diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 474b727d..260da46b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standa
 
 ### Notes
 
-* using `~` is deprecated when the `esModules` option is enabled (enabled by default) and can be removed from your code (**we recommend it**) (`url(~package/image.png)` -> `url(package/image.png)`, `@import url(~package/style.css)` -> `@import url(package/style.css)`, `composes: import from '~package/one.css';` -> `composes: import from 'package/one.css';`), but we still support it for historical reasons. Why can you remove it? The loader will first try to resolve `@import`/`url()`/etc as relative, if it cannot be resolved, the loader will try to resolve `@import`/`url()`/etc inside [`node_modules` or modules directories](https://webpack.js.org/configuration/resolve/#resolvemodules).
+* using `~` is deprecated when the `esModule` option is enabled (enabled by default) and can be removed from your code (**we recommend it**) (`url(~package/image.png)` -> `url(package/image.png)`, `@import url(~package/style.css)` -> `@import url(package/style.css)`, `composes: import from '~package/one.css';` -> `composes: import from 'package/one.css';`), but we still support it for historical reasons. Why can you remove it? The loader will first try to resolve `@import`/`url()`/etc as relative, if it cannot be resolved, the loader will try to resolve `@import`/`url()`/etc inside [`node_modules` or modules directories](https://webpack.js.org/configuration/resolve/#resolvemodules).
 * `file-loader` and `url-loader` are deprecated, please migrate on [`asset modules`](https://webpack.js.org/guides/asset-modules/), since v6 `css-loader` is generating `new URL(...)` syntax, it enables by default built-in [`assets modules`](https://webpack.js.org/guides/asset-modules/), i.e. `type: 'asset'` for all `url()`
 
 ### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standa
 * minimum supported `webpack` version is `5`, we recommend to update to the latest version for better performance
 * for `url` and `import` options `Function` type was removed in favor `Object` type with the `filter` property, i.e. before `{ url: () => true }`, now `{ url: { filter: () => true } }` and  before `{ import: () => true }`, now `{ import: { filter: () => true } }`
 * the `modules.compileType` option was removed in favor the `modules.mode` option with `icss` value, also the `modules` option can have `icss` string value
-* `new URL()` syntax used for `url()`, only when the `esModules` option is enabled (enabled by default), it means you can bundle CSS for libraries
+* `new URL()` syntax used for `url()`, only when the `esModule` option is enabled (enabled by default), it means you can bundle CSS for libraries
 * [data URI](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Basics_of_HTTP/Data_URIs) are handling in `url()`, it means you can register loaders for them, [example](https://webpack.js.org/configuration/module/#rulescheme)
-* aliases with `false` value for `url()` now generate empty data URI (i.e. `data:0,`), only when the `esModules` option is enabled (enabled by default)
+* aliases with `false` value for `url()` now generate empty data URI (i.e. `data:0,`), only when the `esModule` option is enabled (enabled by default)
 * `[ext]` placeholder don't need `.` (dot) before for the `localIdentName` option, i.e. please change `.[ext]` on `[ext]` (no dot before) 
 * `[folder]` placeholder was removed without replacement for the `localIdentName` option, please use a custom function if you need complex logic
 * `[emoji]` placeholder was removed without replacement for the `localIdentName` option, please use a custom function if you need complex logic
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6b0dd8a5..32cfff3c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1538,7 +1538,7 @@ import "./styles.css";
 
 > **Warning**
 >
-> The `esModules` option should be enabled if you want to use it with [`CSS modules`](https://github.com/webpack-contrib/css-loader#modules), by default for locals will be used [named export](https://github.com/webpack-contrib/css-loader#namedexport).
+> The `esModule` option should be enabled if you want to use it with [`CSS modules`](https://github.com/webpack-contrib/css-loader#modules), by default for locals will be used [named export](https://github.com/webpack-contrib/css-loader#namedexport).
 
 The default export is `string`.
 
@@ -1577,7 +1577,7 @@ console.log(sheet);
 
 > **Warning**
 >
-> The `esModules` option should be enabled if you want to use it with [`CSS modules`](https://github.com/webpack-contrib/css-loader#modules), by default for locals will be used [named export](https://github.com/webpack-contrib/css-loader#namedexport).
+> The `esModule` option should be enabled if you want to use it with [`CSS modules`](https://github.com/webpack-contrib/css-loader#modules), by default for locals will be used [named export](https://github.com/webpack-contrib/css-loader#namedexport).
 
 > **Warning**
 >
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 57452f00..80d6673c 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ function getModulesOptions(rawOptions, exportType, loaderContext) {
   if (needNamedExport) {
     if (rawOptions.esModule === false) {
       throw new Error(
-        "The 'exportType' option with the 'css-style-sheet' or 'string' value requires the 'esModules' option to be enabled"
+        "The 'exportType' option with the 'css-style-sheet' or 'string' value requires the 'esModule' option to be enabled"
       );
     }
 
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ function getModulesOptions(rawOptions, exportType, loaderContext) {
   if (modulesOptions.namedExport === true) {
     if (rawOptions.esModule === false) {
       throw new Error(
-        "The 'modules.namedExport' option requires the 'esModules' option to be enabled"
+        "The 'modules.namedExport' option requires the 'esModule' option to be enabled"
       );
     }
 
