diff --git a/electron-builder.json b/electron-builder.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..114428c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/electron-builder.json
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{
+  "appId": "com.mattermost.desktop",
+  "directories": {
+    "buildResources": "resources",
+    "app": "dist",
+    "output": "release"
+  },
+  "deb": {
+    "synopsis": "Mattermost"
+  },
+  "linux": {
+    "category": "InstantMessaging",
+    "target": [
+      "deb",
+      "tar.gz"
+    ],
+    "extraFiles": [
+      {
+        "from": "resources",
+        "filter": "icon.png"
+      },
+      {
+        "from": "resources/linux",
+        "filter": [
+          "create_desktop_file.sh",
+          "README.md"
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "mac": {
+    "category": "public.app-category.productivity",
+    "target": [
+      "tar.gz"
+    ]
+  },
+  "squirrelWindows": {
+    "iconUrl": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mattermost/desktop/master/resources/icon.ico"
+  },
+  "win": {
+    "target": [
+      "squirrel",
+      "zip"
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a7c4edcd..59b9848b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,51 +61,5 @@
     "spectron": "~3.6.0",
     "webpack": "^2.2.1",
     "webpack-merge": "^3.0.0"
-  },
-  "build": {
-    "appId": "com.mattermost.desktop",
-    "directories": {
-      "buildResources": "resources",
-      "app": "dist",
-      "output": "release"
-    },
-    "deb": {
-      "synopsis": "Mattermost"
-    },
-    "linux": {
-      "category": "InstantMessaging",
-      "target": [
-        "deb",
-        "tar.gz"
-      ],
-      "extraFiles": [
-        {
-          "from": "resources",
-          "filter": "icon.png"
-        },
-        {
-          "from": "resources/linux",
-          "filter": [
-            "create_desktop_file.sh",
-            "README.md"
-          ]
-        }
-      ]
-    },
-    "mac": {
-      "category": "public.app-category.productivity",
-      "target": [
-        "tar.gz"
-      ]
-    },
-    "squirrelWindows": {
-      "iconUrl": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mattermost/desktop/master/resources/icon.ico"
-    },
-    "win": {
-      "target": [
-        "squirrel",
-        "zip"
-      ]
-    }
   }
 }