diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/rotating_file_sink-inl.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/rotating_file_sink-inl.h
index 8338e172..bc759066 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/rotating_file_sink-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/rotating_file_sink-inl.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE filename_t rotating_file_sink<Mutex>::filename() {
 }
 
 template <typename Mutex>
-SPDLOG_INLINE void rotating_file_sink<Mutex>::force_rotation() {
+SPDLOG_INLINE void rotating_file_sink<Mutex>::rotate_now() {
     SPDLOG_TRY { rotate_(); }
     SPDLOG_CATCH_STD
 }
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/rotating_file_sink.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/rotating_file_sink.h
index 6e71e1e7..42bd3760 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/rotating_file_sink.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/rotating_file_sink.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public:
                        const file_event_handlers &event_handlers = {});
     static filename_t calc_filename(const filename_t &filename, std::size_t index);
     filename_t filename();
-    void force_rotation();
+    void rotate_now();
 
 protected:
     void sink_it_(const details::log_msg &msg) override;
diff --git a/tests/test_file_logging.cpp b/tests/test_file_logging.cpp
index 559a3bd8..477d10e2 100644
--- a/tests/test_file_logging.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_file_logging.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ TEST_CASE("rotating_file_logger3", "[rotating_logger]") {
                       spdlog::spdlog_ex);
 }
 
-// test forced rotation of logs
+// test on-demand rotation of logs
 TEST_CASE("rotating_file_logger4", "[rotating_logger]") {
     prepare_logdir();
     size_t max_size = 1024 * 10;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ TEST_CASE("rotating_file_logger4", "[rotating_logger]") {
     logger->info("Test message - pre-rotation");
     logger->flush();
 
-    sink->force_rotation();
+    sink->rotate_now();
 
     logger->info("Test message - post-rotation");
     logger->flush();