diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 5328f1b40e..0112a2cba2 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -52,3 +52,8 @@ python_test_utils(
     name="test_utils",
     skip_pylint=True,
 )
+
+file(
+    name="license",
+    source="LICENSE",
+)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index ea2f506aaa..46b7dc49b5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Added
   to pants' use of PEX lockfiles. This is not a user-facing addition.
   #5778 #5789 #5817 #5795 #5830 #5833 #5834 #5841 #5840 #5838 #5842 #5837 #5849 #5850
   #5846 #5853 #5848 #5847 #5858 #5857 #5860 #5868 #5871 #5864 #5874 #5884 #5893 #5891
-  #5890 #5898
+  #5890 #5898 #5901
   Contributed by @cognifloyd
 
 * Added a joint index to solve the problem of slow mongo queries for scheduled executions. #5805
diff --git a/pants-plugins/macros.py b/pants-plugins/macros.py
index 454bbaa05f..f9a7c86397 100644
--- a/pants-plugins/macros.py
+++ b/pants-plugins/macros.py
@@ -13,6 +13,105 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 
+def st2_publish_repos():
+    """Return the list of repos twine should publish to.
+
+    Twine will publish to ALL of these repos when running `./pants publish`.
+
+    We use ST2_PUBLISH_REPO, an env var, To facilitate switching between
+    @testpypi and @pypi. That also means someone could publish to their own
+    private repo by changing this var.
+
+    Credentials for pypi should be in ~/.pypirc or in TWINE_* env vars.
+    """
+    # TODO: switch from hard-coded to env() once we upgrade to pants 2.16
+    # return [env("ST2_PUBLISH_REPO", "@pypi")]  # noqa: F821
+    return ["@pypi"]
+
+
+def st2_license(**kwargs):
+    """Copy the LICENSE file into each wheel.
+
+    As long as the file is in the src root when building the sdist/wheel,
+    setuptools automatically includes the LICENSE file in the dist-info.
+    """
+    if "dest" not in kwargs:
+        raise ValueError("'dest' path is required for st2_license macro")
+    relocated_files(  # noqa: F821
+        name="license",
+        files_targets=["//:license"],
+        src="",
+        **kwargs,
+    )
+
+
+def st2_runner_python_distribution(**kwargs):
+    """Create a python_distribution (wheel/sdist) for a StackStorm runner."""
+    runner_name = kwargs.pop("runner_name")
+    description = kwargs.pop("description")
+
+    st2_license(dest=f"contrib/runners/{runner_name}_runner")
+
+    kwargs["provides"] = python_artifact(  # noqa: F821
+        name=f"stackstorm-runner-{runner_name.replace('_', '-')}",
+        description=description,
+        version_file=f"{runner_name}_runner/__init__.py",  # custom for our release plugin
+        # test_suite="tests",
+        zip_safe=kwargs.pop(
+            "zip_safe", True
+        ),  # most runners are safe to run from a zipapp
+    )
+
+    dependencies = kwargs.pop("dependencies", [])
+    for dep in [f"./{runner_name}_runner", ":license"]:
+        if dep not in dependencies:
+            dependencies.append(dep)
+
+    kwargs["dependencies"] = dependencies
+    kwargs["repositories"] = st2_publish_repos()
+
+    python_distribution(**kwargs)  # noqa: F821
+
+
+def st2_component_python_distribution(**kwargs):
+    """Create a python_distribution (wheel/sdist) for a core StackStorm component."""
+    st2_component = kwargs.pop("component_name")
+    description = (
+        f"{st2_component} StackStorm event-driven automation platform component"
+    )
+    scripts = kwargs.pop("scripts", [])
+
+    st2_license(dest=st2_component)
+
+    kwargs["provides"] = python_artifact(  # noqa: F821
+        name=st2_component,
+        description=description,
+        scripts=[
+            script[:-6] if script.endswith(":shell") else script for script in scripts
+        ],
+        version_file=f"{st2_component}/__init__.py",  # custom for our release plugin
+        # test_suite=st2_component,
+        zip_safe=False,  # We rely on __file__ to load many things, so st2 should not run from a zipapp
+    )
+
+    dependencies = kwargs.pop("dependencies", [])
+    for dep in [st2_component, ":license"] + scripts:
+        dep = f"./{dep}" if dep[0] != ":" else dep
+        if dep not in dependencies:
+            dependencies.append(dep)
+
+        # see st2_shell_sources_and_resources below
+        if dep.endswith(":shell"):
+            dep_res = f"{dep}_resources"
+            if dep_res not in dependencies:
+                dependencies.append(dep_res)
+
+    kwargs["dependencies"] = dependencies
+    kwargs["repositories"] = st2_publish_repos()
+
+    python_distribution(**kwargs)  # noqa: F821
+
+
 def st2_shell_sources_and_resources(**kwargs):
     """This creates a shell_sources and a resources target.