diff --git a/synth/src/cli/mod.rs b/synth/src/cli/mod.rs
index 8abaa0db..ebb28dad 100644
--- a/synth/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/synth/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ pub enum Args {
         #[structopt(parse(from_os_str), help = "name of directory to initialize")]
         init_path: Option<PathBuf>,
     },
-    #[structopt(about = "Generate data from a namespace")]
+    #[structopt(about = "Generate data from a namespace", alias = "gen")]
     Generate {
         #[structopt(
             help = "the namespace directory from which to generate",