diff --git a/packages/api-client-utils/src/NetworkError.test.ts b/packages/api-client-utils/src/NetworkError.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86c631422
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api-client-utils/src/NetworkError.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { NetworkError } from './NetworkError'
+
+describe('NetworkError', () => {
+  it('should work', () => {
+    const progressEvent = new Event('ProgressEvent') as ProgressEvent
+    const error = new NetworkError(progressEvent)
+    expect(error.name).toBe('NetworkError')
+    expect(error.message).toBe('Network error')
+    expect(error instanceof NetworkError).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(error.originalProgressEvent).toBe(progressEvent)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/api-client-utils/src/UploadcareNetworkError.ts b/packages/api-client-utils/src/NetworkError.ts
similarity index 54%
rename from packages/api-client-utils/src/UploadcareNetworkError.ts
rename to packages/api-client-utils/src/NetworkError.ts
index 1ab3c3099..a13a66a0e 100644
--- a/packages/api-client-utils/src/UploadcareNetworkError.ts
+++ b/packages/api-client-utils/src/NetworkError.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-export class UploadcareNetworkError extends Error {
+export class NetworkError extends Error {
   originalProgressEvent: ProgressEvent
 
   constructor(progressEvent: ProgressEvent) {
     super()
 
-    this.name = 'UploadcareNetworkError'
+    this.name = 'NetworkError'
     this.message = 'Network error'
-    Object.setPrototypeOf(this, UploadcareNetworkError.prototype)
+    Object.setPrototypeOf(this, NetworkError.prototype)
 
     this.originalProgressEvent = progressEvent
   }
diff --git a/packages/api-client-utils/src/UploadcareNetworkError.test.ts b/packages/api-client-utils/src/UploadcareNetworkError.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e343ff38..000000000
--- a/packages/api-client-utils/src/UploadcareNetworkError.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-import { UploadcareNetworkError } from './UploadcareNetworkError'
-
-describe('UploadcareNetworkError', () => {
-  it('should work', () => {
-    const progressEvent = new Event('ProgressEvent') as ProgressEvent
-    const error = new UploadcareNetworkError(progressEvent)
-    expect(error.name).toBe('UploadcareNetworkError')
-    expect(error.message).toBe('Network error')
-    expect(error instanceof UploadcareNetworkError).toBeTruthy()
-    expect(error.originalProgressEvent).toBe(progressEvent)
-  })
-})
diff --git a/packages/api-client-utils/src/index.ts b/packages/api-client-utils/src/index.ts
index 9615590fd..980f47090 100644
--- a/packages/api-client-utils/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api-client-utils/src/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export {
 export { isNode } from './isNode'
 export { isObject } from './isObject'
 export { retrier } from './retrier'
-export { UploadcareNetworkError } from './UploadcareNetworkError'
+export { NetworkError } from './NetworkError'
 export { ContentInfo } from './types/ContentInfo'
 export { ImageInfo } from './types/ImageInfo'
 export { Metadata } from './types/Metadata'
diff --git a/packages/upload-client/src/index.ts b/packages/upload-client/src/index.ts
index 94d41ad21..36b8ef00c 100644
--- a/packages/upload-client/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/upload-client/src/index.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export { uploadFileGroup, type GroupFromOptions } from './uploadFileGroup'
 export { default as UploadClient } from './UploadClient'
 export {
   getUserAgent,
-  UploadcareNetworkError,
+  NetworkError,
   Metadata,
   ContentInfo,
   ImageInfo,
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ export {
 } from '@uploadcare/api-client-utils'
 export { Queue } from './tools/Queue'
 
+import { NetworkError } from '@uploadcare/api-client-utils'
+/** @deprecated Please use NetworkError instead. */
+export const UploadcareNetworkError = NetworkError
+
 /* Types */
 export { Headers, ErrorRequestInfo } from './request/types'
 export { UploadcareFile } from './tools/UploadcareFile'
diff --git a/packages/upload-client/src/request/request.browser.ts b/packages/upload-client/src/request/request.browser.ts
index 7ee6d1252..3b58c0bee 100644
--- a/packages/upload-client/src/request/request.browser.ts
+++ b/packages/upload-client/src/request/request.browser.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { RequestOptions, RequestResponse } from './types'
 import {
-  UploadcareNetworkError,
+  NetworkError,
   onCancel,
   CancelError
 } from '@uploadcare/api-client-utils'
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ const request = ({
       if (aborted) return
 
       // only triggers if the request couldn't be made at all
-      reject(new UploadcareNetworkError(progressEvent))
+      reject(new NetworkError(progressEvent))
     }
 
     if (onProgress && typeof onProgress === 'function') {
diff --git a/packages/upload-client/src/tools/retryIfFailed.ts b/packages/upload-client/src/tools/retryIfFailed.ts
index 9c52effa9..6c3fc41e1 100644
--- a/packages/upload-client/src/tools/retryIfFailed.ts
+++ b/packages/upload-client/src/tools/retryIfFailed.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { UploadClientError } from './errors'
-import { retrier, UploadcareNetworkError } from '@uploadcare/api-client-utils'
+import { retrier, NetworkError } from '@uploadcare/api-client-utils'
 
 const REQUEST_WAS_THROTTLED_CODE = 'RequestThrottledError'
 const DEFAULT_RETRY_AFTER_TIMEOUT = 15000
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export function retryIfFailed<T>(
 ): Promise<T> {
   const { retryThrottledRequestMaxTimes, retryNetworkErrorMaxTimes } = options
   return retrier(({ attempt, retry }) =>
-    fn().catch((error: Error | UploadClientError | UploadcareNetworkError) => {
+    fn().catch((error: Error | UploadClientError | NetworkError) => {
       if (
         'response' in error &&
         error?.code === REQUEST_WAS_THROTTLED_CODE &&
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export function retryIfFailed<T>(
       }
 
       if (
-        error instanceof UploadcareNetworkError &&
+        error instanceof NetworkError &&
         attempt < retryNetworkErrorMaxTimes
       ) {
         return retry((attempt + 1) * DEFAULT_NETWORK_ERROR_TIMEOUT)
diff --git a/packages/upload-client/test/tools/retryIfFailed.test.ts b/packages/upload-client/test/tools/retryIfFailed.test.ts
index 23f8a0936..8e45d32a7 100644
--- a/packages/upload-client/test/tools/retryIfFailed.test.ts
+++ b/packages/upload-client/test/tools/retryIfFailed.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { retryIfFailed } from '../../src/tools/retryIfFailed'
 import { UploadClientError } from '../../src/tools/errors'
 import { jest, expect } from '@jest/globals'
-import { UploadcareNetworkError } from '@uploadcare/api-client-utils'
+import { NetworkError } from '@uploadcare/api-client-utils'
 
 const createRunner = ({
   attempts = 10,
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const throttledError = new UploadClientError(
   { 'retry-after': '1' }
 )
 
-const networkError = new UploadcareNetworkError(
+const networkError = new NetworkError(
   new Event('ProgressEvent') as ProgressEvent
 )
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ describe('retryIfFailed', () => {
       expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     })
 
-    it('should be rejected with UploadcareNetworkError if MaxTimes = 0', async () => {
+    it('should be rejected with NetworkError if MaxTimes = 0', async () => {
       const { spy, task } = createRunner({ error: networkError })
 
       await expect(
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ describe('retryIfFailed', () => {
           retryNetworkErrorMaxTimes: 0,
           retryThrottledRequestMaxTimes: 0
         })
-      ).rejects.toThrowError(UploadcareNetworkError)
+      ).rejects.toThrowError(NetworkError)
       expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     })