diff --git a/bec_widgets/cli/generate_cli.py b/bec_widgets/utils/generate_cli.py
similarity index 100%
rename from bec_widgets/cli/generate_cli.py
rename to bec_widgets/utils/generate_cli.py
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 260107e9..1267dfea 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Homepage = "https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets"
 bec-app = "bec_widgets.applications.main_app:main"
 bec-designer = "bec_widgets.utils.bec_designer:main"
 bec-gui-server = "bec_widgets.applications.companion_app:main"
-bw-generate-cli = "bec_widgets.cli.generate_cli:main"
+bw-generate-cli = "bec_widgets.utils.generate_cli:main"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = [
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_generate_cli_client.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_generate_cli_client.py
index a281bb1b..cfd0b924 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_generate_cli_client.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_generate_cli_client.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import black
 import isort
 import pytest
 
-from bec_widgets.cli.generate_cli import ClientGenerator
+from bec_widgets.utils.generate_cli import ClientGenerator
 from bec_widgets.utils.plugin_utils import BECClassContainer, BECClassInfo
 
 # pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring