diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4933d281..1831aaf8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ Axios Cache Interceptor</h1>
 
 ```ts
 import axios from 'axios';
-import { useCache, SessionCacheStorage } from 'axios-cache-interceptor';
+import { createCache, SessionCacheStorage } from 'axios-cache-interceptor';
 
 // An axios instance with modified types
-const api = useCache(axios.create(), {
+const api = createCache(axios.create(), {
   /* options */
 });
 
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ yarn add axios axios-cache-interceptor
 ```
 
 ```js
-const { useCache } = require('axios-cache-interceptor');
+const { createCache } = require('axios-cache-interceptor');
 // or
-import { useCache } from 'axios-cache-interceptor';
+import { createCache } from 'axios-cache-interceptor';
 ```
 
 ### Via CDN
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ import { useCache } from 'axios-cache-interceptor';
 ```
 
 ```js
-const { useCache } = window.AxiosCacheInterceptor;
+const { createCache } = window.AxiosCacheInterceptor;
 ```
 
 <br />
@@ -200,13 +200,13 @@ To you use this cache interceptor, you can apply to an existing instance or crea
 one.
 
 ```js
-import { useCache } from 'axios-cache-interceptor';
+import { createCache } from 'axios-cache-interceptor';
 
 // Your axios instance
 let axios;
 
 // Return the same axios instance, but with a modified Typescript type.
-axios = useCache(axios, {
+axios = createCache(axios, {
   /* options here */
 });
 ```
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ the internal code. Remember that, depending on the
 When applying the interceptor, you can customize some properties:
 
 ```js
-const axios = useCache(axios, {
+const axios = createCache(axios, {
   // Properties here
 });
 ```
diff --git a/examples/runkit.js b/examples/runkit.js
index 9d17a3c0..f60dbcb7 100644
--- a/examples/runkit.js
+++ b/examples/runkit.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires */
 
 const Axios = require('axios');
-const { useCache } = require('axios-cache-interceptor');
+const { createCache } = require('axios-cache-interceptor');
 
 async function main() {
   const axios = Axios.create({
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ async function main() {
    * ```
    */
 
-  const axiosWithCache = useCache(axios, {
+  const axiosWithCache = createCache(axios, {
     ttl: 99999,
 
     // Parse the Cache-Control header to determine the cache strategy
diff --git a/src/cache/create.ts b/src/cache/create.ts
index 40233a6f..8cd7607c 100644
--- a/src/cache/create.ts
+++ b/src/cache/create.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export type CacheOptions = Partial<CacheInstance> & Partial<CacheProperties>;
  * @param config The config for the caching interceptors
  * @returns The same instance but with caching enabled
  */
-export function useCache(
+export function createCache(
   axios: AxiosInstance,
   {
     storage,
@@ -60,3 +60,14 @@ export function useCache(
 
   return axiosCache;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Apply the caching interceptors for a already created axios instance.
+ *
+ * @param axios The already created axios instance
+ * @param config The config for the caching interceptors
+ * @returns The same instance but with caching enabled
+ *
+ * @deprecated Prefer {@link createCache}
+ */
+export const useCache = createCache;
diff --git a/test/bundle.test.ts b/test/bundle.test.ts
index 6f006361..ae47257f 100644
--- a/test/bundle.test.ts
+++ b/test/bundle.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useCache } from '../src/cache/create';
+import { createCache } from '../src/cache/create';
 import { BrowserAxiosStorage } from '../src/storage/browser';
 import { MemoryAxiosStorage } from '../src/storage/memory';
 import { AxiosStorage } from '../src/storage/storage';
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe('test bundle imports', () => {
   it('should have basic storages', async () => {
     const bundle = await import('../src/index.browser');
 
-    expect(bundle.useCache).toBe(useCache);
+    expect(bundle.createCache).toBe(createCache);
     expect(bundle.AxiosStorage).toBe(AxiosStorage);
     expect(bundle.BrowserAxiosStorage).toBe(BrowserAxiosStorage);
     expect(bundle.MemoryAxiosStorage).toBe(MemoryAxiosStorage);
diff --git a/test/cache/create.test.ts b/test/cache/create.test.ts
index 2ed6d875..c9649b93 100644
--- a/test/cache/create.test.ts
+++ b/test/cache/create.test.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import Axios from 'axios';
-import { useCache } from '../../src/cache/create';
+import { createCache } from '../../src/cache/create';
 
 describe('tests header interpreter', () => {
   it('tests argument composition', () => {
     const axios = Axios.create();
-    const withAxios = useCache(axios);
+    const withAxios = createCache(axios);
     expect(withAxios).not.toBeUndefined();
 
-    const withConfig = useCache(axios, { ttl: 1234 });
+    const withConfig = createCache(axios, { ttl: 1234 });
     expect(withConfig).not.toBeUndefined();
     expect(withConfig.defaults.cache.ttl).toBe(1234);
   });
diff --git a/test/mocks/axios.ts b/test/mocks/axios.ts
index 5decf7c6..5f812920 100644
--- a/test/mocks/axios.ts
+++ b/test/mocks/axios.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Axios from 'axios';
-import { AxiosCacheInstance, CacheProperties, useCache } from '../../src';
+import { AxiosCacheInstance, CacheProperties, createCache } from '../../src';
 import type { CacheInstance } from '../../src/cache/cache';
 import { Header } from '../../src/util/headers';
 
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export function mockAxios(
   options: Partial<CacheInstance> & Partial<CacheProperties> = {},
   responseHeaders: Record<string, string> = {}
 ): AxiosCacheInstance {
-  const axios = useCache(Axios.create(), options);
+  const axios = createCache(Axios.create(), options);
 
   // Axios interceptors are a stack, so apply this after the cache interceptor
   axios.interceptors.request.use((config) => {