diff --git a/python/BUILD.bazel b/python/BUILD.bazel
index 481dbbd0dd8..d47bf4cd135 100644
--- a/python/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/python/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 load("@rules_pkg//pkg:mappings.bzl", "pkg_filegroup", "pkg_files")
-load("@semmle_code//:dist.bzl", "dist", "pack_zip")
-load("//:defs.bzl", "codeql_platform")
+load("//misc/bazel:pkg.bzl", "codeql_pack", "codeql_pkg_files")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
@@ -37,25 +36,22 @@ pkg_files(
     strip_prefix = None,
 )
 
-dist(
-    name = "extractor-generic",
+codeql_pkg_files(
+    name = "extractor-arch",
+    exes = [
+        "//python/extractor/tsg-python",
+    ],
+    prefix = "tools/{CODEQL_PLATFORM}",
+)
+
+codeql_pack(
+    name = "python",
     srcs = [
         ":codeql-extractor-yml",
         ":dbscheme-group",
+        ":extractor-arch",
         "//python/downgrades",
         "//python/extractor",
         "//python/tools",
     ],
-    prefix = "python",
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-)
-
-pack_zip(
-    name = "extractor-arch",
-    srcs = [
-        "//python/extractor/tsg-python",
-    ],
-    package_file_name = "extractor-" + codeql_platform + ".zip",
-    prefix = "python/tools/" + codeql_platform,
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
diff --git a/python/extractor/BUILD.bazel b/python/extractor/BUILD.bazel
index 697bf8d49a4..0ac816f0642 100644
--- a/python/extractor/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/python/extractor/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@semmle_code//:dist.bzl", "pack_zip")
+load("//misc/bazel:pkg.bzl", "codeql_pkg_files", "strip_prefix")
 
 py_binary(
     name = "make-zips-py",
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ genrule(
     tools = [":make-zips-py"],
 )
 
-pack_zip(
+codeql_pkg_files(
     name = "extractor",
     srcs = [
         "LICENSE-PSF.md",  # because we distribute imp.py
@@ -44,5 +44,6 @@ pack_zip(
         ":python3src",
     ] + glob(["data/**"]),
     prefix = "tools",
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    strip_prefix=strip_prefix.from_pkg(),
+    visibility = ["//python:__pkg__"],
 )
diff --git a/python/tools/BUILD.bazel b/python/tools/BUILD.bazel
index 81762c150fb..487e46e34f5 100644
--- a/python/tools/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/python/tools/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-load("@semmle_code//:dist.bzl", "pack_zip")
+load("//misc/bazel:pkg.bzl", "codeql_pkg_files")
 
-pack_zip(
+codeql_pkg_files(
     name = "tools",
-    srcs = glob(["**/*"]),
-    excludes = [
-        "BUILD.bazel",
-    ] + glob(["recorded-call-graph-metrics/**"]),
+    exes = glob(
+        ["**/*"],
+        exclude = [
+            "BUILD.bazel",
+            "recorded-call-graph-metrics/**",
+        ],
+    ),
     prefix = "tools",
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    visibility = ["//python:__pkg__"],
 )