diff --git a/dev-tools/mage/dockerbuilder.go b/dev-tools/mage/dockerbuilder.go
index f99f4f1dcdb..0e0bd2078ca 100644
--- a/dev-tools/mage/dockerbuilder.go
+++ b/dev-tools/mage/dockerbuilder.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (b *dockerBuilder) Build() error {
 	}
 
 	if err := b.copyFiles(); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("error copying files for docker variant %q: %w", b.DockerVariant, err)
 	}
 
 	if err := b.prepareBuild(); err != nil {
diff --git a/magefile.go b/magefile.go
index 03aecaeb620..670920cf128 100644
--- a/magefile.go
+++ b/magefile.go
@@ -1537,7 +1537,7 @@ func downloadBinary(ctx context.Context, project string, packageName string, bin
 		}
 
 		compl.Add(1)
-		fmt.Printf("Done downloading %s\n", packageName)
+		fmt.Printf("Done downloading %s into %s\n", packageName, targetPath)
 		return nil
 	}
 }
@@ -1590,7 +1590,8 @@ func movePackagesToArchive(dropPath string, platformPackageSuffixes []string, pa
 			if mg.Verbose() {
 				log.Printf("--- Evaluating moving dependency %s to archive path %s\n", f, archivePath)
 			}
-			if !strings.Contains(f, packageSuffix) && !isPythonWheelPackage(f, packageVersion) {
+			// if the matched file name does not contain the platform suffix and it's not a platform-independent package, skip it
+			if !strings.Contains(f, packageSuffix) && !isPlatformIndependentPackage(f, packageVersion) {
 				if mg.Verbose() {
 					log.Printf("--- Skipped moving dependency %s to archive path\n", f)
 				}
@@ -1613,9 +1614,18 @@ func movePackagesToArchive(dropPath string, platformPackageSuffixes []string, pa
 			if err := os.MkdirAll(targetDir, 0750); err != nil {
 				fmt.Printf("warning: failed to create directory %s: %s", targetDir, err)
 			}
-			if err := os.Rename(f, targetPath); err != nil {
-				panic(fmt.Errorf("failed renaming file: %w", err))
+
+			// Platform-independent packages need to be placed in the archive sub-folders for all platforms, copy instead of moving
+			if isPlatformIndependentPackage(f, packageVersion) {
+				if err := copyFile(f, targetPath); err != nil {
+					panic(fmt.Errorf("failed copying file: %w", err))
+				}
+			} else {
+				if err := os.Rename(f, targetPath); err != nil {
+					panic(fmt.Errorf("failed renaming file: %w", err))
+				}
 			}
+
 			if mg.Verbose() {
 				log.Printf("--- Moved dependency in archive path %s => %s\n", f, targetPath)
 			}
@@ -1625,10 +1635,37 @@ func movePackagesToArchive(dropPath string, platformPackageSuffixes []string, pa
 	return archivePath
 }
 
-func isPythonWheelPackage(f string, packageVersion string) bool {
+func copyFile(src, dst string) error {
+	srcStat, err := os.Stat(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("stat source file %q: %w", src, err)
+	}
+
+	srcF, err := os.Open(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("opening source file %q: %w", src, err)
+	}
+	defer srcF.Close()
+
+	dstF, err := os.OpenFile(dst, os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC|os.O_WRONLY, srcStat.Mode()|os.ModePerm)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("opening/creating destination file %q: %w", dst, err)
+	}
+	defer dstF.Close()
+
+	_, err = io.Copy(dstF, srcF)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("copying file %q to %q: %w", src, dst, err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func isPlatformIndependentPackage(f string, packageVersion string) bool {
 	fileBaseName := filepath.Base(f)
 	for _, spec := range manifest.ExpectedBinaries {
 		packageName := spec.GetPackageName(packageVersion, "")
+		// as of now only python wheels packages are platform-independent
 		if spec.PythonWheel && (fileBaseName == packageName || fileBaseName == packageName+sha512FileExt) {
 			return true
 		}