diff --git a/helpers/create-abi-dump.py b/helpers/create-abi-dump.py
--- a/helpers/create-abi-dump.py
+++ b/helpers/create-abi-dump.py
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
             foundLibraries.append(foundLibrary)
 
 # Initialize the archive manager
-ourArchive = Packages.Archive(arguments.environment, 'ABIReference', usingCache = False)
+ourArchive = Packages.Archive(arguments.environment, 'ABIReference', usingCache = False, suffix = ".abidump")
 
 # Determine which SCM revision we are storing
 # This will be embedded into the package metadata which might help someone doing some debugging
diff --git a/helpers/helperslib/Packages.py b/helpers/helperslib/Packages.py
--- a/helpers/helperslib/Packages.py
+++ b/helpers/helperslib/Packages.py
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@
 class Archive(object):
 	# Sets up an archive for use, to allow for retrieving and uploading new resources to the archive
 	# A local cache of the archive will be managed to improve performance
-	def __init__( self, name, platform, usingCache = True ):
+        # contentsSuffix is the filename suffix used for the contents files
+	def __init__( self, name, platform, usingCache = True, contentsSuffix = ".tar" ):
 		# Save the name of this archive, the platform we're on and whether a local cache should be used for later use
-		self.name       = name
-		self.platform   = platform
-		self.usingCache = usingCache
+		self.name           = name
+		self.platform       = platform
+		self.usingCache     = usingCache
+		self.contentsSuffix = contentsSuffix
 		# Set an empty manifest up for safety later on
 		self.serverManifest = {}
 
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@
 	def retrievePackage( self, package ):
 		# Determine the names the metadata and archive files would have respectively
 		metadataFilename = package + ".yaml"
-		contentsFilename = package + ".tar"
+		contentsFilename = package + self.contentsSuffix
 
 		# Begin determining if we need to download or not
 		# We start from the assumption we will need to download an archive
@@ -171,7 +173,7 @@
 	def storePackage( self, package, archiveFileToInclude, scmRevision = '', extraMetadata=None ):
 		# Determine the names the metadata and archive files would have respectively
 		metadataFilename = package + ".yaml"
-		contentsFilename = package + ".tar"
+		contentsFilename = package + self.contentsSuffix
 
 		# Generate metadata for the package we are about to store
 		archiveMetadata  = self.generateMetadataForFile( archiveFileToInclude, scmRevision, extraMetadata )
@@ -219,7 +221,7 @@
 	def publishPackage( self, package ):
 		# Determine the names the metadata and archive files would have respectively
 		metadataFilename = package + ".yaml"
-		contentsFilename = package + ".tar"
+		contentsFilename = package + self.contentsSuffix
 
 		# Move the contents file first
 		# Assuming we're on the same file system this should be an atomic operation and thus instant