diff --git a/stages/org.osbuild.oscap.autotailor b/stages/org.osbuild.oscap.autotailor
index 3c33eecb..2b8daedc 100755
--- a/stages/org.osbuild.oscap.autotailor
+++ b/stages/org.osbuild.oscap.autotailor
@@ -14,10 +14,15 @@ def main(tree, options):
     profile = config.get("profile_id")
     new_profile = config.get("new_profile")
     tailoring_file = config.get("tailoring_file")
+    # use `new_profile` as a fallback for backwards compatibility
+    tailored_profile_id = config.get("tailored_profile_id", new_profile)
+
+    if new_profile is not None:
+        print("WARNING: use the `tailored_profile_id` option instead")
 
     # make sure either profile & new_profile are set
     # or tailoring_filepath is set
-    if not ((profile and new_profile) or tailoring_file):
+    if not ((profile and tailored_profile_id) or tailoring_file):
         raise ValueError("Either profile & new profile must be set or provide filepath to json tailoring file")
 
     if tailoring_file:
@@ -39,7 +44,7 @@ def main(tree, options):
     cmd = [
         "/usr/bin/autotailor",
         "--output", f"{tree}/{filepath.lstrip('/')}",
-        "--new-profile-id", new_profile
+        "--new-profile-id", tailored_profile_id,
     ]
 
     for s in selected:
diff --git a/stages/org.osbuild.oscap.autotailor.meta.json b/stages/org.osbuild.oscap.autotailor.meta.json
index 77f28c10..3c346044 100644
--- a/stages/org.osbuild.oscap.autotailor.meta.json
+++ b/stages/org.osbuild.oscap.autotailor.meta.json
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@
         "additionalProperties": false,
         "required": [
           "profile_id",
-          "datastream",
-          "new_profile"
+          "datastream"
         ],
         "type": "object",
         "description": "OpenSCAP configuration variables",
@@ -49,7 +48,11 @@
           },
           "new_profile": {
             "type": "string",
-            "description": "The name of the new customized OpenSCAP profile"
+            "description": "The id of the new customized (tailored) OpenSCAP profile"
+          },
+          "tailored_profile_id": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "The id of the new customized (tailored) OpenSCAP profile"
           },
           "selected": {
             "type": "array",
diff --git a/stages/test/test_autotailor.py b/stages/test/test_autotailor.py
index b9e90fd0..ac08d6ba 100644
--- a/stages/test/test_autotailor.py
+++ b/stages/test/test_autotailor.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def fake_input_fixture():
             "config": {
                 "profile_id": "some-profile-id",
                 "datastream": "some-datastream",
-                "new_profile": "some-new-profile",
+                "tailoring_profile_id": "some-new-profile",
             }
         },
     }
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def test_oscap_autotailor_overrides_smoke(mock_subprocess_run, fake_input, stage
                     "value": 50,
                 },
             ]
-        }, "{'profile_id': 'some-profile-id', 'datastream': 'some-datastream', 'new_profile': 'some-new-profile',"
+        }, "{'profile_id': 'some-profile-id', 'datastream': 'some-datastream', 'tailoring_profile_id': 'some-new-profile',"
             + " 'overrides': [{'no': 'var', 'value': 50}]} is not valid under any of the given schemas"),
         ({
             "overrides": [
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def test_oscap_autotailor_overrides_smoke(mock_subprocess_run, fake_input, stage
                     "var": "some",
                 },
             ]
-        }, "{'profile_id': 'some-profile-id', 'datastream': 'some-datastream', 'new_profile': 'some-new-profile',"
+        }, "{'profile_id': 'some-profile-id', 'datastream': 'some-datastream', 'tailoring_profile_id': 'some-new-profile',"
             + " 'overrides': [{'no': 'value', 'var': 'some'}]} is not valid under any of the given schemas"),
         ({
             "overrides": [
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def test_oscap_autotailor_overrides_smoke(mock_subprocess_run, fake_input, stage
                     "value": {"some": "object"},
                 },
             ]
-        }, "{'profile_id': 'some-profile-id', 'datastream': 'some-datastream', 'new_profile': 'some-new-profile',"
+        }, "{'profile_id': 'some-profile-id', 'datastream': 'some-datastream', 'tailoring_profile_id': 'some-new-profile',"
             + " 'overrides': [{'var': 'ssh_idle_timeout_value', 'value': {'some': 'object'}}]} is not valid under any of the given schemas"),
     ],
 )
diff --git a/test/data/stages/oscap.autotailor/b.json b/test/data/stages/oscap.autotailor/b.json
index b8cebf04..c5714cc4 100644
--- a/test/data/stages/oscap.autotailor/b.json
+++ b/test/data/stages/oscap.autotailor/b.json
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@
             "config": {
               "datastream": "/usr/share/xml/scap/ssg/content/ssg-fedora-ds.xml",
               "profile_id": "xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_profile_ospp",
-              "new_profile": "xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_profile_ospp_osbuild_tailoring",
+              "tailored_profile_id": "xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_profile_ospp_osbuild_tailoring",
               "selected": [
                 "partition_for_var_log"
               ],
diff --git a/test/data/stages/oscap.autotailor/b.mpp.yaml b/test/data/stages/oscap.autotailor/b.mpp.yaml
index 5360f50c..f2564f55 100644
--- a/test/data/stages/oscap.autotailor/b.mpp.yaml
+++ b/test/data/stages/oscap.autotailor/b.mpp.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pipelines:
           config:
             datastream: /usr/share/xml/scap/ssg/content/ssg-fedora-ds.xml
             profile_id: xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_profile_ospp
-            new_profile: xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_profile_ospp_osbuild_tailoring
+            tailored_profile_id: xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_profile_ospp_osbuild_tailoring
             selected:
               - partition_for_var_log
             unselected: