diff --git a/pkg/build/cmd/publishpackages.go b/pkg/build/cmd/publishpackages.go
index 3971c65a497..a44e30503aa 100644
--- a/pkg/build/cmd/publishpackages.go
+++ b/pkg/build/cmd/publishpackages.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func PublishPackages(c *cli.Context) error {
 	// In test release mode, the operator should configure different GCS buckets for the package repos,
 	// so should be safe.
 	if cfg.ReleaseMode.Mode == config.TagMode {
-		workDir, err := fsutil.CreateTempFile("")
+		workDir, err := fsutil.CreateTempDir("")
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/build/fsutil/createtempfile.go b/pkg/build/fsutil/createtemp.go
similarity index 55%
rename from pkg/build/fsutil/createtempfile.go
rename to pkg/build/fsutil/createtemp.go
index e75dd11677d..21720a9a3d8 100644
--- a/pkg/build/fsutil/createtempfile.go
+++ b/pkg/build/fsutil/createtemp.go
@@ -24,3 +24,20 @@ func CreateTempFile(sfx string) (string, error) {
 
 	return f.Name(), nil
 }
+
+// CreateTempDir generates a temp directory, based on the provided suffix.
+// A typical generated path looks like /var/folders/abcd/abcdefg/A/1137975807/.
+func CreateTempDir(sfx string) (string, error) {
+	var suffix string
+	if sfx != "" {
+		suffix = fmt.Sprintf("*-%s", sfx)
+	} else {
+		suffix = sfx
+	}
+	dir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", suffix)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return dir, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/build/fsutil/createtempfile_test.go b/pkg/build/fsutil/createtemp_test.go
similarity index 52%
rename from pkg/build/fsutil/createtempfile_test.go
rename to pkg/build/fsutil/createtemp_test.go
index 53da94f7481..640585f4ea5 100644
--- a/pkg/build/fsutil/createtempfile_test.go
+++ b/pkg/build/fsutil/createtemp_test.go
@@ -26,3 +26,23 @@ func TestCreateTempFile(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Len(t, strings.Split(pathParts[len(pathParts)-1], "-"), 2)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestCreateTempDir(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("empty suffix, expects pattern like: /var/folders/abcd/abcdefg/A/1137975807/", func(t *testing.T) {
+		filePath, err := CreateTempFile("")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		pathParts := strings.Split(filePath, "/")
+		require.Greater(t, len(pathParts), 1)
+		require.Len(t, strings.Split(pathParts[len(pathParts)-1], "-"), 1)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("non-empty suffix, expects /var/folders/abcd/abcdefg/A/1137975807-foobar/", func(t *testing.T) {
+		filePath, err := CreateTempFile("foobar")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		pathParts := strings.Split(filePath, "/")
+		require.Greater(t, len(pathParts), 1)
+		require.Len(t, strings.Split(pathParts[len(pathParts)-1], "-"), 2)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/build/packaging/deb.go b/pkg/build/packaging/deb.go
index 78158296e91..a5c01bd2ea6 100644
--- a/pkg/build/packaging/deb.go
+++ b/pkg/build/packaging/deb.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func UpdateDebRepo(cfg PublishConfig, workDir string) error {
 		repoName = "beta"
 	}
 
-	repoRoot, err := fsutil.CreateTempFile("deb-repo")
+	repoRoot, err := fsutil.CreateTempDir("deb-repo")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/build/packaging/rpm.go b/pkg/build/packaging/rpm.go
index a361f28aded..24da71a185a 100644
--- a/pkg/build/packaging/rpm.go
+++ b/pkg/build/packaging/rpm.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func UpdateRPMRepo(cfg PublishConfig, workDir string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	repoRoot, err := fsutil.CreateTempFile("rpm-repo")
+	repoRoot, err := fsutil.CreateTempDir("rpm-repo")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}