diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index cc43a02f93a..62f4a696e46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: checkout equinox.binaries
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
-       fetch-depth: 1 # only shallow here, we don't have jgit timestamps
-       repository: eclipse-equinox/equinox.binaries
-       path: rt.equinox.binaries
+        fetch-depth: 1 # only shallow here, we don't have jgit timestamps
+        repository: eclipse-equinox/equinox.binaries
+        path: equinox.binaries
     - name: Set up JDK 17
       uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build with Maven
       uses: coactions/setup-xvfb@v1
       env:
-        EQUINOX_BINARIES_LOC: ${{ github.workspace }}/rt.equinox.binaries
+        EQUINOX_BINARIES_LOC: ${{ github.workspace }}/equinox.binaries
       with:
        working-directory: equinox
        run: >- 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
         -Dcompare-version-with-baselines.skip=false
         -Dmaven.test.failure.ignore=true
         -Dnative=${{ matrix.config.ws }}.${{ matrix.config.os }}.x86_64
-        -Drt.equinox.binaries.loc=${{ github.workspace }}/rt.equinox.binaries
+        -Dequinox.binaries.loc=${{ github.workspace }}/equinox.binaries
         clean verify
     - name: Upload native artifacts
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: ${{ matrix.config.name }} launcher artifacts
         path: |
-          rt.equinox.binaries/org.eclipse.equinox.executable/bin/${{ matrix.config.ws }}/${{ matrix.config.os }}/x86_64/**/eclipse*
-          rt.equinox.binaries/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.${{ matrix.config.ws }}.${{ matrix.config.os }}.x86_64/eclipse_*.${{ matrix.config.native-extension }}
+          equinox.binaries/org.eclipse.equinox.executable/bin/${{ matrix.config.ws }}/${{ matrix.config.os }}/x86_64/**/eclipse*
+          equinox.binaries/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.${{ matrix.config.ws }}.${{ matrix.config.os }}.x86_64/eclipse_*.${{ matrix.config.native-extension }}
         if-no-files-found: error
     - name: Upload ${{ matrix.config.name }} Test Results
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 530cf3600fc..3f111b8fadb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
        fetch-depth: 1 # only shallow here, we don't have jgit timestamps
        repository: eclipse-equinox/equinox.binaries
-       path: rt.equinox.binaries
+       path: equinox.binaries
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
         -Papi-check
         -Dcompare-version-with-baselines.skip=false
         -Dmaven.test.failure.ignore=true
-        -Drt.equinox.binaries.loc=${{ github.workspace }}/rt.equinox.binaries
+        -Dequinox.binaries.loc=${{ github.workspace }}/equinox.binaries
         -DskipTests=true
         clean verify
 
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 7f69b6b45b8..733fc200ae2 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ pipeline {
 					sh '''
 						mvn clean verify --batch-mode --fail-at-end -Dmaven.repo.local=$WORKSPACE/.m2/repository \
 							-Pbree-libs -Papi-check -Pjavadoc\
-							-Drt.equinox.binaries.loc=$WORKSPACE/equinox.binaries
+							-Dequinox.binaries.loc=$WORKSPACE/equinox.binaries
 					'''
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/library/cocoa/build.sh b/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/library/cocoa/build.sh
index 400df43e356..2996497b014 100755
--- a/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/library/cocoa/build.sh
+++ b/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/library/cocoa/build.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ PROGRAM_OUTPUT="$programOutput"
 DEFAULT_OS="$defaultOS"
 DEFAULT_WS="$defaultWS"
 DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=11.0
-if [ "$BINARIES_DIR" = "" ]; then BINARIES_DIR="../../../../../rt.equinox.binaries"; fi
+if [ "$BINARIES_DIR" = "" ]; then BINARIES_DIR="../../../../../equinox.binaries"; fi
 
