diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/repository/executor.py b/src/ahriman/core/repository/executor.py
index 41755e79..78916177 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/repository/executor.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/repository/executor.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
-import shutil
+import shutil  # shutil.move is used here to ensure cross fs file movement
 
 from collections.abc import Iterable
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from ahriman.core.build_tools.package_archive import PackageArchive
 from ahriman.core.build_tools.task import Task
 from ahriman.core.repository.cleaner import Cleaner
 from ahriman.core.repository.package_info import PackageInfo
-from ahriman.core.utils import safe_filename
+from ahriman.core.utils import safe_filename, utcnow
 from ahriman.models.changes import Changes
 from ahriman.models.event import EventType
 from ahriman.models.package import Package
@@ -187,9 +187,12 @@ class Executor(PackageInfo, Cleaner):
             # in theory, it might be NOT packages directory, but we suppose it is
             full_path = self.paths.packages / name
             files = self.sign.process_sign_package(full_path, packager_key)
+
             for src in files:
-                dst = self.paths.repository / safe_filename(src.name)
-                shutil.move(src, dst)
+                archive = self.paths.archive_for(package_base) / safe_filename(src.name)
+                shutil.move(src, archive)
+                for symlink in (self.paths.repository / archive.name, self.paths.archive_for(utcnow()) / archive.name):
+                    symlink.symlink_to(archive.relative_to(symlink.parent, walk_up=True))
             package_path = self.paths.repository / safe_filename(name)
             self.repo.add(package_path)
 
diff --git a/src/ahriman/models/repository_paths.py b/src/ahriman/models/repository_paths.py
index 7e8ae558..a2fdec8d 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/models/repository_paths.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/models/repository_paths.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 # along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 import contextlib
+import datetime
 import os
 import shutil
 
@@ -85,6 +86,16 @@ class RepositoryPaths(LazyLogging):
                 return Path(self.repository_id.architecture)  # legacy tree suffix
         return Path(self.repository_id.name) / self.repository_id.architecture
 
+    @property
+    def archive(self) -> Path:
+        """
+        archive directory root
+
+        Returns:
+            Path: archive directory root
+        """
+        return self.root / "archive" / self._suffix
+
     @property
     def build_root(self) -> Path:
         """
@@ -249,6 +260,34 @@ class RepositoryPaths(LazyLogging):
             set_owner(path)
             path = path.parent
 
+    def archive_for(self, category: datetime.date | str) -> Path:
+        """
+        get path to archive specified search criteria
+
+        Args:
+            category(datetime.date | str): either time to search or package base name
+
+        Returns:
+            Path: path to archive directory for specified identifier
+
+        Raises:
+            NotImplementedError: if category type is not supported
+        """
+        match category:
+            case datetime.date():
+                suffix = Path("repos") / f"{category.year}" / f"{category.month:02d}" / f"{category.day:02d}"
+            case str() if len(category) > 0:
+                suffix = Path("packages") / category[0] / category
+            case _:
+                raise NotImplementedError
+
+        directory = self.archive / suffix
+        if not directory.is_dir():  # create if not exists
+            with self.preserve_owner(self.archive):
+                directory.mkdir(mode=0o755, parents=True)
+
+        return directory
+
     def cache_for(self, package_base: str) -> Path:
         """
         get path to cached PKGBUILD and package sources for the package base
@@ -320,6 +359,7 @@ class RepositoryPaths(LazyLogging):
 
         with self.preserve_owner():
             for directory in (
+                    self.archive,
                     self.cache,
                     self.chroot,
                     self.packages,