diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ea9d795..ec97bf8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "cordis",
   "description": "AOP Framework for Modern JavaScript Applications",
-  "version": "2.8.8",
+  "version": "2.9.3",
   "sideEffects": false,
   "main": "lib/index.cjs",
   "module": "lib/index.mjs",
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@
     "typescript": "^5.1.6"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "cosmokit": "^1.4.5"
+    "cosmokit": "^1.5.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/registry.ts b/src/registry.ts
index 826dfee..1a3666f 100644
--- a/src/registry.ts
+++ b/src/registry.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ export namespace Plugin {
     reusable?: boolean
     Config?: (config?: S) => T
     schema?: (config?: S) => T
+    inject?: readonly string[]
+    /** @deprecated use `inject` instead */
     using?: readonly string[]
   }
 
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ export namespace Plugin {
 
 declare module './context' {
   export interface Context {
-    using(using: readonly string[], callback: Plugin.Function<void, Context.Configured<this>>): ForkScope<Context.Configured<this>>
+    using(deps: readonly string[], callback: Plugin.Function<void, Context.Configured<this>>): ForkScope<Context.Configured<this>>
     plugin<S extends Plugin<Context.Configured<this>>, T extends Plugin.Config<S>>(plugin: S, config?: boolean | T): ForkScope<Context.Configured<this, T>>
     /** @deprecated use `ctx.registry.delete()` instead */
     dispose(plugin?: Plugin<Context.Configured<this>>): boolean
@@ -90,8 +92,8 @@ export class Registry<C extends Context = Context> extends Map<Plugin<C>, MainSc
     return runtime.dispose()
   }
 
-  using(using: readonly string[], callback: Plugin.Function<void, C>) {
-    return this.plugin({ using, apply: callback, name: callback.name })
+  using(inject: readonly string[], callback: Plugin.Function<void, C>) {
+    return this.plugin({ inject, apply: callback, name: callback.name })
   }
 
   plugin(plugin: Plugin<C>, config?: any) {
diff --git a/src/scope.ts b/src/scope.ts
index ac6633d..b759814 100644
--- a/src/scope.ts
+++ b/src/scope.ts
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ export class MainScope<C extends Context = Context> extends EffectScope<C> {
 
   setup() {
     this.schema = this.plugin['Config'] || this.plugin['schema']
-    this.using = this.plugin['using'] || []
+    this.using = this.plugin['using'] || this.plugin['inject'] || []
     this.isReusable = this.plugin['reusable']
     this.isReactive = this.plugin['reactive']
     this.context.emit('internal/runtime', this)
diff --git a/tests/fork.spec.ts b/tests/fork.spec.ts
index 4afda7a..15a2bae 100644
--- a/tests/fork.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/fork.spec.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ describe('Fork', () => {
       ctx.on(event, listener)
     })
     const plugin = {
-      using: ['foo'],
+      inject: ['foo'],
       apply(ctx: Context) {
         ctx.on('fork', callback)
       },
diff --git a/tests/isolate.spec.ts b/tests/isolate.spec.ts
index 5f8a88c..9ab8030 100644
--- a/tests/isolate.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/isolate.spec.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe('Isolation', () => {
     const callback = jest.fn()
     const plugin = {
       reusable: true,
-      using: ['foo'],
+      inject: ['foo'],
       apply: callback,
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/service.spec.ts b/tests/service.spec.ts
index 9d5f3b5..a031552 100644
--- a/tests/service.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/service.spec.ts
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ describe('Service', () => {
     const qux = jest.fn(noop)
 
     class Foo extends Service {
-      static using = ['qux']
+      static inject = ['qux']
       constructor(ctx: Context) {
         super(ctx, 'foo', true)
       }
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ describe('Service', () => {
     }
 
     class Bar extends Service {
-      static using = ['foo', 'qux']
+      static inject = ['foo', 'qux']
       constructor(ctx: Context) {
         super(ctx, 'bar', true)
       }
diff --git a/tests/update.spec.ts b/tests/update.spec.ts
index 961bb71..9c0afc0 100644
--- a/tests/update.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/update.spec.ts
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ describe('Update', () => {
     const root = new Context()
     const callback = jest.fn()
     const plugin = {
-      using: ['foo'],
+      inject: ['foo'],
       reusable: true,
       apply: callback,
     }