diff --git a/__tests__/commands/changelogs/index.test.ts b/__tests__/commands/changelogs/index.test.ts
index 1db515865..fab366e59 100644
--- a/__tests__/commands/changelogs/index.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/commands/changelogs/index.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import nock from 'nock';
 import { describe, beforeAll, afterAll, beforeEach, it, expect } from 'vitest';
 
 import Command from '../../../src/commands/changelogs.js';
-import APIError from '../../../src/lib/apiError.js';
+import { APIv1Error } from '../../../src/lib/apiError.js';
 import { getAPIV1Mock } from '../../helpers/get-api-mock.js';
 import hashFileContents from '../../helpers/hash-file-contents.js';
 import { runCommand } from '../../helpers/setup-oclif-config.js';
@@ -276,7 +276,9 @@ describe('rdme changelogs', () => {
         message: `Error uploading ${chalk.underline(`${fullDirectory}/${slug}.md`)}:\n\n${errorObject.message}`,
       };
 
-      await expect(run([`./${fullDirectory}`, '--key', key])).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIError(formattedErrorObject));
+      await expect(run([`./${fullDirectory}`, '--key', key])).rejects.toStrictEqual(
+        new APIv1Error(formattedErrorObject),
+      );
 
       getMocks.done();
       postMocks.done();
diff --git a/__tests__/commands/changelogs/single.test.ts b/__tests__/commands/changelogs/single.test.ts
index 0048083d9..765c74960 100644
--- a/__tests__/commands/changelogs/single.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/commands/changelogs/single.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import nock from 'nock';
 import { describe, beforeAll, afterAll, beforeEach, it, expect } from 'vitest';
 
 import Command from '../../../src/commands/changelogs.js';
-import APIError from '../../../src/lib/apiError.js';
+import { APIv1Error } from '../../../src/lib/apiError.js';
 import { getAPIV1Mock } from '../../helpers/get-api-mock.js';
 import hashFileContents from '../../helpers/hash-file-contents.js';
 import { runCommand } from '../../helpers/setup-oclif-config.js';
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ describe('rdme changelogs (single)', () => {
         message: `Error uploading ${chalk.underline(`${filePath}`)}:\n\n${errorObject.message}`,
       };
 
-      await expect(run([filePath, '--key', key])).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIError(formattedErrorObject));
+      await expect(run([filePath, '--key', key])).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIv1Error(formattedErrorObject));
 
       getMock.done();
     });
diff --git a/__tests__/commands/custompages/index.test.ts b/__tests__/commands/custompages/index.test.ts
index a96353085..d89f989f4 100644
--- a/__tests__/commands/custompages/index.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/commands/custompages/index.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import nock from 'nock';
 import { describe, beforeAll, afterAll, beforeEach, it, expect } from 'vitest';
 
 import Command from '../../../src/commands/custompages.js';
-import APIError from '../../../src/lib/apiError.js';
+import { APIv1Error } from '../../../src/lib/apiError.js';
 import { getAPIV1Mock } from '../../helpers/get-api-mock.js';
 import hashFileContents from '../../helpers/hash-file-contents.js';
 import { runCommand } from '../../helpers/setup-oclif-config.js';
@@ -308,7 +308,9 @@ describe('rdme custompages', () => {
         message: `Error uploading ${chalk.underline(`${fullDirectory}/${slug}.md`)}:\n\n${errorObject.message}`,
       };
 
-      await expect(run([`./${fullDirectory}`, '--key', key])).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIError(formattedErrorObject));
+      await expect(run([`./${fullDirectory}`, '--key', key])).rejects.toStrictEqual(
+        new APIv1Error(formattedErrorObject),
+      );
 
       getMocks.done();
       postMocks.done();
diff --git a/__tests__/commands/custompages/single.test.ts b/__tests__/commands/custompages/single.test.ts
index 2e452963b..bffb22dfa 100644
--- a/__tests__/commands/custompages/single.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/commands/custompages/single.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import nock from 'nock';
 import { describe, beforeAll, afterAll, beforeEach, it, expect } from 'vitest';
 
 import Command from '../../../src/commands/custompages.js';
-import APIError from '../../../src/lib/apiError.js';
+import { APIv1Error } from '../../../src/lib/apiError.js';
 import { getAPIV1Mock } from '../../helpers/get-api-mock.js';
 import hashFileContents from '../../helpers/hash-file-contents.js';
 import { runCommand } from '../../helpers/setup-oclif-config.js';
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ describe('rdme custompages (single)', () => {
         message: `Error uploading ${chalk.underline(`${filePath}`)}:\n\n${errorObject.message}`,
       };
 
