diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index eb06ee48..e00584ea 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "llama.cpp"]
-	path = gpt4all-chat/llmodel/llama.cpp
+	path = gpt4all-backend/llama.cpp
 	url = https://github.com/manyoso/llama.cpp.git
diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/llmodel/CMakeLists.txt b/gpt4all-backend/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 76%
rename from gpt4all-chat/llmodel/CMakeLists.txt
rename to gpt4all-backend/CMakeLists.txt
index 704faccc..a7f1c6f0 100644
--- a/gpt4all-chat/llmodel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gpt4all-backend/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ endif()
 # Include the binary directory for the generated header file
 include_directories("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
 
-project(llmodel VERSION ${APP_VERSION} LANGUAGES CXX C)
+set(LLMODEL_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
+set(LLMODEL_VERSION_MINOR 1)
+set(LLMODEL_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+set(LLMODEL_VERSION "${LLMODEL_VERSION_MAJOR}.${LLMODEL_VERSION_MINOR}.${LLMODEL_VERSION_PATCH}")
+project(llmodel VERSION ${LLMODEL_VERSION} LANGUAGES CXX C)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
@@ -43,5 +47,9 @@ add_library(llmodel
 target_link_libraries(llmodel
     PRIVATE llama)
 
+set_target_properties(llmodel PROPERTIES
+                              VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION}
+                              SOVERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR})
+
 set(COMPONENT_NAME_MAIN ${PROJECT_NAME})
 set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/install)
diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/llmodel/gptj.cpp b/gpt4all-backend/gptj.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from gpt4all-chat/llmodel/gptj.cpp
rename to gpt4all-backend/gptj.cpp
diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/llmodel/gptj.h b/gpt4all-backend/gptj.h
similarity index 100%
rename from gpt4all-chat/llmodel/gptj.h
rename to gpt4all-backend/gptj.h
diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/llmodel/llama.cpp b/gpt4all-backend/llama.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from gpt4all-chat/llmodel/llama.cpp
rename to gpt4all-backend/llama.cpp
diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/llmodel/llamamodel.cpp b/gpt4all-backend/llamamodel.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from gpt4all-chat/llmodel/llamamodel.cpp
rename to gpt4all-backend/llamamodel.cpp
diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/llmodel/llamamodel.h b/gpt4all-backend/llamamodel.h
similarity index 100%
rename from gpt4all-chat/llmodel/llamamodel.h
rename to gpt4all-backend/llamamodel.h
diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/llmodel/llmodel.h b/gpt4all-backend/llmodel.h
similarity index 100%
rename from gpt4all-chat/llmodel/llmodel.h
rename to gpt4all-backend/llmodel.h
diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/llmodel/llmodel_c.cpp b/gpt4all-backend/llmodel_c.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from gpt4all-chat/llmodel/llmodel_c.cpp
rename to gpt4all-backend/llmodel_c.cpp
diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/llmodel/llmodel_c.h b/gpt4all-backend/llmodel_c.h
similarity index 100%
rename from gpt4all-chat/llmodel/llmodel_c.h
rename to gpt4all-backend/llmodel_c.h
diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/llmodel/mpt.cpp b/gpt4all-backend/mpt.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from gpt4all-chat/llmodel/mpt.cpp
rename to gpt4all-backend/mpt.cpp
diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/llmodel/mpt.h b/gpt4all-backend/mpt.h
similarity index 100%
rename from gpt4all-chat/llmodel/mpt.h
rename to gpt4all-backend/mpt.h
diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/llmodel/scripts/convert_mpt_hf_to_ggml.py b/gpt4all-backend/scripts/convert_mpt_hf_to_ggml.py
similarity index 100%
rename from gpt4all-chat/llmodel/scripts/convert_mpt_hf_to_ggml.py
rename to gpt4all-backend/scripts/convert_mpt_hf_to_ggml.py
diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/llmodel/utils.cpp b/gpt4all-backend/utils.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from gpt4all-chat/llmodel/utils.cpp
rename to gpt4all-backend/utils.cpp
diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/llmodel/utils.h b/gpt4all-backend/utils.h
similarity index 100%
rename from gpt4all-chat/llmodel/utils.h
rename to gpt4all-backend/utils.h
diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/CMakeLists.txt b/gpt4all-chat/CMakeLists.txt
index fbe018b9..0ec305f2 100644
--- a/gpt4all-chat/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gpt4all-chat/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ get_filename_component(Qt6_ROOT_DIR "${Qt6_ROOT_DIR}/.." ABSOLUTE)
 message(STATUS "qmake binary: ${QMAKE_EXECUTABLE}")
 message(STATUS "Qt 6 root directory: ${Qt6_ROOT_DIR}")
 
-add_subdirectory(llmodel)
+add_subdirectory(../gpt4all-backend llmodel)
 
 set (CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
 
diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/chatllm.cpp b/gpt4all-chat/chatllm.cpp
index 2ffbc3c7..cea13fb5 100644
--- a/gpt4all-chat/chatllm.cpp
+++ b/gpt4all-chat/chatllm.cpp
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 #include "chat.h"
 #include "download.h"
 #include "network.h"
-#include "llmodel/gptj.h"
-#include "llmodel/llamamodel.h"
-#include "llmodel/mpt.h"
+#include "../gpt4all-backend/gptj.h"
+#include "../gpt4all-backend/llamamodel.h"
+#include "../gpt4all-backend/mpt.h"
 
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QDir>
diff --git a/gpt4all-chat/chatllm.h b/gpt4all-chat/chatllm.h
index bb488b16..d134e414 100644
--- a/gpt4all-chat/chatllm.h
+++ b/gpt4all-chat/chatllm.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QThread>
 
-#include "llmodel/llmodel.h"
+#include "../gpt4all-backend/llmodel.h"
 
 class Chat;
 class ChatLLM : public QObject