diff --git a/doc/usage/restructuredtext/directives.rst b/doc/usage/restructuredtext/directives.rst
index c75d04c7266..46db6926e4a 100644
--- a/doc/usage/restructuredtext/directives.rst
+++ b/doc/usage/restructuredtext/directives.rst
@@ -537,7 +537,8 @@ Describing changes between versions
            pair: changes; in version
            pair: removed; in version
 
-.. rst:directive:: .. versionadded:: version [brief explanation]
+.. rst:directive:: .. version-added:: version [brief explanation]
+                   .. versionadded:: version [brief explanation]
 
    This directive documents the version of the project
    which added the described feature.
@@ -551,56 +552,75 @@ Describing changes between versions
       There must be no blank line between the directive head and the explanation;
       this is to make these blocks visually continuous in the markup.
 
+   .. version-changed:: 8.3
+      The :rst:dir:`versionadded` directive was renamed to :rst:dir:`version-added`.
+      The previous name is retained as an alias.
+
    Example::
 
-      .. versionadded:: 2.5
+      .. version-added:: 2.5
          The *spam* parameter.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.5
+   .. version-added:: 2.5
       The *spam* parameter.
 
-.. rst:directive:: .. versionchanged:: version [brief explanation]
+.. rst:directive:: .. version-changed:: version [brief explanation]
+                   .. versionchanged:: version [brief explanation]
 
-   Similar to :rst:dir:`versionadded`, but describes when and what changed in
+   Similar to :rst:dir:`version-added`, but describes when and what changed in
    the named feature in some way (new parameters, changed side effects, etc.).
 
+   .. version-changed:: 8.3
+      The :rst:dir:`versionchanged` directive was renamed to :rst:dir:`version-changed`.
+      The previous name is retained as an alias.
+
    Example::
 
-      .. versionchanged:: 2.8
+      .. version-changed:: 2.8
          The *spam* parameter is now of type *boson*.
 
-   .. versionchanged:: 2.8
+   .. version-changed:: 2.8
       The *spam* parameter is now of type *boson*.
 
-.. rst:directive:: .. deprecated:: version [brief explanation]
+.. rst:directive:: .. version-deprecated:: version [brief explanation]
+                   .. deprecated:: version [brief explanation]
 
-   Similar to :rst:dir:`versionadded`, but describes when the feature was
+   Similar to :rst:dir:`version-added`, but describes when the feature was
    deprecated.
    A *brief* explanation can also be given,
    for example to tell the reader what to use instead.
 
+   .. version-changed:: 8.3
+      The :rst:dir:`deprecated` directive was renamed to :rst:dir:`version-deprecated`.
+      The previous name is retained as an alias
+
    Example::
 
-      .. deprecated:: 3.1
+      .. version-deprecated:: 3.1
          Use :py:func:`spam` instead.
 
-   .. deprecated:: 3.1
+   .. version-deprecated:: 3.1
       Use :py:func:`!spam` instead.
 
-.. rst:directive:: .. versionremoved:: version [brief explanation]
+.. rst:directive:: .. version-removed:: version [brief explanation]
+                   .. versionremoved:: version [brief explanation]
 
-   Similar to :rst:dir:`versionadded`, but describes when the feature was removed.
+   Similar to :rst:dir:`version-added`, but describes when the feature was removed.
    An explanation may be provided to tell the reader what to use instead,
    or why the feature was removed.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 7.3
+   .. version-added:: 7.3
+
+   .. version-changed:: 8.3
+      The :rst:dir:`versionremoved` directive was renamed to :rst:dir:`version-removed`.
+      The previous name is retained as an alias.
 
    Example::
 
-      .. versionremoved:: 4.0
+      .. version-removed:: 4.0
          The :py:func:`spam` function is more flexible, and should be used instead.
 
-   .. versionremoved:: 4.0
+   .. version-removed:: 4.0
       The :py:func:`!spam` function is more flexible, and should be used instead.
 
 
diff --git a/sphinx/addnodes.py b/sphinx/addnodes.py
index 3cf63b6b053..4ce85dabcf2 100644
--- a/sphinx/addnodes.py
+++ b/sphinx/addnodes.py
@@ -402,8 +402,8 @@ class desc_sig_literal_char(desc_sig_element, _sig_element=True):
 class versionmodified(nodes.Admonition, nodes.TextElement):
     """Node for version change entries.
 