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/exportType.test.js.snap b/test/__snapshots__/exportType.test.js.snap
index cd5326ba..111e629f 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/exportType.test.js.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/exportType.test.js.snap
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 exports[`'exportType' option should throw an error with 'css-style-sheet' value for CSS modules when \`esModule\` disabled, but 'modules.namedExport' enabled: errors 1`] = `
 Array [
   "ModuleBuildError: Module build failed (from \`replaced original path\`):
-Error: The 'exportType' option with the 'css-style-sheet' or 'string' value requires the 'esModules' option to be enabled",
+Error: The 'exportType' option with the 'css-style-sheet' or 'string' value requires the 'esModule' option to be enabled",
 ]
 `;
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ exports[`'exportType' option should throw an error with 'css-style-sheet' value
 exports[`'exportType' option should throw an error with 'css-style-sheet' value for CSS modules when \`esModule\` disabled: errors 1`] = `
 Array [
   "ModuleBuildError: Module build failed (from \`replaced original path\`):
-Error: The 'exportType' option with the 'css-style-sheet' or 'string' value requires the 'esModules' option to be enabled",
+Error: The 'exportType' option with the 'css-style-sheet' or 'string' value requires the 'esModule' option to be enabled",
 ]
 `;
 
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/modules-option.test.js.snap b/test/__snapshots__/modules-option.test.js.snap
index 771de01d..cf46c6eb 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/modules-option.test.js.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/modules-option.test.js.snap
@@ -2425,7 +2425,7 @@ exports[`"modules" option should throw an error when the "namedExport" is enable
 exports[`"modules" option should throw an error when the "namedExport" option is "true", but the "esModule" is "false": errors 1`] = `
 Array [
   "ModuleBuildError: Module build failed (from \`replaced original path\`):
-Error: The 'modules.namedExport' option requires the 'esModules' option to be enabled",
+Error: The 'modules.namedExport' option requires the 'esModule' option to be enabled",
 ]
 `;
 
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/url-option.test.js.snap b/test/__snapshots__/url-option.test.js.snap
index 6e7319fa..3e6eec0c 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/url-option.test.js.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/url-option.test.js.snap
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
-exports[`"url" option should resolve "file" protocol path when the "esModules" is "false": errors 1`] = `Array []`;
+exports[`"url" option should resolve "file" protocol path when the "esModule" is "false": errors 1`] = `Array []`;
 
-exports[`"url" option should resolve "file" protocol path when the "esModules" is "false": module 1`] = `
+exports[`"url" option should resolve "file" protocol path when the "esModule" is "false": module 1`] = `
 "// Imports
 var ___CSS_LOADER_API_NO_SOURCEMAP_IMPORT___ = require(\\"../../../src/runtime/noSourceMaps.js\\");
 var ___CSS_LOADER_API_IMPORT___ = require(\\"../../../src/runtime/api.js\\");
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module.exports = ___CSS_LOADER_EXPORT___;
 "
 `;
 
-exports[`"url" option should resolve "file" protocol path when the "esModules" is "false": result 1`] = `
+exports[`"url" option should resolve "file" protocol path when the "esModule" is "false": result 1`] = `
 Array [
   Array [
     "./url/url-file-protocol.css",
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Array [
 ]
 `;
 
-exports[`"url" option should resolve "file" protocol path when the "esModules" is "false": warnings 1`] = `Array []`;
+exports[`"url" option should resolve "file" protocol path when the "esModule" is "false": warnings 1`] = `Array []`;
 
 exports[`"url" option should resolve "file" protocol path: errors 1`] = `Array []`;
 
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ Array [
 
 exports[`"url" option should resolve "file" protocol path: warnings 1`] = `Array []`;
 
-exports[`"url" option should resolve absolute path when the 'esModules' is 'false': errors 1`] = `Array []`;
+exports[`"url" option should resolve absolute path when the 'esModule' is 'false': errors 1`] = `Array []`;
 
-exports[`"url" option should resolve absolute path when the 'esModules' is 'false': module 1`] = `
+exports[`"url" option should resolve absolute path when the 'esModule' is 'false': module 1`] = `
 "// Imports
 var ___CSS_LOADER_API_NO_SOURCEMAP_IMPORT___ = require(\\"../../../src/runtime/noSourceMaps.js\\");
 var ___CSS_LOADER_API_IMPORT___ = require(\\"../../../src/runtime/api.js\\");
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ module.exports = ___CSS_LOADER_EXPORT___;
 "
 `;
 
-exports[`"url" option should resolve absolute path when the 'esModules' is 'false': result 1`] = `
+exports[`"url" option should resolve absolute path when the 'esModule' is 'false': result 1`] = `
 Array [
   Array [
     "./url/url-absolute.css",
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ Array [
 ]
 `;
 
-exports[`"url" option should resolve absolute path when the 'esModules' is 'false': warnings 1`] = `Array []`;
+exports[`"url" option should resolve absolute path when the 'esModule' is 'false': warnings 1`] = `Array []`;
 
 exports[`"url" option should resolve absolute path: errors 1`] = `Array []`;
 
diff --git a/test/url-option.test.js b/test/url-option.test.js
index f116e07d..924ff6e4 100644
--- a/test/url-option.test.js
+++ b/test/url-option.test.js
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ describe('"url" option', () => {
     expect(getErrors(stats)).toMatchSnapshot("errors");
   });
 
-  it("should resolve absolute path when the 'esModules' is 'false'", async () => {
+  it("should resolve absolute path when the 'esModule' is 'false'", async () => {
     // Create the file with absolute path
     const fileDirectory = path.resolve(__dirname, "fixtures", "url");
     const file = path.resolve(fileDirectory, "url-absolute.css");
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ describe('"url" option', () => {
     expect(getErrors(stats)).toMatchSnapshot("errors");
   });
 
-  it('should resolve "file" protocol path when the "esModules" is "false"', async () => {
+  it('should resolve "file" protocol path when the "esModule" is "false"', async () => {
     // Create the file with absolute path
     const fileDirectory = path.resolve(__dirname, "fixtures", "url");
     const file = path.resolve(fileDirectory, "url-file-protocol.css");