diff --git a/_tools/check_docs.ts b/_tools/check_docs.ts
index 840132e06b04..88b3d60ab1bc 100644
--- a/_tools/check_docs.ts
+++ b/_tools/check_docs.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const ENTRY_POINTS = [
   "../bytes/mod.ts",
   "../cache/mod.ts",
   "../cli/mod.ts",
+  "../cli/unstable_spinner.ts",
   "../crypto/mod.ts",
   "../collections/mod.ts",
   "../csv/mod.ts",
diff --git a/cli/deno.json b/cli/deno.json
index 9abe9e8f17e4..50ba35d90680 100644
--- a/cli/deno.json
+++ b/cli/deno.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     ".": "./mod.ts",
     "./parse-args": "./parse_args.ts",
     "./prompt-secret": "./prompt_secret.ts",
-    "./spinner": "./spinner.ts",
+    "./unstable-spinner": "./unstable_spinner.ts",
     "./unicode-width": "./unicode_width.ts"
   }
 }
diff --git a/cli/mod.ts b/cli/mod.ts
index 6530e9113794..ac169a5415c9 100644
--- a/cli/mod.ts
+++ b/cli/mod.ts
@@ -17,5 +17,4 @@
 
 export * from "./parse_args.ts";
 export * from "./prompt_secret.ts";
-export * from "./spinner.ts";
 export * from "./unicode_width.ts";
diff --git a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/change_message.ts b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/change_message.ts
index 49f971855691..854439cb0fd8 100644
--- a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/change_message.ts
+++ b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/change_message.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Spinner } from "../../spinner.ts";
+import { Spinner } from "../../unstable_spinner.ts";
 
 const spinner = new Spinner();
 
diff --git a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_black.ts b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_black.ts
index 0566c71b5311..d9c540091f24 100644
--- a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_black.ts
+++ b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_black.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Spinner } from "../../spinner.ts";
+import { Spinner } from "../../unstable_spinner.ts";
 
 const spinner = new Spinner({ color: "black" });
 
diff --git a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_blue.ts b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_blue.ts
index 2b68b501af0c..4451762e60a2 100644
--- a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_blue.ts
+++ b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_blue.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Spinner } from "../../spinner.ts";
+import { Spinner } from "../../unstable_spinner.ts";
 
 const spinner = new Spinner({ color: "blue" });
 
diff --git a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_cyan.ts b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_cyan.ts
index 4c9f882d8655..12d17cd292f3 100644
--- a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_cyan.ts
+++ b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_cyan.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Spinner } from "../../spinner.ts";
+import { Spinner } from "../../unstable_spinner.ts";
 
 const spinner = new Spinner({ color: "cyan" });
 
diff --git a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_gray.ts b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_gray.ts
index 9b3a4e4d5e78..dbc9cbcce3f8 100644
--- a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_gray.ts
+++ b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_gray.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Spinner } from "../../spinner.ts";
+import { Spinner } from "../../unstable_spinner.ts";
 
 const spinner = new Spinner({ color: "gray" });
 
diff --git a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_green.ts b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_green.ts
index 0b6d84c6b269..b60f802780e0 100644
--- a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_green.ts
+++ b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_green.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Spinner } from "../../spinner.ts";
+import { Spinner } from "../../unstable_spinner.ts";
 
 const spinner = new Spinner({ color: "green" });
 
diff --git a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_magenta.ts b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_magenta.ts
index 8d828a22204f..9ae05d4be618 100644
--- a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_magenta.ts
+++ b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_magenta.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Spinner } from "../../spinner.ts";
+import { Spinner } from "../../unstable_spinner.ts";
 
 const spinner = new Spinner({ color: "magenta" });
 
diff --git a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_red.ts b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_red.ts
index 1fbcecb6bc28..d246b031ba9a 100644
--- a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_red.ts
+++ b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_red.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Spinner } from "../../spinner.ts";
+import { Spinner } from "../../unstable_spinner.ts";
 
 const spinner = new Spinner({ color: "red" });
 
diff --git a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_white.ts b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_white.ts
index ae07bf91bfc1..34f169334e62 100644
--- a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_white.ts
+++ b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_white.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Spinner } from "../../spinner.ts";
+import { Spinner } from "../../unstable_spinner.ts";
 
 const spinner = new Spinner({ color: "white" });
 
diff --git a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_yellow.ts b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_yellow.ts
index eae20d583a28..140081fc1cae 100644
--- a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_yellow.ts
+++ b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_color_yellow.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Spinner } from "../../spinner.ts";
+import { Spinner } from "../../unstable_spinner.ts";
 
 const spinner = new Spinner({ color: "yellow" });
 
diff --git a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_interval_10.ts b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_interval_10.ts
index f44948613f15..992efe3808c5 100644
--- a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_interval_10.ts
+++ b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_interval_10.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Spinner } from "../../spinner.ts";
+import { Spinner } from "../../unstable_spinner.ts";
 
