diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index d92ea97b12..649efafd7d 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ jobs:
     - restore_cache:
         key: cache001-package-191f68d13c18858af887523f34ff61c6cdeeb782-{{checksum ".buildcache/cache-keys/package-191f68d13c18858af887523f34ff61c6cdeeb782"}}
     - run:
-        command: ls -lahR .buildcache/packages/store
+        command: ls -lahR .buildcache/packages
     - store_artifacts:
         destination: packages-build-release
-        path: .buildcache/packages/store
+        path: .buildcache/packages
     - run:
-        command: tar -czf packages-build-release.tar.gz .buildcache/packages/store
+        command: tar -czf packages-build-release.tar.gz .buildcache/packages
     - store_artifacts:
         destination: packages-build-release.tar.gz
         path: packages-build-release.tar.gz
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ jobs:
     - store_artifacts:
         destination: aliases-build-release.tar.gz
         path: aliases-build-release.tar.gz
+    - run:
+        command: tar -czf meta-build-release.tar.gz .buildcache/packages/store/*.json
+    - store_artifacts:
+        destination: meta-build-release.tar.gz
+        path: meta-build-release.tar.gz
     environment:
     - AUTO_INSTALL_TOOLS: 'YES'
     - PRODUCT_REVISION: ''
diff --git a/.circleci/config/@build-release.yml b/.circleci/config/@build-release.yml
index af45a5af19..d377baa960 100644
--- a/.circleci/config/@build-release.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config/@build-release.yml
@@ -1154,13 +1154,13 @@ jobs:
       - load-solaris_amd64_package
       - load-windows_386_package
       - load-windows_amd64_package
-      - run: ls -lahR .buildcache/packages/store
+      - run: ls -lahR .buildcache/packages
       # Surface each zip as a separate artifact.
       - store_artifacts:
-          path: .buildcache/packages/store
+          path: .buildcache/packages
           destination: packages-build-release
       # Surface a tarball of the whole package store as an artifact.
-      - run: tar -czf packages-build-release.tar.gz .buildcache/packages/store
+      - run: tar -czf packages-build-release.tar.gz .buildcache/packages
       - store_artifacts:
           path: packages-build-release.tar.gz
           destination: packages-build-release.tar.gz
@@ -1170,6 +1170,11 @@ jobs:
       - store_artifacts:
           path: aliases-build-release.tar.gz
           destination: aliases-build-release.tar.gz
+      # Surface a tarball of just the metadata files.
+      - run: tar -czf meta-build-release.tar.gz .buildcache/packages/store/*.json
+      - store_artifacts:
+          path: meta-build-release.tar.gz
+          destination: meta-build-release.tar.gz
 
 commands:
   load-darwin_386_package:
diff --git a/.circleci/config/@build-release.yml.tpl b/.circleci/config/@build-release.yml.tpl
index 8e638f6b54..6d3f8d39e9 100644
--- a/.circleci/config/@build-release.yml.tpl
+++ b/.circleci/config/@build-release.yml.tpl
@@ -170,13 +170,13 @@ jobs:
       - write-all-package-cache-keys
       {{- range $packages}}
       - load-{{.meta.BUILD_JOB_NAME}}{{end}}
-      - run: ls -lahR .buildcache/packages/store
+      - run: ls -lahR .buildcache/packages
       # Surface each zip as a separate artifact.
       - store_artifacts:
-          path: .buildcache/packages/store
+          path: .buildcache/packages
           destination: packages-{{$workflowName}}
       # Surface a tarball of the whole package store as an artifact.
-      - run: tar -czf packages-{{$workflowName}}.tar.gz .buildcache/packages/store
+      - run: tar -czf packages-{{$workflowName}}.tar.gz .buildcache/packages
       - store_artifacts:
           path: packages-{{$workflowName}}.tar.gz
           destination: packages-{{$workflowName}}.tar.gz
@@ -186,6 +186,11 @@ jobs:
       - store_artifacts:
           path: aliases-{{$workflowName}}.tar.gz
           destination: aliases-{{$workflowName}}.tar.gz
+      # Surface a tarball of just the metadata files.
+      - run: tar -czf meta-{{$workflowName}}.tar.gz .buildcache/packages/store/*.json
+      - store_artifacts:
+          path: meta-{{$workflowName}}.tar.gz
+          destination: meta-{{$workflowName}}.tar.gz
 
 commands:
   {{- range $packages }}