diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index df2101bc..a7047024 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 			"license": "GPL-3.0",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@comapeo/core": "5.1.2",
+				"@comapeo/default-categories": "1.0.1",
 				"@comapeo/fallback-smp": "1.0.0",
 				"@comapeo/ipc": "6.0.1",
 				"@formatjs/intl": "3.1.8",
 				"@homebridge/ciao": "1.3.4",
-				"@mapeo/default-config": "6.0.0",
 				"@sentry/electron": "7.3.0",
 				"atomically": "2.1.0",
 				"debug": "4.4.3",
@@ -719,6 +719,12 @@
 				"react": "^18 || ^19"
 			}
 		},
+		"node_modules/@comapeo/default-categories": {
+			"version": "1.0.1",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@comapeo/default-categories/-/default-categories-1.0.1.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-UqHVmmJtDT2cBJ43YmYjlMVuj6N+FafVcfI50FV6jhNZTqJCLUnmiFwd+fS4qjCN28+YKN83RT+nR3nfPZrxqw==",
+			"license": "CC-BY-NC-4.0"
+		},
 		"node_modules/@comapeo/fallback-smp": {
 			"version": "1.0.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@comapeo/fallback-smp/-/fallback-smp-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -3604,12 +3610,6 @@
 				"z32": "^1.0.0"
 			}
 		},
-		"node_modules/@mapeo/default-config": {
-			"version": "6.0.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@mapeo/default-config/-/default-config-6.0.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-nAnTbcKQRntsExuQAsAHal+EOd2OkDWrsl0ewcic/yVo+WpJ25ZTryKSPMVyFyHLihElX1cUH2r8C3YkZMoClA==",
-			"license": "CC-BY-NC-4.0"
-		},
 		"node_modules/@mapeo/sqlite-indexer": {
 			"version": "1.0.2",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@mapeo/sqlite-indexer/-/sqlite-indexer-1.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7b90635a..53334b70 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@comapeo/core": "5.1.2",
+		"@comapeo/default-categories": "1.0.1",
 		"@comapeo/fallback-smp": "1.0.0",
 		"@comapeo/ipc": "6.0.1",
 		"@formatjs/intl": "3.1.8",
 		"@homebridge/ciao": "1.3.4",
-		"@mapeo/default-config": "6.0.0",
 		"@sentry/electron": "7.3.0",
 		"atomically": "2.1.0",
 		"debug": "4.4.3",
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/routes/app/projects/$projectId_/settings/categories.tsx b/src/renderer/src/routes/app/projects/$projectId_/settings/categories.tsx
index d9bf3e2e..ff3b3cad 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/routes/app/projects/$projectId_/settings/categories.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/routes/app/projects/$projectId_/settings/categories.tsx
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export const Route = createFileRoute(
 	component: RouteComponent,
 })
 
-const DEFAULT_CATEGORIES_NAME = `@mapeo/default-config`
+const DEFAULT_CATEGORIES_NAME = `@comapeo/default-categories`
 
 const SELECT_AND_IMPORT_CATEGORY_MUTATION_KEY = createGlobalMutationsKey([
 	'category',
diff --git a/src/services/core.ts b/src/services/core.ts
index 13d0abd6..423024da 100644
--- a/src/services/core.ts
+++ b/src/services/core.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const DATABASE_MIGRATIONS_DIRECTORY = fileURLToPath(
 
 const DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH = fileURLToPath(
 	import.meta.resolve(
-		'@mapeo/default-config/dist/mapeo-default-config.comapeocat',
+		'@comapeo/default-categories/dist/comapeo-default-categories.comapeocat',
 	),
 )
 
diff --git a/tests-e2e/app.spec.ts b/tests-e2e/app.spec.ts
index 876439cf..9ac9e519 100644
--- a/tests-e2e/app.spec.ts
+++ b/tests-e2e/app.spec.ts
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ test.describe('project settings', () => {
 				}),
 			).toBeVisible()
 			await expect(
-				categoriesSetItem.getByText('CoMapeo Default Config'),
+				categoriesSetItem.getByText('CoMapeo Default Categories'),
 			).toBeVisible()
 			await expect(
 				categoriesSetItem.getByRole('link', {
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ test.describe('project settings', () => {
 		{
 			await expect(
 				main.getByRole('heading', {
-					name: 'CoMapeo Default Config',
+					name: 'CoMapeo Default Categories',
 					exact: true,
 				}),
 			).toBeVisible()
@@ -1519,7 +1519,7 @@ test.describe('project settings', () => {
 			await stubDialog(electronApp, 'showOpenDialog', {
 				canceled: false,
 				filePaths: [
-					createRequire(import.meta.url).resolve('@mapeo/default-config'),
+					createRequire(import.meta.url).resolve('@comapeo/default-categories'),
 				],
 			})
 
@@ -1529,7 +1529,7 @@ test.describe('project settings', () => {
 
 			await expect(
 				main.getByRole('heading', {
-					name: 'CoMapeo Default Config',
+					name: 'CoMapeo Default Categories',
 					exact: true,
 				}),
 			).toBeVisible()
@@ -1549,7 +1549,7 @@ test.describe('project settings', () => {
 				const categoriesSetItem = main.getByRole('listitem').last()
 
 				await expect(
-					categoriesSetItem.getByText('CoMapeo Default Config', {
+					categoriesSetItem.getByText('CoMapeo Default Categories', {
 						exact: true,
 					}),
 				).toBeVisible()