diff --git a/debezium-connect-rest-extension/README.md b/debezium-connect-rest-extension/README.md
index 5fc783bac..7c42a6406 100644
--- a/debezium-connect-rest-extension/README.md
+++ b/debezium-connect-rest-extension/README.md
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 Copyright Debezium Authors.
 Licensed under the [Apache License, Version 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).
 
-# Debezium Kafka Connect Distributed (KCD) REST Extension
+# Debezium Kafka Connect REST Extension
 
 Debezium is an open source distributed platform for change data capture (CDC).
 
-This repository contains extensions to Kafka Connect's REST API.
+This repository contains Debezium-specific extensions to Kafka Connect's REST API.
 
 ## Setup
 
 1. Install or mount the Debezium Kafka Connect REST Extension jar into a separate
    Kafka Connect plugin directory.
 
-    For example with `docker-compose`:
+    For example with Docker Compose:
 
 ```yaml
     volumes:
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ This repository contains extensions to Kafka Connect's REST API.
 
 ```yaml
     environment:
-     - CONNECT_REST_EXTENSION_CLASSES=io.debezium.kcdrestextension.DebeziumConnectRestExtension
+     - CONNECT_REST_EXTENSION_CLASSES=io.debezium.kcrestextension.DebeziumConnectRestExtension
 ```
 
-or set `rest.extension.classes=io.debezium.kcdrestextension.DebeziumConnectRestExtension` in your Kafka Connect properties file.
+or set `rest.extension.classes=io.debezium.kcrestextension.DebeziumConnectRestExtension` in your Kafka Connect properties file.
 
 ## Contribution
 
-This project is under active development, any contributions are very welcome.
\ No newline at end of file
+This project is under active development, any contributions are very welcome.
diff --git a/debezium-connect-rest-extension/pom.xml b/debezium-connect-rest-extension/pom.xml
index e95d923f9..51c76a6ee 100644
--- a/debezium-connect-rest-extension/pom.xml
+++ b/debezium-connect-rest-extension/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.debezium</groupId>
     <artifactId>debezium-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../debezium-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/java/io/debezium/kcdrestextension/DebeziumConnectRestExtension.java b/debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/java/io/debezium/kcrestextension/DebeziumConnectRestExtension.java
similarity index 91%
rename from debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/java/io/debezium/kcdrestextension/DebeziumConnectRestExtension.java
rename to debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/java/io/debezium/kcrestextension/DebeziumConnectRestExtension.java
index 7d99a3544..b3162d8da 100644
--- a/debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/java/io/debezium/kcdrestextension/DebeziumConnectRestExtension.java
+++ b/debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/java/io/debezium/kcrestextension/DebeziumConnectRestExtension.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache Software License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  */
-package io.debezium.kcdrestextension;
+package io.debezium.kcrestextension;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * To install this extension put the jar file into a separate Kafka Connect
  * plugin dir and configure your Kafka Connect properties file with:
  *
- * `rest.extension.classes=io.debezium.kcdrestextension.DebeziumConnectRestExtension`
+ * `rest.extension.classes=io.debezium.kcrestextension.DebeziumConnectRestExtension`
  *
  */
 public class DebeziumConnectRestExtension implements ConnectRestExtension {
diff --git a/debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/java/io/debezium/kcdrestextension/DebeziumResource.java b/debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/java/io/debezium/kcrestextension/DebeziumResource.java
similarity index 98%
rename from debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/java/io/debezium/kcdrestextension/DebeziumResource.java
rename to debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/java/io/debezium/kcrestextension/DebeziumResource.java
index 56de3c6a1..52ec9c02c 100644
--- a/debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/java/io/debezium/kcdrestextension/DebeziumResource.java
+++ b/debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/java/io/debezium/kcrestextension/DebeziumResource.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache Software License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  */
-package io.debezium.kcdrestextension;
+package io.debezium.kcrestextension;
 
 import java.lang.Runtime.Version;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
-import io.debezium.kcdrestextension.entities.TransformsInfo;
+import io.debezium.kcrestextension.entities.TransformsInfo;
 
 /**
  * A JAX-RS Resource class defining endpoints that enable some advanced features
diff --git a/debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/java/io/debezium/kcdrestextension/entities/PropertyDescriptor.java b/debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/java/io/debezium/kcrestextension/entities/PropertyDescriptor.java
similarity index 98%
rename from debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/java/io/debezium/kcdrestextension/entities/PropertyDescriptor.java
rename to debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/java/io/debezium/kcrestextension/entities/PropertyDescriptor.java
index 3c2c8f4e5..5c7f60260 100644
--- a/debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/java/io/debezium/kcdrestextension/entities/PropertyDescriptor.java
+++ b/debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/java/io/debezium/kcrestextension/entities/PropertyDescriptor.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache Software License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  */
-package io.debezium.kcdrestextension.entities;
+package io.debezium.kcrestextension.entities;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashMap;
diff --git a/debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/java/io/debezium/kcdrestextension/entities/TransformsInfo.java b/debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/java/io/debezium/kcrestextension/entities/TransformsInfo.java
similarity index 98%
rename from debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/java/io/debezium/kcdrestextension/entities/TransformsInfo.java
rename to debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/java/io/debezium/kcrestextension/entities/TransformsInfo.java
index b2fa52238..c02c4a426 100644
--- a/debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/java/io/debezium/kcdrestextension/entities/TransformsInfo.java
+++ b/debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/java/io/debezium/kcrestextension/entities/TransformsInfo.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache Software License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  */
-package io.debezium.kcdrestextension.entities;
+package io.debezium.kcrestextension.entities;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
diff --git a/debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.apache.kafka.connect.rest.ConnectRestExtension b/debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.apache.kafka.connect.rest.ConnectRestExtension
index b1a0457f7..cd4b41cc2 100644
--- a/debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.apache.kafka.connect.rest.ConnectRestExtension
+++ b/debezium-connect-rest-extension/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.apache.kafka.connect.rest.ConnectRestExtension
@@ -1 +1 @@
-io.debezium.kcdrestextension.DebeziumConnectRestExtension
+io.debezium.kcrestextension.DebeziumConnectRestExtension