-      await expect(run([filePath, '--key', key])).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIError(formattedErrorObject));
+      await expect(run([filePath, '--key', key])).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIv1Error(formattedErrorObject));
 
       getMock.done();
     });
diff --git a/__tests__/commands/docs/index.test.ts b/__tests__/commands/docs/index.test.ts
index d5a753d3a..3eb208fef 100644
--- a/__tests__/commands/docs/index.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/commands/docs/index.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import prompts from 'prompts';
 import { describe, beforeAll, afterAll, beforeEach, afterEach, it, expect, vi, type MockInstance } from 'vitest';
 
 import Command from '../../../src/commands/docs/index.js';
-import APIError from '../../../src/lib/apiError.js';
+import { APIv1Error } from '../../../src/lib/apiError.js';
 import { getAPIV1Mock, getAPIV1MockWithVersionHeader } from '../../helpers/get-api-mock.js';
 import { after, before } from '../../helpers/get-gha-setup.js';
 import hashFileContents from '../../helpers/hash-file-contents.js';
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ describe('rdme docs', () => {
       };
 
       await expect(run([`./${fullDirectory}`, '--key', key, '--version', version])).rejects.toStrictEqual(
-        new APIError(formattedErrorObject),
+        new APIv1Error(formattedErrorObject),
       );
 
       getMocks.done();
diff --git a/__tests__/commands/docs/single.test.ts b/__tests__/commands/docs/single.test.ts
index 9aeea4cd8..e9e30fef2 100644
--- a/__tests__/commands/docs/single.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/commands/docs/single.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import nock from 'nock';
 import { describe, beforeAll, afterAll, beforeEach, afterEach, it, expect } from 'vitest';
 
 import Command from '../../../src/commands/docs/index.js';
-import APIError from '../../../src/lib/apiError.js';
+import { APIv1Error } from '../../../src/lib/apiError.js';
 import { getAPIV1Mock, getAPIV1MockWithVersionHeader } from '../../helpers/get-api-mock.js';
 import hashFileContents from '../../helpers/hash-file-contents.js';
 import { after as afterGHAEnv, before as beforeGHAEnv } from '../../helpers/setup-gha-env.js';
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ describe('rdme docs (single)', () => {
       };
 
       await expect(run([filePath, '--key', key, '--version', version])).rejects.toStrictEqual(
-        new APIError(formattedErrorObject),
+        new APIv1Error(formattedErrorObject),
       );
 
       getMock.done();
diff --git a/__tests__/commands/login.test.ts b/__tests__/commands/login.test.ts
index 501be9db1..eca319582 100644
--- a/__tests__/commands/login.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/commands/login.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import prompts from 'prompts';
 import { describe, beforeAll, afterAll, afterEach, it, expect } from 'vitest';
 
 import Command from '../../src/commands/login.js';
-import APIError from '../../src/lib/apiError.js';
+import { APIv1Error } from '../../src/lib/apiError.js';
 import configStore from '../../src/lib/configstore.js';
 import { getAPIV1Mock } from '../helpers/get-api-mock.js';
 import { runCommand } from '../helpers/setup-oclif-config.js';
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe('rdme login', () => {
 
     const mock = getAPIV1Mock().post('/api/v1/login', { email, password, project }).reply(401, errorResponse);
 
-    await expect(run()).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIError(errorResponse));
+    await expect(run()).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIv1Error(errorResponse));
     mock.done();
   });
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ describe('rdme login', () => {
       .post('/api/v1/login', { email, password, project: projectThatIsNotYours })
       .reply(404, errorResponse);
 
