diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index db79a003..8e77735e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 import os
 
-NAME = 'sat'
+NAME = "libervia-backend"
+# NOTE: directory is still "sat" for compatibility reason, should be changed for 0.9
+DIR_NAME = "sat"
 
 install_requires = [
     'babel < 3',
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ extras_require = {
 
 DBUS_DIR = 'dbus-1/services'
 DBUS_FILE = 'misc/org.libervia.Libervia.service'
-with open(os.path.join(NAME, 'VERSION')) as f:
+with open(os.path.join(DIR_NAME, 'VERSION')) as f:
     VERSION = f.read().strip()
 is_dev_version = VERSION.endswith('D')
 if is_dev_version: