diff --git a/spring-context-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/caffeine/CaffeineReactiveCachingTests.java b/spring-context-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/caffeine/CaffeineReactiveCachingTests.java
index ba2034c4362..cd26be375cc 100644
--- a/spring-context-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/caffeine/CaffeineReactiveCachingTests.java
+++ b/spring-context-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/caffeine/CaffeineReactiveCachingTests.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class CaffeineReactiveCachingTests {
 	}
 
 
-	@CacheConfig(cacheNames = "first")
+	@CacheConfig("first")
 	static class ReactiveCacheableService {
 
 		private final AtomicLong counter = new AtomicLong();
diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/CacheConfig.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/CacheConfig.java
index 1521692245e..24c07634d56 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/CacheConfig.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/CacheConfig.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
+import org.springframework.core.annotation.AliasFor;
+
 /**
  * {@code @CacheConfig} provides a mechanism for sharing common cache-related
  * settings at the class level.
@@ -39,6 +41,13 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 @Documented
 public @interface CacheConfig {
 
+	/**
+	 * Alias for {@link #cacheNames}.
+	 * @since 7.0
+	 */
+	@AliasFor("cacheNames")
+	String[] value() default {};
+
 	/**
 	 * Names of the default caches to consider for caching operations defined
 	 * in the annotated class.
@@ -47,7 +56,9 @@ public @interface CacheConfig {
 	 * configured {@link #cacheResolver()} which typically delegates to
 	 * {@link org.springframework.cache.CacheManager#getCache}.
 	 * For further details see {@link Cacheable#cacheNames()}.
+	 * @see #value
 	 */
+	@AliasFor("value")
 	String[] cacheNames() default {};
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/AnnotationCacheOperationSourceTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/AnnotationCacheOperationSourceTests.java
index a9f45200d3d..f6af1a5857f 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/AnnotationCacheOperationSourceTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/AnnotationCacheOperationSourceTests.java
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ class AnnotationCacheOperationSourceTests {
 	}
 
 
-	@CacheConfig(cacheNames = "myCache")
+	@CacheConfig("myCache")
 	private interface CacheConfigIfc {
 
 		@Cacheable
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/ReactiveCachingTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/ReactiveCachingTests.java
index a7b74600953..0ba7898253c 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/ReactiveCachingTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/ReactiveCachingTests.java
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class ReactiveCachingTests {
 	}
 
 
-	@CacheConfig(cacheNames = "first")
+	@CacheConfig("first")
 	static class ReactiveCacheableService {
 
 		private final AtomicLong counter = new AtomicLong();
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class ReactiveCachingTests {
 	}
 
 
-	@CacheConfig(cacheNames = "first")
+	@CacheConfig("first")
 	static class ReactiveSyncCacheableService {
 
 		private final AtomicLong counter = new AtomicLong();
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ class ReactiveCachingTests {
 	}
 
 
-	@CacheConfig(cacheNames = "first")
+	@CacheConfig("first")
 	static class ReactiveFailureCacheableService {
 
 		private final AtomicBoolean cacheFutureInvoked = new AtomicBoolean();
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/config/EnableCachingIntegrationTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/config/EnableCachingIntegrationTests.java
index f2da9f99379..2208e54bc0d 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/config/EnableCachingIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/config/EnableCachingIntegrationTests.java
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class EnableCachingIntegrationTests {
 	}
 
 
-	@CacheConfig(cacheNames = "testCache")
+	@CacheConfig("testCache")
 	static class FooServiceImpl implements FooService {
 
 		private final AtomicLong counter = new AtomicLong();
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/interceptor/CacheErrorHandlerTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/interceptor/CacheErrorHandlerTests.java
index 926d2345d76..0446a1c1706 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/interceptor/CacheErrorHandlerTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/interceptor/CacheErrorHandlerTests.java
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class CacheErrorHandlerTests {
 
 	}
 
-	@CacheConfig(cacheNames = "test")
+	@CacheConfig("test")
 	public static class SimpleService {
 		private AtomicLong counter = new AtomicLong();
 
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/interceptor/CachePutEvaluationTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/interceptor/CachePutEvaluationTests.java
index 2884783f99c..50ad24d6f5b 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/interceptor/CachePutEvaluationTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/interceptor/CachePutEvaluationTests.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class CachePutEvaluationTests {
 
 	}
 
-	@CacheConfig(cacheNames = "test")
+	@CacheConfig("test")
 	public static class SimpleService {
 		private AtomicLong counter = new AtomicLong();
 
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/interceptor/CacheResolverCustomizationTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/interceptor/CacheResolverCustomizationTests.java
index aff99fd3165..97731324ab9 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/interceptor/CacheResolverCustomizationTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/interceptor/CacheResolverCustomizationTests.java
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class CacheResolverCustomizationTests {
 	}
 
 
-	@CacheConfig(cacheNames = "default")
+	@CacheConfig("default")
 	static class SimpleService {
 
 		private final AtomicLong counter = new AtomicLong();