diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dadecc89fd..472d66c60a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ DEFHOTPLUGVFIOONROOTBUS := false
 SED = sed
 
 CLI_DIR = cli
-SHIMV2 = containerd-shim-kata-v1
+SHIMV2 = containerd-shim-kata-v2
 SHIMV2_OUTPUT = $(CURDIR)/$(SHIMV2)
 SHIMV2_DIR = $(CLI_DIR)/$(SHIMV2)
 
diff --git a/cli/containerd-shim-kata-v1/main.go b/cli/containerd-shim-kata-v2/main.go
similarity index 83%
rename from cli/containerd-shim-kata-v1/main.go
rename to cli/containerd-shim-kata-v2/main.go
index 9ad801cb4b..940ae446cd 100644
--- a/cli/containerd-shim-kata-v1/main.go
+++ b/cli/containerd-shim-kata-v2/main.go
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	shim.Run("io.containerd.kata.v1", kata.New)
+	shim.Run("io.containerd.kata.v2", kata.New)
 }