diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b0c104..c33f294 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ encoding.valueOf() // 42
 encoding.toString() // '42'
 encoding.toJSON() // 42
 
+const encoding = Encoding.create('test')
+encoding.key // 'test'
+encoding.value // 'TEXT'
+
 const encoding = Encoding.fromValue('TEXT')
 encoding.key // test
 encoding.value // TEXT
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index da01ff8..36cdcd7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "@hckrnews/enum",
-    "version": "1.4.0",
+    "version": "1.4.1",
     "lockfileVersion": 2,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "@hckrnews/enum",
-            "version": "1.4.0",
+            "version": "1.4.1",
             "license": "LGPL-3.0",
             "devDependencies": {
                 "@babel/core": "^7.12.10",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e46b18b..ab23d66 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "@hckrnews/enum",
     "description": "Create vanilla JavaScript enums",
-    "version": "1.4.0",
+    "version": "1.4.1",
     "author": {
         "name": "Pieter Wigboldus",
         "url": "https://hckr.news/"
diff --git a/src/__tests__/enum.spec.js b/src/__tests__/enum.spec.js
index fec1d53..69d53ee 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/enum.spec.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/enum.spec.js
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ describe('Test the encoding enum', () => {
         static 'test3' = 3
     }
 
-    const example = Example.fromKey('test2')
+    const example = Example.create('test2')
     expect(example.key).toEqual('test2')
     expect(example.value).toEqual(2)
     expect(example.values).toEqual([1, 2, 3])
diff --git a/src/enum.js b/src/enum.js
index 0eddd08..eb046de 100644
--- a/src/enum.js
+++ b/src/enum.js
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ export default class Enum {
     return Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(this))
   }
 
+  static create (key) {
+    return this.fromKey(key)
+  }
+
   static fromKey (key) {
     const newEnum = new this()
     if (!newEnum.isValidKey(key)) {