diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 66774e1..4a2e898 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 monolinie
+ml
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 6da5b81..4a8dca9 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -14,6 +15,11 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 func Execute() {
+	// Allow invoking as "ml" (short alias) or "monolinie"
+	if name := filepath.Base(os.Args[0]); name == "ml" {
+		rootCmd.Use = "ml"
+	}
+
 	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
 		os.Exit(1)