diff --git a/.github/workflows/package.yaml b/.github/workflows/package.yaml
index 46ddb2616..a156138dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package.yaml
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         id: upload
         with:
-          name: packages
-          path: packages/**/*
+          name: dist
+          path: dist/**/*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index eddd76947..5d721a4fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ jobs:
           path: archives
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: packages
-          path: packages
+          name: dist
+          path: dist
       - id: get-prerelease
         run: echo "prerelease=$(just pre-release)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ jobs:
           prerelease: ${{ steps.get-prerelease.outputs.prerelease == 'true' }}
           files: |
             archives/**/*
-            packages/**/*
+            dist/**/*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upload.yaml b/.github/workflows/upload.yaml
index 6d7d8de05..3bfb245ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upload.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upload.yaml
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ jobs:
           path: archives
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: packages
-          path: packages
+          name: dist
+          path: dist
       - uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
         with:
           aws-region: us-east-1
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a6f9ec512..53537d82b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ cover.out
 archives/
 bin/
 certs/
-packages/
+dist/
 
 .DS_Store
 
diff --git a/extensions/vscode/CONTRIBUTING.md b/extensions/vscode/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 87dd730b8..af0c3059a 100644
--- a/extensions/vscode/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/extensions/vscode/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ When testing, utilize the sample projects in `../../test/sample-content`. Open t
 
 ### Packaging
 
-This project uses [`@vscode/vsce`](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-vsce) to build packages.
+This project uses [`@vscode/vsce`](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-vsce) to build extension packages.
 
-Run the following command to build a new package. The package is output to the `../../packages` directory.
+Run the following command to build a new package. The package is output to the `../../dist` directory.
 
 ```console
 just package
diff --git a/extensions/vscode/justfile b/extensions/vscode/justfile
index 7b798a844..7fdd3bf23 100644
--- a/extensions/vscode/justfile
+++ b/extensions/vscode/justfile
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ package-path:
     set -eou pipefail
     {{ _with_debug }}
 
-    echo $(readlink -f ../../)/packages
+    echo $(readlink -f ../../)/dist
 
 package-target-platform os="$(just ../../os)" arch="$(just ../../arch)":
     #!/usr/bin/env bash
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index a75a76c01..3b7d20e0b 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ clean:
 
     rm -rf ./archives
     rm -rf ./bin
-    rm -rf ./packages
+    rm -rf ./dist
 
 # Prints shell commands to configure executable on path. Configure your shell via: eval "$(just configure)"
 configure:
diff --git a/scripts/get-vscode-extension-path.bash b/scripts/get-vscode-extension-path.bash
index 960224d8e..3567e0ab6 100755
--- a/scripts/get-vscode-extension-path.bash
+++ b/scripts/get-vscode-extension-path.bash
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ arch=$4
 
 name=$(basename "$cmd")
 
-echo "$(pwd)/packages/$name-$version-$os-$arch.vsix"
+echo "$(pwd)/dist/$name-$version-$os-$arch.vsix"