diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bd5669bd97eadd66de13a991da728ff12e7599b7..2b497048d572c8df8798ae2d62fc8e13589add33 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ variables:
   BUILD_ENV_DOCKER_IMAGE: docker-registry.ebrains.eu/esd/tmp:latest
 
 
-
 build-wheel:
   stage: build
   tags:
@@ -40,6 +39,5 @@ testing-pytest:
     paths:
       - test-results.xml
       - .dedal.log
-      - .generate_cache.log
     expire_in: 1 week
 
diff --git a/esd/configuration/GpgConfig.py b/dedal/configuration/GpgConfig.py
similarity index 100%
rename from esd/configuration/GpgConfig.py
rename to dedal/configuration/GpgConfig.py
diff --git a/esd/configuration/SpackConfig.py b/dedal/configuration/SpackConfig.py
similarity index 92%
rename from esd/configuration/SpackConfig.py
rename to dedal/configuration/SpackConfig.py
index b6178760ae724b8ecc5fd8c7ad576343c0624922..0d4706796ec13d6bf733c3d68459e455a6da53b7 100644
--- a/esd/configuration/SpackConfig.py
+++ b/dedal/configuration/SpackConfig.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from esd.configuration.GpgConfig import GpgConfig
-from esd.model import SpackDescriptor
+from dedal.configuration.GpgConfig import GpgConfig
+from dedal.model import SpackDescriptor
 
 
 class SpackConfig:
diff --git a/esd/configuration/__init__.py b/dedal/configuration/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from esd/configuration/__init__.py
rename to dedal/configuration/__init__.py
diff --git a/esd/error_handling/__init__.py b/dedal/error_handling/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from esd/error_handling/__init__.py
rename to dedal/error_handling/__init__.py
diff --git a/esd/error_handling/exceptions.py b/dedal/error_handling/exceptions.py
similarity index 100%
rename from esd/error_handling/exceptions.py
rename to dedal/error_handling/exceptions.py
diff --git a/esd/model/SpackDescriptor.py b/dedal/model/SpackDescriptor.py
similarity index 100%
rename from esd/model/SpackDescriptor.py
rename to dedal/model/SpackDescriptor.py
diff --git a/esd/model/__init__.py b/dedal/model/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from esd/model/__init__.py
rename to dedal/model/__init__.py
diff --git a/esd/spack_factory/SpackOperation.py b/dedal/spack_factory/SpackOperation.py
similarity index 97%
rename from esd/spack_factory/SpackOperation.py
rename to dedal/spack_factory/SpackOperation.py
index a0b21a1c8934ac604388be139b5e9b9ec2f0b5b4..ecfbb8e5084fc1e49b32894aecd47190df36fd98 100644
--- a/esd/spack_factory/SpackOperation.py
+++ b/dedal/spack_factory/SpackOperation.py
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ import os
 import re
 import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
-from esd.error_handling.exceptions import BashCommandException, NoSpackEnvironmentException, \
+from dedal.error_handling.exceptions import BashCommandException, NoSpackEnvironmentException, \
     SpackInstallPackagesException, SpackConcertizeException, SpackMirrorException, SpackGpgException
-from esd.logger.logger_builder import get_logger
-from esd.configuration.SpackConfig import SpackConfig
-from esd.tests.testing_variables import SPACK_VERSION
-from esd.wrapper.spack_wrapper import check_spack_env
-from esd.utils.utils import run_command, git_clone_repo, log_command, set_bashrc_variable
+from dedal.logger.logger_builder import get_logger
+from dedal.configuration.SpackConfig import SpackConfig
+from dedal.tests.testing_variables import SPACK_VERSION
+from dedal.wrapper.spack_wrapper import check_spack_env
+from dedal.utils.utils import run_command, git_clone_repo, log_command, set_bashrc_variable
 
 
 class SpackOperation:
diff --git a/esd/spack_factory/SpackOperationCreator.py b/dedal/spack_factory/SpackOperationCreator.py
similarity index 67%
rename from esd/spack_factory/SpackOperationCreator.py
rename to dedal/spack_factory/SpackOperationCreator.py
index 8369c5ca0efb2865e706f1968882fc53a4e4d3d9..54517a845bad14629c6019416f0e19581472991e 100644
--- a/esd/spack_factory/SpackOperationCreator.py
+++ b/dedal/spack_factory/SpackOperationCreator.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-from esd.configuration.SpackConfig import SpackConfig
-from esd.spack_factory.SpackOperation import SpackOperation
-from esd.spack_factory.SpackOperationUseCache import SpackOperationUseCache
+from dedal.configuration.SpackConfig import SpackConfig
+from dedal.spack_factory.SpackOperation import SpackOperation
+from dedal.spack_factory.SpackOperationUseCache import SpackOperationUseCache
 
