diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 475448157fb9a5e5e42de2d94db5b24fc19d328b..cb688bbd815ec8b44cb3d0852605cb194c223c11 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -128,14 +128,14 @@ deploy-exp-release-dev-cscs:
     - | 
         head -n -9 create_JupyterLab_kernel.sh > tmp.txt && mv tmp.txt create_JupyterLab_kernel.sh
         cat << EOS >> create_JupyterLab_kernel.sh
-        mkdir \$LAB_KERNEL_PATH/experimental_release
-        cat <<EOF >\$LAB_KERNEL_PATH/experimental_release/kernel.json
+        mkdir \$LAB_KERNEL_PATH/spack_experimental_release
+        cat <<EOF >\$LAB_KERNEL_PATH/spack_experimental_release/kernel.json
         {
          "argv": ["\$LAB_KERNEL_PATH/bin/env.sh", "{connection_file}", "--profile=default"],
          "display_name": "EBRAINS_experimental_release",
-         "name": "experimental_release",
+         "name": "spack_experimental_release",
          "language": "python",
-         "env": { "LAB_KERNEL_INFO": "experimental_release_$(date +"%d-%m-%y")" }
+         "env": { "LAB_KERNEL_INFO": "spack_experimental_release_\$(date +"%d-%m-%y")" }
         }
         EOF
         EOS
@@ -170,14 +170,14 @@ deploy-exp-release-prod-cscs:
     - | 
         head -n -9 create_JupyterLab_kernel.sh > tmp.txt && mv tmp.txt create_JupyterLab_kernel.sh
         cat << EOS >> create_JupyterLab_kernel.sh
-        mkdir \$LAB_KERNEL_PATH/experimental_release
-        cat <<EOF >\$LAB_KERNEL_PATH/experimental_release/kernel.json
+        mkdir \$LAB_KERNEL_PATH/spack_experimental_release
+        cat <<EOF >\$LAB_KERNEL_PATH/spack_experimental_release/kernel.json
         {
          "argv": ["\$LAB_KERNEL_PATH/bin/env.sh", "{connection_file}", "--profile=default"],
          "display_name": "EBRAINS_experimental_release",
-         "name": "experimental_release",
+         "name": "spack_experimental_release",
          "language": "python",
-         "env": { "LAB_KERNEL_INFO": "experimental_release_$(date +"%d-%m-%y")" }
+         "env": { "LAB_KERNEL_INFO": "spack_experimental_release_\$(date +"%d-%m-%y")" }
         }
         EOF
         EOS
@@ -212,14 +212,14 @@ deploy-exp-release-prod-jsc:
     - | 
         head -n -9 create_JupyterLab_kernel.sh > tmp.txt && mv tmp.txt create_JupyterLab_kernel.sh
         cat << EOS >> create_JupyterLab_kernel.sh
-        mkdir \$LAB_KERNEL_PATH/experimental_release
-        cat <<EOF >\$LAB_KERNEL_PATH/experimental_release/kernel.json
+        mkdir \$LAB_KERNEL_PATH/spack_experimental_release
+        cat <<EOF >\$LAB_KERNEL_PATH/spack_experimental_release/kernel.json
         {
          "argv": ["\$LAB_KERNEL_PATH/bin/env.sh", "{connection_file}", "--profile=default"],
          "display_name": "EBRAINS_experimental_release",
-         "name": "experimental_release",
+         "name": "spack_experimental_release",
          "language": "python",
-         "env": { "LAB_KERNEL_INFO": "experimental_release_$(date +"%d-%m-%y")" }
+         "env": { "LAB_KERNEL_INFO": "spack_experimental_release_\$(date +"%d-%m-%y")" }
         }
         EOF
         EOS