diff --git a/lib/ruby/maven/ruby/maven.rb b/lib/ruby/maven/ruby/maven.rb
index 61c7465..4de627a 100644
--- a/lib/ruby/maven/ruby/maven.rb
+++ b/lib/ruby/maven/ruby/maven.rb
@@ -105,4 +105,13 @@ def exec_in(launchdirectory, *args)
       end
     end
   end
+
+  class RubyMaven
+
+    def self.new(*args)
+      warn "deprecated: use Maven::Ruby::Maven instead"
+      Maven::Ruby::Maven.new(*args)
+    end
+  end
+
 end