diff --git a/UPGRADE.md b/UPGRADE.md
index 44f14436dfc..07d31971980 100644
--- a/UPGRADE.md
+++ b/UPGRADE.md
@@ -679,11 +679,13 @@ This method is unused by the DBAL since 2.0.
 
 ## Deprecated `Type::getName()`
 
-This will method is not useful for the DBAL anymore, and will be removed in 4.0.
+This method is not useful for the DBAL anymore, and will be removed in 4.0.
 As a consequence, depending on the name of a type being `json` for `jsonb` to
 be used for the Postgres platform is deprecated in favor of extending
 `Doctrine\DBAL\Types\JsonType`.
 
+You can use `Type::getTypeRegistry()->lookupName($type)` instead.
+
 ## Deprecated `AbstractPlatform::getColumnComment()`, `AbstractPlatform::getDoctrineTypeComment()`,
 `AbstractPlatform::hasNative*Type()` and `Type::requiresSQLCommentHint()`
 
diff --git a/src/Types/Type.php b/src/Types/Type.php
index 536cf36f2b8..2b49248ec3b 100644
--- a/src/Types/Type.php
+++ b/src/Types/Type.php
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ abstract public function getSQLDeclaration(array $column, AbstractPlatform $plat
     /**
      * Gets the name of this type.
      *
-     * @deprecated this method will be removed in Doctrine DBAL 4.0.
+     * @deprecated this method will be removed in Doctrine DBAL 4.0,
+     *             use {@see TypeRegistry::lookupName()} instead.
      *
      * @return string
      */