diff --git a/crates/lune-std-process/src/lib.rs b/crates/lune-std-process/src/lib.rs
index 9e0ee02..4212a77 100644
--- a/crates/lune-std-process/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/lune-std-process/src/lib.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ pub fn module(lua: &Lua) -> LuaResult<LuaTable> {
         .with_value("env", env_tab)?
         .with_value("exit", process_exit)?
         .with_async_function("exec", process_exec)?
-        .with_async_function("spawn", process_spawn)?
+        .with_async_function("create", process_spawn)?
         .build_readonly()
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/process/spawn/non_blocking.luau b/tests/process/spawn/non_blocking.luau
index 39d8783..d44a9d2 100644
--- a/tests/process/spawn/non_blocking.luau
+++ b/tests/process/spawn/non_blocking.luau
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ local SAMPLES = 400
 
 for _ = 1, SAMPLES do
 	local start = os.time()
-	local child = process.spawn("echo", { "hello, world" })
+	local child = process.create("echo", { "hello, world" })
 
 	assert(child ~= nil, "Failed to spawn child process")
 
diff --git a/tests/process/spawn/status.luau b/tests/process/spawn/status.luau
index 0da2d99..418c132 100644
--- a/tests/process/spawn/status.luau
+++ b/tests/process/spawn/status.luau
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ local process = require("@lune/process")
 
 local randomExitCode = math.random(0, 255)
 local isOk = randomExitCode == 0
-local child = process.spawn("exit", { tostring(randomExitCode) }, { shell = true })
+local child = process.create("exit", { tostring(randomExitCode) }, { shell = true })
 local status = child.status()
 
 assert(
diff --git a/tests/process/spawn/stream.luau b/tests/process/spawn/stream.luau
index ce5f728..965eab1 100644
--- a/tests/process/spawn/stream.luau
+++ b/tests/process/spawn/stream.luau
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ local process = require("@lune/process")
 
 local msg = "hello, world"
 
-local catChild = process.spawn("cat")
+local catChild = process.create("cat")
 catChild.stdin:write(msg)
 assert(
 	msg == catChild.stdout:read(#msg),
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ assert(
 )
 
 local echoChild = if process.os == "windows"
-	then process.spawn("/c", { "echo", msg, "1>&2" }, { shell = "cmd" })
-	else process.spawn("echo", { msg, ">>/dev/stderr" }, { shell = true })
+	then process.create("/c", { "echo", msg, "1>&2" }, { shell = "cmd" })
+	else process.create("echo", { msg, ">>/dev/stderr" }, { shell = true })
 
 assert(
 	msg == echoChild.stderr:read(#msg),
diff --git a/types/process.luau b/types/process.luau
index 8161de1..7e9f50b 100644
--- a/types/process.luau
+++ b/types/process.luau
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export type ExecuteOptionsStdio = SpawnOptionsStdio & {
 	@interface SpawnOptions
 	@within Process
 
-	A dictionary of options for `process.spawn`, with the following available values:
+	A dictionary of options for `process.create`, with the following available values:
 
 	* `cwd` - The current working directory for the process
 	* `env` - Extra environment variables to give to the process
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ end
 	@interface SpawnResult
 	@within Process
 
-	Result type for child processes in `process.spawn`.
+	Result type for child processes in `process.create`.
 
 	This is a dictionary containing the following values:
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ export type ExecuteResult = {
 	end
 
 	-- Spawning a child process
-	local child = process.spawn("program", {
+	local child = process.create("program", {
 		"cli argument",
 		"other cli argument"
 	})
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ end
 	@param options A dictionary of options for the child process
 	@return A dictionary with the readers and writers to communicate with the child process
 ]=]
-function process.spawn(program: string, params: { string }?, options: SpawnOptions?): ChildProcess
+function process.create(program: string, params: { string }?, options: SpawnOptions?): ChildProcess
 	return nil :: any
 end
 
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ end
 	Executes a child process that will execute the command `program`, waiting for it to exit. 
 	Upon exit, it returns a dictionary that describes the final status and ouput of the child process.
 
-	In order to spawn a child process in the background, see `process.spawn`.
+	In order to spawn a child process in the background, see `process.create`.
 
 	The second argument, `params`, can be passed as a list of string parameters to give to the program.