diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/api/codegen/transformer/py/PythonPackageMetadataTransformer.java b/src/main/java/com/google/api/codegen/transformer/py/PythonPackageMetadataTransformer.java
index bfb4064ec5..b7a6090cc2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/api/codegen/transformer/py/PythonPackageMetadataTransformer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/api/codegen/transformer/py/PythonPackageMetadataTransformer.java
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ private ViewModel generateMetadataView(
       SurfaceNamer surfaceNamer,
       String outputPath) {
     List<ApiMethodView> exampleMethods = generateExampleMethods(model, productConfig);
+    String gapicPackageName =
+        surfaceNamer.getGapicPackageName(packageConfig.packageName(TargetLanguage.PYTHON));
     return metadataTransformer
         .generateMetadataView(packageConfig, model, template, outputPath, TargetLanguage.PYTHON)
         .namespacePackages(computeNamespacePackages(productConfig.getPackageName(), surfaceNamer))
@@ -178,6 +180,7 @@ private ViewModel generateMetadataView(
         .clientModules(clientModules(surfaceNamer))
         .apiModules(apiModules(packageConfig.apiVersion()))
         .typeModules(typesModules(surfaceNamer))
+        .gapicPackageName(gapicPackageName)
         .protoPackageDependencies(generateProtoPackageDependencies())
         .additionalDependencies(generateAdditionalDependencies())
         .readmeMetadata(
@@ -187,7 +190,7 @@ private ViewModel generateMetadataView(
                 .fullName(model.getServiceConfig().getTitle())
                 .apiSummary(model.getServiceConfig().getDocumentation().getSummary())
                 .hasMultipleServices(false)
-                .gapicPackageName("gapic-" + packageConfig.packageName(TargetLanguage.PYTHON))
+                .gapicPackageName(gapicPackageName)
                 .majorVersion(packageConfig.apiVersion())
                 .developmentStatusTitle(
                     metadataNamer.getReleaseAnnotation(
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/api/codegen/transformer/py/PythonSurfaceNamer.java b/src/main/java/com/google/api/codegen/transformer/py/PythonSurfaceNamer.java
index ca2e2f712a..6f740815f0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/api/codegen/transformer/py/PythonSurfaceNamer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/api/codegen/transformer/py/PythonSurfaceNamer.java
@@ -45,8 +45,10 @@
 import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 /** The SurfaceNamer for Python. */
 public class PythonSurfaceNamer extends SurfaceNamer {
@@ -60,6 +62,12 @@ public PythonSurfaceNamer(String packageName) {
         packageName);
   }
 
+  private static final Pattern VERSION_PATTERN =
+      Pattern.compile(
+          "^([vV]\\d+)" // Major version eg: v1
+              + "([pP]\\d+)?" // Point release eg: p2
+              + "(([aA]lpha|[bB]eta)\\d*)?"); //  Release level eg: alpha3
+
   @Override
   public SurfaceNamer cloneWithPackageName(String packageName) {
     return new PythonSurfaceNamer(packageName);
@@ -96,6 +104,15 @@ public String getVersionedDirectoryNamespace() {
     return namespace.substring(0, namespace.lastIndexOf('.'));
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public String getGapicPackageName(String configPackageName) {
+    List<String> parts = Arrays.asList(configPackageName.split("-"));
+    if (VERSION_PATTERN.matcher(parts.get(parts.size() - 1)).matches()) {
+      return Joiner.on("-").join(parts.subList(0, parts.size() - 1));
+    }
+    return configPackageName;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public String getFormattedVariableName(Name identifier) {
     return localVarName(identifier);
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_README_library.baseline b/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_README_library.baseline
index 39a14471d5..1d0a1ae6db 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_README_library.baseline
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_README_library.baseline
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Mac/Linux
     pip install virtualenv
     virtualenv <your-env>
     source <your-env>/bin/activate
-    <your-env>/bin/pip install gapic-google-cloud-library-v1
+    <your-env>/bin/pip install google-cloud-library
 
 
 Windows
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Windows
     pip install virtualenv
     virtualenv <your-env>
     <your-env>\Scripts\activate
-    <your-env>\Scripts\pip.exe install gapic-google-cloud-library-v1
+    <your-env>\Scripts\pip.exe install google-cloud-library
 
