diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0ed0957..63944ff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ logCapture
     * [Cucumber stepdefs](#cucumber-stepdefs)
     * [Cucumber DTOs](#cucumber-dtos)
 * [Changes](#changes)
+  * [3.2.1](#321)
   * [3.2.0](#320)
   * [3.1.0](#310)
   * [3.0.0](#300)
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ Add log-capture as a test dependency to your project. If you use Maven, add this
 <dependency>
     <groupId>de.dm.infrastructure</groupId>
     <artifactId>log-capture</artifactId>
-    <version>3.2.0</version>
+    <version>3.2.1</version>
     <scope>test</scope>
 </dependency>
 ```
@@ -283,6 +284,10 @@ public class LogEntry {
 
 ## Changes
 
+### 3.2.1
+
+Added deprecated `addAppenderAndSetLogLevelToDebug()` again for compatibility
+
 ### 3.2.0
 
 Added fluent API
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e3f1f17..035d7cc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>de.dm.infrastructure</groupId>
     <artifactId>log-capture</artifactId>
-    <version>3.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <name>Log Capture</name>
     <description>Makes it possible to capture logs and assert if things have been logged</description>
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/dm/infrastructure/logcapture/LogCapture.java b/src/main/java/de/dm/infrastructure/logcapture/LogCapture.java
index ca700bd..fcad31d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/dm/infrastructure/logcapture/LogCapture.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/dm/infrastructure/logcapture/LogCapture.java
@@ -83,14 +83,22 @@ public void addAppenderAndSetLogLevelToTrace() {
         setLogLevelToTrace();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * delegates to {@link LogCapture#addAppenderAndSetLogLevelToTrace()} for compatibility
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public void addAppenderAndSetLogLevelToDebug() {
+        addAppenderAndSetLogLevelToTrace();
+    }
+
     private void setLogLevelToTrace() {
         if (originalLogLevels != null) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("LogCapture.addAppenderAndSetLogLevelToTrace() should not be called only once or after calling removeAppenderAndResetLogLevel() again.");
         }
         originalLogLevels = new HashMap<>();
         capturedPackages.forEach(packageName -> {
-                    Logger packageLogger = rootLogger.getLoggerContext().getLogger(packageName);
-                    originalLogLevels.put(packageName, packageLogger.getLevel());
+            Logger packageLogger = rootLogger.getLoggerContext().getLogger(packageName);
+            originalLogLevels.put(packageName, packageLogger.getLevel());
                     rootLogger.getLoggerContext().getLogger(packageName).setLevel(Level.TRACE);
                 }
         );
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/dm/infrastructure/logcapture/LogCaptureTest.java b/src/test/java/de/dm/infrastructure/logcapture/LogCaptureTest.java
index b5f34bf..4e7568b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/dm/infrastructure/logcapture/LogCaptureTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/dm/infrastructure/logcapture/LogCaptureTest.java
@@ -186,4 +186,20 @@ private void logLevelIsResetTo(Level originalLevel) {
 
         assertThat(comExampleLogger.getLevel()).isEqualTo(originalLevel);
     }
+
+    private void logLevelIsResetWithDeprecatedMedhod() {
+        final ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger rootLogger = (ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger) LoggerFactory.getLogger(ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger.ROOT_LOGGER_NAME);
+        final ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger comExampleLogger = rootLogger.getLoggerContext().getLogger("com.example");
+
+        comExampleLogger.setLevel(INFO);
+
+        LogCapture logCapture = LogCapture.forPackages("com.example");
+        logCapture.addAppenderAndSetLogLevelToDebug();
+
+        assertThat(comExampleLogger.getLevel()).isEqualTo(TRACE);
+
+        logCapture.removeAppenderAndResetLogLevel();
+
+        assertThat(comExampleLogger.getLevel()).isEqualTo(INFO);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/dm/infrastructure/logcapture/LogCaptureWrongUsageTest.java b/src/test/java/de/dm/infrastructure/logcapture/LogCaptureWrongUsageTest.java
index 42faa69..79bc728 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/dm/infrastructure/logcapture/LogCaptureWrongUsageTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/dm/infrastructure/logcapture/LogCaptureWrongUsageTest.java
@@ -24,4 +24,11 @@ void resetWithoutInitializationFails() {
     void assertionWithoutInitializationFails() {
         assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, () -> logCapture.assertLogged(INFO, "something"));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void deprecatedAddAppenderDelegates() {
+        logCapture.addAppenderAndSetLogLevelToDebug();
+
+        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, () -> logCapture.addAppenderAndSetLogLevelToDebug());
+    }
 }