diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 79d62595..af27a769 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ add_subdirectory(docs)
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 # provide find_package() support for projects using this library
 
-set(SELF_LIB xo_stringliteral)
+set(SELF_LIB xo_flatstring)
 xo_add_headeronly_library(${SELF_LIB})
 xo_install_library4(${SELF_LIB} ${PROJECT_NAME}Targets)
 xo_export_cmake_config(${PROJECT_NAME} ${PROJECT_VERSION} ${PROJECT_NAME}Targets)
diff --git a/docs/CMakeLists.txt b/docs/CMakeLists.txt
index 0751be74..c6fcc37b 100644
--- a/docs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/docs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# xo-stringliteral/docs/CMakeLists.txt
+# xo-flatstring/docs/CMakeLists.txt
 
 if (XO_SUBMODULE_BUILD)
     # in submodule build, rely on toplevel docs/CMakeLists.txt file instead
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ else()
     # build docs starting from here only in standalone build.
     # otherwise use top-level doxygen setup instead.
 
-    set(ALL_LIBRARY_TARGETS xo_stringliteral)  # todo: automate this from xo-cmake macros
-    set(ALL_UTEST_TARGETS xo_stringliteral_ex1 ) # todo: automate this from xo-cmake macros
+    set(ALL_LIBRARY_TARGETS xo_flatstring)  # todo: automate this from xo-cmake macros
+    set(ALL_UTEST_TARGETS xo_flatstring_ex1 ) # todo: automate this from xo-cmake macros
 
     # look for doxygen executable
     find_program(DOXYGEN_EXECUTABLE NAMES doxygen REQUIRED)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ else()
 
     set(DOX_INDEX_FILE ${DOX_OUTPUT_DIR}/html/index.html)
 
-    # .hpp files reachable from xo-stringliteral/include
+    # .hpp files reachable from xo-flatstring/include
     #
     # REMINDER: for reliability will need to re-run cmake when the set of .hpp files changes
     #
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 493bc187..26dc0ec0 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#project-information
 
-project = 'xo stringlit documentation'
+project = 'xo flatstring documentation'
 copyright = '2024, Roland Conybeare'
 author = 'Roland Conybeare'
 
diff --git a/example/ex1/CMakeLists.txt b/example/ex1/CMakeLists.txt
index abe34974..c026a159 100644
--- a/example/ex1/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/ex1/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# xo-stringliteral/example/ex1/CMakeLists.txt
+# xo-flatstring/example/ex1/CMakeLists.txt
 
-set(SELF_EXE xo_stringliteral_ex1)
+set(SELF_EXE xo_flatstring_ex1)
 set(SELF_SRCS ex1.cpp)
 
 add_executable(${SELF_EXE} ${SELF_SRCS})
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ xo_include_options2(${SELF_EXE})
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 # dependencies..
 
-xo_self_dependency(${SELF_EXE} xo_stringliteral)
+xo_self_headeronly_dependency(${SELF_EXE} xo_flatstring)
 #xo_dependency(${SELF_EXE} reflect)
 
 # end CMakeLists.txt