diff --git a/protocols/rendezvous/CHANGELOG.md b/protocols/rendezvous/CHANGELOG.md
index 75634148deb..916a29459cf 100644
--- a/protocols/rendezvous/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/protocols/rendezvous/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ## 0.18.0
 
+- Expose `PROTOCOL_NAME` constant for the protocol ID.
+  See [PR 6469](https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/6469).
+
 - Port [8fde2dc](https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/commit/8fde2dc0fae8b433f97c6cdf9ee24f59d51a359c) and make unrequired pub functions private
   See [PR 6364](https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/6364).
 
diff --git a/protocols/rendezvous/src/client.rs b/protocols/rendezvous/src/client.rs
index 1a424bce08a..2bbf93bba6f 100644
--- a/protocols/rendezvous/src/client.rs
+++ b/protocols/rendezvous/src/client.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl Behaviour {
             events: Default::default(),
             inner: libp2p_request_response::Behaviour::with_codec(
                 crate::codec::Codec::default(),
-                iter::once((crate::PROTOCOL_IDENT, ProtocolSupport::Outbound)),
+                iter::once((crate::PROTOCOL_NAME, ProtocolSupport::Outbound)),
                 libp2p_request_response::Config::default(),
             ),
             keypair,
diff --git a/protocols/rendezvous/src/lib.rs b/protocols/rendezvous/src/lib.rs
index 221178728af..dcb9e835de7 100644
--- a/protocols/rendezvous/src/lib.rs
+++ b/protocols/rendezvous/src/lib.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub const MAX_TTL: Ttl = 60 * 60 * 72;
 /// <https://github.com/libp2p/specs/tree/master/rendezvous#recommendations-for-rendezvous-points-configurations>.
 pub const MAX_NAMESPACE: usize = 255;
 
-pub(crate) const PROTOCOL_IDENT: StreamProtocol = StreamProtocol::new("/rendezvous/1.0.0");
+pub const PROTOCOL_NAME: StreamProtocol = StreamProtocol::new("/rendezvous/1.0.0");
 
 pub mod client;
 pub mod server;
diff --git a/protocols/rendezvous/src/server.rs b/protocols/rendezvous/src/server.rs
index e5a72c2b04b..548ed2494cd 100644
--- a/protocols/rendezvous/src/server.rs
+++ b/protocols/rendezvous/src/server.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ impl Behaviour {
         Self {
             inner: libp2p_request_response::Behaviour::with_codec(
                 crate::codec::Codec::default(),
-                iter::once((crate::PROTOCOL_IDENT, ProtocolSupport::Inbound)),
+                iter::once((crate::PROTOCOL_NAME, ProtocolSupport::Inbound)),
                 libp2p_request_response::Config::default(),
             ),