diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index f116462..44378b0 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.0.2
+current_version = 0.0.3
 commit = True
 tag = True
 message = 🔖 Bump version: {current_version} → {new_version}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 28065be..e72d561 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ smart_write(".local/data", data)
 ### command line
 
 ```bash
-anystore --store .cache set foo "bar"
+anystore --store .cache put foo "bar"
 
 anystore --store .cache get foo
 # "bar"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ store = Store(uri="s3://mybucket/data", backend_config={"client_kwargs":{
 }})
 
 store.get("/2023/1.txt")
-store.set("/2023/2.txt", my_data)
+store.put("/2023/2.txt", my_data)
 ```
 
 ## Decorate your functions
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 4e379d2..bcab45a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.0.2
+0.0.3
diff --git a/anystore/__init__.py b/anystore/__init__.py
index c506fd3..83b73b3 100644
--- a/anystore/__init__.py
+++ b/anystore/__init__.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 ]
 
 
-__version__ = "0.0.2"
+__version__ = "0.0.3"
diff --git a/anystore/cli.py b/anystore/cli.py
index 6086023..1116a30 100644
--- a/anystore/cli.py
+++ b/anystore/cli.py
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ def cli_get(
         smart_write(o, value, mode=mode)
 
 
-@cli.command("set")
-def cli_set(
+@cli.command("put")
+def cli_put(
     key: str,
     value: Annotated[
         Optional[str],
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ def cli_set(
     i: Annotated[str, typer.Option("-i")] = "-",
 ):
     """
-    Set content for a `key` to a store
+    Put content for a `key` to a store
     """
     with ErrorHandler():
         S = get_store(uri=state["uri"], use_pickle=state["pickle"])
         value = value or smart_read(i)
-        S.set(key, value)
+        S.put(key, value)
 
 
 @cli.command("io")
diff --git a/anystore/decorators.py b/anystore/decorators.py
index 26e0f9f..06c6cdc 100644
--- a/anystore/decorators.py
+++ b/anystore/decorators.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def _inner(*args, **kwargs):
                 return store.get(key)
             except DoesNotExist:
                 res = func(*args, **kwargs)
-                store.set(key, res)
+                store.put(key, res)
                 return res
 
         return _inner
diff --git a/anystore/store.py b/anystore/store.py
index b1b9f9b..dccfcbb 100644
--- a/anystore/store.py
+++ b/anystore/store.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def get(
                 raise DoesNotExist(f"Key does not exist: `{key}`")
             return None
 
-    def set(
+    def put(
         self, key: Uri, value: Any, serialization_mode: Mode | None = None, **kwargs
     ):
         serialization_mode = serialization_mode or self.serialization_mode
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index beff08f..1c846d4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "anystore"
-version = "0.0.2"
+version = "0.0.3"
 description = "Store and cache things anywhere"
 authors = ["Simon Wörpel <simon.woerpel@pm.me>"]
 license = "GPL-3.0"
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 5ab134a..b44c581 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ def test_cli(tmp_path, fixtures_path):
     res = runner.invoke(cli, "--help")
     assert res.exit_code == 0
 
-    res = runner.invoke(cli, ["--store", str(tmp_path), "set", "foo", "bar"])
+    res = runner.invoke(cli, ["--store", str(tmp_path), "put", "foo", "bar"])
     assert res.exit_code == 0
     res = runner.invoke(cli, ["--store", str(tmp_path), "get", "foo"])
     assert res.exit_code == 0
     assert res.stdout == "bar"
 
-    res = runner.invoke(cli, ["--store", "s3://foo/bar", "set", "foo", "bar"])
+    res = runner.invoke(cli, ["--store", "s3://foo/bar", "put", "foo", "bar"])
     assert res.exit_code == 1
 
     res = runner.invoke(cli, ["io", "-i", str(fixtures_path / "lorem.txt")])
diff --git a/tests/test_store.py b/tests/test_store.py
index b2ecaff..27d338c 100644
--- a/tests/test_store.py
+++ b/tests/test_store.py
@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ def test_store(tmp_path, fixtures_path):
     # store and retrieve
     store = Store(uri=tmp_path)
     key = "test"
-    store.set(key, "foo")
+    store.put(key, "foo")
     assert store.get(key) == b"foo"
     assert store.get(key, mode="r") == "foo"
-    store.set(key, False)
+    store.put(key, False)
     assert store.get(key) is False
 
     store = Store(uri="s3://anystore")
     key = "test"
-    store.set(key, "foo")
+    store.put(key, "foo")
     assert store.get(key) == b"foo"
-    store.set(key, False)
+    store.put(key, False)
     assert store.get(key) is False
 
     # don't pickle "external" data