diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index d5ed99347..78dd7a29d 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace :docs do
 
     instance_methods_to_document = meths.select { |method| method.scope != :class }
     class_methods_to_document = meths.select { |method| method.scope == :class }
-    configuration_methods_to_document = registry.get("ViewComponent::Config").meths.select(&:reader?)
+    configuration_methods_to_document = registry.get("ViewComponent::GlobalConfig").meths.select(&:reader?)
     test_helper_methods_to_document = registry
       .get("ViewComponent::TestHelpers")
       .meths
diff --git a/lib/view_component.rb b/lib/view_component.rb
index 62c9cd2cb..5f1123cc6 100644
--- a/lib/view_component.rb
+++ b/lib/view_component.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module ViewComponent
   autoload :Compiler
   autoload :CompileCache
   autoload :ComponentError
-  autoload :Config
+  autoload :GlobalConfig
   autoload :Deprecation
   autoload :InlineTemplate
   autoload :Instrumentation
diff --git a/lib/view_component/base.rb b/lib/view_component/base.rb
index 905bdf13e..67dfaaa0a 100644
--- a/lib/view_component/base.rb
+++ b/lib/view_component/base.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 require "view_component/collection"
 require "view_component/compile_cache"
 require "view_component/compiler"
-require "view_component/config"
+require "view_component/global_config"
 require "view_component/errors"
 require "view_component/inline_template"
 require "view_component/preview"
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
 module ViewComponent
   class Base < ActionView::Base
     class << self
-      delegate(*ViewComponent::Config.defaults.keys, to: :config)
+      delegate(*ViewComponent::GlobalConfig.defaults.keys, to: :config)
 
       # Returns the current config.
       #
       # @return [ActiveSupport::OrderedOptions]
       def config
-        ViewComponent::Config.current
+        ViewComponent::GlobalConfig.current
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/view_component/engine.rb b/lib/view_component/engine.rb
index 8932ad800..b48c2840c 100644
--- a/lib/view_component/engine.rb
+++ b/lib/view_component/engine.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 require "rails"
-require "view_component/config"
+require "view_component/global_config"
 require "view_component/deprecation"
 
 module ViewComponent
   class Engine < Rails::Engine # :nodoc:
-    config.view_component = ViewComponent::Config.current
+    config.view_component = ViewComponent::GlobalConfig.current
 
     rake_tasks do
       load "view_component/rails/tasks/view_component.rake"
diff --git a/lib/view_component/config.rb b/lib/view_component/global_config.rb
similarity index 97%
rename from lib/view_component/config.rb
rename to lib/view_component/global_config.rb
index 85e119faf..8eea1b585 100644
--- a/lib/view_component/config.rb
+++ b/lib/view_component/global_config.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 require "view_component/deprecation"
 
 module ViewComponent
-  class Config
+  class GlobalConfig
     class << self
       # `new` without any arguments initializes the default configuration, but
       # it's important to differentiate in case that's no longer the case in
@@ -181,10 +181,10 @@ def default_generate_options
     end
 
     # @!attribute current
-    # @return [ViewComponent::Config]
-    # Returns the current ViewComponent::Config. This is persisted against this
+    # @return [ViewComponent::GlobalConfig]
+    # Returns the current ViewComponent::GlobalConfig. This is persisted against this
     # class so that config options remain accessible before the rest of
-    # ViewComponent has loaded. Defaults to an instance of ViewComponent::Config
+    # ViewComponent has loaded. Defaults to an instance of ViewComponent::GlobalConfig
     # with all other documented defaults set.
     class_attribute :current, default: defaults, instance_predicate: false
 
diff --git a/test/sandbox/test/config_test.rb b/test/sandbox/test/config_test.rb
index 86c662a02..e4fc2ded0 100644
--- a/test/sandbox/test/config_test.rb
+++ b/test/sandbox/test/config_test.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 module ViewComponent
   class ConfigTest < TestCase
     def setup
-      @config = ViewComponent::Config.new
+      @config = ViewComponent::GlobalConfig.new
     end
 
     def test_defaults_are_correct
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ def test_all_methods_are_documented
       Rake::Task["yard"].execute
       configuration_methods_to_document = YARD::RegistryStore.new.tap do |store|
         store.load!(".yardoc")
-      end.get("ViewComponent::Config").meths.select(&:reader?).reject { |meth| meth.name == :config }
-      default_options = ViewComponent::Config.defaults.keys
-      accessors = ViewComponent::Config.instance_methods(false).reject do |method_name|
+      end.get("ViewComponent::GlobalConfig").meths.select(&:reader?).reject { |meth| meth.name == :config }
+      default_options = ViewComponent::GlobalConfig.defaults.keys
+      accessors = ViewComponent::GlobalConfig.instance_methods(false).reject do |method_name|
         method_name.to_s.end_with?("=") || method_name == :method_missing
       end
       options_defined_on_instance = Set[*default_options, *accessors]