diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 00e5bd9d778..763492a08a6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -68,4 +68,4 @@ packages/**/yarn.lock
 packages/**/package-lock.json
 
 # docs files
-documentation
+docs
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-types/tsconfig.json b/packages/opentelemetry-types/tsconfig.json
index 31838dd47cb..68b4ab0eec2 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-types/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-types/tsconfig.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   ],
   "typedocOptions": {
     "name": "OpenTelemetry Documentation",
-    "out": "../../documentation",
+    "out": "../../docs/out",
     "mode": "file",
     "hideGenerator": true
   }