diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 23ba6448..0ed20777 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Adds `down()` as alias for `downAll()` to support compatbility with existing packages which use this project
+
 ### [0.24.5](https://github.com/PDMLab/docker-compose/compare/v0.24.4...v0.24.5) (2024-02-19)
 
 ### [0.24.4](https://github.com/PDMLab/docker-compose/compare/v0.24.3...v0.24.4) (2024-02-19)
diff --git a/src/v2.ts b/src/v2.ts
index ad350bd1..65ab9a6b 100644
--- a/src/v2.ts
+++ b/src/v2.ts
@@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ export const downAll = function (
   return execCompose('down', [], options)
 }
 
+export const down = downAll
+
 export const downMany = function (
   services: string[],
   options?: IDockerComposeOptions
@@ -590,6 +592,7 @@ export default {
   upAll,
   upMany,
   upOne,
+  down,
   downAll,
   downOne,
   downMany,