diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4b48bbb..31f8133 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ requires = ["setuptools<=68"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
-name = "poli-base"
+name = "poli-core"
 version = "1.0.1"
 description = "poli, a library of discrete objective functions"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 76dab36..e9e31dc 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [metadata]
-name = poli-base
+name = poli-core
 version = "1.0.1"
 author = Miguel González-Duque
 author_email = miguel.gonzalez-duque@bio.ku.dk