diff --git a/cli/codegen/commands.ts b/cli/codegen/commands.ts
index 120c8bad..e4b82259 100644
--- a/cli/codegen/commands.ts
+++ b/cli/codegen/commands.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export interface OptionSchema {
 
 export interface CommandSchema {
   name: string
+  alias?: string[]
   description: string
   args: ArgSchema[]
   options: OptionSchema[]
@@ -500,6 +501,8 @@ const PRE_PUBLISH_OPTIONS: CommandSchema = {
   name: 'prePublish',
   description: 'Update package.json and copy addons into per platform packages',
   args: [],
+  // compatible with old command name
+  alias: ['prepublish'],
   options: [
     {
       name: 'cwd',
diff --git a/cli/codegen/index.ts b/cli/codegen/index.ts
index 55ea0721..eca5d203 100644
--- a/cli/codegen/index.ts
+++ b/cli/codegen/index.ts
@@ -85,9 +85,16 @@ function generateCommandDef(command: CommandSchema) {
   const prepare: string[] = []
   const cmdLines: string[] = []
 
+  let paths = `[['${commandPath}']]`
+
+  if (command.alias) {
+    command.alias.unshift(commandPath)
+    paths = `[['${command.alias.join(', ')}']]`
+  }
+
   cmdLines.push(`
 export abstract class Base${PascalCase(command.name)}Command extends Command {
-  static paths = [['${commandPath}']]
+  static paths = ${paths}
 
   static usage = Command.Usage({
     description: '${command.description}',
diff --git a/cli/src/def/pre-publish.ts b/cli/src/def/pre-publish.ts
index d2770735..5bc2326b 100644
--- a/cli/src/def/pre-publish.ts
+++ b/cli/src/def/pre-publish.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import { Command, Option } from 'clipanion'
 
 export abstract class BasePrePublishCommand extends Command {
-  static paths = [['pre-publish']]
+  static paths = [['pre-publish, prepublish']]
 
   static usage = Command.Usage({
     description: