diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/UriTemplate.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/UriTemplate.java
index dde2646a..92335d49 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/UriTemplate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/UriTemplate.java
@@ -57,8 +57,10 @@ public class UriTemplate implements Iterable<TemplateVariable>, Serializable {
 	 * Creates a new {@link UriTemplate} using the given template string.
 	 *
 	 * @param template must not be {@literal null} or empty.
+	 * @deprecated Migrate to {@link UriTemplate#of(String)}.
 	 */
-	private UriTemplate(String template) {
+	@Deprecated
+	public UriTemplate(String template) {
 
 		Assert.hasText(template, "Template must not be null or empty!");
 
@@ -100,8 +102,10 @@ public class UriTemplate implements Iterable<TemplateVariable>, Serializable {
 	 *
 	 * @param baseUri must not be {@literal null} or empty.
 	 * @param variables must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @deprecated Migrate to {@link UriTemplate#of(String, TemplateVariables)}.
 	 */
-	UriTemplate(String baseUri, TemplateVariables variables) {
+	@Deprecated
+	public UriTemplate(String baseUri, TemplateVariables variables) {
 
 		Assert.hasText(baseUri, "Base URI must not be null or empty!");
 		Assert.notNull(variables, "Template variables must not be null!");
@@ -123,6 +127,19 @@ public class UriTemplate implements Iterable<TemplateVariable>, Serializable {
 		return CACHE.computeIfAbsent(template, UriTemplate::new);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns a {@link UriTemplate} for the given {@link String} template.
+	 *
+	 * @param template must not be {@literal null} or empty.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static UriTemplate of(String template, TemplateVariables variables) {
+
+		Assert.hasText(template, "Template must not be null or empty!");
+
+		return CACHE.computeIfAbsent(template, UriTemplate::new).with(variables);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new {@link UriTemplate} with the current {@link TemplateVariable}s augmented with the given ones.
 	 *