diff --git a/packages/plugin-gore/src/index.js b/packages/plugin-gore/src/index.js
index a73117b9b84..142cf01fd98 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-gore/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/plugin-gore/src/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { name, version } from '../package.json'
 
+const deprecated = "The 'goreNumber' property for the gore macro is deprecated "
+ + "and will be removed in a future version. Please use 'gores' instead"
+
 export default {
   name: name,
   version: version,
@@ -9,17 +12,19 @@ export default {
   macros: {
     gore: function (so) {
       let from = so.from
-      let goreNumber = so.goreNumber //number of gores for the complete sphere
+      // TODO: Drop so.goreNumber in v3, it's deprecated
+      let gores = so.gores || so.goreNumber //number of gores for the complete sphere
+      if (so.goreNumber) console.log(deprecated)
       let radius = so.radius //radius of the sphere
       let prefix = so.prefix
       let extraLength = so.extraLength //the length of the straight section after a complete semisphere
 
       this.points[prefix + 'p1'] = from.shift(0, (radius * Math.PI) / 2 + extraLength)
       this.points[prefix + 'Cp1'] = this.points[prefix + 'p1'].shift(
-        180 - 180 / goreNumber,
-        radius / 2 / Math.cos(Math.PI / goreNumber)
+        180 - 180 / gores,
+        radius / 2 / Math.cos(Math.PI / gores)
       )
-      this.points[prefix + 'p3'] = from.shift(90, (radius * Math.PI) / goreNumber)
+      this.points[prefix + 'p3'] = from.shift(90, (radius * Math.PI) / gores)
       this.points[prefix + 'p2'] = this.points[prefix + 'p3'].shift(0, extraLength)
       this.points[prefix + 'Cp2'] = this.points[prefix + 'p2'].shift(
         0,