diff --git a/multihash/multihash.go b/multihash/multihash.go
index 4624b2c..7648877 100644
--- a/multihash/multihash.go
+++ b/multihash/multihash.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type Multihash struct {
 	FullBytes []byte
 }
 
-func NewMultihash(fullBytes []byte) *Multihash {
+func New(fullBytes []byte) *Multihash {
 	return &Multihash{FullBytes: fullBytes}
 }
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func FromBase64Url(hash string) (*Multihash, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return NewMultihash(ret), nil
+	return New(ret), nil
 }
 
 func (m *Multihash) ToBase64Url() (string, error) {
diff --git a/multihash/multihash_test.go b/multihash/multihash_test.go
index 05b9d43..400cc7f 100644
--- a/multihash/multihash_test.go
+++ b/multihash/multihash_test.go
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ func TestNewMultihash(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if got := NewMultihash(tt.args.fullBytes); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) {
-				t.Errorf("NewMultihash() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			if got := New(tt.args.fullBytes); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) {
+				t.Errorf("New() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
 			}
 		})
 	}