diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bce975d..d71fd69 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 <!-- next-header -->
 ## [Unreleased] - ReleaseDate
-## [0.6.3] - 2024-08-12
+### Fixed
+- [PR#254](https://github.com/EmbarkStudios/cargo-about/pull/254) reverted unintended `id` -> `short_id` field rename.
+
+## [0.6.3] **yanked** - 2024-08-12
 ### Changed
 - [PR#251](https://github.com/EmbarkStudios/cargo-about/pull/251) updated crates and directly depend on `semver`.
 
diff --git a/about.hbs b/about.hbs
index a78e4bd..e20b1f6 100644
--- a/about.hbs
+++ b/about.hbs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         <h2>Overview of licenses:</h2>
         <ul class="licenses-overview">
             {{#each overview}}
-            <li><a href="#{{short_id}}">{{name}}</a> ({{count}})</li>
+            <li><a href="#{{id}}">{{name}}</a> ({{count}})</li>
             {{/each}}
         </ul>
 
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@
             {{#each licenses}}
                 <!-- Write out a header for each block of the same license -->
                 {{#if first_of_kind}}
-                    <h3 id="{{short_id}}">{{name}}</h3>
+                    <h3 id="{{id}}">{{name}}</h3>
                 {{/if}}
                 <li class="license">
-                    <h4 id="{{short_id}}-{{@index}}">{{name}}</h>
+                    <h4 id="{{id}}-{{@index}}">{{name}}</h>
                     <h5>Used by:</h5>
                     <ul class="license-used-by">
                         {{#each used_by}}
diff --git a/src/cargo-about/generate.rs b/src/cargo-about/generate.rs
index c56362e..b244fc2 100644
--- a/src/cargo-about/generate.rs
+++ b/src/cargo-about/generate.rs
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ struct License<'a> {
     /// The full name of the license
     name: String,
     /// The SPDX short identifier for the license
-    short_id: String,
+    id: String,
     /// True if this is the first license of its kind in the flat array
     first_of_kind: bool,
     /// The full license text
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ struct License<'a> {
 struct LicenseSet {
     count: usize,
     name: String,
-    short_id: String,
+    id: String,
     indices: Vec<usize>,
     text: String,
 }
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ fn generate<'kl>(
                                     | licenses::LicenseFileKind::AddendumText(text, _) => {
                                         let license = License {
                                             name: id.full_name.to_owned(),
-                                            short_id: id.name.to_owned(),
+                                            id: id.name.to_owned(),
                                             text: text.clone(),
                                             source_path: Some(lf.path.clone()),
                                             used_by: Vec::new(),
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ fn generate<'kl>(
                             // fallback to the canonical license text and emit a warning
                             license_texts.push(License {
                                 name: id.full_name.to_owned(),
-                                short_id: id.name.to_owned(),
+                                id: id.name.to_owned(),
                                 text: id.text().to_owned(),
                                 source_path: None,
                                 used_by: Vec::new(),
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ fn generate<'kl>(
             lic.used_by.sort_by(|a, b| a.krate.id.cmp(&b.krate.id));
         }
 
-        licenses.sort_by(|a, b| a.short_id.cmp(&b.short_id));
+        licenses.sort_by(|a, b| a.id.cmp(&b.id));
         licenses
     };
 
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ fn generate<'kl>(
     let mut overview: Vec<LicenseSet> = Vec::with_capacity(256);
 
     for (ndx, lic) in licenses.iter_mut().enumerate() {
-        match overview.binary_search_by(|i| i.short_id.cmp(&lic.short_id)) {
+        match overview.binary_search_by(|i| i.id.cmp(&lic.id)) {
             Ok(i) => {
                 let ov = &mut overview[i];
                 ov.indices.push(ndx);
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ fn generate<'kl>(
                 let mut ls = LicenseSet {
                     count: lic.used_by.len(),
                     name: lic.name.clone(),
-                    short_id: lic.short_id.clone(),
+                    id: lic.id.clone(),
                     indices: Vec::with_capacity(10),
                     text: lic.text.clone(),
                 };