diff --git a/quill/include/quill/detail/misc/Os.h b/quill/include/quill/detail/misc/Os.h
index d44ce98f82327079beffc294d88e692603287ab9..0467b981782b7911e9ba129a6f6a766c26fe8d16 100644
--- a/quill/include/quill/detail/misc/Os.h
+++ b/quill/include/quill/detail/misc/Os.h
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ QUILL_ATTRIBUTE_COLD int remove(filename_t const& filename) noexcept;
  * @param previous_file previous file name
  * @param new_file new file name
  */
-QUILL_ATTRIBUTE_COLD void rename(filename_t const& previous_file, filename_t const& new_file);
+QUILL_ATTRIBUTE_COLD bool rename(filename_t const& previous_file, filename_t const& new_file);
 
 /**
  * inverses of gmtime