diff --git a/notes/0.13.9/distinct-rename.markdown b/notes/0.13.9/distinct-rename.markdown
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@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+  [@eed3si9n]: http://github.com/eed3si9n
+  [1973]: https://github.com/sbt/sbt/issues/1973
+
+### Fixes with compatibility implications
+
+### Improvements
+
+- Renames `distinct` method on `PathFinder` to `distinctName`. [#1973][1973] by [@eed3si9n][@eed3si9n]
+
+### Bug fixes
diff --git a/util/io/src/main/scala/sbt/Path.scala b/util/io/src/main/scala/sbt/Path.scala
index cd28ed406..274ff8f13 100644
--- a/util/io/src/main/scala/sbt/Path.scala
+++ b/util/io/src/main/scala/sbt/Path.scala
@@ -173,7 +173,13 @@ sealed abstract class PathFinder {
    * Create a PathFinder from this one where each path has a unique name.
    * A single path is arbitrarily selected from the set of paths with the same name.
    */
-  def distinct: PathFinder = PathFinder { get.map(p => (p.asFile.getName, p)).toMap.values }
+  def distinctName: PathFinder = PathFinder { get.map(p => (p.asFile.getName, p)).toMap.values }
+
+  /**
+   * Same as <code>distinctName</code>.
+   */
+  @deprecated("Use distinctName", "0.13.9")
+  def distinct: PathFinder = distinctName
 
   /** Constructs a string by evaluating this finder, converting the resulting Paths to absolute path strings, and joining them with the platform path separator.*/
   final def absString = Path.makeString(get)