 Preview
 ~~~~~~~
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_README_no_path_templates.baseline b/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_README_no_path_templates.baseline
index da4ff1b1f9..dbc744b5c0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_README_no_path_templates.baseline
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_README_no_path_templates.baseline
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Mac/Linux
     pip install virtualenv
     virtualenv <your-env>
     source <your-env>/bin/activate
-    <your-env>/bin/pip install gapic-google-cloud-library-v1
+    <your-env>/bin/pip install google-cloud-library
 
 
 Windows
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Windows
     pip install virtualenv
     virtualenv <your-env>
     <your-env>\Scripts\activate
-    <your-env>\Scripts\pip.exe install gapic-google-cloud-library-v1
+    <your-env>\Scripts\pip.exe install google-cloud-library
 
 Next Steps
 ~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_docs_conf_library.baseline b/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_docs_conf_library.baseline
index c98a556fdc..a643c83b2b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_docs_conf_library.baseline
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_docs_conf_library.baseline
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ============== file: docs/conf.py ==============
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
-# gapic-google-cloud-library-v1 documentation build configuration file
+# google-cloud-library documentation build configuration file
 #
 # This file is execfile()d with the current directory set to its
 # containing dir.
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-project = u'gapic-google-cloud-library-v1'
+project = u'google-cloud-library'
 copyright = u'2017, Google'
 author = u'Google APIs'
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ html_theme = 'sphinx_rtd_theme'
 #html_search_scorer = 'scorer.js'
 
 # Output file base name for HTML help builder.
-htmlhelp_basename = 'gapic-google-cloud-library-v1-doc'
+htmlhelp_basename = 'google-cloud-library-doc'
 
 # -- Options for LaTeX output ---------------------------------------------
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ latex_elements = {
 # (source start file, target name, title,
 #  author, documentclass [howto, manual, or own class]).
 latex_documents = [
-  (master_doc, 'gapic-google-cloud-library-v1.tex', u'gapic-google-cloud-library-v1 Documentation',
+  (master_doc, 'google-cloud-library.tex', u'google-cloud-library Documentation',
    author, 'manual'),
 ]
 
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ latex_documents = [
 # One entry per manual page. List of tuples
 # (source start file, name, description, authors, manual section).
 man_pages = [
-    (master_doc, 'gapic-google-cloud-library-v1', u'gapic-google-cloud-library-v1 Documentation',
+    (master_doc, 'google-cloud-library', u'google-cloud-library Documentation',
      [author], 1)
 ]
 
@@ -281,8 +281,8 @@ man_pages = [
 # (source start file, target name, title, author,
 #  dir menu entry, description, category)
 texinfo_documents = [
-  (master_doc, 'gapic-google-cloud-library-v1', u'gapic-google-cloud-library-v1 Documentation',
-   author, 'gapic-google-cloud-library-v1', 'GAPIC library for the {metadata.shortName} v1 service',
+  (master_doc, 'google-cloud-library', u'google-cloud-library Documentation',
+   author, 'google-cloud-library', 'GAPIC library for the {metadata.shortName} v1 service',
    'APIs'),
 ]
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_docs_conf_no_path_templates.baseline b/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_docs_conf_no_path_templates.baseline
index c98a556fdc..a643c83b2b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_docs_conf_no_path_templates.baseline
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_docs_conf_no_path_templates.baseline
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ============== file: docs/conf.py ==============
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
-# gapic-google-cloud-library-v1 documentation build configuration file
+# google-cloud-library documentation build configuration file
 #
 # This file is execfile()d with the current directory set to its
 # containing dir.
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-project = u'gapic-google-cloud-library-v1'
+project = u'google-cloud-library'
 copyright = u'2017, Google'
 author = u'Google APIs'
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ html_theme = 'sphinx_rtd_theme'
 #html_search_scorer = 'scorer.js'
 
 # Output file base name for HTML help builder.
-htmlhelp_basename = 'gapic-google-cloud-library-v1-doc'
+htmlhelp_basename = 'google-cloud-library-doc'
 
 # -- Options for LaTeX output ---------------------------------------------
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ latex_elements = {
 # (source start file, target name, title,
 #  author, documentclass [howto, manual, or own class]).
 latex_documents = [
-  (master_doc, 'gapic-google-cloud-library-v1.tex', u'gapic-google-cloud-library-v1 Documentation',
+  (master_doc, 'google-cloud-library.tex', u'google-cloud-library Documentation',
    author, 'manual'),
 ]
 
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ latex_documents = [
 # One entry per manual page. List of tuples
 # (source start file, name, description, authors, manual section).
 man_pages = [
-    (master_doc, 'gapic-google-cloud-library-v1', u'gapic-google-cloud-library-v1 Documentation',
+    (master_doc, 'google-cloud-library', u'google-cloud-library Documentation',
      [author], 1)
 ]
 
@@ -281,8 +281,8 @@ man_pages = [
 # (source start file, target name, title, author,
 #  dir menu entry, description, category)
 texinfo_documents = [
-  (master_doc, 'gapic-google-cloud-library-v1', u'gapic-google-cloud-library-v1 Documentation',
-   author, 'gapic-google-cloud-library-v1', 'GAPIC library for the {metadata.shortName} v1 service',
+  (master_doc, 'google-cloud-library', u'google-cloud-library Documentation',
+   author, 'google-cloud-library', 'GAPIC library for the {metadata.shortName} v1 service',
    'APIs'),
 ]
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_docs_index_library.baseline b/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_docs_index_library.baseline
index 620c037c84..d316391045 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_docs_index_library.baseline
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_docs_index_library.baseline
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Mac/Linux
     pip install virtualenv
     virtualenv <your-env>
     source <your-env>/bin/activate
-    <your-env>/bin/pip install gapic-google-cloud-library-v1
+    <your-env>/bin/pip install google-cloud-library
 
 
 Windows
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Windows
     pip install virtualenv
     virtualenv <your-env>
     <your-env>\Scripts\activate
-    <your-env>\Scripts\pip.exe install gapic-google-cloud-library-v1
+    <your-env>\Scripts\pip.exe install google-cloud-library
 
 Preview
 ~~~~~~~
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_docs_index_no_path_templates.baseline b/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_docs_index_no_path_templates.baseline
index cce0467767..cb0cfb5a66 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_docs_index_no_path_templates.baseline
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_docs_index_no_path_templates.baseline
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Mac/Linux
     pip install virtualenv
     virtualenv <your-env>
     source <your-env>/bin/activate
-    <your-env>/bin/pip install gapic-google-cloud-library-v1
+    <your-env>/bin/pip install google-cloud-library
 
