diff --git a/build_scripts/README.md b/build_scripts/README.md
index f5009e498..e08b7ea86 100644
--- a/build_scripts/README.md
+++ b/build_scripts/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ remove build artifacts by running `appimage/clean.sh`
 ### Running the AppImage
 
 The build script will produce an AppImage executable named
-`Infection_Monkey-x86_64.AppImage`. Simply execute this file and you're off to
+`./dist/Infection_Monkey-x86_64.AppImage`. Simply execute this file and you're off to
 the races.
 
 A new directory, `$HOME/.monkey_island` will be created to store runtime
@@ -42,4 +42,5 @@ NOTE: This script is intended to be run from a clean VM. You can also manually
 remove build artifacts by running `docker/clean.sh`
 
 ### Running the Docker Image
-See `docker/DOCKER_README.md` for instructions on running the docker image.
+The build script will produce a `.tgz` file in `./dist/`. See
+`docker/DOCKER_README.md` for instructions on running the docker image.
diff --git a/build_scripts/appimage/appimage.sh b/build_scripts/appimage/appimage.sh
index eb4bee130..c1cf3b922 100755
--- a/build_scripts/appimage/appimage.sh
+++ b/build_scripts/appimage/appimage.sh
@@ -122,11 +122,15 @@ add_apprun() {
 }
 
 build_package() {
+  local version=$1
+  local dist_dir=$2
   log_message "Building AppImage"
   pushd "$APPIMAGE_DIR"
 
   ARCH="x86_64" appimagetool "$APPIMAGE_DIR/squashfs-root"
-  apply_version_to_appimage "$1"
+  apply_version_to_appimage "$version"
+
+  move_package_to_dist_dir $dist_dir
 
   popd
 }
@@ -135,3 +139,7 @@ apply_version_to_appimage() {
   log_message "Renaming Infection_Monkey-x86_64.AppImage -> Infection_Monkey-$1-x86_64.AppImage"
   mv "Infection_Monkey-x86_64.AppImage" "Infection_Monkey-$1-x86_64.AppImage"
 }
+
+move_package_to_dist_dir() {
+    mv Infection_Monkey*.AppImage "$1/"
+}
diff --git a/build_scripts/build_package.sh b/build_scripts/build_package.sh
index ee466d68c..957c43e1a 100755
--- a/build_scripts/build_package.sh
+++ b/build_scripts/build_package.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ WORKSPACE=${WORKSPACE:-$HOME}
 DEFAULT_REPO_MONKEY_HOME=$WORKSPACE/git/monkey
 MONKEY_ORIGIN_URL="https://github.com/guardicore/monkey.git"
 NODE_SRC=https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x
+BUILD_SCRIPTS_DIR="$(realpath $(dirname $BASH_SOURCE[0]))"
+DIST_DIR="$BUILD_SCRIPTS_DIR/dist"
 
 log_message() {
   echo -e "\n\n"
@@ -187,12 +189,16 @@ if ! is_valid_git_repo "$monkey_repo"; then
   clone_monkey_repo "$monkey_repo" "$branch"
 fi
 
+if [ ! -d "$DIST_DIR" ]; then
+    mkdir "$DIST_DIR"
+fi
+
 install_build_prereqs
 install_package_specific_build_prereqs "$WORKSPACE"
 
 
 setup_build_dir "$agent_binary_dir" "$monkey_repo"
-build_package "$monkey_version"
+build_package "$monkey_version" "$DIST_DIR"
 
 log_message "Finished building package: $package"
 exit 0
diff --git a/build_scripts/docker/docker.sh b/build_scripts/docker/docker.sh
index 7e7c9ae91..bf7e78cee 100755
--- a/build_scripts/docker/docker.sh
+++ b/build_scripts/docker/docker.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ copy_server_config_to_build_dir() {
 
 build_package() {
   local version=$1
+  local dist_dir=$2
   pushd ./docker
 
   docker_image_name="guardicore/monkey-island:$version"
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ build_package() {
   build_docker_image_tar "$docker_image_name" "$tar_name"
   build_docker_image_tgz "$tar_name" "$version"
 
+  move_package_to_dist_dir $dist_dir
+
   popd
 }
 
@@ -58,3 +61,7 @@ build_docker_image_tgz() {
   cp ./DOCKER_README.md ./tgz/README.md
   tar -C ./tgz -cvf "$OUTPUT_NAME_TGZ" --gzip .
 }
+
+move_package_to_dist_dir() {
+    mv $OUTPUT_NAME_TGZ "$1/"
+}