diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_release.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_release.yml
index 7e3b29a24b..d92428a631 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_release.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Update package name in pyproject.toml
         run: sed -i '/#replace_package_name_marker/{n;s/name *= *"[^"]*"/name="dspy"/;}' pyproject.toml
       - name: Update package name in metadata.py
-        run: sed -i '/#replace_package_name_marker/{n;s/__name__ *= *"[^"]*"/name="dspy"/;}' ./dspy/__metadata__.py
+        run: sed -i '/#replace_package_name_marker/{n;s/__name__ *= *"[^"]*"/__name__="dspy"/;}' ./dspy/__metadata__.py
       - name: Build a binary wheel
         run: python3 -m build
       - name: Publish distribution 📦 to PyPI (dspy)
diff --git a/dspy/__metadata__.py b/dspy/__metadata__.py
index 27e7d19375..5a003be7dc 100644
--- a/dspy/__metadata__.py
+++ b/dspy/__metadata__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #replace_package_name_marker
-name="dspy"
+__name__="dspy"
 #replace_package_version_marker
 __version__="2.6.9"
 __description__="DSPy"