diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 73c51f1ea..db2d37efc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ All Notable changes to `League\Uri` will be documented in this file
 - `Uri::when` conditional method to ease component building logic.
 - `Uri` implements the new `League\Uri\Contract\UriInspector` interface
 - `Uri` implements the new `League\Uri\Contract\UriRenderer` interface
+- `Uri::getUser` returns the encoded user component of the URI an alias for `Uri::getUsername`
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/Uri.php b/Uri.php
index a6a85926a..b0e34fad5 100644
--- a/Uri.php
+++ b/Uri.php
@@ -1322,13 +1322,26 @@ public function getAuthority(): ?string
     }
 
     /**
-     * * @see https://wiki.php.net/rfc/url_parsing_api
+     * Returns the user component encoded value.
+     *
+     * @see https://wiki.php.net/rfc/url_parsing_api
      */
     public function getUser(): ?string
     {
         return $this->user;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the user component encoded value.
+     *
+     * @codeCoverageIgnore
+     * @see Uri::getUser()
+     */
+    public function getUsername(): ?string
+    {
+        return $this->getUser();
+    }
+
     public function getPassword(): ?string
     {
         return $this->pass;
@@ -1964,19 +1977,4 @@ public static function createFromServer(array $server): self
     {
         return self::fromServer($server);
     }
-
-    /**
-     * DEPRECATION WARNING! This method will be removed in the next major point release.
-     *
-     * @deprecated Since version 7.6.0
-     * @codeCoverageIgnore
-     * @see Uri::getUser()
-     *
-     * Retuns the user component encoded value.
-     */
-    #[Deprecated(message:'use League\Uri\Uri::getUser() instead', since:'league/uri:7.6.0')]
-    public function getUsername(): ?string
-    {
-        return $this->getUser();
-    }
 }