diff --git a/zbus/src/blocking/connection/builder.rs b/zbus/src/blocking/connection/builder.rs
index 496645772..4efd47cbf 100644
--- a/zbus/src/blocking/connection/builder.rs
+++ b/zbus/src/blocking/connection/builder.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ use zvariant::ObjectPath;
 #[cfg(feature = "p2p")]
 use crate::Guid;
 use crate::{
-    address::ToAddresses, blocking::Connection, connection::socket::BoxedSplit,
-    names::WellKnownName, object_server::Interface, utils::block_on, AuthMechanism, Error, Result,
+    address::ToAddresses, blocking::Connection, conn::AuthMechanism,
+    connection::socket::BoxedSplit, names::WellKnownName, object_server::Interface,
+    utils::block_on, Error, Result,
 };
 
 /// A builder for [`zbus::blocking::Connection`].
diff --git a/zbus/src/connection/handshake/command.rs b/zbus/src/connection/handshake/command.rs
index be2252461..08b3a9d1e 100644
--- a/zbus/src/connection/handshake/command.rs
+++ b/zbus/src/connection/handshake/command.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{fmt, str::FromStr};
 
-use crate::{AuthMechanism, Error, Guid, OwnedGuid, Result};
+use crate::{conn::AuthMechanism, Error, Guid, OwnedGuid, Result};
 
 // The plain-text SASL profile authentication protocol described here:
 // <https://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-specification.html#auth-protocol>
diff --git a/zbus/src/connection/mod.rs b/zbus/src/connection/mod.rs
index a76e9bc88..c1f34a5c7 100644
--- a/zbus/src/connection/mod.rs
+++ b/zbus/src/connection/mod.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ mod socket_reader;
 use socket_reader::SocketReader;
 
 pub(crate) mod handshake;
+pub use handshake::AuthMechanism;
 use handshake::Authenticated;
 
 mod connect;
@@ -1528,7 +1529,7 @@ mod p2p_tests {
     use test_log::test;
     use zvariant::{Endian, NATIVE_ENDIAN};
 
-    use crate::{AuthMechanism, Guid};
+    use crate::{conn::AuthMechanism, Guid};
 
     use super::*;
 
diff --git a/zbus/src/connection/socket/channel.rs b/zbus/src/connection/socket/channel.rs
index 3b542d668..b0b46ef7a 100644
--- a/zbus/src/connection/socket/channel.rs
+++ b/zbus/src/connection/socket/channel.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::io;
 
 use async_broadcast::{broadcast, Receiver, Sender};
 
-use crate::{fdo::ConnectionCredentials, AuthMechanism, Message};
+use crate::{conn::AuthMechanism, fdo::ConnectionCredentials, Message};
 
 /// An in-process channel-based socket.
 ///
diff --git a/zbus/src/connection/socket/mod.rs b/zbus/src/connection/socket/mod.rs
index afeb86aaf..348058bfc 100644
--- a/zbus/src/connection/socket/mod.rs
+++ b/zbus/src/connection/socket/mod.rs
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@ use std::{io, mem};
 use tracing::trace;
 
 use crate::{
+    conn::AuthMechanism,
     fdo::ConnectionCredentials,
     message::{
         header::{MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE, MIN_MESSAGE_SIZE},
         PrimaryHeader,
     },
-    padding_for_8_bytes, AuthMechanism, Message,
+    padding_for_8_bytes, Message,
 };
 #[cfg(unix)]
 use std::os::fd::{AsFd, BorrowedFd, OwnedFd};
diff --git a/zbus/src/connection/socket/tcp.rs b/zbus/src/connection/socket/tcp.rs
index c6a4e0728..80c62a0da 100644
--- a/zbus/src/connection/socket/tcp.rs
+++ b/zbus/src/connection/socket/tcp.rs
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ impl ReadHalf for Arc<Async<TcpStream>> {
     }
 
     #[cfg(not(windows))]
-    fn auth_mechanism(&self) -> crate::AuthMechanism {
-        crate::AuthMechanism::Anonymous
+    fn auth_mechanism(&self) -> crate::conn::AuthMechanism {
+        crate::conn::AuthMechanism::Anonymous
     }
 }
 
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ impl ReadHalf for tokio::net::tcp::OwnedReadHalf {
     }
 
     #[cfg(not(windows))]
-    fn auth_mechanism(&self) -> crate::AuthMechanism {
-        crate::AuthMechanism::Anonymous
+    fn auth_mechanism(&self) -> crate::conn::AuthMechanism {
+        crate::conn::AuthMechanism::Anonymous
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/zbus/src/connection/socket/vsock.rs b/zbus/src/connection/socket/vsock.rs
index c0b7de760..803f85703 100644
--- a/zbus/src/connection/socket/vsock.rs
+++ b/zbus/src/connection/socket/vsock.rs
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ impl super::ReadHalf for tokio_vsock::ReadHalf {
         })
     }
 
-    fn auth_mechanism(&self) -> crate::AuthMechanism {
-        crate::AuthMechanism::Anonymous
+    fn auth_mechanism(&self) -> crate::conn::AuthMechanism {
+        crate::conn::AuthMechanism::Anonymous
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/zbus/src/lib.rs b/zbus/src/lib.rs
index b4abf950f..96517f855 100644
--- a/zbus/src/lib.rs
+++ b/zbus/src/lib.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,12 @@ pub use message::Message;
 pub mod connection;
 /// Alias for `connection` module, for convenience.
 pub use connection as conn;
-pub use connection::{handshake::AuthMechanism, Connection};
+#[deprecated(
+    since = "5.0.0",
+    note = "Please use `connection::AuthMechanism` instead"
+)]
+pub use connection::handshake::AuthMechanism;
+pub use connection::Connection;
 
 mod message_stream;
 pub use message_stream::*;