diff --git a/rust_bindings/.gitignore b/.gitignore
similarity index 75%
rename from rust_bindings/.gitignore
rename to .gitignore
index fa8d85a..1ab6a3f 100644
--- a/rust_bindings/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 Cargo.lock
 target
+build
diff --git a/rust_bindings/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
similarity index 55%
rename from rust_bindings/Cargo.toml
rename to Cargo.toml
index 5a4a1f5..30d5f1c 100644
--- a/rust_bindings/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["Potuz <potuz@prysmaticlabs.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Rust bindings for the hashtree library"
+documentation = "https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/hashtree"
+repository = "https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/hashtree"
+homepage = "https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/hashtree"
 license = "MIT"
 build = "build.rs" 
 keywords = ["hash", "crypto", "sha256", "merkle"]
+include = ["build.rs", "Cargo.toml", "src/lib.rs", "src/*.c", "src/*.h", "src/*.S", "Makefile", "src/Makefile"]
 
 [lib]
 crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 201dc05..b8e4150 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ libhashtree:
 
 clean:
 	$(MAKE) -C src clean
-	cd rust_bindings && cargo clean
+	cargo clean
 
 test:
 	$(MAKE) -C src test
diff --git a/rust_bindings/build.rs b/build.rs
similarity index 64%
rename from rust_bindings/build.rs
rename to build.rs
index e25ded8..dcd26c0 100644
--- a/rust_bindings/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -22,22 +22,29 @@ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 SOFTWARE.
 */
 
-
 use std::env;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::process::Command;
 
 fn main() {
-    let root_path = PathBuf::from(env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").unwrap()).join("..");
+    let out_dir = env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+        let manifest_dir = env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").unwrap();
+        format!("{}/build", manifest_dir)
+    });
+
+    let lib_dir = PathBuf::from(&out_dir).join("lib");
+    let src_dir = PathBuf::from(env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").unwrap());
+
+    let status = Command::new("make")
+        .current_dir(&src_dir)
+        .env("OUT_DIR", &out_dir) // Pass OUT_DIR to makefile if needed
+        .status()
+        .expect("Failed to execute make command");
 
-    Command::new("make")
-        .current_dir(&root_path)
-        .output()
-        .expect("Failed to build hashtree");
+    if !status.success() {
+        panic!("Failed to build the C library");
+    }
 
-    println!(
-        "cargo:rustc-link-search=native={}",
-        root_path.join("src").display()
-    );
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-search=native={}", lib_dir.display());
     println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=static=hashtree");
 }
diff --git a/rust_bindings/examples/basic_usage.rs b/examples/basic_usage.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from rust_bindings/examples/basic_usage.rs
rename to examples/basic_usage.rs
diff --git a/rust_bindings/README.md b/rust_bindings/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 2965eea..0000000
--- a/rust_bindings/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# Rust bindings for Hashstree
-
-At the top directory you can run 
-
-```
-$ make rust_bindings
-```
-
-To run tests:
-
-```
-$ make rust_tests
-```
-
-See the `examples` directory for examples on how to use the library
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index d3ac075..894c8fb 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -37,46 +37,60 @@ benchlibs += -lcrypto
 testlibs += -lcrypto
 endif
 
-objarm = sha256_armv8_neon_x4.o\
-	sha256_armv8_neon_x1.o\
-	sha256_armv8_crypto.o\
-	hashtree.o\
-
-objx86 = sha256_shani.o\
-	sha256_avx_x16.o\
-	sha256_avx_x8.o\
-	sha256_avx_x4.o\
-	sha256_avx_x1.o\
-	sha256_sse_x1.o\
-	hashtree.o\
+OUT_DIR ?= $(CURDIR)/../build
+OBJ_DIR := $(OUT_DIR)/obj
+LIB_DIR := $(OUT_DIR)/lib
+
+# Ensure these directories exist
+$(shell mkdir -p $(OBJ_DIR))
+$(shell mkdir -p $(LIB_DIR))
+
+objarm = $(OBJ_DIR)/sha256_armv8_neon_x4.o\
+         $(OBJ_DIR)/sha256_armv8_neon_x1.o\
+         $(OBJ_DIR)/sha256_armv8_crypto.o\
+         $(OBJ_DIR)/hashtree.o
+
+objx86 = $(OBJ_DIR)/sha256_shani.o\
+         $(OBJ_DIR)/sha256_avx_x16.o\
+         $(OBJ_DIR)/sha256_avx_x8.o\
+         $(OBJ_DIR)/sha256_avx_x4.o\
+         $(OBJ_DIR)/sha256_avx_x1.o\
+         $(OBJ_DIR)/sha256_sse_x1.o\
+         $(OBJ_DIR)/hashtree.o
 
 .PHONY : clean .FORCE
 .FORCE: 
 
+$(OBJ_DIR)/%.o: %.S
+	$(CC) $(ASFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
+$(OBJ_DIR)/%.o: %.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
 ifeq ($(WIN),1)
-libname = libhashtree.lib
+libname = $(LIB_DIR)/libhashtree.lib
 else
-libname = libhashtree.a
+libname = $(LIB_DIR)/libhashtree.a
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(ARM),1)
-libhashtree.a: $(objarm) hashtree.pc
-	$(AR) rcs libhashtree.a $(objarm)
+$(LIB_DIR)/libhashtree.a: $(objarm)
+	$(AR) rcs $@ $(objarm)
 else
-$(libname): $(objx86) hashtree.pc
-	$(AR) rcs $(libname) $(objx86)
+$(libname): $(objx86)
+	$(AR) rcs $@ $(objx86)
 endif
 
 all: $(libname) test bench
 
 test: hashtree.h acutest.h test.c $(libname)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o test test.c $(testlibs)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIB_DIR) -o $(OUT_DIR)/test test.c $(testlibs)
 
 bench: hashtree.h ubench.h bench.c $(libname)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o bench bench.c $(benchlibs)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIB_DIR) -o $(OUT_DIR)/bench bench.c $(benchlibs)
 
 clean:
-	-rm -f $(objarm) $(objx86) libhashtree.a libhashtree.lib test test.exe bench hashtree.pc
+	-rm -f $(objarm) $(objx86) $(LIB_DIR)/libhashtree.a $(LIB_DIR)/libhashtree.lib $(OUT_DIR)/test $(OUT_DIR)/test.exe $(OUT_DIR)/bench hashtree.pc
 
 ifeq ($(PREFIX),)
 PREFIX := /usr
diff --git a/rust_bindings/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from rust_bindings/src/lib.rs
rename to src/lib.rs