diff --git a/build-config/hypre/meson.build b/build-config/hypre/meson.build
index 72951bf..9e24347 100644
--- a/build-config/hypre/meson.build
+++ b/build-config/hypre/meson.build
@@ -1,2 +1,9 @@
-hypre_sp = cmake.subproject('hypre')
+hypre_cpp_cmake_options = cmake.subproject_options()
+hypre_cpp_cmake_options.add_cmake_defines({
+    'BUILD_SHARED_LIBS': 'ON',
+})
+hypre_sp = cmake.subproject(
+    'hypre',
+    options: hypre_cpp_cmake_options,
+)
 hypre_dep = hypre_sp.dependency('HYPRE')
diff --git a/build-config/opatIO/meson.build b/build-config/opatIO/meson.build
index 01ae467..4a69f2e 100644
--- a/build-config/opatIO/meson.build
+++ b/build-config/opatIO/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Get the subproject object first
-opat_sub = subproject('opat-core')
+opat_sub = subproject(
+    'opat-core',
+    default_options: {
+        'generate_pc': false
+    }
+)
 
 # Get the dependency variable from that subproject
 opatio_dep = opat_sub.get_variable('opatio_dep')
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diff --git a/build-python/meson.build b/build-python/meson.build
index 7141c6e..6d1e5c7 100644
--- a/build-python/meson.build
+++ b/build-python/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 py_installation = import('python').find_installation('python3')
 
 py_mod = py_installation.extension_module(
-    'fourdsse_bindings', # Name of the generated .so/.pyd file (without extension)
+    'serif', # Name of the generated .so/.pyd file (without extension)
     sources: [
         meson.project_source_root() + '/src/python/bindings.cpp',
         meson.project_source_root() + '/src/python/composition/bindings.cpp',
@@ -18,5 +18,4 @@ py_mod = py_installation.extension_module(
     ],
     cpp_args : ['-UNDEBUG'], # Example: Ensure assertions are enabled if needed
     install : true,
-    subdir: 'fourdstar' # Optional: Install the module inside a 'fourdsse' Python package directory
 )
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diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1ebe206..e3f38b1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ requires = [
 build-backend = "mesonpy"
 
 [project]
-name = "fourdstar"  # Choose your Python package name
-version = "0.1.0" # Your project's version
+name = "serif"  # Choose your Python package name
+version = "0.0.1a" # Your project's version
 description = "Python interface for the 4DSSE C++ project"
 readme = "Readme.md"
 license = { file = "LICENSE.txt" } # Reference your license file [cite: 2]
diff --git a/src/polytrope/coeff/meson.build b/src/polytrope/coeff/meson.build
index 4c82cff..4fc9f22 100644
--- a/src/polytrope/coeff/meson.build
+++ b/src/polytrope/coeff/meson.build
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ polyCoeff_headers = files(
   'public/polyCoeff.h'
 )
 
-libPolyCoeff = static_library('polyCoeff',
+libPolyCoeff = shared_library('polyCoeff',
   polyCoeff_sources,
   include_directories : include_directories('./public'),
   cpp_args: ['-fvisibility=default'],
diff --git a/src/polytrope/solver/meson.build b/src/polytrope/solver/meson.build
index f88a183..3b52c56 100644
--- a/src/polytrope/solver/meson.build
+++ b/src/polytrope/solver/meson.build
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ dependencies = [
   types_dep,
 ]
 
-libPolySolver = static_library('polySolver',
+libPolySolver = shared_library('polySolver',
   polySolver_sources,
   include_directories : include_directories('./public'),
   cpp_args: ['-fvisibility=default'],
diff --git a/src/polytrope/utils/meson.build b/src/polytrope/utils/meson.build
index ec0c03c..1587b3a 100644
--- a/src/polytrope/utils/meson.build
+++ b/src/polytrope/utils/meson.build
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ dependencies = [
   mfemanalysis_dep,
 ]
 
-libpolyutils = library('polyutils',
+libpolyutils = shared_library('polyutils',
   polyutils_sources,
   include_directories : include_directories('./public'),
   cpp_args: ['-fvisibility=default'],
diff --git a/src/python/bindings.cpp b/src/python/bindings.cpp
index 1eb5d01..1a19caf 100644
--- a/src/python/bindings.cpp
+++ b/src/python/bindings.cpp
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 #include "composition/bindings.h"
 #include "config/bindings.h"
 
-PYBIND11_MODULE(fourdsse_bindings, m) {
-    m.doc() = "Python bindings for the 4DSSE project";
+PYBIND11_MODULE(serif, m) {
+    m.doc() = "Python bindings for the SERiF project";
 
     auto compMod  = m.def_submodule("composition", "Composition-module bindings");
     register_comp_bindings(compMod);
diff --git a/subprojects/opat-core.wrap b/subprojects/opat-core.wrap
index bb78a4b..3db0c11 100644
--- a/subprojects/opat-core.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/opat-core.wrap
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [wrap-git]
 url = https://github.com/4D-STAR/opat-core
-revision = 0.3.1a
+revision = 0.3.3a
 depth = 1