diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3a44642e1..b234d6bc5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -60,3 +60,6 @@ VULKAN_SDK/
 # Version info files
 GIT-COMMIT
 GIT-TAG
+
+# verify-release.sh downloads
+verify/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/verify-release.sh b/tools/verify-release.sh
index 3ccc419e6..ac5fc949c 100755
--- a/tools/verify-release.sh
+++ b/tools/verify-release.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ IS_DRAFT=$(
         --jq '.isDraft'
 )
 
-WORKDIR="release-${TAG}"
+WORKDIR="verify/release-${TAG}"
 
 rm -rf "$WORKDIR"
 mkdir -p "$WORKDIR"