-    await expect(run()).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIError(errorResponse));
+    await expect(run()).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIv1Error(errorResponse));
     mock.done();
   });
 });
diff --git a/__tests__/commands/openapi/index.test.ts b/__tests__/commands/openapi/index.test.ts
index 96f8778cc..acdc902cd 100644
--- a/__tests__/commands/openapi/index.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/commands/openapi/index.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import prompts from 'prompts';
 import { describe, beforeAll, beforeEach, afterEach, it, expect, vi, type MockInstance } from 'vitest';
 
 import Command from '../../../src/commands/openapi/index.js';
-import APIError from '../../../src/lib/apiError.js';
+import { APIv1Error } from '../../../src/lib/apiError.js';
 import config from '../../../src/lib/config.js';
 import petstoreWeird from '../../__fixtures__/petstore-simple-weird-version.json' with { type: 'json' };
 import { getAPIV1Mock, getAPIV1MockWithVersionHeader } from '../../helpers/get-api-mock.js';
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ describe('rdme openapi', () => {
           '--version',
           invalidVersion,
         ]),
-      ).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIError(errorObject));
+      ).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIv1Error(errorObject));
 
       return mock.done();
     });
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ describe('rdme openapi', () => {
 
       await expect(
         run([require.resolve('@readme/oas-examples/3.1/json/petstore.json'), '--key', 'key']),
-      ).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIError(errorObject));
+      ).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIv1Error(errorObject));
 
       return mock.done();
     });
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ describe('rdme openapi', () => {
 
       await expect(
         run(['./__tests__/__fixtures__/swagger-with-invalid-extensions.json', '--key', key, '--version', version]),
-      ).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIError(errorObject));
+      ).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIv1Error(errorObject));
 
       mockWithHeader.done();
       return mock.done();
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ describe('rdme openapi', () => {
           '--version',
           version,
         ]),
-      ).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIError(errorObject));
+      ).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIv1Error(errorObject));
 
       putMock.done();
       return mock.done();
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ describe('rdme openapi', () => {
 
       await expect(
         run(['./__tests__/__fixtures__/swagger-with-invalid-extensions.json', '--key', key, '--version', version]),
-      ).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIError(errorObject));
+      ).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIv1Error(errorObject));
 
       return mock.done();
     });
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ describe('rdme openapi', () => {
 
       await expect(
         run([require.resolve('@readme/oas-examples/2.0/json/petstore.json'), '--key', key, '--version', version]),
-      ).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIError(errorObject));
+      ).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIv1Error(errorObject));
 
       mockWithHeader.done();
       return mock.done();
diff --git a/__tests__/commands/versions/create.test.ts b/__tests__/commands/versions/create.test.ts
index e559f8d37..0969fb031 100644
--- a/__tests__/commands/versions/create.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/commands/versions/create.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import prompts from 'prompts';
 import { describe, beforeAll, afterEach, it, expect } from 'vitest';
 
 import Command from '../../../src/commands/versions/create.js';
-import APIError from '../../../src/lib/apiError.js';
+import { APIv1Error } from '../../../src/lib/apiError.js';
 import { getAPIV1Mock } from '../../helpers/get-api-mock.js';
 import { runCommand } from '../../helpers/setup-oclif-config.js';
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ describe('rdme versions:create', () => {
 
     const mockRequest = getAPIV1Mock().post('/api/v1/version').basicAuth({ user: key }).reply(400, errorResponse);
 
-    await expect(run(['--key', key, version, '--fork', '0.0.5'])).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIError(errorResponse));
+    await expect(run(['--key', key, version, '--fork', '0.0.5'])).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIv1Error(errorResponse));
     mockRequest.done();
   });
 
diff --git a/__tests__/commands/versions/delete.test.ts b/__tests__/commands/versions/delete.test.ts
index 8cb58f778..e11041184 100644
--- a/__tests__/commands/versions/delete.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/commands/versions/delete.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import nock from 'nock';
 import { describe, beforeAll, afterEach, it, expect } from 'vitest';
 
 import Command from '../../../src/commands/versions/delete.js';
-import APIError from '../../../src/lib/apiError.js';
+import { APIv1Error } from '../../../src/lib/apiError.js';
 import { getAPIV1Mock } from '../../helpers/get-api-mock.js';
 import { runCommand } from '../../helpers/setup-oclif-config.js';
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ describe('rdme versions:delete', () => {
       .basicAuth({ user: key })
       .reply(200, { version });
 
