diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a5216b7f7..a9597138b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ dlldata.c
 # DNX
 project.lock.json
 artifacts/
-out/
+bin/
 
 *_i.c
 *_p.c
diff --git a/build/InitRepo.props b/build/InitRepo.props
index ff909b2c9..f917b88c2 100644
--- a/build/InitRepo.props
+++ b/build/InitRepo.props
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project ToolsVersion="14.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <GeneratedPropsDir>$(RepoRoot)/out/obj</GeneratedPropsDir>
+    <GeneratedPropsDir>$(RepoRoot)/bin/obj</GeneratedPropsDir>
     <GitCommitInfoProps>$(GeneratedPropsDir)/GitCommitInfo.props</GitCommitInfoProps>
     <HostInfoProps>$(GeneratedPropsDir)/HostInfo.props</HostInfoProps>
     <BuildInfoProps>$(GeneratedPropsDir)/BuildInfo.props</BuildInfoProps>
diff --git a/build/OutputDirectories.props b/build/OutputDirectories.props
index 137778c41..52e072221 100644
--- a/build/OutputDirectories.props
+++ b/build/OutputDirectories.props
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       <!-- BaseOutputDirectory is the root output path for this stage and RID
            BaseOutputPath is the project-specific output folder that each project builds into.
            This is not confusing at all. -->
-      <BaseOutputDirectory>$(RepoRoot)/out/$(CliBuildStage)/$(Rid)</BaseOutputDirectory>
+      <BaseOutputDirectory>$(RepoRoot)/bin/$(CliBuildStage)/$(Rid)</BaseOutputDirectory>
       <BaseOutputPath>$([System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath('$(BaseOutputDirectory)/bin/$(MSBuildProjectName)'))</BaseOutputPath>
 
       <BaseIntermediateOutputPath>$([System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath('$(BaseOutputDirectory)/obj/$(MSBuildProjectName)'))</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
diff --git a/build/Prepare.targets b/build/Prepare.targets
index 8858e03b3..3b373ecfc 100644
--- a/build/Prepare.targets
+++ b/build/Prepare.targets
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 
   <Target Name="IsolateArtifactsFromDirectoryBuildFiles">
     <Copy SourceFiles="$(RepoRoot)TestAssets\Directory.Build.props"
-          DestinationFolder ="$(RepoRoot)out"
+          DestinationFolder ="$(RepoRoot)bin"
           SkipUnchangedFiles="true" />
   </Target>
 
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Tests.Utilities/RepoDirectoriesProvider.cs b/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Tests.Utilities/RepoDirectoriesProvider.cs
index 727994939..bf1cc2050 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Tests.Utilities/RepoDirectoriesProvider.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Tests.Utilities/RepoDirectoriesProvider.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Test.Utilities
             {
                 if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(s_buildRid))
                 {
-                    var buildInfoPath = Path.Combine(RepoRoot, "out", "obj", "BuildInfo.props");
+                    var buildInfoPath = Path.Combine(RepoRoot, "bin", "obj", "BuildInfo.props");
                     var root = XDocument.Load(buildInfoPath).Root;
                     var ns = root.Name.Namespace;
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Test.Utilities
             int previousStage = 2;
 
             _artifacts = artifacts ?? Path.Combine(RepoRoot,
-                                                   "out",
+                                                   "bin",
                                                    previousStage.ToString(),
                                                    BuildRid);
             _builtDotnet = builtDotnet ?? Path.Combine(_artifacts, "intermediate", "sharedFrameworkPublish");
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Test.Utilities
             }
 
             _testWorkingFolder = Path.Combine(RepoRoot,
-                                              "out",
+                                              "bin",
                                               (previousStage + 1).ToString(),
                                               BuildRid,
                                               "test");