diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 638eda14..4d8b127c 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ PlatformIO 2.0
 2.7.2 (2016-01-??)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+* Added ``pio`` command line alias for ``platformio`` command
+  (`issue #447 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio/issues/447>`_)
 * Added SPL-Framework support for Nucleo F401RE board
   (`issue #453 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio/issues/453>`_)
 * Added ``upload_resetmethod`` option to `Project Configuration File platformio.ini <http://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/projectconf.html>`__
diff --git a/platformio/__init__.py b/platformio/__init__.py
index a3d0f72d..d910aa59 100644
--- a/platformio/__init__.py
+++ b/platformio/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 import sys
 
-VERSION = (2, 7, "2.dev2")
+VERSION = (2, 7, "2.dev3")
 __version__ = ".".join([str(s) for s in VERSION])
 
 __title__ = "platformio"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6b4951ba..272131a6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ setup(
     },
     entry_points={
         "console_scripts": [
+            "pio = platformio.__main__:main",
             "platformio = platformio.__main__:main"
         ]
     },