 
 class SpackOperationCreator:
diff --git a/esd/spack_factory/SpackOperationUseCache.py b/dedal/spack_factory/SpackOperationUseCache.py
similarity index 86%
rename from esd/spack_factory/SpackOperationUseCache.py
rename to dedal/spack_factory/SpackOperationUseCache.py
index 313522d235515955124ba44536976d995e17ff77..efb9af763af58a0f9e44ab79cab13af56947502e 100644
--- a/esd/spack_factory/SpackOperationUseCache.py
+++ b/dedal/spack_factory/SpackOperationUseCache.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import os
-from esd.build_cache.BuildCacheManager import BuildCacheManager
-from esd.logger.logger_builder import get_logger
-from esd.spack_factory.SpackOperation import SpackOperation
-from esd.configuration.SpackConfig import SpackConfig
+from dedal.build_cache.BuildCacheManager import BuildCacheManager
+from dedal.logger.logger_builder import get_logger
+from dedal.spack_factory.SpackOperation import SpackOperation
+from dedal.configuration.SpackConfig import SpackConfig
 
 
 class SpackOperationUseCache(SpackOperation):
diff --git a/esd/spack_factory/__init__.py b/dedal/spack_factory/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from esd/spack_factory/__init__.py
rename to dedal/spack_factory/__init__.py
diff --git a/dedal/tests/spack_from_scratch_test.py b/dedal/tests/spack_from_scratch_test.py
index cdc405e744fb70389ce474fa04a59c973da8e58d..2fec80f743d72190d0b175191660250981f98255 100644
--- a/dedal/tests/spack_from_scratch_test.py
+++ b/dedal/tests/spack_from_scratch_test.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 import pytest
-from esd.configuration.SpackConfig import SpackConfig
-from esd.error_handling.exceptions import BashCommandException, NoSpackEnvironmentException
-from esd.spack_factory.SpackOperationCreator import SpackOperationCreator
-from esd.model.SpackDescriptor import SpackDescriptor
-from esd.tests.testing_variables import test_spack_env_git, ebrains_spack_builds_git
-from esd.utils.utils import file_exists_and_not_empty
+from dedal.configuration.SpackConfig import SpackConfig
+from dedal.error_handling.exceptions import BashCommandException, NoSpackEnvironmentException
+from dedal.spack_factory.SpackOperationCreator import SpackOperationCreator
+from dedal.model.SpackDescriptor import SpackDescriptor
+from dedal.tests.testing_variables import test_spack_env_git, ebrains_spack_builds_git
+from dedal.utils.utils import file_exists_and_not_empty
 
 
 def test_spack_repo_exists_1():
diff --git a/dedal/tests/spack_install_test.py b/dedal/tests/spack_install_test.py
index 28f8268e668ee2036930b9724ea72cd0320e82d4..564d5c6aa2138e815cd7d092215a4f2eee8816f6 100644
--- a/dedal/tests/spack_install_test.py
+++ b/dedal/tests/spack_install_test.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import pytest
-from esd.spack_factory.SpackOperation import SpackOperation
-from esd.tests.testing_variables import SPACK_VERSION
+from dedal.spack_factory.SpackOperation import SpackOperation
+from dedal.tests.testing_variables import SPACK_VERSION
 
 
 # run this test first so that spack is installed only once for all the tests
diff --git a/dedal/tests/utils_test.py b/dedal/tests/utils_test.py
index 256b82184ab25f5ee1d1a0c2551974c1f4cf1b0a..c8241c963051623720e1ddfa2e57c6fe2d424429 100644
--- a/dedal/tests/utils_test.py
+++ b/dedal/tests/utils_test.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from dedal.utils.utils import clean_up
+from dedal.utils.utils import clean_up, file_exists_and_not_empty
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/dedal/utils/utils.py b/dedal/utils/utils.py
index 033cbc54bbcd33a5f6c59399227d71b620e7544f..f7ed4263788787b83119d30eb5d268841a013c93 100644
--- a/dedal/utils/utils.py
+++ b/dedal/utils/utils.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import shutil
 import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from esd.error_handling.exceptions import BashCommandException
+from dedal.error_handling.exceptions import BashCommandException
 import re
 
 
diff --git a/esd/wrapper/__init__.py b/dedal/wrapper/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from esd/wrapper/__init__.py
rename to dedal/wrapper/__init__.py
diff --git a/esd/wrapper/spack_wrapper.py b/dedal/wrapper/spack_wrapper.py
similarity index 85%
rename from esd/wrapper/spack_wrapper.py
rename to dedal/wrapper/spack_wrapper.py
index c2f9c116abb782eae1c22ebad4b8dae073c5acac..018cad482083beda9ee0a278f4bbb2d107476849 100644
--- a/esd/wrapper/spack_wrapper.py
+++ b/dedal/wrapper/spack_wrapper.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import functools
 
-from esd.error_handling.exceptions import NoSpackEnvironmentException
+from dedal.error_handling.exceptions import NoSpackEnvironmentException
 
 
 def check_spack_env(method):