diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
index b9988093ab..757d27128d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ master, release* ]
+    branches: [ master, release*, iox-* ]
 
 jobs:
   pre-flight-check:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint_pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/lint_pull_request.yml
index f8e840a120..64728ebb4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint_pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint_pull_request.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Code Linting on Pull-Requests
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ master, release* ]
+    branches: [ master, release*, iox-* ]
 
 jobs:
   clang-tidy-review:
diff --git a/iceoryx_examples/complexdata/topic_data.hpp b/iceoryx_examples/complexdata/topic_data.hpp
index 4d647c7f45..f89017f798 100644
--- a/iceoryx_examples/complexdata/topic_data.hpp
+++ b/iceoryx_examples/complexdata/topic_data.hpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #define IOX_EXAMPLES_COMPLEXDATA_TOPIC_DATA_HPP
 
 #include "iceoryx_dust/cxx/forward_list.hpp"
-#include "iceoryx_hoofs/cxx/list.hpp"
+#include "iox/list.hpp"
 #include "iox/optional.hpp"
 #include "iox/stack.hpp"
 #include "iox/string.hpp"
diff --git a/iceoryx_hoofs/include/iceoryx_hoofs/internal/cxx/list.inl b/iceoryx_hoofs/container/include/iox/detail/list.inl
similarity index 99%
rename from iceoryx_hoofs/include/iceoryx_hoofs/internal/cxx/list.inl
rename to iceoryx_hoofs/container/include/iox/detail/list.inl
index 1f319722ce..445f246caa 100644
--- a/iceoryx_hoofs/include/iceoryx_hoofs/internal/cxx/list.inl
+++ b/iceoryx_hoofs/container/include/iox/detail/list.inl
@@ -15,18 +15,14 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-#ifndef IOX_HOOFS_CXX_LIST_INL
-#define IOX_HOOFS_CXX_LIST_INL
+#ifndef IOX_HOOFS_CONTAINER_LIST_INL
+#define IOX_HOOFS_CONTAINER_LIST_INL
 
-
-#include "iceoryx_hoofs/cxx/list.hpp"
+#include "iox/list.hpp"
 #include "iox/logging.hpp"
 
-
 namespace iox
 {
-namespace cxx
-{
 /// @NOLINTJUSTIFICATION m_data fields are explicitly initialized whenever a new element is inserted
 /// into the list
 /// @NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-member-init,hicpp-member-init)
@@ -699,7 +695,6 @@ inline bool list<T, Capacity>::isInvalidIterOrDifferentLists(const const_iterato
     return isInvalidIterator(iter);
 }
 
-} // namespace cxx
 } // namespace iox
 
-#endif // IOX_HOOFS_CXX_LIST_INL
+#endif // IOX_HOOFS_CONTAINER_LIST_INL
diff --git a/iceoryx_hoofs/include/iceoryx_hoofs/cxx/list.hpp b/iceoryx_hoofs/container/include/iox/list.hpp
similarity index 99%
rename from iceoryx_hoofs/include/iceoryx_hoofs/cxx/list.hpp
rename to iceoryx_hoofs/container/include/iox/list.hpp
index 0fa95e8b8b..e2acc674ec 100644
--- a/iceoryx_hoofs/include/iceoryx_hoofs/cxx/list.hpp
+++ b/iceoryx_hoofs/container/include/iox/list.hpp
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-#ifndef IOX_HOOFS_CXX_LIST_HPP
-#define IOX_HOOFS_CXX_LIST_HPP
+#ifndef IOX_HOOFS_CONTAINER_LIST_HPP
+#define IOX_HOOFS_CONTAINER_LIST_HPP
 
 #include "iceoryx_hoofs/cxx/requires.hpp"
 #include "iox/uninitialized_array.hpp"
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
 
 namespace iox
 {
-namespace cxx
-{
 /// @brief  C++11 compatible bi-directional list implementation.
 /// @details Adjustments in the API were done to not use exceptions and serve the requirement of
 ///         a data structure movable over shared memory.
@@ -386,9 +384,8 @@ class list
     size_type m_size{0U};
 }; // list
 
-} // namespace cxx
 } // namespace iox
 
-#include "iceoryx_hoofs/internal/cxx/list.inl"
+#include "iox/detail/list.inl"
 
-#endif // IOX_HOOFS_CXX_LIST_HPP
+#endif // IOX_HOOFS_CONTAINER_LIST_HPP
diff --git a/iceoryx_hoofs/legacy/include/iceoryx_hoofs/cxx/list.hpp b/iceoryx_hoofs/legacy/include/iceoryx_hoofs/cxx/list.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13924e1e82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iceoryx_hoofs/legacy/include/iceoryx_hoofs/cxx/list.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2023 by Mathias Kraus <elboberido@m-hias.de>. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+#ifndef IOX_HOOFS_CXX_LIST_HPP
+#define IOX_HOOFS_CXX_LIST_HPP
+
+#include "iox/detail/deprecation_marker.hpp"
+#include "iox/list.hpp"
+
+IOX_DEPRECATED_HEADER_SINCE(3, "Please include 'iox/list.hpp' instead.")
+
+namespace iox
+{
+namespace cxx
+{
+/// @deprecated use 'iox::list' instead of 'iox::cxx::list'
+using iox::list;
+} // namespace cxx
+} // namespace iox
+
+#endif // IOX_HOOFS_CXX_LIST_HPP
diff --git a/iceoryx_hoofs/test/moduletests/test_cxx_list.cpp b/iceoryx_hoofs/test/moduletests/test_cxx_list.cpp
index 725a95a903..d6614a0aa7 100644
--- a/iceoryx_hoofs/test/moduletests/test_cxx_list.cpp
+++ b/iceoryx_hoofs/test/moduletests/test_cxx_list.cpp
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-#include "iceoryx_hoofs/cxx/list.hpp"
 #include "iceoryx_hoofs/error_handling/error_handling.hpp"
 #include "iceoryx_hoofs/testing/ctor_and_assignment_operator_test_class.hpp"
 #include "iceoryx_hoofs/testing/fatal_failure.hpp"
 #include "iox/attributes.hpp"
+#include "iox/list.hpp"
 #include "iox/logging.hpp"
 #include "test.hpp"
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 namespace
 {
 using namespace ::testing;
-using namespace iox::cxx;
+using namespace iox;
 using namespace iox::testing;
 
