diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd-syftcli.yml b/.github/workflows/cd-syftcli.yml
index 0a571848407..39193a79fd7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd-syftcli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd-syftcli.yml
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{steps.get-hashes.outputs.current_hash != steps.get-hashes.outputs.previous_hash }}
         id: bump-version
         run: |
-          python3 src/syftcli/version.py
+          python3 syftcli/version.py
           bump2version patch --allow-dirty --no-commit
           tox -e lint || true
-          echo "deployed_version=$(python3 src/syftcli/version.py)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          python3 src/syftcli/version.py
+          echo "deployed_version=$(python3 syftcli/version.py)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          python3 syftcli/version.py
         working-directory: ./packages/syftcli
 
       - name: Write the new hash
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
           author_name: Madhava Jay
           author_email: madhava@openmined.org
           message: "bump version"
-          add: "['./packages/syftcli/.bumpversion.cfg','./packages/syftcli/setup.py','./packages/syftcli/src/syftcli/version.py', './scripts/syftcli_hash']"
+          add: "['./packages/syftcli/.bumpversion.cfg','./packages/syftcli/setup.py','./packages/syftcli/syftcli/version.py', './scripts/syftcli_hash']"
           pull_strategy: NO-PULL
 
       - name: Build and publish
diff --git a/.isort.cfg b/.isort.cfg
index 418a5bc0a57..e9749ee711d 100644
--- a/.isort.cfg
+++ b/.isort.cfg
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ profile=black
 force_single_line=True
 known_syft=syft
 known_grid=grid
+known_syftcli=syftcli
 known_first_party=src
 remove_redundant_aliases=True
-sections=FUTURE,STDLIB,THIRDPARTY,SYFT,GRID,FIRSTPARTY,LOCALFOLDER
+sections=FUTURE,STDLIB,THIRDPARTY,SYFT,GRID,SYFTCLI,FIRSTPARTY,LOCALFOLDER
 lines_between_types=0
 force_sort_within_sections=True
 import_heading_future=future
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import_heading_stdlib=stdlib
 import_heading_thirdparty=third party
 import_heading_syft=syft absolute
 import_heading_grid=grid absolute
+import_heading_syftcli=syftcli absolute
 import_heading_firstparty=first party
 import_heading_localfolder=relative
 ignore_comments=False
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 6898ce9c9a7..6f57cb0cf96 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ repos:
         name: "absolufy-imports: syft-cli"
         always_run: true
         files: ^packages/syftcli
-        # This will ignore all src/**/*.py where relative imports are okay
-        # but absolufy only top-level src/<file>.py. where relative imports are not okay for pyinstaller
-        exclude: ^packages/syftcli/src/(.*)/
+        # This will ignore all syftcli/**/*.py where relative imports are okay
+        # but absolufy only top-level syftcli/<file>.py. where relative imports are not okay for pyinstaller
+        exclude: ^packages/syftcli/syftcli/(.*)/
         args: ["--application-directories=packages/syftcli/"]
 
   - repo: https://github.com/pycqa/isort
diff --git a/packages/syftcli/.bumpversion.cfg b/packages/syftcli/.bumpversion.cfg
index 3e7ddcd71b1..fe5a5d8ad02 100644
--- a/packages/syftcli/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/packages/syftcli/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ tag_name = {new_version}
 commit = True
 commit_message = Bump version: {current_version} → {new_version}
 
-[bumpversion:file:src/syftcli/version.py]
+[bumpversion:file:syftcli/version.py]
 
 [bumpversion:file:setup.py]
diff --git a/packages/syftcli/setup.py b/packages/syftcli/setup.py
index cf72435fee3..1d8f782a368 100644
--- a/packages/syftcli/setup.py
+++ b/packages/syftcli/setup.py
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@
     include_package_data=True,
     entry_points={
         "console_scripts": [
-            "syft = src.cli:app",
-            "syft-cli = src.cli:app",
-            "syftcli = src.cli:app",
-            "syftctl = src.cli:app",
+            "syft = syftcli.cli:app",
+            "syft-cli = syftcli.cli:app",
+            "syftcli = syftcli.cli:app",
+            "syftctl = syftcli.cli:app",
         ]
     },
 )
diff --git a/packages/syftcli/src/__init__.py b/packages/syftcli/syftcli/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/syftcli/src/__init__.py
rename to packages/syftcli/syftcli/__init__.py
diff --git a/packages/syftcli/src/bundle/__init__.py b/packages/syftcli/syftcli/bundle/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/syftcli/src/bundle/__init__.py
rename to packages/syftcli/syftcli/bundle/__init__.py
diff --git a/packages/syftcli/src/bundle/create.py b/packages/syftcli/syftcli/bundle/create.py
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/syftcli/src/bundle/create.py
rename to packages/syftcli/syftcli/bundle/create.py
diff --git a/packages/syftcli/src/cli.py b/packages/syftcli/syftcli/cli.py
similarity index 84%
rename from packages/syftcli/src/cli.py
rename to packages/syftcli/syftcli/cli.py
index 8b022d3de18..cd08cef2451 100644
--- a/packages/syftcli/src/cli.py
+++ b/packages/syftcli/syftcli/cli.py
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 from typer import Typer
 from typer import echo
 
-# first party
-from src.bundle import cmd as bundle_cmd
-from src.core.console import console
-from src.version import __version__
+# syftcli absolute
+from syftcli.bundle import cmd as bundle_cmd
+from syftcli.core.console import console
+from syftcli.version import __version__
 
 __all__ = "app"
 
diff --git a/packages/syftcli/src/core/__init__.py b/packages/syftcli/syftcli/core/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/syftcli/src/core/__init__.py
rename to packages/syftcli/syftcli/core/__init__.py
diff --git a/packages/syftcli/src/core/console.py b/packages/syftcli/syftcli/core/console.py
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/syftcli/src/core/console.py
rename to packages/syftcli/syftcli/core/console.py
diff --git a/packages/syftcli/src/core/container_engine.py b/packages/syftcli/syftcli/core/container_engine.py
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/syftcli/src/core/container_engine.py
rename to packages/syftcli/syftcli/core/container_engine.py
diff --git a/packages/syftcli/src/core/proc.py b/packages/syftcli/syftcli/core/proc.py
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/syftcli/src/core/proc.py
rename to packages/syftcli/syftcli/core/proc.py
diff --git a/packages/syftcli/src/core/register.py b/packages/syftcli/syftcli/core/register.py
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/syftcli/src/core/register.py
rename to packages/syftcli/syftcli/core/register.py
diff --git a/packages/syftcli/src/version.py b/packages/syftcli/syftcli/version.py
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/syftcli/src/version.py
rename to packages/syftcli/syftcli/version.py
diff --git a/packages/syftcli/tests/hello_test.py b/packages/syftcli/tests/hello_test.py
index b68f700b2a1..7915b873059 100644
--- a/packages/syftcli/tests/hello_test.py
+++ b/packages/syftcli/tests/hello_test.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # third party
 from typer.testing import CliRunner
 
-# first party
-from src.cli import app
+# syftcli absolute
+from syftcli.cli import app
 
 runner = CliRunner()
 
diff --git a/packages/syftcli/tests/version_test.py b/packages/syftcli/tests/version_test.py
index 12b162b0b45..56f768c97a1 100644
--- a/packages/syftcli/tests/version_test.py
+++ b/packages/syftcli/tests/version_test.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # third party
 from typer.testing import CliRunner
 
-# first party
-from src.cli import app
+# syftcli absolute
+from syftcli.cli import app
 
 runner = CliRunner()
 
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 3b145bda946..9b2eaee3479 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ commands =
     ; Check if SYFT_CLI_VERSION is set or choosing the current version available
     bash -c 'if [ -z $SYFT_CLI_VERSION ]; then \
         echo "SYFT_CLI_VERSION is not set"; \
-        SYFT_CLI_VERSION=$(python3 src/syftcli/version.py); \
+        SYFT_CLI_VERSION=$(python3 syftcli/version.py); \
         echo "Setting SYFT_CLI_VERSION to $SYFT_CLI_VERSION"; \
     else \
         echo "SYFT_CLI_VERSION is already set to $SYFT_CLI_VERSION"; \
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ commands =
     echo "Building syftcli-$SYFT_CLI_VERSION for $OSTYPE" && \
 
     if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then \
-         pyinstaller --clean --onefile --name syftcli-v$SYFT_CLI_VERSION-macos-universal2 --distpath ./dist/cli src/syftcli/cli.py --target-arch universal2; \
+         pyinstaller --clean --onefile --name syftcli-v$SYFT_CLI_VERSION-macos-universal2 --distpath ./dist/cli syftcli/cli.py --target-arch universal2; \
     elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux-gnu"* ]]; then \
-        pyinstaller --clean --onefile --name syftcli-v$SYFT_CLI_VERSION-linux-x86_64 --distpath ./dist/cli src/syftcli/cli.py; \
+        pyinstaller --clean --onefile --name syftcli-v$SYFT_CLI_VERSION-linux-x86_64 --distpath ./dist/cli syftcli/cli.py; \
     else \
-        pyinstaller --clean --onefile --name syftcli-v$SYFT_CLI_VERSION-windows-x86_64  --distpath ./dist/cli src/syftcli/cli.py; \
+        pyinstaller --clean --onefile --name syftcli-v$SYFT_CLI_VERSION-windows-x86_64  --distpath ./dist/cli syftcli/cli.py; \
     fi'