diff --git a/blazar/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/2bcfe76b0474_change_tenant_to_project.py b/blazar/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/2bcfe76b0474_change_tenant_to_project.py
index 4d6e1f31..1fa37ddd 100644
--- a/blazar/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/2bcfe76b0474_change_tenant_to_project.py
+++ b/blazar/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/2bcfe76b0474_change_tenant_to_project.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def upgrade():
         op.execute('ALTER TABLE tmp_leases RENAME TO leases')
         return
 
-    op.alter_column('leases', 'tenant_id', name='project_id',
+    op.alter_column('leases', 'tenant_id', new_column_name='project_id',
                     existing_type=sa.String(length=255))
 
 
@@ -55,5 +55,5 @@ def downgrade():
         op.execute('ALTER TABLE tmp_leases RENAME TO leases')
         return
 
-    op.alter_column('leases', 'project_id', name='tenant_id',
+    op.alter_column('leases', 'project_id', new_column_name='tenant_id',
                     existing_type=sa.String(length=255))
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/alembic-fix-alter-column-42a87657992d1e78.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/alembic-fix-alter-column-42a87657992d1e78.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ecc68ea8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/alembic-fix-alter-column-42a87657992d1e78.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes database migrations with Alembic 1.5.0 or greater. For more details,
+    see `bug 1912502 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/blazar/+bug/1912502>`_.