diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-release.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-release.yml
index c4fa71f59..3142196df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-release.yml
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Archive files
         run: |
-          cd bin
+          cd ${{env.BUILD_DIR}}/bin
           7z a -tzip ${{env.ARCHIVE_FILENAME}} "x64_${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}"
       - name: Archive this artefact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: snapshot-${{matrix.TYPE}}
-          path: "bin/${{env.ARCHIVE_FILENAME}}"
+          path: "${{env.BUILD_DIR}}/bin/${{env.ARCHIVE_FILENAME}}"
 
   upload:
     runs-on: windows-2022
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index fd79b735c..1b7dd6e61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Archive files
         run: |
-          cd bin
+          cd ${{env.BUILD_DIR}}/bin
           7z a -tzip ${{env.ARCHIVE_FILENAME}} x64_Release
 
       - name: Archive this artefact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: snapshot
-          path: "bin/${{env.ARCHIVE_FILENAME}}"
+          path: "${{env.BUILD_DIR}}/bin/${{env.ARCHIVE_FILENAME}}"
 
   notify:
     name: Discord Notification
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 234d6efad..0c501ca39 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ if(WIN32)
   set(CONF_DIR ${BIN_DIR})
   get_property(IS_MULTI_CONFIG GLOBAL PROPERTY GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG) # ninja generator does not support $(Configuration)
   if(MSVC AND "$ENV{CLION_IDE}" STREQUAL "" AND IS_MULTI_CONFIG)
-    set(DEV_BIN_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/${BIN_FOLDER_NAME}/${DEP_ARCH}_$(Configuration))
+    set(DEV_BIN_DIR ${DEV_BINARY_DIR}/${BIN_FOLDER_NAME}/${DEP_ARCH}_$(Configuration))
     set(DEV_PROVIDED_LIBS_FOLDER ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/dep/lib/${DEP_ARCH}_$(Configuration))
   else()
-    set(DEV_BIN_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/${BIN_FOLDER_NAME}/${DEP_ARCH}_${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE})
+    set(DEV_BIN_DIR ${DEV_BINARY_DIR}/${BIN_FOLDER_NAME}/${DEP_ARCH}_${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE})
     set(DEV_PROVIDED_LIBS_FOLDER ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/dep/lib/${DEP_ARCH}_${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE})
   endif()
 
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ endif()
 
 configure_file(
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/shared/revision.h.in
-  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/shared/revision.h
+  ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/shared/revision.h
   @ONLY
 )
 
diff --git a/cmake/options.cmake b/cmake/options.cmake
index 2b3491142..ed94c24a1 100644
--- a/cmake/options.cmake
+++ b/cmake/options.cmake
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ option(BUILD_AHBOT          "Build Auction House Bot mod"           OFF)
 option(BUILD_RECASTDEMOMOD  "Build map/vmap/mmap viewer"            OFF)
 option(BUILD_GIT_ID         "Build git_id"                          OFF)
 option(BUILD_DOCS           "Build documentation with doxygen"      OFF)
+set(DEV_BINARY_DIR ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} CACHE STRING "Executable directory on Windows")
 
 # TODO: options that should be checked/created:
 #option(CLI                  "With CLI"                              ON)
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ message(STATUS
     BUILD_GIT_ID            Build git_id
     BUILD_DOCS              Build documentation with doxygen
 
+    DEV_BINARY_DIR          Target directory for executables on Windows only
+
   To set an option simply type -D<OPTION>=<VALUE> after 'cmake <srcs>'.
   Also, you can specify the generator with -G. see 'cmake --help' for more details
   For example:
diff --git a/cmake/showoptions.cmake b/cmake/showoptions.cmake
index 5041fe27d..5d8b5dac3 100644
--- a/cmake/showoptions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/showoptions.cmake
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ else()
   message(STATUS "Build documentation   : No  (default)")
 endif()
 
+message(STATUS "Target directory for dev binaries(DEV_BINARY_DIR) = ${DEV_BINARY_DIR}")
+
 # if(SQL)
 #   message(STATUS "Install SQL-files     : Yes")
 # else()
diff --git a/src/shared/.gitignore b/src/shared/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index ac1c4bedd..000000000
--- a/src/shared/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#
-# NOTE! Don't add files that are generated in specific
-# subdirectories here. Add them in the ".gitignore" file
-# in that subdirectory instead.
-#
-# NOTE! Please use 'git-ls-files -i --exclude-standard'
-# command after changing this file, to see if there are
-# any tracked files which get ignored after the change.
-#
-# MaNGOS generated files
-#
-
-revision.h
diff --git a/src/shared/CMakeLists.txt b/src/shared/CMakeLists.txt
index f3f5a70b7..94f9cdb6b 100644
--- a/src/shared/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/shared/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ target_include_directories(${LIBRARY_NAME}
   PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
   PUBLIC ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS}
   PUBLIC ${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR}
+  PUBLIC ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/shared # For the generated revision.h.
   PUBLIC "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/game"
 )
 
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ if (BUILD_ELUNA)
 endif()
 
 # Mark the revision header as being generated.
-set_source_files_properties(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/shared/revision.h
+set_source_files_properties(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src/shared/revision.h
   PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE
              HEADER_FILE_ONLY TRUE)
 if(MSVC)