diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/entity/AbstractEntityPersister.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/entity/AbstractEntityPersister.java
index a64545ce76..53924d8dc9 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/entity/AbstractEntityPersister.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/entity/AbstractEntityPersister.java
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractEntityPersister
 	private static final CoreMessageLogger LOG = CoreLogging.messageLogger( AbstractEntityPersister.class );
 
 	public static final String ENTITY_CLASS = "class";
-	public static final String VERSION_COLUMN_ALIAS = "v";
+	public static final String VERSION_COLUMN_ALIAS = "version_";
 
 	private final NavigableRole navigableRole;