 
 Windows
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Windows
     pip install virtualenv
     virtualenv <your-env>
     <your-env>\Scripts\activate
-    <your-env>\Scripts\pip.exe install gapic-google-cloud-library-v1
+    <your-env>\Scripts\pip.exe install google-cloud-library
 
 Next Steps
 ~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_main_library.baseline b/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_main_library.baseline
index 504ac1e392..05c5e9788f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_main_library.baseline
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_main_library.baseline
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ class LibraryServiceClient(object):
 
         # Finally, track the GAPIC package version.
         metrics_headers['gapic'] = pkg_resources.get_distribution(
-            'gapic-google-cloud-library-v1',
+            'google-cloud-library',
         ).version
 
         # Load the configuration defaults.
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_main_no_path_templates.baseline b/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_main_no_path_templates.baseline
index 15fd93c5ed..35332d55b2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_main_no_path_templates.baseline
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_main_no_path_templates.baseline
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class NoTemplatesAPIServiceClient(object):
 
         # Finally, track the GAPIC package version.
         metrics_headers['gapic'] = pkg_resources.get_distribution(
-            'gapic-google-cloud-library-v1',
+            'google-cloud-library',
         ).version
 
         # Load the configuration defaults.
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_setup_library.baseline b/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_setup_library.baseline
index 2891bf0928..8070f81fb0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_setup_library.baseline
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_setup_library.baseline
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ install_requires = [
 ]
 
 setup(
-    name='gapic-google-cloud-library-v1',
+    name='google-cloud-library',
     version='0.15.0',
     author='Google, Inc.',
     author_email='googleapis-packages@google.com',
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_setup_no_path_templates.baseline b/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_setup_no_path_templates.baseline
index 3170f1116b..4b6b829b28 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_setup_no_path_templates.baseline
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/api/codegen/testdata/py/python_setup_no_path_templates.baseline
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ install_requires = [
 ]
 
 setup(
-    name='gapic-google-cloud-library-v1',
+    name='google-cloud-library',
     version='0.15.0',
     author='Google, Inc.',
     author_email='googleapis-packages@google.com',