diff --git a/DigitalData.Core.Abstractions/Infrastructure/ICRUDRepository.cs b/DigitalData.Core.Abstractions/Infrastructure/ICRUDRepository.cs
index c5562ff..a452a81 100644
--- a/DigitalData.Core.Abstractions/Infrastructure/ICRUDRepository.cs
+++ b/DigitalData.Core.Abstractions/Infrastructure/ICRUDRepository.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     /// </summary>
     /// <typeparam name="TEntity">The type of the entity this repository works with.</typeparam>
     /// <typeparam name="TId">The type of the identifier for the entity.</typeparam>
+    [Obsolete("ICRUDRepository has been deprecated. Please use the IRepository interface instead, which provides a better abtraction (e.g. without tracking) and flexibility.")]
     public interface ICRUDRepository<TEntity, TId> where TEntity : class, IUnique<TId>
     {
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/DigitalData.Core.Abstractions/Infrastructure/IRepository.cs b/DigitalData.Core.Abstractions/Infrastructure/IRepository.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbd9581
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DigitalData.Core.Abstractions/Infrastructure/IRepository.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using System.Linq.Expressions;
+
+namespace DigitalData.Core.Abstractions.Infrastructure;
+
+public interface IRepository<TEntity>
+{
+    public Task<TEntity> CreateAsync<TDto>(TDto dto);
+
+    public Task<TEntity> CreateAsync<TDto>(IEnumerable<TDto> dtos);
+
+    public Task<IEnumerable<TEntity>> ReadAsync(Expression? expression = null);
+
+    public Task<IEnumerable<TEntity>> UpdateAsync<TDto>(TDto dto, Expression expression);
+
+    public Task<IEnumerable<TEntity>> DeleteAsync<TDto>(Expression expression);
+}