diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 48f5ad4d..5a7c7d79 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
   availibility config value, 'standard' and 'opensuse_Factory' in platforms list and in case
   of fail it uses the last entry from that list
 - new osc linkpac -f to allow to override existing _link files
+- rename "rebuildpac" to "rebuild", but keep "rebuildpac" as alias
 
 0.117:
 - support checkout of single package via "osc co PACKAGE" when local dir is project
diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index cd7f9502..fe7e7058 100755
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -2410,7 +2410,8 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
 
     @cmdln.option('-f', '--failed', action='store_true',
                   help='rebuild all failed packages')
-    def do_rebuildpac(self, subcmd, opts, *args):
+    @cmdln.alias('rebuildpac')
+    def do_rebuild(self, subcmd, opts, *args):
         """${cmd_name}: Triggers package rebuilds
 
         With the optional <repo> and <arch> arguments, the rebuild can be limited
@@ -2428,7 +2429,7 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
         'osc repos' output.
 
         usage:
-            osc rebuildpac PROJECT [PACKAGE [PLATFORM [ARCH]]]
+            osc rebuild PROJECT [PACKAGE [PLATFORM [ARCH]]]
         ${cmd_option_list}
         """