diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index d499af1f55159269e34f17b35cd69f8eff76fb3e..3854bd5f6fb96ccbedb79a4e5ef596d3e4fbe0aa 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@
 [submodule "edge"]
 	path = edge
 	url = ssh://git@gitlab.cern.ch:7999/be-cem-edl/fec/utilities/edge.git
-[submodule "pcie-to-vme-bridge"]
-	path = pcie-to-vme-bridge
-	url = https://gitlab.cern.ch/be-cem-edl/fec/hardware-modules/pcie-to-vme-bridge.git
+[submodule "vme-bridge"]
+	path = vme-bridge
+	url = https://gitlab.cern.ch/be-cem-edl/fec/hardware-modules/vme-bridge.git
 [submodule "vmod"]
 	path = vmod
 	url = ssh://git@gitlab.cern.ch:7999/be-cem-edl/fec/hardware-modules/vmod.git
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b06e2a9c7d5ac0637045adcef20428ae04ed94c8..1009d7bf18872d905582b04c3345c7a7070103c2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ DIRS-$(CONFIG_soft_cpu_toolchains) += soft-cpu-toolchains
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_spec) += spec/software
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_svec) += svec/software
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_vd80) += vd80
-DIRS-$(CONFIG_vmebridge_ng) += pcie-to-vme-bridge/software
+DIRS-$(CONFIG_vmebridge_ng) += vme-bridge/software
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_vmod) += vmod
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_zio) += zio
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ $(DIRS-y):
 # dependencies
 pickeringmux: pciioconfig
 
-ctr cvorb cvorg fmc-adc-100m14b4cha/software icv196 ipack jtag mtt sis33 svec/software vd80 vmod: pcie-to-vme-bridge/software
+ctr cvorb cvorg fmc-adc-100m14b4cha/software icv196 ipack jtag mtt sis33 svec/software vd80 vmod: vme-bridge/software
 
 # ctc needs encore
 ctc: encore
diff --git a/change.log.md b/change.log.md
index 45acc42e448e40d8a180733dcba20f9e4a12afa5..df75131c8270a6bd149395f0a06faa30e9249dee 100644
--- a/change.log.md
+++ b/change.log.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Change log
 
+### September 2023
+
+- pcie-to-vme-bridge` submodule updated to `vme-bridge`.
+
 ### June 2023
 
 - `vmebridge-ng` project has been shifted to `pcie-to-vme-bridge/software`, which is now a submodule in this project.
diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index a0121eb69b095c3d9e96a45d26b43e57cac85abc..32838d475ce3355fdfe2c38f072d44a66bbabfb5 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ ifndef FPGA_MGR
 FPGA_MGR := $(REPO_PARENT)/fpga-mgr-backport
 endif
 ifndef VMEBRIDGE
-VMEBRIDGE := $(REPO_PARENT)/pcie-to-vme-bridge/software
+VMEBRIDGE := $(REPO_PARENT)/vme-bridge/software
 endif
 ifndef ZIO
 ZIO := $(REPO_PARENT)/zio
diff --git a/jtag/Makefile b/jtag/Makefile
index ef98cba9e41fc17e985deaaa07b41b2bfe4ef8fb..603b4e516ebee1388dbd9e398884fef4f2a59db2 100644
--- a/jtag/Makefile
+++ b/jtag/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ REPO_PARENT ?= $(TOPDIR)/..
 # include the build environment
 -include $(REPO_PARENT)/common.mk
 
-VMEBUS_PATH ?= $(REPO_PARENT)/pcie-to-vme-bridge/software
+VMEBUS_PATH ?= $(REPO_PARENT)/vme-bridge/software
 
 CFLAGS = -g -I$(VMEBUS_PATH)/include
 CFLAGS += -I$(VMEBUS_PATH)/lib
diff --git a/rawio/Makefile b/rawio/Makefile
index 4f539aac9db320fad10d431eb2448465673b534f..6c5eb7dc0987ff5da74f519f58f6ace591dbd2da 100644
--- a/rawio/Makefile
+++ b/rawio/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ REPO_PARENT ?= $(shell pwd)/..
 # include the build environment
 -include $(REPO_PARENT)/common.mk
 
-CFLAGS+=-I$(REPO_PARENT)/pcie-to-vme-bridge/software/include
+CFLAGS+=-I$(REPO_PARENT)/vme-bridge/software/include
 CFLAGS += -DGIT_VERSION=\"$(GIT_VERSION)\"
 
 all: vmeio
diff --git a/pcie-to-vme-bridge b/vme-bridge
similarity index 100%
rename from pcie-to-vme-bridge
rename to vme-bridge