diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/adapters/gcp-intro.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/adapters/gcp-intro.adoc
index e42aa9b0b..23e64010e 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/adapters/gcp-intro.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/adapters/gcp-intro.adoc
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ First, add the Shade Plugin configuration to generate a fat jar when you run the
             </goals>
             <configuration>
                 <shadedArtifactAttached>true</shadedArtifactAttached>
-                <outputDirectory>deploy</outputDirectory>
+                <outputDirectory>target/deploy</outputDirectory>
                 <shadedClassifierName>gcp</shadedClassifierName>
                 <transformers>
                     <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.AppendingTransformer">
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Package the application.
 mvn package
 ----
 
-You should see the fat jar in `deploy` directory.
+You should see the fat jar in `target/deploy` directory.
 
 Make sure that you have the https://cloud.google.com/sdk/install[Cloud SDK CLI] installed.
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ gcloud alpha functions deploy function-sample-gcp \
 --entry-point org.springframework.cloud.function.adapter.gcloud.FunctionInvoker \
 --runtime java11 \
 --trigger-http \
---source deploy \
+--source target/deploy \
 --memory 512MB
 ----
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp/.gitignore b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index ad5e6cfb6..000000000
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-deploy/
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp/README.adoc b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp/README.adoc
index 86da52659..cd7ce23bf 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp/README.adoc
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp/README.adoc
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Package the application.
 mvn package
 ----
 
-You should see the fat jar in the `deploy` directory.
+You should see the fat jar in the `target/deploy` directory.
 
 Make sure that you have the https://cloud.google.com/sdk/install[Cloud SDK CLI] installed.
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ gcloud alpha functions deploy function-sample-gcp \
 --entry-point org.springframework.cloud.function.adapter.gcloud.FunctionInvoker \
 --runtime java11 \
 --trigger-http \
---source deploy \
+--source target/deploy \
 --memory 512MB
 ----
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp/pom.xml
index be95b208d..9d15f3873 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 						</goals>
 						<configuration>
 							<shadedArtifactAttached>true</shadedArtifactAttached>
-							<outputDirectory>deploy</outputDirectory>
+							<outputDirectory>target/deploy</outputDirectory>
 							<shadedClassifierName>gcp</shadedClassifierName>
 							<transformers>
 								<transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.AppendingTransformer">