diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3b167d112c..8a2ec572a5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -262,3 +262,6 @@ __pycache__/
 
 # Visual Studio Code workspace settings.
 .vscode/
+
+# Release package files go here:
+release/
diff --git a/package_release_build.py b/package_release_build.py
index 2cd1c246ae..42bf7b61b1 100755
--- a/package_release_build.py
+++ b/package_release_build.py
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ def build_windows():
 
     # Package client.
     print(Fore.GREEN + "Packaging Windows x86 client..." + Style.RESET_ALL)
-    package_zip(os.path.join("bin", "Client"), os.path.join("bin", "SS14.Client_windows_x86.zip"))
+    package_zip(os.path.join("bin", "Client"), os.path.join("release", "SS14.Client_windows_x86.zip"))
 
     print(Fore.GREEN + "Packaging Windows x86 server..." + Style.RESET_ALL)
-    package_zip(os.path.join("bin", "Server"), os.path.join("bin", "SS14.Server_windows_x86.zip"))
+    package_zip(os.path.join("bin", "Server"), os.path.join("release", "SS14.Server_windows_x86.zip"))
 
 def build_linux():
     print(Fore.GREEN + "Building project for Linux x86..." + Style.RESET_ALL)
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ def build_linux():
 
     # Package client.
     print(Fore.GREEN + "Packaging Linux x86 client..." + Style.RESET_ALL)
-    package_zip(os.path.join("bin", "Client"), os.path.join("bin", "SS14.Client_linux_x86.zip"))
+    package_zip(os.path.join("bin", "Client"), os.path.join("release", "SS14.Client_linux_x86.zip"))
 
     print(Fore.GREEN + "Packaging Linux x86 server..." + Style.RESET_ALL)
-    package_zip(os.path.join("bin", "Server"), os.path.join("bin", "SS14.Server_linux_x86.zip"))
+    package_zip(os.path.join("bin", "Server"), os.path.join("release", "SS14.Server_linux_x86.zip"))
 
 def package_zip(directory, zipname):
     with zipfile.ZipFile(zipname, "w") as f: