diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ffcc10f..4463397 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,10 +6,20 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standa
 
 ## [11.0.0](https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv-expand/compare/v10.0.0...v11.0.0) (2024-02-08)
 
+### Added
+
 - Add typings for `import dotenv-expand/config` ([#99](https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv-expand/pull/99))
 - Support expansion of dot in env variable names like `POSTGRESQL.BASE.USER` ([#93](https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv-expand/pull/93))
+- Add `processEnv` option ([#105](https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv-expand/pull/105))
+
+### Changed
+
 - Do not expand prior `process.env` environment variables. NOTE: make sure to see updated README regarding `dotenv.config({ processEnv: {} })` ([#104](https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv-expand/pull/104))
 
+### Removed
+
+- Remove `ignoreProcessEnv` option (use `processEnv` option going forward)
+
 ## [10.0.0](https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv-expand/compare/v9.0.0...v10.0.0) (2022-12-16)
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3f57d1c..bac3554 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -155,15 +155,16 @@ console.log(obj)
 
 #### Options
 
-##### ignoreProcessEnv
+##### processEnv
 
-Default: `false`
+Default: `process.env`
 
-Turn off writing to `process.env`.
+Specify an object to write your secrets to. Defaults to `process.env` environment variables.
 
 ```js
+const myObject = {}
 const dotenv = {
-  ignoreProcessEnv: true,
+  processEnv: myObject,
   parsed: {
     SHOULD_NOT_EXIST: 'testing'
   }
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ const dotenv = {
 const obj = dotenvExpand.expand(dotenv).parsed
 
 console.log(obj.SHOULD_NOT_EXIST) // testing
+console.log(myObject.SHOULD_NOT_EXIST) // testing
 console.log(process.env.SHOULD_NOT_EXIST) // undefined
 ```
 
diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index 8f415ce..567e7f3 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function _interpolate (value, processEnv, parsed) {
     const replacementString = processEnv[key] || defaultValue || parsed[key] || ''
     const modifiedValue = value.replace(group, replacementString)
 
-    // return early for scenario like process.env.PASSWORD = 'pas$word'
+    // return early for scenario like processEnv.PASSWORD = 'pas$word'
     if (processEnv[key] && modifiedValue === processEnv[key]) {
       return modifiedValue
     }
@@ -52,28 +52,30 @@ function _resolveEscapeSequences (value) {
   return value.replace(/\\\$/g, '$')
 }
 
-function expand (config) {
-  // if ignoring process.env, use a blank object
-  const processEnv = config.ignoreProcessEnv ? {} : process.env
+function expand (options) {
+  let processEnv = process.env
+  if (options && options.processEnv != null) {
+    processEnv = options.processEnv
+  }
 
-  for (const key in config.parsed) {
-    let value = config.parsed[key]
+  for (const key in options.parsed) {
+    let value = options.parsed[key]
 
     // don't interpolate the processEnv value if it exists there already
     if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(processEnv, key)) {
       value = processEnv[key]
     } else {
-      value = _interpolate(value, processEnv, config.parsed)
+      value = _interpolate(value, processEnv, options.parsed)
     }
 
-    config.parsed[key] = _resolveEscapeSequences(value)
+    options.parsed[key] = _resolveEscapeSequences(value)
   }
 
-  for (const processKey in config.parsed) {
-    processEnv[processKey] = config.parsed[processKey]
+  for (const processKey in options.parsed) {
+    processEnv[processKey] = options.parsed[processKey]
   }
 
-  return config
+  return options
 }
 
 module.exports.expand = expand