diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_package/mod.rs b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_package/mod.rs
index 472acf41cb1..63c0b139520 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_package/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_package/mod.rs
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ pub fn package(ws: &Workspace<'_>, opts: &PackageOpts<'_>) -> CargoResult<Vec<Fi
     for (pkg, _, src) in packaged {
         let filename = pkg.package_id().tarball_name();
         let dst = artifact_dir.open_rw_exclusive_create(filename, ws.gctx(), "uplifted package")?;
+        dst.file().set_len(0)?;
         src.file().seek(SeekFrom::Start(0))?;
         std::io::copy(&mut src.file(), &mut dst.file())?;
         result.push(dst);
@@ -1157,6 +1158,7 @@ impl<'a> TmpRegistry<'a> {
                 self.gctx,
                 "temporary package registry",
             )?;
+            tar_copy.file().set_len(0)?;
             tar.file().seek(SeekFrom::Start(0))?;
             std::io::copy(&mut tar.file(), &mut tar_copy)?;
             tar_copy.flush()?;
@@ -1229,6 +1231,7 @@ impl<'a> TmpRegistry<'a> {
             self.gctx,
             "temporary package registry",
         )?;
+        dst.file().set_len(0)?;
         dst.write_all(index_line.as_bytes())?;
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/package.rs b/tests/testsuite/package.rs
index 80d3811e96f..1361abfd1da 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/package.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/package.rs
@@ -7895,3 +7895,138 @@ fn package_dir_not_excluded_from_backups() {
         "CACHEDIR.TAG should exist in target directory to exclude it from backups"
     );
 }
+
+#[cargo_test]
+fn repackage_smaller_crate_has_trailing_garbage() {
+    // When a package is re-packaged and the new .crate file is smaller than
+    // the previous one, the artifact on disk should be smaller without trailing garbage bytes.
+    let big_file_contents = "x".repeat(100_000);
+    let p = project()
+        .file(
+            "Cargo.toml",
+            r#"
+                [package]
+                name = "foo"
+                version = "0.0.1"
+                edition = "2021"
+                include = ["src/**", "Cargo.toml", "big.txt"]
+            "#,
+        )
+        .file("src/lib.rs", "")
+        .file("big.txt", &big_file_contents)
+        .build();
+
+    // First package run: includes big.txt, so the .crate file is large.
+    p.cargo("package --no-verify").run();
+
+    let crate_path = p.root().join("target/package/foo-0.0.1.crate");
+    let first_size = fs::metadata(&crate_path).unwrap().len();
+
+    // Remove big.txt from the project so the next package will be smaller.
+    fs::remove_file(p.root().join("big.txt")).unwrap();
+
+    // Update the manifest to no longer include big.txt.
+    p.change_file(
+        "Cargo.toml",
+        r#"
+            [package]
+            name = "foo"
+            version = "0.0.1"
+            edition = "2021"
+            include = ["src/**", "Cargo.toml"]
+        "#,
+    );
+
+    // Second package run: no big.txt, so the .crate file should be much smaller.
+    p.cargo("package --no-verify").run();
+
+    let second_size = fs::metadata(&crate_path).unwrap().len();
+
+    // The target .crate file *is* smaller.
+    assert!(
+        first_size > second_size,
+        "the .crate file should be smaller after removing big.txt"
+    );
+}
+
+#[cargo_test]
+fn repackage_smaller_local_dep_tmp_registry_checksum_match() {
+    let reg = registry::init();
+    let big_file_contents = "x".repeat(100_000);
+    let p = project()
+        .file(
+            "Cargo.toml",
+            r#"
+                [workspace]
+                members = ["foo", "bar"]
+                resolver = "2"
+            "#,
+        )
+        .file(
+            "foo/Cargo.toml",
+            r#"
+                [package]
+                name = "foo"
+                version = "0.0.1"
+                edition = "2021"
+
+                [dependencies]
+                bar = { path = "../bar", version = "0.0.1" }
+            "#,
+        )
+        .file("foo/src/lib.rs", "pub fn foo() { bar::bar(); }")
+        .file(
+            "bar/Cargo.toml",
+            r#"
+                [package]
+                name = "bar"
+                version = "0.0.1"
+                edition = "2021"
+                include = ["src/**", "Cargo.toml", "big.txt"]
+            "#,
+        )
+        .file("bar/src/lib.rs", "pub fn bar() {}")
+        .file("bar/big.txt", &big_file_contents)
+        .build();
+
+    p.cargo("package --workspace --no-verify")
+        .replace_crates_io(reg.index_url())
+        .run();
+
+    fs::remove_file(p.root().join("bar/big.txt")).unwrap();
+    p.change_file(
+        "bar/Cargo.toml",
+        r#"
+            [package]
+            name = "bar"
+            version = "0.0.1"
+            edition = "2021"
+            include = ["src/**", "Cargo.toml"]
+        "#,
+    );
+    p.cargo("package --workspace --no-verify")
+        .replace_crates_io(reg.index_url())
+        .run();
+
+    let index_line = read_to_string(p.root().join("target/package/tmp-registry/index/3/b/bar"))
+        .unwrap()
+        .lines()
+        .last()
+        .unwrap()
+        .to_owned();
+    let expected_cksum = serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(&index_line)
+        .unwrap()
+        .get("cksum")
+        .and_then(|value| value.as_str())
+        .unwrap()
+        .to_owned();
+
+    let crate_contents =
+        fs::read(p.root().join("target/package/tmp-registry/bar-0.0.1.crate")).unwrap();
+    let actual_cksum = registry::cksum(&crate_contents);
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        expected_cksum, actual_cksum,
+        "tmp-registry crate checksum should match index entry"
+    );
+}