-    Currently used for "versionadded", "versionchanged", "deprecated"
-    and "versionremoved" directives.
+    Currently used for "version-added", "version-changed", "version-deprecated"
+    and "version-removed" directives, along with their aliases.
     """
 
 
diff --git a/sphinx/application.py b/sphinx/application.py
index 3864452886f..9f51140e3a2 100644
--- a/sphinx/application.py
+++ b/sphinx/application.py
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ def setup(app):
 
         .. versionchanged:: 0.6
            Docutils 0.5-style directive classes are now supported.
-        .. deprecated:: 1.8
+        .. versionchanged:: 1.8
            Docutils 0.4-style (function based) directives support is deprecated.
         .. versionchanged:: 1.8
            Add *override* keyword.
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/changes.py b/sphinx/builders/changes.py
index 99d46fa0486..6d38a6acbbc 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/changes.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/changes.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 
 class ChangesBuilder(Builder):
-    """Write a summary with all versionadded/changed/deprecated/removed directives."""
+    """Write a summary with all version-related directives."""
 
     name = 'changes'
     epilog = __('The overview file is in %(outdir)s.')
@@ -43,9 +43,13 @@ def get_outdated_docs(self) -> str:
         return str(self.outdir)
 
     typemap = {
+        'version-added': 'added',
         'versionadded': 'added',
+        'version-changed': 'changed',
         'versionchanged': 'changed',
+        'version-deprecated': 'deprecated',
         'deprecated': 'deprecated',
+        'version-removed': 'removed',
         'versionremoved': 'removed',
     }
 
@@ -112,9 +116,13 @@ def write_documents(self, _docnames: Set[str]) -> None:
             f.write(self.templates.render('changes/versionchanges.html', ctx))
 
         hltext = [
+            f'.. version-added:: {version}',
             f'.. versionadded:: {version}',
+            f'.. version-changed:: {version}',
             f'.. versionchanged:: {version}',
+            f'.. version-deprecated:: {version}',
             f'.. deprecated:: {version}',
+            f'.. version-removed:: {version}',
             f'.. versionremoved:: {version}',
         ]
 
diff --git a/sphinx/domains/changeset.py b/sphinx/domains/changeset.py
index e2657ad63ed..4349595f9df 100644
--- a/sphinx/domains/changeset.py
+++ b/sphinx/domains/changeset.py
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
     from sphinx.environment import BuildEnvironment
     from sphinx.util.typing import ExtensionMetadata, OptionSpec
 
+name_aliases = {
+    'version-added': 'versionadded',
+    'version-changed': 'versionchanged',
+    'version-deprecated': 'deprecated',
+    'version-removed': 'versionremoved',
+}
 
 versionlabels = {
     'versionadded': _('Added in version %s'),
@@ -56,12 +62,13 @@ class VersionChange(SphinxDirective):
     option_spec: ClassVar[OptionSpec] = {}
 
     def run(self) -> list[Node]:
+        name = name_aliases.get(self.name, self.name)
         node = addnodes.versionmodified()
         node.document = self.state.document
         self.set_source_info(node)
-        node['type'] = self.name
+        node['type'] = name
         node['version'] = self.arguments[0]
-        text = versionlabels[self.name] % self.arguments[0]
+        text = versionlabels[name] % self.arguments[0]
         if len(self.arguments) == 2:
             inodes, messages = self.parse_inline(
                 self.arguments[1], lineno=self.lineno + 1
@@ -73,7 +80,7 @@ def run(self) -> list[Node]:
             messages = []
         if self.content:
             node += self.parse_content_to_nodes()
-        classes = ['versionmodified', versionlabel_classes[self.name]]
+        classes = ['versionmodified', versionlabel_classes[name]]
         if len(node) > 0 and isinstance(node[0], nodes.paragraph):
             # the contents start with a paragraph
             if node[0].rawsource:
@@ -168,9 +175,13 @@ def get_changesets_for(self, version: str) -> list[ChangeSet]:
 
 def setup(app: Sphinx) -> ExtensionMetadata:
     app.add_domain(ChangeSetDomain)
+    app.add_directive('version-deprecated', VersionChange)
     app.add_directive('deprecated', VersionChange)
+    app.add_directive('version-added', VersionChange)
     app.add_directive('versionadded', VersionChange)
+    app.add_directive('version-changed', VersionChange)
     app.add_directive('versionchanged', VersionChange)
+    app.add_directive('version-removed', VersionChange)
     app.add_directive('versionremoved', VersionChange)
 
     return {
diff --git a/tests/roots/test-changes/base.rst b/tests/roots/test-changes/base.rst
index 81d90e66ef4..a6a83e4a282 100644
--- a/tests/roots/test-changes/base.rst
+++ b/tests/roots/test-changes/base.rst
@@ -1,23 +1,38 @@
 Version markup
 --------------
 
-.. versionadded:: 0.6
+.. version-added:: 0.6
    Some funny **stuff**.
 
-.. versionchanged:: 0.6
+.. version-changed:: 0.6
    Even more funny stuff.
 
-.. deprecated:: 0.6
+.. version-deprecated:: 0.6
    Boring stuff.
 
-.. versionremoved:: 0.6
+.. version-removed:: 0.6
    Goodbye boring stuff.
 
-.. versionadded:: 1.2
+.. version-added:: 1.2
+
+   First paragraph of version-added.
+
+.. version-changed:: 1.2
+   First paragraph of version-changed.
+
+   Second paragraph of version-changed.
 
-   First paragraph of versionadded.
+.. version-deprecated:: 1.3
+   First paragraph of version-deprecated.
 
-.. versionchanged:: 1.2
-   First paragraph of versionchanged.
+.. version-added:: 0.6
+   Deprecated alias
 
-   Second paragraph of versionchanged.
+.. version-changed:: 0.6
+   Deprecated alias
+
+.. versionremoved:: 0.6
+   Deprecated alias
+
+.. deprecated:: 0.6
+   Deprecated alias
diff --git a/tests/roots/test-changes/c-api.rst b/tests/roots/test-changes/c-api.rst
index f0ad413cd2e..6ded4afebd5 100644
--- a/tests/roots/test-changes/c-api.rst
+++ b/tests/roots/test-changes/c-api.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Memory
 
    Allocate *n* bytes of memory.
 
-   .. versionchanged:: 0.6
+   .. version-changed:: 0.6
 
       Can now be replaced with a different allocator.
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ System
 
 Access to the system allocator.
 
-.. versionadded:: 0.6
+.. version-added:: 0.6
 
 .. c:function:: void* Test_SysMalloc(size_t n)
 
diff --git a/tests/roots/test-changes/library/utils.rst b/tests/roots/test-changes/library/utils.rst
index 86446995b2f..56675715593 100644
--- a/tests/roots/test-changes/library/utils.rst
+++ b/tests/roots/test-changes/library/utils.rst
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ Classes
 
    Class for handling paths.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 0.5
+   .. version-added:: 0.5
 
-      Innovative new way to handle paths.
+       Innovative new way to handle paths.
 
-    .. deprecated:: 0.6
+   .. version-deprecated:: 0.6
 
        So, that was a bad idea it turns out.
diff --git a/tests/roots/test-intl/versionchange.txt b/tests/roots/test-intl/versionchange.txt
index 764534246c0..69b9ada1858 100644
--- a/tests/roots/test-intl/versionchange.txt
+++ b/tests/roots/test-intl/versionchange.txt
@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@
 i18n with versionchange
 ============================
 
-.. deprecated:: 1.0
-   This is the *first* paragraph of deprecated.
+.. version-deprecated:: 1.0
+   This is the *first* paragraph of version-deprecated.
 
-   This is the *second* paragraph of deprecated.
+   This is the *second* paragraph of version-deprecated.
 
-.. versionadded:: 1.0
-   This is the *first* paragraph of versionadded.
+.. version-added:: 1.0
+   This is the *first* paragraph of version-added.
 
