diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 49b9347..a7c4449 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 # a variety of build tools. Notably, the version specified here is the
 # single source of truth for rubix's version
 [project]
-name = "rubix"
+name = "astro-rubix"
 description = "A toolkit for simulating and analyzing integral field spectroscopic data cubes of astronomical sources."
 readme = "README.md"