diff --git a/java/templates/java-maven-spring-boot/src/main/java/com/example/restatestarter/Greeter.java b/java/templates/java-maven-spring-boot/src/main/java/com/example/restatestarter/Greeter.java
index b0c9c897..bbc24a06 100644
--- a/java/templates/java-maven-spring-boot/src/main/java/com/example/restatestarter/Greeter.java
+++ b/java/templates/java-maven-spring-boot/src/main/java/com/example/restatestarter/Greeter.java
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ public class Greeter {
   @Value("${greetingPrefix}")
   private String greetingPrefix;
 
-  record Greeting(String name) {}
-  record GreetingResponse(String message) {}
+  public record Greeting(String name) {}
+  public record GreetingResponse(String message) {}
 
   @Handler
   public GreetingResponse greet(Context ctx, Greeting req) {
diff --git a/kotlin/templates/kotlin-gradle-spring-boot/settings.gradle.kts b/kotlin/templates/kotlin-gradle-spring-boot/settings.gradle.kts
index dae155f3..76d52c9f 100644
--- a/kotlin/templates/kotlin-gradle-spring-boot/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/kotlin/templates/kotlin-gradle-spring-boot/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-rootProject.name = "demo"
+rootProject.name = "restate-starter-application"
diff --git a/kotlin/templates/kotlin-gradle-spring-boot/src/main/kotlin/com/example/restatestarter/DemoApplication.kt b/kotlin/templates/kotlin-gradle-spring-boot/src/main/kotlin/com/example/restatestarter/RestateStarterApplication.kt
similarity index 76%
rename from kotlin/templates/kotlin-gradle-spring-boot/src/main/kotlin/com/example/restatestarter/DemoApplication.kt
rename to kotlin/templates/kotlin-gradle-spring-boot/src/main/kotlin/com/example/restatestarter/RestateStarterApplication.kt
index 96b5187f..0ab465cf 100644
--- a/kotlin/templates/kotlin-gradle-spring-boot/src/main/kotlin/com/example/restatestarter/DemoApplication.kt
+++ b/kotlin/templates/kotlin-gradle-spring-boot/src/main/kotlin/com/example/restatestarter/RestateStarterApplication.kt
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import org.springframework.boot.runApplication
 
 @SpringBootApplication
 @EnableRestate
-class DemoApplication
+class RestateStarterApplication
 
 fun main(args: Array<String>) {
-	runApplication<DemoApplication>(*args)
+	runApplication<RestateStarterApplication>(*args)
 }