diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8f298c7..8eeff13 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.41.0 - 2024-09-03
+
+#### Enhancements
+- Added `databento.read_dbn` alias
+- Added `mode` parameter to `DBNStore.to_file` to control the file writing mode
+
+#### Breaking changes
+- Changed default write mode for `DBNStore.to_file` to overwrite ("w")
+
+#### Deprecations
+- Deprecated `databento.from_dbn` and will be removed in a future release, use `databento.read_dbn` instead
+
 ## 0.40.0 - 2024-08-27
 
 #### Enhancements
diff --git a/databento/__init__.py b/databento/__init__.py
index 5aa912b..468c765 100644
--- a/databento/__init__.py
+++ b/databento/__init__.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 from databento.common.publishers import Venue
 from databento.common.symbology import InstrumentMap
 from databento.common.types import DBNRecord
+from databento.common.validation import deprecated
 from databento.historical.client import Historical
 from databento.live.client import Live
 from databento.reference.client import Reference
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@
 
 # Convenience imports
 enable_logging = bentologging.enable_logging
-from_dbn = DBNStore.from_file
+from_dbn = deprecated("databento.from_dbn")(DBNStore.from_file)
+read_dbn = DBNStore.from_file
 map_symbols_csv = symbology.map_symbols_csv
 map_symbols_json = symbology.map_symbols_json
diff --git a/databento/common/dbnstore.py b/databento/common/dbnstore.py
index 21011ab..c716d56 100644
--- a/databento/common/dbnstore.py
+++ b/databento/common/dbnstore.py
@@ -1029,7 +1029,11 @@ def to_parquet(
             if writer is not None:
                 writer.close()
 
-    def to_file(self, path: PathLike[str] | str) -> None:
+    def to_file(
+        self,
+        path: PathLike[str] | str,
+        mode: Literal["w", "x"] = "w",
+    ) -> None:
         """
         Write the data to a DBN file at the given path.
 
@@ -1037,6 +1041,8 @@ def to_file(self, path: PathLike[str] | str) -> None:
         ----------
         path : PathLike[str] or str
             The file path to write to.
+        mode : str, default "w"
+            The file write mode to use, either "x" or "w".
 
         Raises
         ------
@@ -1048,9 +1054,8 @@ def to_file(self, path: PathLike[str] | str) -> None:
             If path is not writable.
 
         """
-        file_path = validate_file_write_path(path, "path")
-        with open(file_path, mode="xb") as f:
-            f.write(self._data_source.reader.read())
+        file_path = validate_file_write_path(path, "path", exist_ok=mode == "w")
+        file_path.write_bytes(self._data_source.reader.read())
         self._data_source = FileDataSource(file_path)
 
     def to_json(
diff --git a/databento/common/validation.py b/databento/common/validation.py
index 8004a10..ebd3aa1 100644
--- a/databento/common/validation.py
+++ b/databento/common/validation.py
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import functools
 import os
+import warnings
+from collections.abc import Callable
 from enum import Enum
 from os import PathLike
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
 from typing import TypeVar
 from urllib.parse import urlsplit
 from urllib.parse import urlunsplit
@@ -44,7 +48,11 @@ def validate_path(value: PathLike[str] | str, param: str) -> Path:
         ) from None
 
 
-def validate_file_write_path(value: PathLike[str] | str, param: str) -> Path:
+def validate_file_write_path(
+    value: PathLike[str] | str,
+    param: str,
+    exist_ok: bool = False,
+) -> Path:
     """
     Validate whether the given value is a valid path to a writable file.
 
@@ -54,6 +62,8 @@ def validate_file_write_path(value: PathLike[str] | str, param: str) -> Path:
         The value to validate.
     param : str
         The name of the parameter being validated (for any error message).
+    exist_ok : bool, default False
+        If False, raises a `FileExistsError` if the file exists.
 
     Returns
     -------
@@ -75,7 +85,7 @@ def validate_file_write_path(value: PathLike[str] | str, param: str) -> Path:
         raise PermissionError(f"The file `{value}` is not writable.")
     if path_valid.is_dir():
         raise IsADirectoryError(f"The `{param}` was not a path to a file.")
-    if path_valid.is_file():
+    if not exist_ok and path_valid.is_file():
         raise FileExistsError(f"The file `{value}` already exists.")
     return path_valid
 
@@ -262,3 +272,37 @@ def validate_smart_symbol(symbol: str) -> str:
         tokens[1] = tokens[1].lower()  # api expects lower case
 
     return ".".join(tokens)
+
+
+_D = TypeVar("_D", bound=Callable)  # type: ignore [type-arg]
+
+
+def deprecated(name: str | None = None) -> Callable[[_D], _D]:
+    """
+    Decorate for a function that will emit a deprecation warning.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    name : str, optional
+        An optional name to use instead of the actual function name.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    Callable[..., Any]
+
+    """
+
+    def decorator(func: _D) -> _D:
+        @functools.wraps(func)
+        def wrapper(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
+            func_name = name if name is not None else func.__name__
+            warnings.warn(
+                f"{func_name} is deprecated and will be removed in a future release",
+                category=DeprecationWarning,
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
+            return func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        return wrapper  # type: ignore
+
+    return decorator
diff --git a/databento/historical/api/batch.py b/databento/historical/api/batch.py
index 5f345c3..9d99b29 100644
--- a/databento/historical/api/batch.py
+++ b/databento/historical/api/batch.py
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 from databento.common.parsing import optional_values_list_to_string
 from databento.common.parsing import symbols_list_to_list
 from databento.common.publishers import Dataset
-from databento.common.types import Default
 from databento.common.validation import validate_enum
 from databento.common.validation import validate_path
 from databento.common.validation import validate_semantic_string
@@ -253,7 +252,6 @@ def download(
         job_id: str,
         output_dir: PathLike[str] | str | None = None,
         filename_to_download: str | None = None,
-        enable_partial_downloads: Default[bool] = Default[bool](True),
     ) -> list[Path]:
         """
         Download a batch job or a specific file to `{output_dir}/{job_id}/`.
@@ -287,14 +285,6 @@ def download(
             If a file fails to download.
 
         """
-        # TODO: Remove after a reasonable deprecation period
-        if not isinstance(enable_partial_downloads, Default):
-            warnings.warn(
-                "The parameter `enable_partial_downloads` has been removed and will cause an error if set in the future. Partially downloaded files will always be resumed.",
-                category=BentoWarning,
-                stacklevel=2,
-            )
-
         if filename_to_download is None:
             filenames_to_download = None
         else:
diff --git a/databento/version.py b/databento/version.py
index da7ed90..22ffde2 100644
--- a/databento/version.py
+++ b/databento/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.40.0"
+__version__ = "0.41.0"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 64bf710..5bb5f0e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "databento"
-version = "0.40.0"
+version = "0.41.0"
 description = "Official Python client library for Databento"
 authors = [
     "Databento <support@databento.com>",
diff --git a/tests/test_historical_bento.py b/tests/test_historical_bento.py
index 4c6c1ce..c09b424 100644
--- a/tests/test_historical_bento.py
+++ b/tests/test_historical_bento.py
@@ -174,23 +174,75 @@ def test_file_dbnstore_given_valid_path_initialized_expected_data(
     assert dbnstore.nbytes == 189
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "schema,expected_size",
+    [
+        (Schema.MBO, 189),
+        (Schema.DEFINITION, 290),
+    ],
+)
 def test_to_file_persists_to_disk(
     test_data: Callable[[Dataset, Schema], bytes],
     tmp_path: Path,
+    schema: Schema,
+    expected_size: int,
 ) -> None:
+    """
+    Test the DBNStore.to_file writes files to disk.
+    """
     # Arrange
-    stub_data = test_data(Dataset.GLBX_MDP3, Schema.MBO)
+    stub_data = test_data(Dataset.GLBX_MDP3, schema)
     dbnstore = DBNStore.from_bytes(data=stub_data)
 
     # Act
     dbn_path = tmp_path / "my_test.dbn"
     dbnstore.to_file(path=dbn_path)
 
+    # Assert
+    assert dbn_path.exists()
+    assert dbn_path.stat().st_size == expected_size
+
+
+def test_to_file_overwrite(
+    test_data: Callable[[Dataset, Schema], bytes],
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Test that the default write mode allows files to be overwritten.
+    """
+    # Arrange
+    stub_data = test_data(Dataset.GLBX_MDP3, Schema.MBO)
+    dbnstore = DBNStore.from_bytes(data=stub_data)
+    dbn_path = tmp_path / "my_test.dbn"
+    dbnstore.to_file(path=dbn_path)
+    assert dbn_path.stat().st_size == 189
+
+    # Act
+    dbnstore.to_file(path=dbn_path)
+
     # Assert
     assert dbn_path.exists()
     assert dbn_path.stat().st_size == 189
 
 
+def test_to_file_exclusive(
+    test_data: Callable[[Dataset, Schema], bytes],
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Test that the exclusive write mode correctly rejects an existing file path.
+    """
+    # Arrange
+    stub_data = test_data(Dataset.GLBX_MDP3, Schema.MBO)
+    dbnstore = DBNStore.from_bytes(data=stub_data)
+    dbn_path = tmp_path / "my_test.dbn"
+    dbnstore.to_file(path=dbn_path)
+
+    # Act, Assert
+    with pytest.raises(FileExistsError):
+        dbnstore.to_file(path=dbn_path, mode="x")
+
+
 def test_to_ndarray_with_stub_data_returns_expected_array(
     test_data: Callable[[Dataset, Schema], bytes],
 ) -> None: