diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bcd1e8d7439d5dc179985f13412443f805aaf219..915ba86cd716db2754661cef2f8ba687ef36d920 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ PODIO_GENERATE_DATAMODEL(
 ##############################################################################
 PODIO_ADD_DATAMODEL_CORE_LIB(edm4cepc "${headers}" "${sources}")
 target_link_libraries(edm4cepc PUBLIC EDM4HEP::edm4hep)
+add_library(EDM4CEPC::edm4cepc ALIAS edm4cepc )
 
 PODIO_ADD_ROOT_IO_DICT(edm4cepcDict edm4cepc "${headers}" src/selection.xml)
 add_library(EDM4CEPC::edm4cepcDict ALIAS edm4cepcDict )