ inputs:
     description: "additional pip install flags"
     required: false
     default: "-f https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu/torch_stable.html"
-  custom-import:
+  custom-import-code:
     description: "additional import statement, need to be full python code"
     required: false
     default: ""
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
 
     - name: package check / custom import
-      if: ${{ inputs.custom-import != '' }}
+      if: ${{ inputs.custom-import-code != '' }}
       run: |
-        python -c '${{ inputs.custom-import }}'
+        python -c '${{ inputs.custom-import-code }}'
       shell: bash
 
     - name: Uninstall all
@@ -81,5 +81,5 @@ runs:
       run: |
         set -ex
         python -c "import ${{ inputs.import-name }} as pkg; print(f'version: {pkg.__version__}')"
-        python -c '${{ inputs.custom-import }}'
+        python -c '${{ inputs.custom-import-code }}'
       shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-package.yml b/.github/workflows/check-package.yml
index a1ddbd00..64361321 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-package.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ on:
         description: "Import name to test with after installation"
         required: true
         type: string
-      custom-import:
+      custom-import-code:
         description: "additional import statement, need to be full python code"
         type: string
         required: false
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
           pkg-extras: ${{ inputs.install-extras }}
           pip-flags: ${{ inputs.install-flags }}
           import-name: ${{ inputs.import-name }}
-          custom-import: ${{ inputs.custom-import }}
+          custom-import-code: ${{ inputs.custom-import-code }}
 
     # TODO: add run doctests
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-use-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-use-checks.yaml
index afc1670c..bfafc9c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-use-checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-use-checks.yaml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
       install-extras: "[cli]"
       # todo: when we have a module with depence on extra, replace it
       #  tried to import `lightning_utilities.cli.__main__` but told me it does not exits
-      custom-import: "import fire"
+      custom-import-code: "import fire"
       testing-matrix: |
         {
           "os": ["ubuntu-22.04", "macos-13", "windows-2022"],
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3e9b992b..ca7473b9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ---
 
+## [Unreleased] - 2024-MM-DD
+
+### Changed
+
+- CI: split and rename `custom-import` to `custom-import-code`
+
+
 ## [0.11.8] - 2024-10-15
 
 ### Changed