diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 72d8cdd..2d88a26 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ docker-run:
 
 python-build: check-tags $(GVSN)
 	make -C python/ build-inplace
-	cp python/IMCtermite*.so ./ -v
+	cp python/imctermite*.so ./ -v
 
 python-clean:
 	make -C python/ clean
-	rm -vf IMCtermite*.so
+	rm -vf imctermite*.so
 
 python-test:
 	PYTHONPATH=./ python python/examples/usage.py
diff --git a/python/VERSION b/python/VERSION
index 2f1a5aa..d302656 100644
--- a/python/VERSION
+++ b/python/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.1.17
+2.1.18
diff --git a/python/examples/multichannel.py b/python/examples/multichannel.py
index 2a39de1..67b6b41 100644
--- a/python/examples/multichannel.py
+++ b/python/examples/multichannel.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-import IMCtermite
+import imctermite
 import pandas
 import datetime
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def add_trigger_time(trigger_time, add_time) :
 if __name__ == "__main__" :
 
     # read file and extract data
-    imctm = IMCtermite.imctermite(b"Measurement.raw")
+    imctm = imctermite.imctermite(b"Measurement.raw")
     chns = imctm.get_channels(True)
     
     # prepare abscissa
diff --git a/python/examples/usage.py b/python/examples/usage.py
index 51f09e8..06cc3ed 100644
--- a/python/examples/usage.py
+++ b/python/examples/usage.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 
-import IMCtermite
+import imctermite
 import json
 import os
 
 # declare and initialize instance of "imctermite" by passing a raw-file
 try :
-    imcraw = IMCtermite.imctermite(b"samples/exampleB.raw")
+    imcraw = imctermite.imctermite(b"samples/exampleB.raw")
 except RuntimeError as e :
     raise Exception("failed to load/parse raw-file: " + str(e))
 
diff --git a/python/examples/usage_adv.py b/python/examples/usage_adv.py
index 9e61e18..36000a6 100644
--- a/python/examples/usage_adv.py
+++ b/python/examples/usage_adv.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-import IMCtermite
+import imctermite
 import json
 import os
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ for fl in rawlist1:
 
     # declare and initialize instance of "imctermite" by passing a raw-file
     try :
-        imcraw = IMCtermite.imctermite(fl.encode())
+        imcraw = imctermite.imctermite(fl.encode())
     except RuntimeError as e :
         raise Exception("failed to load/parse raw-file: " + str(e))
 
diff --git a/python/examples/usage_ext.py b/python/examples/usage_ext.py
index b0e99fa..b6536e2 100644
--- a/python/examples/usage_ext.py
+++ b/python/examples/usage_ext.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 
-import IMCtermite
+import imctermite
 import json
 import os
 import datetime
 
 # declare and initialize instance of "imctermite" by passing a raw-file
 try :
-    imcraw = IMCtermite.imctermite(b"samples/sampleB.raw")
+    imcraw = imctermite.imctermite(b"samples/sampleB.raw")
 except RuntimeError as e :
     raise Exception("failed to load/parse raw-file: " + str(e))
 
diff --git a/python/examples/usage_files.py b/python/examples/usage_files.py
index 26ab209..3dcebd3 100644
--- a/python/examples/usage_files.py
+++ b/python/examples/usage_files.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-from IMCtermite import imctermite
+import imctermite import imctermite
 
 def show_results(imcraw) :
 
diff --git a/python/IMCtermite.pxd b/python/imctermite.pxd
similarity index 100%
rename from python/IMCtermite.pxd
rename to python/imctermite.pxd
diff --git a/python/IMCtermite.pyx b/python/imctermite.pyx
similarity index 97%
rename from python/IMCtermite.pyx
rename to python/imctermite.pyx
index 7cd5939..3bbc7fa 100644
--- a/python/IMCtermite.pyx
+++ b/python/imctermite.pyx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # distutils: language = c++
 # cython: language_level = 3
 
-from IMCtermite cimport cppimctermite
+from imctermite cimport cppimctermite
 
 import json as jn
 import decimal
diff --git a/python/makefile b/python/makefile
index 67fae81..6bb6ecd 100644
--- a/python/makefile
+++ b/python/makefile
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ build-clean:
 	rm -vf imctermite*.so imctermite*.cpp
 	rm -vf IMCtermite*.so IMCtermite*.cpp
 	rm -rvf dist/ IMCtermite.egg-info/
+	rm -rvf dist/ imctermite.egg-info/
 
 cibuildwheel-build: setup
 	cibuildwheel --platform linux
diff --git a/python/setup.cfg b/python/setup.cfg
index e0a0a48..1308c6e 100644
--- a/python/setup.cfg
+++ b/python/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 [metadata]
-name = IMCtermite
+name = imctermite
 description = Enables extraction of measurement data from binary files with extension 'raw' used by proprietary software imcFAMOS and imcSTUDIO and facilitates its storage in open source file formats
 long_description = file: README.md
 # long_description_content_type = text/x-rst
diff --git a/python/setup.py b/python/setup.py
index 709a9fb..98ebef7 100644
--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ cmpArgs = {
 }
 
 extension = Extension(
-    "IMCtermite",
-    sources=["IMCtermite.pyx"],
+    "imctermite",
+    sources=["imctermite.pyx"],
     extra_compile_args=cmpArgs[sys.platform]
 )