diff --git a/unison-cli/src/Unison/CommandLine/InputPatterns.hs b/unison-cli/src/Unison/CommandLine/InputPatterns.hs
index 7f5bc46dc..918340010 100644
--- a/unison-cli/src/Unison/CommandLine/InputPatterns.hs
+++ b/unison-cli/src/Unison/CommandLine/InputPatterns.hs
@@ -1410,14 +1410,16 @@ aliasTerm =
 aliasTermForce :: InputPattern
 aliasTermForce =
   InputPattern
-    { patternName = "alias.term.force",
+    { patternName = "debug.alias.term.force",
       aliases = [],
       visibility = I.Hidden,
       args = [("term to alias", Required, exactDefinitionTermQueryArg), ("alias name", Required, newNameArg)],
-      help = "`alias.term.force foo bar` introduces `bar` with the same definition as `foo`.",
+      help = "`debug.alias.term.force foo bar` introduces `bar` with the same definition as `foo`.",
       parse = \case
         [oldName, newName] -> Input.AliasTermI True <$> handleShortHashOrHQSplit'Arg oldName <*> handleSplit'Arg newName
-        _ -> Left . warn $ P.wrap "`alias.term.force` takes two arguments, like `alias.term.force oldname newname`."
+        _ ->
+          Left . warn $
+            P.wrap "`debug.alias.term.force` takes two arguments, like `debug.alias.term.force oldname newname`."
     }
 
 aliasType :: InputPattern
diff --git a/unison-src/transcripts/alias-term.md b/unison-src/transcripts/alias-term.md
index cd4f7454a..1e1bb95ec 100644
--- a/unison-src/transcripts/alias-term.md
+++ b/unison-src/transcripts/alias-term.md
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ project/main> alias.term lib.builtins.todo foo
 project/main> ls
 ```
 
-You can use `alias.term.force` for that.
+You can use `debug.alias.term.force` for that.
 
 ```ucm
-project/main> alias.term.force lib.builtins.todo foo
+project/main> debug.alias.term.force lib.builtins.todo foo
 project/main> ls
 ```
diff --git a/unison-src/transcripts/alias-term.output.md b/unison-src/transcripts/alias-term.output.md
index 733ff1384..d072506cb 100644
--- a/unison-src/transcripts/alias-term.output.md
+++ b/unison-src/transcripts/alias-term.output.md
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ project/main> ls
   2. lib/ (643 terms, 92 types)
 
 ```
-You can use `alias.term.force` for that.
+You can use `debug.alias.term.force` for that.
 
 ```ucm
-project/main> alias.term.force lib.builtins.todo foo
+project/main> debug.alias.term.force lib.builtins.todo foo
 
   Done.