-    await expect(run(['--key', key, version])).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIError(errorResponse));
+    await expect(run(['--key', key, version])).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIv1Error(errorResponse));
     mockRequest.done();
   });
 });
diff --git a/__tests__/commands/versions/update.test.ts b/__tests__/commands/versions/update.test.ts
index fca232ce2..5d225df0b 100644
--- a/__tests__/commands/versions/update.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/commands/versions/update.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import prompts from 'prompts';
 import { describe, beforeAll, afterEach, it, expect } from 'vitest';
 
 import Command from '../../../src/commands/versions/update.js';
-import APIError from '../../../src/lib/apiError.js';
+import { APIv1Error } from '../../../src/lib/apiError.js';
 import { getAPIV1Mock } from '../../helpers/get-api-mock.js';
 import { runCommand } from '../../helpers/setup-oclif-config.js';
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ describe('rdme versions:update', () => {
       .basicAuth({ user: key })
       .reply(400, errorResponse);
 
-    await expect(run(['--key', key, version])).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIError(errorResponse));
+    await expect(run(['--key', key, version])).rejects.toStrictEqual(new APIv1Error(errorResponse));
     mockRequest.done();
   });
 
diff --git a/__tests__/lib/apiError.test.ts b/__tests__/lib/apiError.test.ts
index 5bc847911..0eb73ef89 100644
--- a/__tests__/lib/apiError.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/lib/apiError.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
 
-import APIError from '../../src/lib/apiError.js';
+import { APIv1Error } from '../../src/lib/apiError.js';
 
 const response = {
   error: 'VERSION_FORK_EMPTY',
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ const response = {
   ],
 };
 
-describe('APIError', () => {
+describe('APIv1Error', () => {
   it('should handle ReadMe API errors', () => {
-    const error = new APIError(response);
+    const error = new APIv1Error(response);
 
     expect(error.code).toBe(response.error);
     expect(error.message).toBe(
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ describe('APIError', () => {
   });
 
   it('should handle API errors from a fetch `res` object', () => {
-    const error = new APIError({ error: response });
+    const error = new APIv1Error({ error: response });
 
     expect(error.code).toBe(response.error);
   });
 
   it('should be able to handle generic non-API errors', () => {
     const msg = 'i am an generic javascript error';
-    const error = new APIError(msg);
+    const error = new APIv1Error(msg);
 
     expect(error.code).toBe(msg);
     expect(error.message).toBe(msg);
diff --git a/src/commands/openapi/index.ts b/src/commands/openapi/index.ts
index cecdb83cc..549069e69 100644
--- a/src/commands/openapi/index.ts
+++ b/src/commands/openapi/index.ts
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ export default class OpenAPICommand extends BaseCommand<typeof OpenAPICommand> {
 
     const error = (res: Response) => {
       return handleAPIv1Res(res).catch(err => {
-        // If we receive an APIError, no changes needed! Throw it as is.
-        if (err.name === 'APIError') {
+        // If we receive an APIv1Error, no changes needed! Throw it as is.
+        if (err.name === 'APIv1Error') {
           throw err;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/apiError.ts b/src/lib/apiError.ts
index c03897b43..3c74ae0c5 100644
--- a/src/lib/apiError.ts
+++ b/src/lib/apiError.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export interface APIErrorResponse {
+export interface APIv1ErrorResponse {
   docs?: string;
   error: string;
   help?: string;
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ export interface APIErrorResponse {
   suggestion?: string;
 }
 
-export default class APIError extends Error {
+export class APIv1Error extends Error {
   code: string;
 
-  constructor(res: APIErrorResponse | string | { error: APIErrorResponse }) {
-    let err: APIErrorResponse | string;
+  constructor(res: APIv1ErrorResponse | string | { error: APIv1ErrorResponse }) {
+    let err: APIv1ErrorResponse | string;
 
