diff --git a/src/rvprof_core.c b/src/rvprof_core.c
index 46ddcba..bec919d 100644
--- a/src/rvprof_core.c
+++ b/src/rvprof_core.c
@@ -72,4 +72,17 @@ void rvprof_init(const char* output_file){
 
     // register atexit handler to automate cleanup
     register_atexit_handler();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+void rvprof_set_program_name(const char* program_name){
+    if (g_rvprof.config.program_name){
+        rvprof_free(g_rvprof.config.program_name, strlen(g_rvprof.config.program_name)+1);
+    }
+    if (program_name) {
+        g_rvprof.config.program_name = rvprof_malloc(strlen(program_name)+1);
+        if (g_rvprof.config.program_name) {
+            strcpy(g_rvprof.config.program_name, program_name);
+        }
+    }
+}
+