diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 959ad589b..9bc4a8881 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@ avalanche-cli
 avalanche
 
 dist/
+bin/
diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index 807176e07..39f1274dc 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ else
     VERSION=$1
 fi
 
-go build -v -ldflags="-X 'github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/cmd.Version=$VERSION'" -o avalanche
+go build -v -ldflags="-X 'github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/cmd.Version=$VERSION'" -o bin/avalanche