diff --git a/kots.yaml b/kots.yaml
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index 00000000000..408a51f334d
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+++ b/kots.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+package:
+  name: kots
+  version: 1.100.3
+  epoch: 0
+  description: Kubernetes Off-The-Shelf (KOTS) Software
+  copyright:
+    - license: Apache-2.0
+
+environment:
+  contents:
+    packages:
+      - ca-certificates-bundle
+      - build-base
+      - busybox
+      - git
+      - go
+      - nodejs
+      - yarn
+
+pipeline:
+  - uses: fetch
+    with:
+      uri: https://github.com/replicatedhq/kots/archive/refs/tags/v${{package.version}}.tar.gz
+      expected-sha256: 400e7777e646238484c75ce738b366312205ed561e33efd699600b7ff1689472
+
+  - runs: |
+      set -x
+      export DESTDIR="${{targets.destdir}}"
+      mkdir -p "${DESTDIR}"
+
+      # Mitigate GHSA-hqxw-f8mx-cpmw / CVE-2023-2253
+      go get github.com/docker/distribution@v2.8.2-beta.1+incompatible
+
+      go mod tidy
+
+      # Scripts etc.
+      mv deploy/assets/backup.sh "${DESTDIR}/backup.sh"
+      mv deploy/assets/restore-db.sh "${DESTDIR}/restore-db.sh"
+      mv deploy/assets/restore-s3.sh "${DESTDIR}/restore-s3.sh"
+      mv deploy/assets/restore.sh "${DESTDIR}/restore.sh"
+      mv deploy/assets/migrate-s3.sh "${DESTDIR}/migrate-s3.sh"
+      mv deploy/assets/fs-minio-check.sh "${DESTDIR}/fs-minio-check.sh"
+      mv deploy/assets/fs-minio-reset.sh "${DESTDIR}/fs-minio-reset.sh"
+      mv deploy/assets/fs-minio-keys-sha.sh "${DESTDIR}/fs-minio-keys-sha.sh"
+      mv deploy/assets/s3-bucket-create.sh "${DESTDIR}/s3-bucket-create.sh"
+      mv deploy/assets/s3-bucket-head.sh "${DESTDIR}/s3-bucket-head.sh"
+      mv deploy/assets/kots-upgrade.sh "${DESTDIR}/kots-upgrade.sh"
+      mv deploy/assets/postgres "${DESTDIR}/postgres"
+
+      # kotsadm and kots binaries
+      export VERSION=${{package.version}}
+      export GIT_TAG=${{package.version}}
+
+      # Set environment variables from repository
+      source .image.env
+
+      KOTS_KUSTOMIZE_BIN_DIR=/usr/local/bin
+
+      # TODO: fix pact build error on arm https://github.com/pact-foundation/pact-js-core/issues/264
+      export PACT_SKIP_BINARY_INSTALL=true
+
+      # Configure Yarn
+      yarn install --pure-lockfile --network-concurrency 1
+
+      # removing tests for now to see if this builds
+      make -C web deps lint build-kotsadm
+      make vet kots build
+
+      # make -C web deps lint test-unit build-kotsadm
+      # make vet ci-test kots build
+
+      mv bin/kotsadm "${DESTDIR}/kotsadm"
+      mv bin/kots "${DESTDIR}/kots"
+
+      # TODO: this is a manual intervention whenever helm bumps its major version
+      ln -s /usr/bin/helm ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/local/bin/helm
+      ln -s /usr/bin/helm ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/local/bin/helm3
+
+      # TODO: this is a manual intervention whenever kustomize bumps its major version
+      ln -s /usr/bin/kustomize ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/local/bin/kustomize
+      ln -s /usr/bin/kustomize ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/local/bin/kustomize5
+
+      ln -s /usr/bin/kubectl ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/local/bin/kubectl
+
+update:
+  enabled: true
+  github:
+    identifier: replicatedhq/kots
+    strip-prefix: v
diff --git a/packages.txt b/packages.txt
index 44fc4a681da..ceddd6916b3 100644
--- a/packages.txt
+++ b/packages.txt
@@ -818,4 +818,5 @@ slirp4netns
 local-path-provisioner
 fuse-overlayfs
 fuse-overlayfs-snapshotter
+kots
 upx