     // Special handling to for fetch `res` arguments where `res.error` will contain our API error
     // response.
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default class APIError extends Error {
       if (typeof res?.error === 'object') {
         err = res.error;
       } else {
-        err = res as APIErrorResponse;
+        err = res as APIv1ErrorResponse;
       }
     } else {
       err = res;
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export default class APIError extends Error {
 
     super(err as unknown as string);
 
-    this.name = 'APIError';
+    this.name = 'APIv1Error';
 
     if (typeof err === 'object') {
       this.code = err.error;
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export default class APIError extends Error {
         this.message = err.message;
       }
 
-      this.name = 'APIError';
+      this.name = 'APIv1Error';
     } else {
       this.code = err;
       this.message = err;
diff --git a/src/lib/readmeAPIFetch.ts b/src/lib/readmeAPIFetch.ts
index 99d8f10a3..f02ceb857 100644
--- a/src/lib/readmeAPIFetch.ts
+++ b/src/lib/readmeAPIFetch.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { ProxyAgent } from 'undici';
 
 import pkg from '../package.json' with { type: 'json' };
 
-import APIError from './apiError.js';
+import { APIv1Error } from './apiError.js';
 import config from './config.js';
 import { git } from './createGHA/index.js';
 import isCI, { ciName, isGHA } from './isCI.js';
@@ -212,12 +212,12 @@ export async function readmeAPIv1Fetch(
 /**
  * Small handler for handling responses from API v1.
  *
- * If we receive JSON errors, we throw an APIError exception.
+ * If we receive JSON errors, we throw an APIv1Error exception.
  *
  * If we receive non-JSON responses, we consider them errors and throw them.
  *
  * @param rejectOnJsonError if omitted (or set to true), the function will return
- * an `APIError` if the JSON body contains an `error` property. If set to false,
+ * an `APIv1Error` if the JSON body contains an `error` property. If set to false,
  * the function will return a resolved promise containing the JSON object.
  *
  */
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ export async function handleAPIv1Res(res: Response, rejectOnJsonError = true) {
     const body = (await res.json()) as any;
     debug(`received status code ${res.status} from ${res.url} with JSON response: ${JSON.stringify(body)}`);
     if (body.error && rejectOnJsonError) {
-      return Promise.reject(new APIError(body));
+      return Promise.reject(new APIv1Error(body));
     }
     return body;
   }
diff --git a/src/lib/syncDocsPath.ts b/src/lib/syncDocsPath.ts
index 8c80737bc..b3fcfb582 100644
--- a/src/lib/syncDocsPath.ts
+++ b/src/lib/syncDocsPath.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import path from 'node:path';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import toposort from 'toposort';
 
-import APIError from './apiError.js';
+import { APIv1Error } from './apiError.js';
 import readdirRecursive from './readdirRecursive.js';
 import readDoc from './readDoc.js';
 import { cleanAPIv1Headers, handleAPIv1Res, readmeAPIv1Fetch } from './readmeAPIFetch.js';
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ async function pushDoc(
     .then(async res => {
       const body = await handleAPIv1Res(res, false);
       if (!res.ok) {
-        if (res.status !== 404) return Promise.reject(new APIError(body));
+        if (res.status !== 404) return Promise.reject(new APIv1Error(body));
         this.debug(`error retrieving data for ${slug}, creating doc`);
         return createDoc();
       }
diff --git a/src/lib/versionSelect.ts b/src/lib/versionSelect.ts
index 2516239aa..8326cbfad 100644
--- a/src/lib/versionSelect.ts
+++ b/src/lib/versionSelect.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import type { APIErrorResponse } from './apiError.js';
+import type { APIv1ErrorResponse } from './apiError.js';
 import type { Version } from '../commands/versions/index.js';
 
-import APIError from './apiError.js';
+import { APIv1Error } from './apiError.js';
 import isCI from './isCI.js';
 import { warn } from './logger.js';
 import promptTerminal from './promptWrapper.js';
@@ -65,6 +65,6 @@ export async function getProjectVersion(
 
     return versionSelection;
   } catch (err) {
-    return Promise.reject(new APIError(err as APIErrorResponse));
+    return Promise.reject(new APIv1Error(err as APIv1ErrorResponse));
   }
 }