diff --git a/news/PR-0653.rst b/news/PR-0653.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9cc1c17fa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/PR-0653.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+**Added:** None
+
+**Changed:** Changed name of overlap_check executable directory from "build" to "app".
+
+**Deprecated:** None
+
+**Removed:** None
+
+**Fixed:** None
+
+**Security:** None
diff --git a/src/overlap_check/CMakeLists.txt b/src/overlap_check/CMakeLists.txt
index 5f8b2767f5..d4d18557b4 100644
--- a/src/overlap_check/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/overlap_check/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if(OpenMP_FOUND)
     set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${OpenMP_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS}")
 endif()
 
-add_subdirectory(build)
+add_subdirectory(app)
 
 if (BUILD_TESTS)
   add_subdirectory(test)
diff --git a/src/overlap_check/build/CMakeLists.txt b/src/overlap_check/app/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from src/overlap_check/build/CMakeLists.txt
rename to src/overlap_check/app/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/src/overlap_check/build/overlap_check.cpp b/src/overlap_check/app/overlap_check.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/overlap_check/build/overlap_check.cpp
rename to src/overlap_check/app/overlap_check.cpp