diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 724ccd9..7adc203 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@
             git clean -xdf
             mvn clean install
 #           the runall cannot be fulfilled using free plan since it needs more resource to run.
-#           bin/runall.sh
\ No newline at end of file
+#           tools/runall.sh
diff --git a/docker/docker-CentOS/Dockerfile b/docker/docker-CentOS/Dockerfile
index 85b8a1f..3336361 100644
--- a/docker/docker-CentOS/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/docker-CentOS/Dockerfile
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@
 
 ENV MNEMONIC_HOME /ws/mnemonic
 
-#RUN cd /ws/mnemonic && bin/runall.sh -y
+#RUN cd /ws/mnemonic && tools/runall.sh -y
 
 CMD ["bash"]
diff --git a/docker/docker-Ubuntu/Dockerfile b/docker/docker-Ubuntu/Dockerfile
index ee7423e..4bb7e0e 100644
--- a/docker/docker-Ubuntu/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/docker-Ubuntu/Dockerfile
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@
 
 ENV MNEMONIC_HOME /ws/mnemonic
 
-#RUN cd /ws/mnemonic && bin/runall.sh -y
+#RUN cd /ws/mnemonic && tools/runall.sh -y
 
 CMD ["bash"]
diff --git a/mnemonic-benches/mnemonic-spark-kmeans-bench/README.md b/mnemonic-benches/mnemonic-spark-kmeans-bench/README.md
index 2fc16c6..a953388 100644
--- a/mnemonic-benches/mnemonic-spark-kmeans-bench/README.md
+++ b/mnemonic-benches/mnemonic-spark-kmeans-bench/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 
 ```bash
-  $ bin/gen_data.py <the number of dimensions> <the number of vectors> [-s seed]
+  $ tools/gen_data.py <the number of dimensions> <the number of vectors> [-s seed]
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 25ee644..4e6b9b0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
     <memory.service.dist.dir>${root.dir}/mnemonic-memory-services/service-dist</memory.service.dist.dir>
     <computing.service.dist.dir>${root.dir}/mnemonic-computing-services/service-dist</computing.service.dist.dir>
     <github.global.server>github</github.global.server>
-    <buildtools.dir>${basedir}/bin</buildtools.dir>
+    <buildtools.dir>${basedir}/tools</buildtools.dir>
     <gpg.keyname>apache.org</gpg.keyname>
     <slf4j.version>1.7.21</slf4j.version>
     <log4j.version>1.2.17</log4j.version>
@@ -296,8 +296,8 @@
           <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>3.0.0</version>
           <configuration>
-            <configLocation>bin/mnemonic-checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
-            <suppressionsLocation>bin/suppressions.xml</suppressionsLocation>
+            <configLocation>tools/mnemonic-checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
+            <suppressionsLocation>tools/suppressions.xml</suppressionsLocation>
             <suppressionsFileExpression>checkstyle.suppressions.file</suppressionsFileExpression>
             <includeTestSourceDirectory>true</includeTestSourceDirectory>
             <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
@@ -475,22 +475,22 @@
     <id>activate-buildtools-in-module</id>
     <activation>
       <file>
-        <exists>${basedir}/../bin/mnemonic-checkstyle.xml</exists>
+        <exists>${basedir}/../tools/mnemonic-checkstyle.xml</exists>
       </file>
     </activation>
     <properties>
-      <buildtools.dir>${basedir}/../bin</buildtools.dir>
+      <buildtools.dir>${basedir}/../tools</buildtools.dir>
     </properties>
   </profile>
   <profile>
     <id>activate-buildtools-in-submodule</id>
     <activation>
       <file>
-        <exists>${basedir}/../../bin/mnemonic-checkstyle.xml</exists>
+        <exists>${basedir}/../../tools/mnemonic-checkstyle.xml</exists>
       </file>
     </activation>
     <properties>
-      <buildtools.dir>${basedir}/../../bin</buildtools.dir>
+      <buildtools.dir>${basedir}/../../tools</buildtools.dir>
