diff --git a/src/_pytask/collect_utils.py b/src/_pytask/collect_utils.py
index 0a942e3c..ae02fa25 100644
--- a/src/_pytask/collect_utils.py
+++ b/src/_pytask/collect_utils.py
@@ -589,5 +589,5 @@ def _evolve_instance(x: Any, instance_from_annot: Node | None) -> Any:
     if not instance_from_annot:
         return x
 
-    instance_from_annot.set_value(x)
+    instance_from_annot.from_annot(x)
     return instance_from_annot
diff --git a/src/_pytask/node_protocols.py b/src/_pytask/node_protocols.py
index 8fd72f69..571b0b83 100644
--- a/src/_pytask/node_protocols.py
+++ b/src/_pytask/node_protocols.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def load(self) -> Any:
     def save(self, value: Any) -> Any:
         ...
 
-    def set_value(self, value: Any) -> Any:
+    def from_annot(self, value: Any) -> Any:
         ...
 
 
diff --git a/src/_pytask/nodes.py b/src/_pytask/nodes.py
index dcd656e6..218dd771 100644
--- a/src/_pytask/nodes.py
+++ b/src/_pytask/nodes.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class PathNode(Node):
     def path(self) -> Path:
         return self.value
 
-    def set_value(self, value: Path) -> None:
+    def from_annot(self, value: Path) -> None:
         """Set path and if other attributes are not set, set sensible defaults."""
         if not isinstance(value, Path):
             raise TypeError("'value' must be a 'pathlib.Path'.")
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ def load(self) -> Any:
     def save(self, value: Any) -> NoReturn:
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def set_value(self, value: Any) -> None:
+    def from_annot(self, value: Any) -> None:
         self.value = value
 
     def state(self) -> str | None:
diff --git a/tests/test_collect_command.py b/tests/test_collect_command.py
index b091e875..41e22849 100644
--- a/tests/test_collect_command.py
+++ b/tests/test_collect_command.py
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ def state(self):
 
         def load(self): ...
         def save(self, value): ...
-        def set_value(self, value): ...
+        def from_annot(self, value): ...
 
     def task_example(
         data = CustomNode("custom", "text"),
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ def save(self, value):
             with self.path.open("wb") as f:
                 pickle.dump(value, f)
 
-        def set_value(self, value): ...
+        def from_annot(self, value): ...
 
 
     _PATH = Path(__file__).parent.joinpath("in.pkl")
diff --git a/tests/test_execute.py b/tests/test_execute.py
index 69421085..aa1badd6 100644
--- a/tests/test_execute.py
+++ b/tests/test_execute.py
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ def load(self) -> Any:
         def save(self, value: Any) -> None:
             self.path.write_bytes(pickle.dumps(value))
 
-        def set_value(self, value: Any) -> None: ...
+        def from_annot(self, value: Any) -> None: ...
 
     node = PickleNode("pickled_data", Path(__file__).parent.joinpath("data.pkl"))
 
diff --git a/tests/test_node_protocols.py b/tests/test_node_protocols.py
index 9cb511c0..02ce9867 100644
--- a/tests/test_node_protocols.py
+++ b/tests/test_node_protocols.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def load(self):
         def save(self, value):
             self.value = value
 
-        def set_value(self, value): ...
+        def from_annot(self, value): ...
 
 
     def task_example(
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def save(self, value):
             with self.path.open("wb") as f:
                 pickle.dump(value, f)
 
-        def set_value(self, value): ...
+        def from_annot(self, value): ...
 
 
     _PATH = Path(__file__).parent.joinpath("in.pkl")