diff --git a/velocity.spec b/velocity.spec
index 5e2c9f2..fade512 100644
--- a/velocity.spec
+++ b/velocity.spec
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ Javadoc for %{name}.
 %pom_remove_plugin :maven-enforcer-plugin
 %pom_remove_plugin :maven-shade-plugin velocity-engine-core
 
+%mvn_alias :velocity-engine-core :velocity
+
 %build
 # Tests require hsqldb
 %mvn_build -f