     </properties>
   </profile>
 
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@
           <configuration>
             <finalName>apache-mnemonic-${project.version}</finalName>
             <descriptors>
-              <descriptor>bin/source-assembly.xml</descriptor>
+              <descriptor>tools/source-assembly.xml</descriptor>
             </descriptors>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
diff --git a/bin/bundle.sh b/tools/bundle.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from bin/bundle.sh
rename to tools/bundle.sh
diff --git a/bin/find-mnemonic-home.sh b/tools/find-mnemonic-home.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from bin/find-mnemonic-home.sh
rename to tools/find-mnemonic-home.sh
diff --git a/bin/mnemonic-checkstyle.xml b/tools/mnemonic-checkstyle.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from bin/mnemonic-checkstyle.xml
rename to tools/mnemonic-checkstyle.xml
diff --git a/bin/release.sh b/tools/release.sh
similarity index 98%
rename from bin/release.sh
rename to tools/release.sh
index 3c000c6..b38628f 100755
--- a/bin/release.sh
+++ b/tools/release.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     pushd ${RELEASEBASENAME} || { echo "Unpacked source directory does not exist"; exit 90; }
     mvn clean install || { echo "Failed to compile the packaged source artifact"; exit 100; }
     if [ "${SKIP_TEST_RUN}" == "no" ]; then
-        python bin/runTestCases.py || { echo "Failed to verify the packaged source artifact"; exit 110; }
+        python tools/runTestCases.py || { echo "Failed to verify the packaged source artifact"; exit 110; }
     fi
     popd
     rm -rf ${RELEASEBASENAME}/
diff --git a/bin/runTestCases.py b/tools/runTestCases.py
similarity index 98%
rename from bin/runTestCases.py
rename to tools/runTestCases.py
index 1fe64a8..c4c1692 100755
--- a/bin/runTestCases.py
+++ b/tools/runTestCases.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     os.makedirs(testLogDir)
 
 cleanupCmd = r'find mnemonic-* -type f \( -name "*.mne" -o -name "*.dat" \) -exec rm {} \;'
-testCmdFile = 'bin/test.conf'
+testCmdFile = 'tools/test.conf'
 tcCmdReg = re.compile('^mvn\s.*$')
 tcNameReg = re.compile('-D(?:test|suites)=(.+?)\s')
 tcModuleReg = re.compile('-pl\s(.+?)\s')
@@ -51,4 +51,3 @@
             else:
                 print("[WARN] JAR file not found in " + tcNameReg.findall(line)[0] + " test case for \"" + tcModuleReg.findall(line)[0] + "\".")
 print("[DONE] All test cases are completed! Log files are available under folder testlog.")
-
diff --git a/bin/runall.sh b/tools/runall.sh
similarity index 97%
rename from bin/runall.sh
rename to tools/runall.sh
index 3318346..fd79a43 100755
--- a/bin/runall.sh
+++ b/tools/runall.sh
@@ -81,6 +81,6 @@
 fi
 echo [SUCCESS] Mnemonic example is completed!
 
-python bin/runTestCases.py || { echo "Test failed"; exit 33; }
+python tools/runTestCases.py || { echo "Test failed"; exit 33; }
 
 popd
diff --git a/bin/source-assembly.xml b/tools/source-assembly.xml
similarity index 99%
rename from bin/source-assembly.xml
rename to tools/source-assembly.xml
index f94b8c2..7a58c45 100644
--- a/bin/source-assembly.xml
+++ b/tools/source-assembly.xml
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
         <include>DISCLAIMER*</include>
         <include>KEYS</include>
         <include>pom.xml</include>
-        <include>bin/**</include>
+        <include>tools/**</include>
         <include>docker/**</include>
         <include>gradle/**</include>
         <include>settings.gradle</include>
diff --git a/bin/suppressions.xml b/tools/suppressions.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from bin/suppressions.xml
rename to tools/suppressions.xml
diff --git a/bin/test.conf b/tools/test.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from bin/test.conf
rename to tools/test.conf