 const spinner = new Spinner({ interval: 10 });
 
diff --git a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_interval_750.ts b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_interval_750.ts
index 5e4b8d7b9a8f..e7d043d3084b 100644
--- a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_interval_750.ts
+++ b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_interval_750.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Spinner } from "../../spinner.ts";
+import { Spinner } from "../../unstable_spinner.ts";
 
 const spinner = new Spinner({ interval: 750 });
 
diff --git a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_message.ts b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_message.ts
index 62943b38be3a..4925f4dd82dc 100644
--- a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_message.ts
+++ b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_message.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Spinner } from "../../spinner.ts";
+import { Spinner } from "../../unstable_spinner.ts";
 
 const spinner = new Spinner({ message: "Spinning with Deno 🦕" });
 
diff --git a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_spinner.ts b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_spinner.ts
index b316abcb098e..bea6473ab89a 100644
--- a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_spinner.ts
+++ b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/custom_spinner.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Spinner } from "../../spinner.ts";
+import { Spinner } from "../../unstable_spinner.ts";
 
 const spinner = new Spinner({
   spinner: ["0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9"],
diff --git a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/set_color.ts b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/set_color.ts
index 864f9110138e..36d873b339c1 100644
--- a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/set_color.ts
+++ b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/set_color.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Spinner } from "../../spinner.ts";
+import { Spinner } from "../../unstable_spinner.ts";
 
 const spinner = new Spinner();
 
diff --git a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/start.ts b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/start.ts
index 2e538b40cae0..f6ad29d2feb3 100644
--- a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/start.ts
+++ b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/start.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Spinner } from "../../spinner.ts";
+import { Spinner } from "../../unstable_spinner.ts";
 
 const spinner = new Spinner();
 
diff --git a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/stop.ts b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/stop.ts
index e0bc8ea4ab5e..24e1542291c2 100644
--- a/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/stop.ts
+++ b/cli/testdata/spinner_cases/stop.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Spinner } from "../../spinner.ts";
+import { Spinner } from "../../unstable_spinner.ts";
 
 const spinner = new Spinner();
 
diff --git a/cli/spinner.ts b/cli/unstable_spinner.ts
similarity index 94%
rename from cli/spinner.ts
rename to cli/unstable_spinner.ts
index d674acd89973..f4768cb161a4 100644
--- a/cli/spinner.ts
+++ b/cli/unstable_spinner.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export interface SpinnerOptions {
  *
  * @example Usage
  * ```ts no-eval
- * import { Spinner } from "@std/cli/spinner";
+ * import { Spinner } from "@std/cli/unstable-spinner";
  *
  * const spinner = new Spinner({ message: "Loading...", color: "yellow" });
  * spinner.start();
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export class Spinner {
    *
    * @example Usage
    * ```ts no-eval
-   * import { Spinner } from "@std/cli/spinner";
+   * import { Spinner } from "@std/cli/unstable-spinner";
    *
    * const spinner = new Spinner({ message: "Working..." });
    * spinner.start();
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export class Spinner {
    *
    * @example Usage
    * ```ts no-eval
-   * import { Spinner } from "@std/cli/spinner";
+   * import { Spinner } from "@std/cli/unstable-spinner";
    *
    * const spinner = new Spinner({ message: "Loading...", color: "yellow" });
    * spinner.start();
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export class Spinner {
    *
    * @example Usage
    * ```ts no-assert
-   * import { Spinner } from "@std/cli/spinner";
+   * import { Spinner } from "@std/cli/unstable-spinner";
    *
    * const spinner = new Spinner({ message: "Loading", color: "blue" });
    *
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export class Spinner {
    *
    * @example Usage
    * ```ts no-eval
-   * import { Spinner } from "@std/cli/spinner";
+   * import { Spinner } from "@std/cli/unstable-spinner";
    *
    * const spinner = new Spinner({ message: "Loading..." });
    * spinner.start();
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ export class Spinner {
    *
    * @example Usage
    * ```ts no-eval
-   * import { Spinner } from "@std/cli/spinner";
+   * import { Spinner } from "@std/cli/unstable-spinner";
    *
    * const spinner = new Spinner({ message: "Loading..." });
    * spinner.start();
diff --git a/cli/spinner_test.ts b/cli/unstable_spinner_test.ts
similarity index 99%
rename from cli/spinner_test.ts
rename to cli/unstable_spinner_test.ts
index 587a48dc814d..2b2709d56dd9 100644
--- a/cli/spinner_test.ts
+++ b/cli/unstable_spinner_test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   assertStringIncludes,
 } from "@std/assert";
 import { delay } from "@std/async/delay";
-import { Spinner } from "./spinner.ts";
+import { Spinner } from "./unstable_spinner.ts";
 
 async function spawnDeno(args: string[], opts?: Deno.CommandOptions) {
   const cmd = new Deno.Command(Deno.execPath(), {