diff --git a/rocrate_validator/cli/commands/profiles.py b/rocrate_validator/cli/commands/profiles.py
index a559656b..4eb762cb 100644
--- a/rocrate_validator/cli/commands/profiles.py
+++ b/rocrate_validator/cli/commands/profiles.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 from rocrate_validator.cli.main import cli, click
 from rocrate_validator.colors import get_severity_color
 from rocrate_validator.constants import DEFAULT_PROFILE_IDENTIFIER
-from rocrate_validator.io.output.text.layout.report import get_app_header_rule
+from rocrate_validator.rocv_io.output.text.layout.report import get_app_header_rule
 from rocrate_validator.models import (LevelCollection, RequirementLevel,
                                       Severity)
 from rocrate_validator.utils import get_profiles_path, shorten_path
diff --git a/rocrate_validator/cli/commands/validate.py b/rocrate_validator/cli/commands/validate.py
index 46f4ce3a..df775fd5 100644
--- a/rocrate_validator/cli/commands/validate.py
+++ b/rocrate_validator/cli/commands/validate.py
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@
 from rocrate_validator.cli.main import cli
 from rocrate_validator.cli.ui.text.validate import ValidationCommandView
 from rocrate_validator.errors import ROCrateInvalidURIError
-from rocrate_validator.io.input import get_single_char, multiple_choice
-from rocrate_validator.io.output.console import Console
-from rocrate_validator.io.output.json import JSONOutputFormatter
-from rocrate_validator.io.output.text import TextOutputFormatter
-from rocrate_validator.io.output.text.layout.report import (
+from rocrate_validator.rocv_io.input import get_single_char, multiple_choice
+from rocrate_validator.rocv_io.output.console import Console
+from rocrate_validator.rocv_io.output.json import JSONOutputFormatter
+from rocrate_validator.rocv_io.output.text import TextOutputFormatter
+from rocrate_validator.rocv_io.output.text.layout.report import (
     LiveTextProgressLayout, get_app_header_rule)
 from rocrate_validator.models import (Severity, ValidationResult,
                                       ValidationSettings)
diff --git a/rocrate_validator/cli/main.py b/rocrate_validator/cli/main.py
index 3de5c588..a9495ba2 100644
--- a/rocrate_validator/cli/main.py
+++ b/rocrate_validator/cli/main.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 
 import rocrate_validator.log as logging
 from rocrate_validator.cli.utils import running_in_jupyter
-from rocrate_validator.io.output.console import Console
-from rocrate_validator.io.output.pager import SystemPager
+from rocrate_validator.rocv_io.output.console import Console
+from rocrate_validator.rocv_io.output.pager import SystemPager
 from rocrate_validator.utils import get_version
 
 # set up logging
diff --git a/rocrate_validator/cli/ui/text/validate.py b/rocrate_validator/cli/ui/text/validate.py
index 1f743a1f..473f415b 100644
--- a/rocrate_validator/cli/ui/text/validate.py
+++ b/rocrate_validator/cli/ui/text/validate.py
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 from typing import Any, Callable, Optional
 
 import rocrate_validator.log as logging
-from rocrate_validator.io.output.console import Console
-from rocrate_validator.io.output.pager import SystemPager
-from rocrate_validator.io.output.text import TextOutputFormatter
-from rocrate_validator.io.output.text.layout.report import ValidationReportLayout
+from rocrate_validator.rocv_io.output.console import Console
+from rocrate_validator.rocv_io.output.pager import SystemPager
+from rocrate_validator.rocv_io.output.text import TextOutputFormatter
+from rocrate_validator.rocv_io.output.text.layout.report import ValidationReportLayout
 from rocrate_validator.models import (ValidationResult, ValidationSettings,
                                       ValidationStatistics)
 
diff --git a/rocrate_validator/io/__init__.py b/rocrate_validator/rocv_io/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from rocrate_validator/io/__init__.py
rename to rocrate_validator/rocv_io/__init__.py
diff --git a/rocrate_validator/io/input.py b/rocrate_validator/rocv_io/input.py
similarity index 100%
rename from rocrate_validator/io/input.py
rename to rocrate_validator/rocv_io/input.py
diff --git a/rocrate_validator/io/output/__init__.py b/rocrate_validator/rocv_io/output/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from rocrate_validator/io/output/__init__.py
rename to rocrate_validator/rocv_io/output/__init__.py
diff --git a/rocrate_validator/io/output/console.py b/rocrate_validator/rocv_io/output/console.py
similarity index 100%
rename from rocrate_validator/io/output/console.py
rename to rocrate_validator/rocv_io/output/console.py
diff --git a/rocrate_validator/io/output/json/__init__.py b/rocrate_validator/rocv_io/output/json/__init__.py
similarity index 84%
rename from rocrate_validator/io/output/json/__init__.py
rename to rocrate_validator/rocv_io/output/json/__init__.py
index 980106e9..ecbee630 100644
--- a/rocrate_validator/io/output/json/__init__.py
+++ b/rocrate_validator/rocv_io/output/json/__init__.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 from typing import Any, Optional
 
 import rocrate_validator.log as logging
-from rocrate_validator.io.output import BaseOutputFormatter
-from rocrate_validator.io.output.json.formatters import (
+from rocrate_validator.rocv_io.output import BaseOutputFormatter
+from rocrate_validator.rocv_io.output.json.formatters import (
     ValidationResultJSONOutputFormatter, ValidationResultsJSONOutputFormatter,
     ValidationStatisticsJSONOutputFormatter)
 from rocrate_validator.models import ValidationResult, ValidationStatistics
diff --git a/rocrate_validator/io/output/json/formatters.py b/rocrate_validator/rocv_io/output/json/formatters.py
similarity index 97%
rename from rocrate_validator/io/output/json/formatters.py
rename to rocrate_validator/rocv_io/output/json/formatters.py
index afd6936a..ccebc4e0 100644
--- a/rocrate_validator/io/output/json/formatters.py
+++ b/rocrate_validator/rocv_io/output/json/formatters.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 from rich.console import ConsoleOptions, RenderResult
 
 import rocrate_validator.log as logging
-from rocrate_validator.io.output import OutputFormatter
-from rocrate_validator.io.output.console import Console
+from rocrate_validator.rocv_io.output import OutputFormatter
+from rocrate_validator.rocv_io.output.console import Console
 from rocrate_validator.models import (AggregatedValidationStatistics,
                                       CustomEncoder, ValidationResult,
                                       ValidationStatistics)
diff --git a/rocrate_validator/io/output/pager.py b/rocrate_validator/rocv_io/output/pager.py
similarity index 100%
rename from rocrate_validator/io/output/pager.py
rename to rocrate_validator/rocv_io/output/pager.py
diff --git a/rocrate_validator/io/output/text/__init__.py b/rocrate_validator/rocv_io/output/text/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from rocrate_validator/io/output/text/__init__.py
rename to rocrate_validator/rocv_io/output/text/__init__.py
diff --git a/rocrate_validator/io/output/text/formatters.py b/rocrate_validator/rocv_io/output/text/formatters.py
similarity index 98%
rename from rocrate_validator/io/output/text/formatters.py
rename to rocrate_validator/rocv_io/output/text/formatters.py
index b39300bd..a06f8e13 100644
--- a/rocrate_validator/io/output/text/formatters.py
+++ b/rocrate_validator/rocv_io/output/text/formatters.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 import rocrate_validator.log as logging
 from rocrate_validator.colors import get_severity_color
-from rocrate_validator.io.output.text.layout.report import \
+from rocrate_validator.rocv_io.output.text.layout.report import \
     ValidationReportLayout
 from rocrate_validator.models import ValidationResult, ValidationStatistics
 
diff --git a/rocrate_validator/io/output/text/layout/__init__.py b/rocrate_validator/rocv_io/output/text/layout/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from rocrate_validator/io/output/text/layout/__init__.py
rename to rocrate_validator/rocv_io/output/text/layout/__init__.py
diff --git a/rocrate_validator/io/output/text/layout/progress.py b/rocrate_validator/rocv_io/output/text/layout/progress.py
similarity index 100%
rename from rocrate_validator/io/output/text/layout/progress.py
rename to rocrate_validator/rocv_io/output/text/layout/progress.py
diff --git a/rocrate_validator/io/output/text/layout/report.py b/rocrate_validator/rocv_io/output/text/layout/report.py
similarity index 99%
rename from rocrate_validator/io/output/text/layout/report.py
rename to rocrate_validator/rocv_io/output/text/layout/report.py
index a038470b..7c21c0cf 100644
--- a/rocrate_validator/io/output/text/layout/report.py
+++ b/rocrate_validator/rocv_io/output/text/layout/report.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 import rocrate_validator.log as logging
 from rocrate_validator.colors import get_severity_color
 from rocrate_validator.events import Event, EventType
-from rocrate_validator.io.output.console import Console
+from rocrate_validator.rocv_io.output.console import Console
 from rocrate_validator.models import (Severity, ValidationContext,
                                       ValidationResult, ValidationSettings,
                                       ValidationStatistics)