diff --git a/awc/CHANGES.md b/awc/CHANGES.md
index 4bc9fc0b1..a91b28bee 100644
--- a/awc/CHANGES.md
+++ b/awc/CHANGES.md
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 * `ClientResponse::body()` does not consume response object.
 
+* Renamed `ClientRequest::close_connection()` to `ClientRequest::force_close()`
+
 
 ## [0.1.0-alpha.2] - 2019-03-29
 
diff --git a/awc/src/request.rs b/awc/src/request.rs
index 4e3ab47d6..b96b39e2f 100644
--- a/awc/src/request.rs
+++ b/awc/src/request.rs
@@ -226,10 +226,10 @@ impl ClientRequest {
         self
     }
 
-    /// Close connection instead of returning it back to connections pool.
+    /// Force close connection instead of returning it back to connections pool.
     /// This setting affect only http/1 connections.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn close_connection(mut self) -> Self {
+    pub fn force_close(mut self) -> Self {
         self.head.set_connection_type(ConnectionType::Close);
         self
     }