diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index b345965f4..2fb43349c 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ This directory contains example applications that showcase how to use RIOT-rs.
 - [embassy-net-tcp/](./embassy-net-tcp): TCP echo example
 - [embassy-http-server/](./embassy-http-server): HTTP server example
 - [embassy-usb-keyboard/](./embassy-usb-keyboard): USB HID example
-- [hello-world-async/](./hello-world-async): a classic, async version
+- [hello-world/](./hello-world): a classic, async version
 - [hello-world-threading/](./hello-world-threading): a classic, using a thread
 - [minimal/](./minimal): minimized to the max RIOT-rs config
 - [threading/](./threading): how to start and use preemptively scheduled threads
diff --git a/examples/hello-world-async/Cargo.toml b/examples/hello-world/Cargo.toml
similarity index 92%
rename from examples/hello-world-async/Cargo.toml
rename to examples/hello-world/Cargo.toml
index f672feb31..eec61b80b 100644
--- a/examples/hello-world-async/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/hello-world/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [package]
-name = "hello-world-async"
+name = "hello-world"
 version = "0.1.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
diff --git a/examples/hello-world-async/README.md b/examples/hello-world/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/hello-world-async/README.md
rename to examples/hello-world/README.md
diff --git a/examples/hello-world-async/laze.yml b/examples/hello-world/laze.yml
similarity index 56%
rename from examples/hello-world-async/laze.yml
rename to examples/hello-world/laze.yml
index 793494c84..dc87b8f2e 100644
--- a/examples/hello-world-async/laze.yml
+++ b/examples/hello-world/laze.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 apps:
-  - name: hello-world-async
+  - name: hello-world
     selects:
       - ?release
diff --git a/examples/hello-world-async/src/main.rs b/examples/hello-world/src/main.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/hello-world-async/src/main.rs
rename to examples/hello-world/src/main.rs
diff --git a/examples/laze.yml b/examples/laze.yml
index a9aa8f63c..5135f2602 100644
--- a/examples/laze.yml
+++ b/examples/laze.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ subdirs:
   - embassy-net-udp
   - embassy-usb-keyboard
   - gpio
+  - hello-world
   - hello-world-threading
-  - hello-world-async
   - log
   - minimal
   - random