diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bd8bd017b..5532575f6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 
     ```ruby
     # increment a simple counter
-    Sentry::Metrics.incr('button_click')
+    Sentry::Metrics.increment('button_click')
     # set a value, unit and tags
-    Sentry::Metrics.incr('time', 5, unit: 'second', tags: { browser:' firefox' })
+    Sentry::Metrics.increment('time', 5, unit: 'second', tags: { browser:' firefox' })
 
     # distribution - get statistical aggregates from an array of observations
     Sentry::Metrics.distribution('page_load', 15.0, unit: 'millisecond')
diff --git a/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/metrics.rb b/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/metrics.rb
index ab927b1c5..190c026aa 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/metrics.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/metrics.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 module Sentry
   module Metrics
     class << self
-      def incr(key, value = 1.0, unit: 'none', tags: {}, timestamp: nil)
+      def increment(key, value = 1.0, unit: 'none', tags: {}, timestamp: nil)
         Sentry.metrics_aggregator&.add(:c, key, value, unit: unit, tags: tags, timestamp: timestamp)
       end
 
diff --git a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/metrics_spec.rb b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/metrics_spec.rb
index c74e84fa1..1ca8ee7a0 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/metrics_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/metrics_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   let(:aggregator) { Sentry.metrics_aggregator }
   let(:fake_time) { Time.new(2024, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3) }
 
-  describe '.incr' do
+  describe '.increment' do
     it 'passes default value of 1.0 with only key' do
       expect(aggregator).to receive(:add).with(
         :c,
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         timestamp: nil
       )
 
-      described_class.incr('foo')
+      described_class.increment('foo')
     end
 
     it 'passes through args to aggregator' do
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         timestamp: fake_time
       )
 
-      described_class.incr('foo', 5.0, unit: 'second', tags: { fortytwo: 42 }, timestamp: fake_time)
+      described_class.increment('foo', 5.0, unit: 'second', tags: { fortytwo: 42 }, timestamp: fake_time)
     end
   end