diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 517e279a11..be34f21bd5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.10'
           cache: 'pip'
           cache-dependency-path: |
-            **/requirements-build.txt
+            **/build/requirements.txt
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install --upgrade -r requirements-build.txt
+          pip install --upgrade -r build/requirements.txt
       - name: Setup npm
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       - name: Build npm
diff --git a/build/debian/makedist_debian.sh b/build/debian/makedist_debian.sh
index cc0d6be344..b6dc07b7dd 100755
--- a/build/debian/makedist_debian.sh
+++ b/build/debian/makedist_debian.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ python3 -m pip install --upgrade PyGObject
 python3 ./build/debian/update_metainfo.py
 
 # ----- Build binaries
-python3 setup.py build
+python3 build/setup.py build
 
 # ----- Build dpkg
 cp -r ./dist/tribler ./build/debian/tribler/usr/share/tribler
diff --git a/build/mac/makedist_macos.sh b/build/mac/makedist_macos.sh
index 937acb6b5b..9c4cd905fe 100755
--- a/build/mac/makedist_macos.sh
+++ b/build/mac/makedist_macos.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ set -e # exit when any command fails
 source ./build/mac/env.sh
 
 # ----- Build
-pyinstaller tribler.spec --log-level="${LOG_LEVEL}"
+pyinstaller build/tribler.spec --log-level="${LOG_LEVEL}"
 
 mkdir -p $INSTALL_DIR
 mv $DIST_DIR/$APPNAME.app $INSTALL_DIR
diff --git a/requirements-build.txt b/build/requirements.txt
similarity index 80%
rename from requirements-build.txt
rename to build/requirements.txt
index 0a9dca929f..1a74391722 100644
--- a/requirements-build.txt
+++ b/build/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
--r requirements.txt
+-r ../requirements.txt
 
 cx_Freeze; sys_platform != 'darwin'
 PyInstaller; sys_platform == 'darwin'
diff --git a/setup.py b/build/setup.py
similarity index 95%
rename from setup.py
rename to build/setup.py
index e5e2f1b3ce..f41bc83bdc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/build/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from packaging.version import Version
 from setuptools import find_packages
 
-from build.win.build import setup, setup_executables, setup_options
+from .win.build import setup, setup_executables, setup_options
 
 
 def read_requirements(file_name: str, directory: str = ".") -> list[str]:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def read_requirements(file_name: str, directory: str = ".") -> list[str]:
 
 
 base_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-install_requires = read_requirements("requirements-build.txt", base_dir)
+install_requires = read_requirements("build/requirements.txt", base_dir)
 extras_require = {
     "dev": read_requirements("requirements-test.txt", base_dir),
 }
diff --git a/tribler.spec b/build/tribler.spec
similarity index 100%
rename from tribler.spec
rename to build/tribler.spec
diff --git a/build/win/makedist_win.bat b/build/win/makedist_win.bat
index 0948ae4b3e..8a6b878cca 100644
--- a/build/win/makedist_win.bat
+++ b/build/win/makedist_win.bat
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ REM ----- Build
 REM Sandip 2024-03-22: Deprecated, we are not using PyInstaller anymore because of issue with False Malware detections.
 REM %PYTHONHOME%\Scripts\pyinstaller.exe tribler.spec --log-level=%LOG_LEVEL% || exit /b
 ECHO Building Tribler using Cx_Freeze
-call python3 setup.py build
+call python3 build/setup.py build
 
 copy build\win\resources\tribler*.nsi dist\tribler
 
diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/doc/.readthedocs.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from .readthedocs.yaml
rename to doc/.readthedocs.yaml
diff --git a/doc/building/linux.rst b/doc/building/linux.rst
index d2a1eeb51c..65557e8f9d 100644
--- a/doc/building/linux.rst
+++ b/doc/building/linux.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ First, install additional requirements:
 .. code-block::
 
     sudo apt-get -y install alien cpio=2.13+dfsg-7 devscripts fakeroot gir1.2-gtk-4.0 libgirepository1.0-dev rpm
-    python -m pip install --upgrade -r requirements-build.txt
+    python -m pip install --upgrade -r build/requirements.txt
 
 Second, create the ``.deb`` file in the ``dist`` directory.
 You can set the ``GITHUB_TAG`` to whatever you want to have your version set as.
diff --git a/doc/building/mac.rst b/doc/building/mac.rst
index 3ac3a83e8b..703d00d41b 100644
--- a/doc/building/mac.rst
+++ b/doc/building/mac.rst
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ First, install additional requirements:
 
 .. code-block::
 
-    python -m pip install -r requirements-build.txt
+    python -m pip install -r build/requirements.txt
 
 
 Second, create the ``.dmg`` file in the ``dist`` directory.
diff --git a/doc/building/windows.rst b/doc/building/windows.rst
index 108b319f64..74653f94fb 100644
--- a/doc/building/windows.rst
+++ b/doc/building/windows.rst
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ First, install additional requirements:
 
 .. code-block::
 
-    python -m pip install -r requirements-build.txt
+    python -m pip install -r build/requirements.txt
 
 
 Second, create the ``.exe`` file in the ``dist`` directory.