diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9b332e4f..5aae4a64 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ new Server(3000, {
 const socket = io("/admin");
 
 // server-side
-io.on("connect", socket => {
+io.on("connection", socket => {
   // not triggered anymore
 })
 
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ new Server(3000, {
 const socket = io("/admin");
 
 // server-side
-io.on("connect", socket => {
+io.on("connection", socket => {
   // not triggered anymore
 })
 
diff --git a/examples/angular-todomvc/server.ts b/examples/angular-todomvc/server.ts
index 0f3301b3..48ab9cc9 100644
--- a/examples/angular-todomvc/server.ts
+++ b/examples/angular-todomvc/server.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ interface Todo {
 
 let todos: Array<Todo> = [];
 
-io.on("connect", (socket) => {
+io.on("connection", (socket) => {
     socket.emit("todos", todos);
 
     // note: we could also create a CRUD (create/read/update/delete) service for the todo list
diff --git a/examples/es-modules/server.js b/examples/es-modules/server.js
index 3fffbee4..2e2583d7 100644
--- a/examples/es-modules/server.js
+++ b/examples/es-modules/server.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Server } from "socket.io";
 
 const io = new Server(8080);
 
-io.on("connect", (socket) => {
+io.on("connection", (socket) => {
   console.log(`connect ${socket.id}`);
 
   socket.on("ping", (cb) => {
diff --git a/examples/express-session-example/index.js b/examples/express-session-example/index.js
index cd497468..097700b6 100644
--- a/examples/express-session-example/index.js
+++ b/examples/express-session-example/index.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ io.engine.on("initial_headers", (headers, req) => {
   }
 });
 
-io.on("connect", (socket) => {
+io.on("connection", (socket) => {
   const req = socket.request;
 
   socket.join(req.session.id);
diff --git a/examples/typescript/server.ts b/examples/typescript/server.ts
index 5f968c1a..def12496 100644
--- a/examples/typescript/server.ts
+++ b/examples/typescript/server.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Server } from "socket.io";
 
 const io = new Server(8080);
 
-io.on("connect", (socket) => {
+io.on("connection", (socket) => {
     console.log(`connect ${socket.id}`);
 
     socket.on("ping", (cb) => {
diff --git a/test/namespaces.ts b/test/namespaces.ts
index 4f26ef45..d78d25f8 100644
--- a/test/namespaces.ts
+++ b/test/namespaces.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ describe("namespaces", () => {
     const io = new Server(0);
     const clientSocket = createClient(io);
 
-    io.on("connect", (socket) => {
+    io.on("connection", (socket) => {
       expect(socket).to.be.a(Socket);
       success(done, io, clientSocket);
     });
diff --git a/test/socket.io.test-d.ts b/test/socket.io.test-d.ts
index b3dcde96..a4e20f0a 100644
--- a/test/socket.io.test-d.ts
+++ b/test/socket.io.test-d.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe("server", () => {
               expectType<DisconnectReason>(reason);
             });
           });
-          sio.on("connect", (s) => {
+          sio.on("connection", (s) => {
             expectType<Socket<DefaultEventsMap, DefaultEventsMap>>(s);
           });
           done();