diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3322e95..b5d14b2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ main.pdf
 
 # hls projects
 **/*.proj/
+**/*.comp/
 
 # ignore any python virtual environments
 **/.venv/
diff --git a/examples/Makefile b/examples/Makefile
index 880ac77..467b809 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile
+++ b/examples/Makefile
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ CXX_HLS_TARGET_FILES = \
 	spmv2_restructured.cpp \
 	spmv_unrolled.cpp
 
-HLS_TARGETS = $(patsubst %.c,%.proj,$(CC_HLS_TARGET_FILES))
-HLS_TARGETS += $(patsubst %.cpp,%.proj,$(CXX_HLS_TARGET_FILES))
+HLS_TARGETS = $(patsubst %.c,%.comp,$(CC_HLS_TARGET_FILES))
+HLS_TARGETS += $(patsubst %.cpp,%.comp,$(CXX_HLS_TARGET_FILES))
 
-%.proj: %.tcl
+%.comp: %.tcl
 #	vivado_hls -f $?
 	$(HLS_COMPILER) $? || (echo "$(HLS_COMPILER) $? failed $$?"; exit 0)
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ test: $(EXAMPLES_LOG)
 
 
 clean:
-	rm -rf *.o *.log *.bin *.tcl *.proj logs/* hls/*
+	rm -rf *.o *.log *.bin *.tcl *.comp logs/* hls/*
 
 .PHONY: clean hls test
 
diff --git a/scripts/gen_hls_runner_script.py b/scripts/gen_hls_runner_script.py
index ff876fd..6b37ee4 100755
--- a/scripts/gen_hls_runner_script.py
+++ b/scripts/gen_hls_runner_script.py
@@ -107,12 +107,11 @@ def write_script(
 
     with open(output_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
         script_text = f"""\
-                    open_project {file_root}.proj -reset
+                    open_component {file_root}.comp -reset
                     add_files [list {files}]
                     {tb_add_files}
                     set_top {top}
                     puts "Running: set_top {top}"
-                    open_solution solution -reset
                     set_part {part}
                     puts "Running: set_part {part}"
                     create_clock -period {period}