is it ok to change the main file name in a WordPress plugin when updating to a new version?

I’m going through a WordPress plugin and restructuring the whole thing, fixed a few bugs, created a new folder structure, and added some shortcodes.

I want to roll out my updates as version 2. I’m wondering, does it matter that I renamed the plugin’s main file using my custom prefix?

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For example: I changed xmascount.php, to cw_xmascount.php.

Do I just delete all the files and folders of the original version of the plugin from the repository and then upload the new ones?

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