 constexpr uint64_t TESTLISTCAPACITY{10U};
diff --git a/iceoryx_posh/include/iceoryx_posh/internal/roudi/introspection/process_introspection.hpp b/iceoryx_posh/include/iceoryx_posh/internal/roudi/introspection/process_introspection.hpp
index fd8b01906d..0a75f9d800 100644
--- a/iceoryx_posh/include/iceoryx_posh/internal/roudi/introspection/process_introspection.hpp
+++ b/iceoryx_posh/include/iceoryx_posh/internal/roudi/introspection/process_introspection.hpp
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
 #ifndef IOX_POSH_ROUDI_INTROSPECTION_PROCESS_INTROSPECTION_HPP
 #define IOX_POSH_ROUDI_INTROSPECTION_PROCESS_INTROSPECTION_HPP
 
-#include "iceoryx_hoofs/cxx/list.hpp"
 #include "iceoryx_hoofs/internal/concurrent/periodic_task.hpp"
 #include "iceoryx_posh/iceoryx_posh_types.hpp"
 #include "iceoryx_posh/internal/popo/ports/publisher_port_user.hpp"
 #include "iceoryx_posh/roudi/introspection_types.hpp"
 #include "iox/function.hpp"
+#include "iox/list.hpp"
 
 #include <mutex>
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class ProcessIntrospection
     void send() noexcept;
 
   private:
-    using ProcessList_t = cxx::list<ProcessIntrospectionData, MAX_PROCESS_NUMBER>;
+    using ProcessList_t = iox::list<ProcessIntrospectionData, MAX_PROCESS_NUMBER>;
     ProcessList_t m_processList;
     bool m_processListNewData{true}; // true because we want to have a valid field, even with an empty list
 
diff --git a/iceoryx_posh/include/iceoryx_posh/internal/roudi/process_manager.hpp b/iceoryx_posh/include/iceoryx_posh/internal/roudi/process_manager.hpp
index 93dbe1141b..9d7c9aae37 100644
--- a/iceoryx_posh/include/iceoryx_posh/internal/roudi/process_manager.hpp
+++ b/iceoryx_posh/include/iceoryx_posh/internal/roudi/process_manager.hpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #ifndef IOX_POSH_ROUDI_PROCESS_MANAGER_HPP
 #define IOX_POSH_ROUDI_PROCESS_MANAGER_HPP
 
-#include "iceoryx_hoofs/cxx/list.hpp"
 #include "iceoryx_hoofs/posix_wrapper/posix_access_rights.hpp"
 #include "iceoryx_posh/internal/mepoo/segment_manager.hpp"
 #include "iceoryx_posh/internal/roudi/introspection/process_introspection.hpp"
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "iceoryx_posh/mepoo/chunk_header.hpp"
 #include "iceoryx_posh/version/compatibility_check_level.hpp"
 #include "iceoryx_posh/version/version_info.hpp"
+#include "iox/list.hpp"
 
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <ctime>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class ProcessManagerInterface
 class ProcessManager : public ProcessManagerInterface
 {
   public:
-    using ProcessList_t = cxx::list<Process, MAX_PROCESS_NUMBER>;
+    using ProcessList_t = iox::list<Process, MAX_PROCESS_NUMBER>;
     using PortConfigInfo = iox::runtime::PortConfigInfo;
 
     enum class TerminationFeedback
diff --git a/iceoryx_posh/test/integrationtests/test_publisher_subscriber_communication.cpp b/iceoryx_posh/test/integrationtests/test_publisher_subscriber_communication.cpp
index 2090f6e8a1..cc55e7bcbd 100644
--- a/iceoryx_posh/test/integrationtests/test_publisher_subscriber_communication.cpp
+++ b/iceoryx_posh/test/integrationtests/test_publisher_subscriber_communication.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 #include "iceoryx_dust/cxx/forward_list.hpp"
-#include "iceoryx_hoofs/cxx/list.hpp"
 #include "iceoryx_hoofs/testing/barrier.hpp"
 #include "iceoryx_hoofs/testing/watch_dog.hpp"
 #include "iceoryx_posh/popo/publisher.hpp"
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "iceoryx_posh/roudi_env/minimal_roudi_config.hpp"
 #include "iceoryx_posh/runtime/posh_runtime.hpp"
 #include "iceoryx_posh/testing/roudi_gtest.hpp"
+#include "iox/list.hpp"
 #include "iox/optional.hpp"
 #include "iox/stack.hpp"
 #include "iox/string.hpp"