diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index a104671..391ded2 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -380,8 +380,15 @@ downloadLicenses {
     ]
 
     aliases = [
-        (apacheTwo) : ['The Apache Software License, Version 2.0', 'Apache 2', 'Apache License Version 2.0', 'Apache License, Version 2.0', 'Apache License 2.0', license('Apache License', 'http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0')],
-        (bsd) : ['BSD', license('New BSD License', 'http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php')]
+        (apacheTwo) : [ 'The Apache Software License, Version 2.0', 
+                        'Apache 2', 'Apache License Version 2.0',
+                        '/Apache License,? [Vv]ersion 2.0/', // Regex are supported when alias is surrounded by forward slashes
+                        'Apache License 2.0',
+                        license('Apache License', 'http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0')
+                      ],
+        (bsd) : [ 'BSD', license('New BSD License', 
+                  'http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php')
+                ]
     ]
 
     excludeDependencies = [
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/nl/javadude/gradle/plugins/license/LicenseResolver.groovy b/src/main/groovy/nl/javadude/gradle/plugins/license/LicenseResolver.groovy
index b5ad1a8..15d3bec 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/nl/javadude/gradle/plugins/license/LicenseResolver.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/nl/javadude/gradle/plugins/license/LicenseResolver.groovy
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class LicenseResolver {
                                     aliasEntry.value.any {
                                         aliasElem ->
                                             if (aliasElem instanceof String) {
-                                                return aliasElem == licenseMetadata.licenseName
+                                                return aliasElem[0,-1] != '//' ? licenseMetadata.licenseName == aliasElem : licenseMetadata.licenseName.matches(aliasElem[1..-2])
                                             } else if(aliasElem instanceof LicenseMetadata) {
                                                 return aliasElem == licenseMetadata
                                             }
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class LicenseResolver {
                     aliasEntry.value.any {
                         aliasElem ->
                             if (aliasElem instanceof String) {
-                               return aliasElem == license.licenseName
+                                return aliasElem[0,-1] != '//' ? license.licenseName == aliasElem : license.licenseName.matches(aliasElem[1..-2])
                             } else if(aliasElem instanceof LicenseMetadata) {
                                 return aliasElem == license
                             }
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/nl/javadude/gradle/plugins/license/DownloadLicensesIntegTest.groovy b/src/test/groovy/nl/javadude/gradle/plugins/license/DownloadLicensesIntegTest.groovy
index 90dbda8..8c7d64e 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/nl/javadude/gradle/plugins/license/DownloadLicensesIntegTest.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/nl/javadude/gradle/plugins/license/DownloadLicensesIntegTest.groovy
@@ -393,6 +393,55 @@ class DownloadLicensesIntegTest extends Specification {
         dependencyWithLicenseUrlPresent(xmlByDependency, "testDependency3.jar", "MY_URL")
     }
 
+    def "Test that aliases supports regex"() {
+        setup:
+        File dependencyJar1 = new File(projectDir, "testDependency1.jar")
+        dependencyJar1.createNewFile()
+
+        File dependencyJar2 = new File(projectDir, "testDependency2.jar")
+        dependencyJar2.createNewFile()
+
+        File dependencyJar3 = new File(projectDir, "testDependency3.jar")
+        dependencyJar3.createNewFile()
+
+        HashMap<Object, List> aliases = new HashMap()
+        aliases.put(license("The Apache Software License, Version 2.0", "MY_URL"), ["/Apache [23]/", "The Apache 2", "Apache"])
+        downloadLicenses.aliases = aliases
+
+        downloadLicenses.licenses = ["testDependency1.jar": license("Apache 3"),
+                "testDependency2.jar": license("The Apache 2"),
+                "testDependency3.jar": license("Apache")]
+
+        project.dependencies {
+            runtime project.files("testDependency1.jar")
+            runtime project.files("testDependency2.jar")
+            runtime project.files("testDependency3.jar")
+        }
+
+        when:
+        downloadLicenses.execute()
+
+        then:
+        File f = getLicenseReportFolder()
+        assertLicenseReportsExist(f)
+
+        def xmlByDependency = xml4LicenseByDependencyReport(f)
+        def xmlByLicense = xml4DependencyByLicenseReport(f)
+
+        dependenciesInReport(xmlByDependency) == 3
+        licensesInReport(xmlByLicense) == 1
+
+        xmlByLicense.license.@name.text() == "The Apache Software License, Version 2.0"
+        xmlByLicense.license.dependency.size() == 3
+
+        dependencyWithLicensePresent(xmlByDependency, "testDependency1.jar", "testDependency1.jar", "The Apache Software License, Version 2.0")
+        dependencyWithLicensePresent(xmlByDependency, "testDependency2.jar", "testDependency2.jar", "The Apache Software License, Version 2.0")
+        dependencyWithLicensePresent(xmlByDependency, "testDependency3.jar", "testDependency3.jar", "The Apache Software License, Version 2.0")
+        dependencyWithLicenseUrlPresent(xmlByDependency, "testDependency1.jar", "MY_URL")
+        dependencyWithLicenseUrlPresent(xmlByDependency, "testDependency2.jar", "MY_URL")
+        dependencyWithLicenseUrlPresent(xmlByDependency, "testDependency3.jar", "MY_URL")
+    }
+
     def "Test that aliases can me mixed in mapping licenseMetadata/String->list<String/LicenseMetadata> mapping for file dependencies"() {
         setup:
         File dependencyJar1 = new File(projectDir, "testDependency1.jar")