 if [ "$defaultOSArch" == "arm64" ] || [ "$defaultOSArch" == "aarch64" ]
 then
diff --git a/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/library/gtk/build.sh b/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/library/gtk/build.sh
index 3da0cf94c77..2111536e691 100755
--- a/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/library/gtk/build.sh
+++ b/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/library/gtk/build.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ programOutput="eclipse"
 defaultOS=""
 defaultOSArch=""
 defaultWS="gtk"
-if [ "$BINARIES_DIR" = "" ]; then BINARIES_DIR="../../../../../rt.equinox.binaries"; fi
+if [ "$BINARIES_DIR" = "" ]; then BINARIES_DIR="../../../../../equinox.binaries"; fi
 defaultJava=DEFAULT_JAVA_JNI
 defaultJavaHome=""
 javaHome=""
diff --git a/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/library/win32/build.bat b/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/library/win32/build.bat
index ed06eade057..6c62c901243 100644
--- a/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/library/win32/build.bat
+++ b/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/library/win32/build.bat
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ set DEFAULT_OS=%defaultOS%
 set DEFAULT_OS_ARCH=%defaultOSArch%
 set DEFAULT_WS=%defaultWS%
 set JAVA_HOME=%javaHome%
-IF "%BINARIES_DIR%"=="" set "BINARIES_DIR=..\..\..\..\..\rt.equinox.binaries"
+IF "%BINARIES_DIR%"=="" set "BINARIES_DIR=..\..\..\..\..\equinox.binaries"
 IF "%EXE_OUTPUT_DIR%"=="" set "EXE_OUTPUT_DIR=%BINARIES_DIR%\org.eclipse.equinox.executable\bin\%defaultWS%\%defaultOS%\%defaultOSArch%"
 IF "%LIB_OUTPUT_DIR%"=="" set "LIB_OUTPUT_DIR=%BINARIES_DIR%\org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.%defaultWS%.%defaultOS%.%defaultOSArch%"
 
diff --git a/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/pom.xml b/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/pom.xml
index 9733bfde27f..5ad535f598d 100644
--- a/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/pom.xml
+++ b/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/pom.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
                       them -->
                     <echo message="Copy eclipse binaries to launcher binaries" level="info"/>
                     <copy todir="bin" verbose="true" includeEmptyDirs="false" failonerror="true">
-                      <fileset dir="${rt.equinox.binaries.loc}/org.eclipse.equinox.executable/bin/">
+                      <fileset dir="${equinox.binaries.loc}/org.eclipse.equinox.executable/bin/">
                         <include name="cocoa/macosx/x86_64/**/*"/>
                         <include name="cocoa/macosx/aarch64/**/*"/>
                         <include name="gtk/linux/ppc64le/**/*"/>
diff --git a/launcher-binary-parent/pom.xml b/launcher-binary-parent/pom.xml
index 837a3f06330..bc7db3d1f2e 100644
--- a/launcher-binary-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/launcher-binary-parent/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <configuration>
           <additionalFileSets>
             <fileSet>
-              <directory>${rt.equinox.binaries.loc}/${project.artifactId}</directory>
+              <directory>${equinox.binaries.loc}/${project.artifactId}</directory>
               <includes>
                 <include>*.so</include>
                 <include>*.dll</include>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7c810a9cf5d..7b506ffd83d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
 
   <properties>
     <tycho.scmUrl>scm:git:https://github.com/eclipse-equinox/equinox.git</tycho.scmUrl>
-    <!-- location of rt.equinox.binaries project -->
+    <!-- location of equinox.binaries project -->
     <!-- required by: org.eclipse.equinox.feature:org.eclipse.equinox.executable -->
     <!-- required by: org.eclipse.equinox.framework:launcher-binary-parent -->
-    <rt.equinox.binaries.loc>../../../rt.equinox.binaries</rt.equinox.binaries.loc>
+    <equinox.binaries.loc>../../../equinox.binaries</equinox.binaries.loc>
     <target-platform.optionalDependencies>require</target-platform.optionalDependencies>
   </properties>