diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/dotnet/.template.gitignore b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/csharp/.template.gitignore
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rename from packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/dotnet/.template.gitignore
rename to packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/csharp/.template.gitignore
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/dotnet/README.md b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/csharp/README.md
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rename from packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/dotnet/README.md
rename to packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/csharp/README.md
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/dotnet/add-project.hook.ts b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/csharp/add-project.hook.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/dotnet/add-project.hook.ts
rename to packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/csharp/add-project.hook.ts
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/dotnet/cdk.json b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/csharp/cdk.json
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rename from packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/dotnet/cdk.json
rename to packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/csharp/cdk.json
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/dotnet/src/HelloCdk.sln b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/csharp/src/HelloCdk.sln
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rename from packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/dotnet/src/HelloCdk.sln
rename to packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/csharp/src/HelloCdk.sln
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/dotnet/src/HelloCdk/HelloCdk.template.csproj b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/csharp/src/HelloCdk/HelloCdk.template.csproj
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rename from packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/dotnet/src/HelloCdk/HelloCdk.template.csproj
rename to packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/csharp/src/HelloCdk/HelloCdk.template.csproj
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/dotnet/src/HelloCdk/HelloConstruct.cs b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/csharp/src/HelloCdk/HelloConstruct.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/dotnet/src/HelloCdk/HelloConstruct.cs
rename to packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/csharp/src/HelloCdk/HelloConstruct.cs
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/dotnet/src/HelloCdk/HelloStack.cs b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/csharp/src/HelloCdk/HelloStack.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/dotnet/src/HelloCdk/HelloStack.cs
rename to packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/csharp/src/HelloCdk/HelloStack.cs
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/dotnet/src/HelloCdk/Program.cs b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/csharp/src/HelloCdk/Program.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/dotnet/src/HelloCdk/Program.cs
rename to packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/csharp/src/HelloCdk/Program.cs
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/tsconfig.json b/packages/aws-cdk/tsconfig.json
index eefbfb550f683..d501742da728f 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/tsconfig.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         "lib/init-templates/**/*"
     ],
     "files": [
-        "lib/init-templates/app/dotnet/add-project.hook.ts"
+        "lib/init-templates/app/csharp/add-project.hook.ts"
     ]
 }