diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index b08390d..f24554a 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
         }
     },
     "require": {
-        "php": "^8.0"
+        "php": "^8.0",
+        "symfony/deprecation-contracts": "^2.1"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer": "*",
diff --git a/src/Bencode.php b/src/Bencode.php
index 93a5836..0ebe244 100644
--- a/src/Bencode.php
+++ b/src/Bencode.php
@@ -30,18 +30,43 @@ public static function encode(mixed $data): string
      * Decode bencoded data from string
      *
      * @param string $bencoded
-     * @param array $options
+     * @param array $options @deprecated
      * @param string|callable $listType Type declaration for lists
-     * @param string|callable $dictionaryType Type declaration for dictionaries
+     * @param string|callable $dictType Type declaration for dictionaries
+     * @param string|callable|null $dictionaryType Type declaration for dictionaries @deprecated
      * @return mixed
      */
     public static function decode(
         string $bencoded,
         array $options = [],
         string|callable $listType = 'array',
-        string|callable $dictionaryType = 'array',
+        string|callable $dictType = 'array',
+        string|callable|null $dictionaryType = null,
     ): mixed {
-        $options = array_merge(compact('listType', 'dictionaryType'), $options);
+        // resolve dictType / dictionaryType alias
+        if (isset($dictionaryType)) {
+            trigger_deprecation(
+                'sandfoxme/bencode',
+                '2.3.0',
+                'dictionaryType option is deprecated, use dictType instead',
+            );
+            $dictType = $dictionaryType;
+        }
+
+        if (count($options) > 0) {
+            trigger_deprecation(
+                'sandfoxme/bencode',
+                '2.1.0',
+                'Using options array is deprecated, use named function parameters instead',
+            );
+
+            if (isset($options['dictionaryType'])) {
+                $options['dictType'] ??= $options['dictionaryType'];
+                unset($options['dictionaryType']);
+            }
+        }
+
+        $options = array_merge(compact('listType', 'dictType'), $options);
 
         return (new Decoder($bencoded, ...$options))->decode();
     }
@@ -62,17 +87,19 @@ public static function dump(string $filename, mixed $data): bool
      * Load data from bencoded file
      *
      * @param string $filename
-     * @param array $options
+     * @param array $options @deprecated
      * @param string|callable $listType Type declaration for lists
-     * @param string|callable $dictionaryType Type declaration for dictionaries
+     * @param string|callable $dictType Type declaration for dictionaries
+     * @param string|callable|null $dictionaryType Type declaration for dictionaries @deprecated
      * @return mixed
      */
     public static function load(
         string $filename,
         array $options = [],
         string|callable $listType = 'array',
-        string|callable $dictionaryType = 'array',
+        string|callable $dictType = 'array',
+        string|callable|null $dictionaryType = null,
     ): mixed {
-        return self::decode(file_get_contents($filename), $options, $listType, $dictionaryType);
+        return self::decode(file_get_contents($filename), $options, $listType, $dictType, $dictionaryType);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Engine/Decoder.php b/src/Engine/Decoder.php
index d134d36..ca3b754 100644
--- a/src/Engine/Decoder.php
+++ b/src/Engine/Decoder.php
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ final class Decoder
     public function __construct(
         private string $bencoded,
         string|callable $listType = 'array',
-        string|callable $dictionaryType = 'array',
+        string|callable $dictType = 'array',
     ) {
-        $this->options = compact('listType', 'dictionaryType');
+        $this->options = compact('listType', 'dictType');
     }
 
     public function decode(): mixed
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ private function finalizeDict(): void
             $prevKey = $dictKey;
         }
 
-        $value = $this->convertArrayToType($dict, 'dictionaryType');
+        $value = $this->convertArrayToType($dict, 'dictType');
 
         $this->pop($value);
     }
diff --git a/tests/DecodeDictTest.php b/tests/DecodeDictTest.php
index 3d3c938..fa962f9 100644
--- a/tests/DecodeDictTest.php
+++ b/tests/DecodeDictTest.php
@@ -77,28 +77,28 @@ public function testListTypes()
         $encoded = 'd2:k1i2e2:k22:s12:k3i3e2:k42:s22:k5i5ee';
 
         // array
-        $decodedArray = Bencode::decode($encoded, dictionaryType: 'array');
+        $decodedArray = Bencode::decode($encoded, dictType: 'array');
 
         $this->assertTrue(is_array($decodedArray));
         $this->assertEquals($dict, $decodedArray);
 
         // stdClass
         $object = (object)$dict;
-        $decodedObject = Bencode::decode($encoded, dictionaryType: 'object');
+        $decodedObject = Bencode::decode($encoded, dictType: 'object');
 
         $this->assertEquals(stdClass::class, get_class($decodedObject));
         $this->assertEquals($object, $decodedObject);
 
         // custom class
         $arrayObject = new ArrayObject($dict);
-        $decodedAO = Bencode::decode($encoded, dictionaryType: ArrayObject::class);
+        $decodedAO = Bencode::decode($encoded, dictType: ArrayObject::class);
 
         $this->assertEquals(ArrayObject::class, get_class($decodedAO));
         $this->assertEquals($arrayObject, $decodedAO);
 
         // callback
         // use same array object as above
-        $decodedCallback = Bencode::decode($encoded, dictionaryType: function ($array) use ($dict) {
+        $decodedCallback = Bencode::decode($encoded, dictType: function ($array) use ($dict) {
             $this->assertEquals($dict, $array); // check thar array is passed here
 
             // you can pass extra parameter to the constructor for example
diff --git a/tests/DecodeLegacyOptionsTest.php b/tests/DecodeLegacyOptionsTest.php
index c225d37..1773405 100644
--- a/tests/DecodeLegacyOptionsTest.php
+++ b/tests/DecodeLegacyOptionsTest.php
@@ -23,4 +23,22 @@ public function testLegacyOptionsArray()
         $this->assertInstanceOf(ArrayObject::class, $decoded->list);
         $this->assertInstanceOf(stdClass::class, $decoded->dict);
     }
+
+    public function testLegacyDictOption()
+    {
+        $dict = [
+            'k1' => 2,
+            'k2' => 's1',
+            'k3' => 3,
+            'k4' => 's2',
+            'k5' => 5,
+        ];
+        $encoded = 'd2:k1i2e2:k22:s12:k3i3e2:k42:s22:k5i5ee';
+
+        $object = (object)$dict;
+        $decodedObject = Bencode::decode($encoded, dictionaryType: 'object');
+
+        $this->assertEquals(stdClass::class, get_class($decodedObject));
+        $this->assertEquals($object, $decodedObject);
+    }
 }