diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/codeql-cli/distribution.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/codeql-cli/distribution.ts
index 88789df20..360dd0d55 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/codeql-cli/distribution.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/codeql-cli/distribution.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
 } from "../common/logging";
 import { unzipToDirectoryConcurrently } from "../common/unzip-concurrently";
 import { reportUnzipProgress } from "../common/vscode/unzip-progress";
+import { Release, ReleaseAsset } from "./release";
 
 /**
  * distribution.ts
@@ -906,48 +907,6 @@ function warnDeprecatedLauncher() {
   );
 }
 
-/**
- * A release on GitHub.
- */
-interface Release {
-  assets: ReleaseAsset[];
-
-  /**
-   * The creation date of the release on GitHub.
-   */
-  createdAt: string;
-
-  /**
-   * The id associated with the release on GitHub.
-   */
-  id: number;
-
-  /**
-   * The name associated with the release on GitHub.
-   */
-  name: string;
-}
-
-/**
- * An asset corresponding to a release on GitHub.
- */
-interface ReleaseAsset {
-  /**
-   * The id associated with the asset on GitHub.
-   */
-  id: number;
-
-  /**
-   * The name associated with the asset on GitHub.
-   */
-  name: string;
-
-  /**
-   * The size of the asset in bytes.
-   */
-  size: number;
-}
-
 /**
  * The json returned from github for a release.
  */
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/codeql-cli/release.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/codeql-cli/release.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5da5abbb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/codeql-cli/release.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/**
+ * A release on GitHub.
+ */
+export interface Release {
+  assets: ReleaseAsset[];
+
+  /**
+   * The creation date of the release on GitHub.
+   */
+  createdAt: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The id associated with the release on GitHub.
+   */
+  id: number;
+
+  /**
+   * The name associated with the release on GitHub.
+   */
+  name: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * An asset corresponding to a release on GitHub.
+ */
+export interface ReleaseAsset {
+  /**
+   * The id associated with the asset on GitHub.
+   */
+  id: number;
+
+  /**
+   * The name associated with the asset on GitHub.
+   */
+  name: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The size of the asset in bytes.
+   */
+  size: number;
+}