diff --git a/.github/workflows/php-ext.yml b/.github/workflows/php-ext.yml
index 6128c2b4af..0d8c75a9fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/php-ext.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/php-ext.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Install bazel
         run: |
-          sudo apt update && sudo apt install bazel
+          apt-get install bazel
       - name: Install git
         run: |
           apt-get update -q
@@ -26,24 +26,15 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
-      - name: Prepare source code
-        run: |
-          rm -rf "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/php/ext/google/protobuf/third_party"
-          cp -r "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/third_party" "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/php/ext/google/protobuf"
-          cp "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/LICENSE" "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/php/ext/google/protobuf"
-      - name: Generate package.xml
-        run: |
-          bazel build $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/php/ext/google/protobuf:generate_package_xml
-          cp $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/bazel-bin/php/ext/google/protobuf/package.xml $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/php/ext/google/protobuf/package.xml
       - name: Create package
         run: |
-          cd /tmp
-          rm -rf protobuf-*.tgz
-          pecl package "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/php/ext/google/protobuf/package.xml"
+          rm -rf bazel-bin/php/protobuf-*.tgz
+          cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+          bazel build php:release
       - name: Compile extension
         run: |
           cd /tmp
-          MAKE="make -j$(nproc)" pecl install protobuf-*.tgz
+          MAKE="make -j$(nproc)" pecl install bazel-bin/php/protobuf-*.tgz
       - name: Enable extension
         run: docker-php-ext-enable protobuf
       - name: Inspect extension
diff --git a/php/BUILD.bazel b/php/BUILD.bazel
index c68abe4ab5..585fa547b3 100644
--- a/php/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/php/BUILD.bazel
@@ -147,5 +147,5 @@ pkg_tar(
     "//php/ext/google/protobuf:release_files",
     "//php/ext/google/protobuf:generate_package_xml",
   ],
-  out = "protobuf-%s" % PROTOBUF_PHP_VERSION,
+  out = "protobuf-%s.tgz" % PROTOBUF_PHP_VERSION,
 )
diff --git a/php/ext/google/protobuf/BUILD.bazel b/php/ext/google/protobuf/BUILD.bazel
index 1b0bc704c3..9b1d892aa8 100644
--- a/php/ext/google/protobuf/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/php/ext/google/protobuf/BUILD.bazel
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pkg_tar(
   srcs = [
     ":release_files",
   ],
-  out = "release_without_package",
+  out = "release_without_package.tgz",
 )
 
 # Generate PECL package.xml