diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 739b6aa998ed4e9449e7c19779e96871c780dd66..f2aadd83c98ffdead0cd9d37de065f6804a417c0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ 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"
         }
         EOF
@@ -169,12 +169,12 @@ 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"
         }
         EOF
@@ -210,12 +210,12 @@ 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"
         }
         EOF