diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ed0f292..019970b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ test_adapter
 .gnupg
 .pEp*
 lib
-local.conf
+build.conf
 build/
 # Default ignored files
 ?idea/
diff --git a/Makefile.conf b/Makefile.conf
index c69f453..02df81a 100644
--- a/Makefile.conf
+++ b/Makefile.conf
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ DEBUG=1
 PREFIX?=$(HOME)
 
 # Overrides
--include $(HERE)local.conf
+-include $(HERE)build.conf
 
 # Constants
 CXXFLAGS+=-std=c++11 -fPIC
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 536bd19..2b92f06 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 
 ## Build Configuration
 
-The build configuration file is called `local.conf`.
-Use the file `local.conf.example` as a template.
+The build configuration file is called `build.conf`.
+Use the file `build.conf.example` as a template.
 
 ```bash
-cp local.conf.example local.conf
+cp build.conf.example build.conf
 ```
 
 Then, tweak it to your needs.
diff --git a/local.conf.example b/build.conf.example
similarity index 73%
rename from local.conf.example
rename to build.conf.example
index f53ff09..5c79d84 100644
--- a/local.conf.example
+++ b/build.conf.example
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-# This is an Example build config file (local.conf)
+# This is an Example build config file (build.conf)
 # you might not need this file, but if the defaults dont work for you
 # You can override them here.
-# Tweak the values to your needs and rename it to local.conf
+# Tweak the values to your needs and rename it to build.conf
 
 ######### C++ Compiler #########
 # Should work with clang and g++
diff --git a/scripts/centos8/build_libpEpAdapter.sh b/scripts/centos8/build_libpEpAdapter.sh
index 1f4a6c5..b5b6b89 100755
--- a/scripts/centos8/build_libpEpAdapter.sh
+++ b/scripts/centos8/build_libpEpAdapter.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 set -exo
 
-echo "ENGINE_LIB_PATH=${INSTPREFIX}/lib" >> local.conf
-echo "ENGINE_INC_PATH=${INSTPREFIX}/include" >> local.conf
+echo "ENGINE_LIB_PATH=${INSTPREFIX}/lib" >> build.conf
+echo "ENGINE_INC_PATH=${INSTPREFIX}/include" >> build.conf
 
 make
 make install PREFIX="${INSTPREFIX}"
diff --git a/scripts/debian10/build_libpEpAdapter.sh b/scripts/debian10/build_libpEpAdapter.sh
index 1f4a6c5..b5b6b89 100755
--- a/scripts/debian10/build_libpEpAdapter.sh
+++ b/scripts/debian10/build_libpEpAdapter.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 set -exo
 
-echo "ENGINE_LIB_PATH=${INSTPREFIX}/lib" >> local.conf
-echo "ENGINE_INC_PATH=${INSTPREFIX}/include" >> local.conf
+echo "ENGINE_LIB_PATH=${INSTPREFIX}/lib" >> build.conf
+echo "ENGINE_INC_PATH=${INSTPREFIX}/include" >> build.conf
 
 make
 make install PREFIX="${INSTPREFIX}"