diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
similarity index 94%
rename from appveyor.yml
rename to .appveyor.yml
index e4c5010cb..d3310b431 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ matrix:
 #---------------------------------#
 
 install:
-  - cmd: ci/appveyor-prepare.bat
+  - cmd: .ci/appveyor-prepare.bat
 
 build_script:
-  - cmd: ci/appveyor-make.bat
+  - cmd: .ci/appveyor-make.bat
 
 test_script:
-  - cmd: ci/appveyor-make.bat runtests
+  - cmd: .ci/appveyor-make.bat runtests
 
 #---------------------------------#
 #         notifications           #
diff --git a/ci/appveyor-make.bat b/.ci/appveyor-make.bat
similarity index 100%
rename from ci/appveyor-make.bat
rename to .ci/appveyor-make.bat
diff --git a/ci/appveyor-prepare.bat b/.ci/appveyor-prepare.bat
similarity index 100%
rename from ci/appveyor-prepare.bat
rename to .ci/appveyor-prepare.bat
diff --git a/ci/travis-build.sh b/.ci/travis-build.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from ci/travis-build.sh
rename to .ci/travis-build.sh
diff --git a/ci/travis-prepare.sh b/.ci/travis-prepare.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from ci/travis-prepare.sh
rename to .ci/travis-prepare.sh
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5079bff0c..78f21eedd 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ addons:
 cache:
   directories:
    - $HOME/.cache
-install: sh ci/travis-prepare.sh </dev/null
-script: sh ci/travis-build.sh </dev/null
+install: sh .ci/travis-prepare.sh </dev/null
+script: sh .ci/travis-build.sh </dev/null