diff --git a/include/rcp.h b/include/rcp.h
index bcb3806..fabca09 100644
--- a/include/rcp.h
+++ b/include/rcp.h
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ namespace rcp_internal
         virtual ~root() = default;
 
     public:
-        void add_ref() const
+        void rcp_inc() const
         {
             ref_count.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
         }
 
-        void release_ref() const
+        void rcp_dec() const
         {
             if (ref_count.fetch_sub(1, std::memory_order_acq_rel) == 0)
             {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ private:
     {
         if (p)
         {
-            ptr->add_ref();
+            ptr->rcp_inc();
         }
     }
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public:
     {
         if (ptr)
         {
-            ptr->add_ref();
+            ptr->rcp_inc();
         }
     }
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public:
     {
         if (ptr)
         {
-            ptr->release_ref();
+            ptr->rcp_dec();
         }
     }
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public:
     {
         if (ptr)
         {
-            ptr->add_ref();
+            ptr->rcp_inc();
         }
     }