diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/cli.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/cli.ts
index 1478fe70b..07cb3cd63 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/cli.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/cli.ts
@@ -917,8 +917,12 @@ export class CodeQLCliServer implements Disposable {
     return this.runJsonCodeQlCliCommand(['pack', 'download'], packs, 'Downloading packs');
   }
 
-  async packInstall(dir: string) {
-    return this.runJsonCodeQlCliCommand(['pack', 'install'], [dir], 'Installing pack dependencies');
+  async packInstall(dir: string, forceUpdate = false) {
+    const args = [dir];
+    if (forceUpdate) {
+      args.push('--mode', 'update');
+    }
+    return this.runJsonCodeQlCliCommand(['pack', 'install'], args, 'Installing pack dependencies');
   }
 
   async packBundle(dir: string, workspaceFolders: string[], outputPath: string, precompile = true): Promise<void> {
@@ -1270,7 +1274,7 @@ export class CliVersionConstraint {
   /**
    * CLI version where the `resolve ml-models` subcommand was enhanced to work with packaging.
    */
-public static CLI_VERSION_WITH_PRECISE_RESOLVE_ML_MODELS = new SemVer('2.10.0');
+  public static CLI_VERSION_WITH_PRECISE_RESOLVE_ML_MODELS = new SemVer('2.10.0');
 
   /**
    * CLI version where the `--old-eval-stats` option to the query server was introduced.
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/quick-query.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/quick-query.ts
index b902c6bb7..8a30c7dd8 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/quick-query.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/quick-query.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@ export async function displayQuickQuery(
       const quickQueryQlpackYaml: any = {
         name: 'vscode/quick-query',
         version: '1.0.0',
-        libraryPathDependencies: [qlpack]
+        dependencies: {
+          [qlpack]: '*'
+        }
       };
       await fs.writeFile(qlPackFile, QLPACK_FILE_HEADER + yaml.dump(quickQueryQlpackYaml), 'utf8');
     }
@@ -130,6 +132,11 @@ export async function displayQuickQuery(
       await fs.writeFile(qlFile, getInitialQueryContents(dbItem.language, dbscheme), 'utf8');
     }
 
+    if (shouldRewrite) {
+      await cliServer.clearCache();
+      await cliServer.packInstall(queriesDir, true);
+    }
+
     await Window.showTextDocument(await workspace.openTextDocument(qlFile));
   } catch (e) {
     if (e instanceof ResponseError && e.code == ErrorCodes.RequestCancelled) {
@@ -145,5 +152,5 @@ async function checkShouldRewrite(qlPackFile: string, newDependency: string) {
     return true;
   }
   const qlPackContents: any = yaml.load(await fs.readFile(qlPackFile, 'utf8'));
-  return qlPackContents.libraryPathDependencies?.[0] !== newDependency;
+  return !qlPackContents.dependencies?.[newDependency];
 }
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/vscode-tests/cli-integration/queries.test.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/vscode-tests/cli-integration/queries.test.ts
index 06129bce9..fe4e266ce 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/vscode-tests/cli-integration/queries.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/vscode-tests/cli-integration/queries.test.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ describe('Queries', function() {
   let ctx: ExtensionContext;
 
   let qlpackFile: string;
+  let qlpackLockFile: string;
+  let oldQlpackLockFile: string; // codeql v2.6.3 and earlier
   let qlFile: string;
 
 
@@ -53,6 +55,8 @@ describe('Queries', function() {
         cli.quiet = true;
         ctx = extension.ctx;
         qlpackFile = `${ctx.storageUri?.fsPath}/quick-queries/qlpack.yml`;
+        qlpackLockFile = `${ctx.storageUri?.fsPath}/quick-queries/codeql-pack.lock.yml`;
+        oldQlpackLockFile = `${ctx.storageUri?.fsPath}/quick-queries/qlpack.lock.yml`;
         qlFile = `${ctx.storageUri?.fsPath}/quick-queries/quick-query.ql`;
       } else {
         throw new Error('Extension not initialized. Make sure cli is downloaded and installed properly.');
@@ -153,7 +157,14 @@ describe('Queries', function() {
       fs.readFileSync(qlpackFile, 'utf8')
     );
     // Should have chosen the js libraries
-    expect(qlpackContents.libraryPathDependencies[0]).to.include('javascript');
+    expect(qlpackContents.dependencies['codeql/javascript-all']).to.eq('*');
+
+    // Should also have a codeql-pack.lock.yml file
+    const packFileToUse = fs.pathExistsSync(qlpackLockFile) ? qlpackLockFile : oldQlpackLockFile;
+    const qlpackLock: any = await yaml.load(
+      fs.readFileSync(packFileToUse, 'utf8')
+    );
+    expect(!!qlpackLock.dependencies['codeql/javascript-all'].version).to.be.true;
   });
 
   it('should avoid creating a quick query', async () => {
@@ -161,7 +172,9 @@ describe('Queries', function() {
     fs.writeFileSync(qlpackFile, yaml.dump({
       name: 'quick-query',
       version: '1.0.0',
-      libraryPathDependencies: ['codeql/javascript-all']
+      dependencies: {
+        'codeql/javascript-all': '*'
+      }
     }));
     fs.writeFileSync(qlFile, 'xxx');
     await commands.executeCommand('codeQL.quickQuery');