diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/repository/executor.py b/src/ahriman/core/repository/executor.py
index 20be5efc..5265b354 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/repository/executor.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/repository/executor.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import shutil
 
 from collections.abc import Iterable
-from filelock import FileLock
 from pathlib import Path
 from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
 
@@ -28,7 +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 atomic_move, list_flatmap, package_like, safe_filename, symlink_relative
+from ahriman.core.utils import atomic_move, filelock, list_flatmap, package_like, safe_filename, symlink_relative
 from ahriman.models.changes import Changes
 from ahriman.models.event import EventType
 from ahriman.models.package import Package
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ class Executor(PackageInfo, Cleaner):
             self.logger.info("using prebuilt packages for %s-%s", loaded_package.base, loaded_package.version)
             built = []
             for artifact in prebuilt:
-                with FileLock(artifact.with_name(f".{artifact.name}.lock")):
+                with filelock(artifact):
                     shutil.copy(artifact, path)
                 built.append(path / artifact.name)
         else:
diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/utils.py b/src/ahriman/core/utils.py
index d27fd2da..f10932d6 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/utils.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/utils.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 # along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 # pylint: disable=too-many-lines
+import contextlib
 import datetime
 import io
 import itertools
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "dataclass_view",
     "enum_values",
     "extract_user",
+    "filelock",
     "filter_json",
     "full_version",
     "list_flatmap",
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ def atomic_move(src: Path, dst: Path) -> None:
 
             >>> atomic_move(src, dst)
     """
-    with FileLock(dst.with_name(f".{dst.name}.lock")):
+    with filelock(dst):
         shutil.move(src, dst)
 
 
@@ -262,6 +264,25 @@ def extract_user() -> str | None:
     return os.getenv("SUDO_USER") or os.getenv("DOAS_USER") or os.getenv("USER")
 
 
+@contextlib.contextmanager
+def filelock(path: Path) -> Iterator[FileLock]:
+    """
+    wrapper around :class:`filelock.FileLock`, which also removes locks afterward
+
+    Args:
+        path(Path): path to lock on. The lock file will be created as ``.{path.name}.lock``
+
+    Yields:
+        FileLock: acquired file lock instance
+    """
+    lock_path = path.with_name(f".{path.name}.lock")
+    try:
+        with FileLock(lock_path) as lock:
+            yield lock
+    finally:
+        lock_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+
+
 def filter_json(source: dict[str, Any], known_fields: Iterable[str]) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """
     filter json object by fields used for json-to-object conversion
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/core/test_utils.py b/tests/ahriman/core/test_utils.py
index d2649f90..10a84aea 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/core/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/core/test_utils.py
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ def test_atomic_move(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     """
     must move file with locking
     """
-    filelock_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.utils.FileLock")
+    filelock_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.utils.filelock")
     move_mock = mocker.patch("shutil.move")
 
     atomic_move(Path("source"), Path("destination"))
-    filelock_mock.assert_called_once_with(Path(".destination.lock"))
+    filelock_mock.assert_called_once_with(Path("destination"))
     move_mock.assert_called_once_with(Path("source"), Path("destination"))
 
 
@@ -247,6 +247,30 @@ def test_extract_user() -> None:
     assert extract_user() == "doas"
 
 
+def test_filelock(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    """
+    must acquire lock and remove lock file after
+    """
+    local = tmp_path / "local"
+    lock = local.with_name(f".{local.name}.lock")
+
+    with filelock(local):
+        assert lock.exists()
+    assert not lock.exists()
+
+
+def test_filelock_cleanup_on_missing(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    """
+    must not fail if lock file is already removed
+    """
+    local = tmp_path / "local"
+    lock = local.with_name(f".{local.name}.lock")
+
+    with filelock(local):
+        lock.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+    assert not lock.exists()
+
+
 def test_filter_json(package_ahriman: Package) -> None:
     """
     must filter fields by known list