diff --git a/k4EDM4hep2LcioConv/include/k4EDM4hep2LcioConv/k4EDM4hep2LcioConv.h b/k4EDM4hep2LcioConv/include/k4EDM4hep2LcioConv/k4EDM4hep2LcioConv.h
index a28b4697..e79ca652 100644
--- a/k4EDM4hep2LcioConv/include/k4EDM4hep2LcioConv/k4EDM4hep2LcioConv.h
+++ b/k4EDM4hep2LcioConv/include/k4EDM4hep2LcioConv/k4EDM4hep2LcioConv.h
@@ -402,10 +402,17 @@ namespace EDM4hep2LCIOConv {
   /**
    * Convert an edm4hep event to an LCEvent
    */
-  std::unique_ptr<lcio::LCEventImpl> convEvent(
+  std::unique_ptr<lcio::LCEventImpl> convertEvent(
     const podio::Frame& edmEvent,
     const podio::Frame& metadata = podio::Frame {});
 
+  [[deprecated("Use convertEvent")]] std::unique_ptr<lcio::LCEventImpl> convEvent(
+    const podio::Frame& edmEvent,
+    const podio::Frame& metadata = podio::Frame {})
+  {
+    return convertEvent(edmEvent, metadata);
+  }
+
 } // namespace EDM4hep2LCIOConv
 
 #include "k4EDM4hep2LcioConv/k4EDM4hep2LcioConv.ipp"
diff --git a/k4EDM4hep2LcioConv/src/k4EDM4hep2LcioConv.cpp b/k4EDM4hep2LcioConv/src/k4EDM4hep2LcioConv.cpp
index fddd26e3..5faedfc6 100644
--- a/k4EDM4hep2LcioConv/src/k4EDM4hep2LcioConv.cpp
+++ b/k4EDM4hep2LcioConv/src/k4EDM4hep2LcioConv.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace EDM4hep2LCIOConv {
     return std::find(coll->begin(), coll->end(), collection_name) != coll->end();
   }
 
-  std::unique_ptr<lcio::LCEventImpl> convEvent(const podio::Frame& edmEvent, const podio::Frame& metadata)
+  std::unique_ptr<lcio::LCEventImpl> convertEvent(const podio::Frame& edmEvent, const podio::Frame& metadata)
   {
     auto lcioEvent = std::make_unique<lcio::LCEventImpl>();
     auto objectMappings = CollectionsPairVectors {};
diff --git a/tests/edm4hep_roundtrip.cpp b/tests/edm4hep_roundtrip.cpp
index e666ee72..0438a6b4 100644
--- a/tests/edm4hep_roundtrip.cpp
+++ b/tests/edm4hep_roundtrip.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 int main()
 {
   const auto origEvent = createExampleEvent();
-  const auto lcioEvent = EDM4hep2LCIOConv::convEvent(origEvent);
+  const auto lcioEvent = EDM4hep2LCIOConv::convertEvent(origEvent);
   const auto roundtripEvent = LCIO2EDM4hepConv::convertEvent(lcioEvent.get());
 
   ASSERT_SAME_OR_ABORT(edm4hep::CalorimeterHitCollection, "caloHits");
diff --git a/tests/edm4hep_to_lcio.cpp b/tests/edm4hep_to_lcio.cpp
index 67358719..fb072dd2 100644
--- a/tests/edm4hep_to_lcio.cpp
+++ b/tests/edm4hep_to_lcio.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 int main()
 {
   const auto edmEvent = createExampleEvent();
-  const auto lcioEvent = EDM4hep2LCIOConv::convEvent(edmEvent);
+  const auto lcioEvent = EDM4hep2LCIOConv::convertEvent(edmEvent);
 
   if (!compareEventHeader(lcioEvent.get(), &edmEvent)) {
     return 1;