-.. versionchanged:: 1.0
+.. version-changed:: 1.0
 
-   This is the *first* paragraph of versionchanged.
+   This is the *first* paragraph of version-changed.
 
-.. versionremoved:: 1.0 This is the *first* paragraph of versionremoved.
+.. version-removed:: 1.0 This is the *first* paragraph of version-removed.
diff --git a/tests/roots/test-intl/xx/LC_MESSAGES/versionchange.po b/tests/roots/test-intl/xx/LC_MESSAGES/versionchange.po
index b1d786580f0..8f1b88bcaca 100644
--- a/tests/roots/test-intl/xx/LC_MESSAGES/versionchange.po
+++ b/tests/roots/test-intl/xx/LC_MESSAGES/versionchange.po
@@ -19,12 +19,24 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "i18n with versionchange"
 msgstr "I18N WITH VERSIONCHANGE"
 
+msgid "This is the *first* paragraph of version-deprecated."
+msgstr "THIS IS THE *FIRST* PARAGRAPH OF VERSION-DEPRECATED."
+
+msgid "This is the *second* paragraph of version-deprecated."
+msgstr "THIS IS THE *SECOND* PARAGRAPH OF VERSION-DEPRECATED."
+
+msgid "This is the *first* paragraph of version-added."
+msgstr "THIS IS THE *FIRST* PARAGRAPH OF VERSION-ADDED."
+
+msgid "This is the *first* paragraph of version-changed."
+msgstr "THIS IS THE *FIRST* PARAGRAPH OF VERSION-CHANGED."
+
+msgid "This is the *first* paragraph of version-removed."
+msgstr "THIS IS THE *FIRST* PARAGRAPH OF VERSION-REMOVED."
+
 msgid "This is the *first* paragraph of deprecated."
 msgstr "THIS IS THE *FIRST* PARAGRAPH OF DEPRECATED."
 
-msgid "This is the *second* paragraph of deprecated."
-msgstr "THIS IS THE *SECOND* PARAGRAPH OF DEPRECATED."
-
 msgid "This is the *first* paragraph of versionadded."
 msgstr "THIS IS THE *FIRST* PARAGRAPH OF VERSIONADDED."
 
diff --git a/tests/roots/test-root/markup.txt b/tests/roots/test-root/markup.txt
index 0a7b6cb2c92..8f5e026a25f 100644
--- a/tests/roots/test-root/markup.txt
+++ b/tests/roots/test-root/markup.txt
@@ -292,27 +292,38 @@ Figures
 Version markup
 --------------
 
-.. versionadded:: 0.6
+.. version-added:: 0.6
    Some funny **stuff**.
 
-.. versionchanged:: 0.6
+.. version-changed:: 0.6
    Even more funny stuff.
 
-.. deprecated:: 0.6
+.. version-deprecated:: 0.6
    Boring stuff.
 
-.. versionremoved:: 0.6
+.. version-removed:: 0.6
    Goodbye boring stuff.
 
-.. versionadded:: 1.2
+.. version-added:: 1.2
+
+   First paragraph of version-added.
+
+.. version-changed:: 1.2
+   First paragraph of version-changed.
 
-   First paragraph of versionadded.
+   Second paragraph of version-changed.
 
-.. versionchanged:: 1.2
-   First paragraph of versionchanged.
+.. version-added:: 0.6
+   Deprecated alias for version-added.
 
-   Second paragraph of versionchanged.
+.. version-changed:: 0.6
+   Deprecated alias for version-changed.
 
+.. deprecated:: 0.6
+   Deprecated alias for version-deprecated.
+
+.. versionremoved:: 0.6
+   Deprecated alias for version-removed.
 
