diff --git a/forge.config.cjs b/forge.config.cjs
index 11d8c1fbd..dabcd7ca4 100644
--- a/forge.config.cjs
+++ b/forge.config.cjs
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ const baseLinuxMakerConfigOptions = {
 };
 
 module.exports = {
+    // we run electron-forge inside the ./build folder,
+    // to have it output to ./dist, we need to go up a directory first
+    outDir: "../dist",
     packagerConfig: {
         executableName: "trilium",
         name: APP_NAME,