diff --git a/buf-kvutils.yaml b/buf-kvutils.yaml
index 5007f04eb7c1..858c32d23a2a 100644
--- a/buf-kvutils.yaml
+++ b/buf-kvutils.yaml
@@ -9,14 +9,6 @@ build:
     - daml-lf/transaction/src/main/protobuf
     - ledger/ledger-configuration/protobuf
     - ledger/participant-state/kvutils/src/main/protobuf
-  excludes:
-    # We have to exclude these to avoid duplicate definitions of e.g. Unit
-    # within the same package.
-    - daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_11/
-    - daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_12/
-    - daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_13/
-    - daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_14/
-    - daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/digitalasset/
 
 lint:
   use:
diff --git a/daml-lf/archive/BUILD.bazel b/daml-lf/archive/BUILD.bazel
index 1d833ed8d886..043c7e71b1f2 100644
--- a/daml-lf/archive/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/daml-lf/archive/BUILD.bazel
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ load("@rules_pkg//:pkg.bzl", "pkg_tar")
         filegroup(
             name = "daml_lf_%s_archive_proto_srcs" % version,
             srcs = glob([
-                "src/main/protobuf/com/{package}/daml_lf_{version}/*.proto".format(
-                    package = lf_version_package(version),
-                    version = mangle_for_java(version),
+                "src/{directory}/protobuf/com/{package}/daml_lf_{version}/*.proto".format(
+                    package = package,
+                    version = mangled_version,
+                    directory = directory,
                 ),
             ]),
         ),
@@ -39,17 +40,20 @@ load("@rules_pkg//:pkg.bzl", "pkg_tar")
             srcs = [":daml_lf_%s_archive_proto_srcs" % version],
             javadoc_root_packages = [
                 "com.{package}.daml_lf_{version}".format(
-                    package = lf_version_package(version),
-                    version = mangle_for_java(version),
+                    package = package,
+                    version = mangled_version,
                 ),
             ],
             maven_artifact_prefix = "daml-lf-%s-archive" % version,
             maven_group = "com.daml",
-            strip_import_prefix = "src/main/protobuf",
+            strip_import_prefix = "src/%s/protobuf" % directory,
             visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
         ),
     ]
     for version in PROTO_LF_VERSIONS
+    for package in [lf_version_package(version)]
+    for mangled_version in [mangle_for_java(version)]
+    for directory in ["main" if version == "dev" else "stable"]
 ]
 
 # FIXME(JM): Clean this up
diff --git a/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_12/NO_AUTO_COPYRIGHT b/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_12/NO_AUTO_COPYRIGHT
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d1..000000000000
diff --git a/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_6/NO_AUTO_COPYRIGHT b/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_6/NO_AUTO_COPYRIGHT
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d1..000000000000
diff --git a/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_7/NO_AUTO_COPYRIGHT b/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_7/NO_AUTO_COPYRIGHT
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d1..000000000000
diff --git a/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_8/NO_AUTO_COPYRIGHT b/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_8/NO_AUTO_COPYRIGHT
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d1..000000000000
diff --git a/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_11/NO_AUTO_COPYRIGHT b/daml-lf/archive/src/stable/NO_AUTO_COPYRIGHT
similarity index 100%
rename from daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_11/NO_AUTO_COPYRIGHT
rename to daml-lf/archive/src/stable/NO_AUTO_COPYRIGHT
diff --git a/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_11/daml_lf.proto b/daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_11/daml_lf.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_11/daml_lf.proto
rename to daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_11/daml_lf.proto
diff --git a/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_11/daml_lf_1.proto b/daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_11/daml_lf_1.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_11/daml_lf_1.proto
rename to daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_11/daml_lf_1.proto
diff --git a/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_12/daml_lf.proto b/daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_12/daml_lf.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_12/daml_lf.proto
rename to daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_12/daml_lf.proto
diff --git a/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_12/daml_lf_1.proto b/daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_12/daml_lf_1.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_12/daml_lf_1.proto
rename to daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_12/daml_lf_1.proto
diff --git a/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_13/daml_lf.proto b/daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_13/daml_lf.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_13/daml_lf.proto
rename to daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_13/daml_lf.proto
diff --git a/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_13/daml_lf_1.proto b/daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_13/daml_lf_1.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_13/daml_lf_1.proto
rename to daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_13/daml_lf_1.proto
diff --git a/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_14/daml_lf.proto b/daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_14/daml_lf.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_14/daml_lf.proto
rename to daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_14/daml_lf.proto
diff --git a/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_14/daml_lf_1.proto b/daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_14/daml_lf_1.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_14/daml_lf_1.proto
rename to daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/daml/daml_lf_1_14/daml_lf_1.proto
diff --git a/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_6/daml_lf.proto b/daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_6/daml_lf.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_6/daml_lf.proto
rename to daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_6/daml_lf.proto
diff --git a/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_6/daml_lf_0.proto b/daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_6/daml_lf_0.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_6/daml_lf_0.proto
rename to daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_6/daml_lf_0.proto
diff --git a/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_6/daml_lf_1.proto b/daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_6/daml_lf_1.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_6/daml_lf_1.proto
rename to daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_6/daml_lf_1.proto
diff --git a/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_7/daml_lf.proto b/daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_7/daml_lf.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_7/daml_lf.proto
rename to daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_7/daml_lf.proto
diff --git a/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_7/daml_lf_0.proto b/daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_7/daml_lf_0.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_7/daml_lf_0.proto
rename to daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_7/daml_lf_0.proto
diff --git a/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_7/daml_lf_1.proto b/daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_7/daml_lf_1.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_7/daml_lf_1.proto
rename to daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_7/daml_lf_1.proto
diff --git a/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_8/daml_lf.proto b/daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_8/daml_lf.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_8/daml_lf.proto
rename to daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_8/daml_lf.proto
diff --git a/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_8/daml_lf_0.proto b/daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_8/daml_lf_0.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_8/daml_lf_0.proto
rename to daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_8/daml_lf_0.proto
diff --git a/daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_8/daml_lf_1.proto b/daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_8/daml_lf_1.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_8/daml_lf_1.proto
rename to daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/digitalasset/daml_lf_1_8/daml_lf_1.proto
diff --git a/daml-lf/archive/src/test/scala/com/digitalasset/daml/lf/ProtoTest.scala b/daml-lf/archive/src/test/scala/com/digitalasset/daml/lf/ProtoTest.scala
index 24ce8fb040da..e0de0c25dc46 100644
--- a/daml-lf/archive/src/test/scala/com/digitalasset/daml/lf/ProtoTest.scala
+++ b/daml-lf/archive/src/test/scala/com/digitalasset/daml/lf/ProtoTest.scala
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class ProtoTest extends AnyWordSpec with Matchers with TableDrivenPropertyChecks
     s"daml_lf_1_$version files" should {
 
       val pkg = if (version < 11) "digitalasset" else "daml"
-      val rootDir = s"daml-lf/archive/src/main/protobuf/com/$pkg/daml_lf_1_$version"
+      val rootDir = s"daml-lf/archive/src/stable/protobuf/com/$pkg/daml_lf_1_$version"
       "not be modified" in {
         List(
           "daml_lf.proto" -> damlHashes,