 Code blocks
 -----------
diff --git a/tests/test_builders/test_build_html_5_output.py b/tests/test_builders/test_build_html_5_output.py
index db9dd8a749c..6798482f628 100644
--- a/tests/test_builders/test_build_html_5_output.py
+++ b/tests/test_builders/test_build_html_5_output.py
@@ -205,23 +205,53 @@ def checker(nodes: Iterable[Element]) -> Literal[True]:
         (
             'markup.html',
             ".//div[@class='versionadded']/p/span",
-            tail_check('First paragraph of versionadded'),
+            tail_check('First paragraph of version-added'),
+        ),
+        (
+            'markup.html',
+            ".//div[@class='versionadded']/p/span",
+            tail_check('Deprecated alias for version-added'),
         ),
         (
             'markup.html',
             ".//div[@class='versionchanged']/p/span",
-            tail_check('First paragraph of versionchanged'),
+            tail_check('First paragraph of version-changed'),
         ),
         (
             'markup.html',
             ".//div[@class='versionchanged']/p",
-            'Second paragraph of versionchanged',
+            'Second paragraph of version-changed',
+        ),
+        (
+            'markup.html',
+            ".//div[@class='versionchanged']/p/span",
+            tail_check('Deprecated alias for version-changed'),
+        ),
+        (
+            'markup.html',
+            ".//div[@class='deprecated']/p/span",
+            'Deprecated since version 0.6: ',
+        ),
+        (
+            'markup.html',
+            ".//div[@class='deprecated']/p/span",
+            tail_check('Boring stuff.'),
+        ),
+        (
+            'markup.html',
+            ".//div[@class='deprecated']/p/span",
+            tail_check('Deprecated alias for version-deprecated'),
         ),
         (
             'markup.html',
             ".//div[@class='versionremoved']/p/span",
             'Removed in version 0.6: ',
         ),
+        (
+            'markup.html',
+            ".//div[@class='versionremoved']/p/span",
+            tail_check('Deprecated alias for version-removed'),
+        ),
         # footnote reference
         ('markup.html', ".//a[@class='footnote-reference brackets']", r'1'),
         # created by reference lookup
diff --git a/tests/test_intl/test_intl.py b/tests/test_intl/test_intl.py
index d43c029d4d6..2375c1a6687 100644
--- a/tests/test_intl/test_intl.py
+++ b/tests/test_intl/test_intl.py
@@ -1101,29 +1101,29 @@ def get_content(result, name):
 
     expect1 = (
         """<p><span class="versionmodified deprecated">Deprecated since version 1.0: </span>"""
-        """THIS IS THE <em>FIRST</em> PARAGRAPH OF DEPRECATED.</p>\n"""
-        """<p>THIS IS THE <em>SECOND</em> PARAGRAPH OF DEPRECATED.</p>\n"""
+        """THIS IS THE <em>FIRST</em> PARAGRAPH OF VERSION-DEPRECATED.</p>\n"""
+        """<p>THIS IS THE <em>SECOND</em> PARAGRAPH OF VERSION-DEPRECATED.</p>\n"""
     )
     matched_content = get_content(result, 'deprecated')
     assert matched_content == expect1
 
     expect2 = (
         """<p><span class="versionmodified added">Added in version 1.0: </span>"""
-        """THIS IS THE <em>FIRST</em> PARAGRAPH OF VERSIONADDED.</p>\n"""
+        """THIS IS THE <em>FIRST</em> PARAGRAPH OF VERSION-ADDED.</p>\n"""
     )
     matched_content = get_content(result, 'versionadded')
     assert matched_content == expect2
 
     expect3 = (
         """<p><span class="versionmodified changed">Changed in version 1.0: </span>"""
-        """THIS IS THE <em>FIRST</em> PARAGRAPH OF VERSIONCHANGED.</p>\n"""
+        """THIS IS THE <em>FIRST</em> PARAGRAPH OF VERSION-CHANGED.</p>\n"""
     )
     matched_content = get_content(result, 'versionchanged')
     assert matched_content == expect3
 
     expect4 = (
         """<p><span class="versionmodified removed">Removed in version 1.0: </span>"""
-        """THIS IS THE <em>FIRST</em> PARAGRAPH OF VERSIONREMOVED.</p>\n"""
+        """THIS IS THE <em>FIRST</em> PARAGRAPH OF VERSION-REMOVED.</p>\n"""
     )
     matched_content = get_content(result, 'versionremoved')
     assert matched_content == expect4