diff --git a/cmd/archive.go b/cmd/archive.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d44f04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/archive.go
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"archive/tar"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/k6deps"
+	"github.com/grafana/k6pack"
+)
+
+//nolint:forbidigo
+func analyzeArchive(filename string) (k6deps.Dependencies, error) {
+	dir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "k6-archive-*")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	defer os.RemoveAll(dir) //nolint:errcheck
+
+	err = extractArchive(dir, filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	opts, err := loadMetadata(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return k6deps.Analyze(opts)
+}
+
+//nolint:forbidigo
+func loadMetadata(dir string) (*k6deps.Options, error) {
+	var meta archiveMetadata
+
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(filepath.Clean(dir), "metadata.json"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if err = json.Unmarshal(data, &meta); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	opts := new(k6deps.Options)
+
+	opts.Manifest.Ignore = true // no manifest (yet) in archive
+
+	opts.Script.Name = filepath.Join(
+		dir,
+		"file",
+		filepath.FromSlash(strings.TrimPrefix(meta.Filename, "file:///")),
+	)
+
+	if value, found := meta.Env[k6deps.EnvDependencies]; found {
+		opts.Env.Name = k6deps.EnvDependencies
+		opts.Env.Contents = []byte(value)
+	} else {
+		opts.Env.Ignore = true
+	}
+
+	contents, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(filepath.Clean(dir), "data"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	script, _, err := k6pack.Pack(string(contents), &k6pack.Options{Filename: opts.Script.Name})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	opts.Script.Contents = script
+
+	return opts, nil
+}
+
+type archiveMetadata struct {
+	Filename string            `json:"filename"`
+	Env      map[string]string `json:"env"`
+}
+
+//nolint:forbidigo
+func extractArchive(dir string, filename string) error {
+	input, err := os.Open(filepath.Clean(filename))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	defer input.Close() //nolint:errcheck
+
+	reader := tar.NewReader(input)
+
+	const maxFileSize = 1024 * 1024 * 10 // 10M
+
+	for {
+		header, err := reader.Next()
+
+		switch {
+		case err == io.EOF:
+			return nil
+		case err != nil:
+			return err
+		case header == nil:
+			continue
+		}
+
+		target := filepath.Join(dir, filepath.Clean(filepath.FromSlash(header.Name)))
+
+		switch header.Typeflag {
+		case tar.TypeDir:
+			if err := os.MkdirAll(target, 0o750); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+		case tar.TypeReg:
+			if ext := filepath.Ext(target); ext == ".csv" || (ext == ".json" && filepath.Base(target) != "metadata.json") {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			file, err := os.OpenFile(filepath.Clean(target), os.O_CREATE|os.O_RDWR, os.FileMode(header.Mode))
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if _, err := io.CopyN(file, reader, maxFileSize); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if err = file.Close(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/archive_test.go b/cmd/archive_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1217b0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/archive_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/k6deps"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func Test_analyzeArchive(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	actual, err := analyzeArchive(filepath.Join("testdata", "archive.tar"))
+
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	opts := &k6deps.Options{
+		Script:   k6deps.Source{Name: filepath.Join("testdata", "combined.js")},
+		Manifest: k6deps.Source{Ignore: true},
+		Env:      k6deps.Source{Ignore: true},
+	}
+
+	expected, err := k6deps.Analyze(opts)
+
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Equal(t, expected, actual)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/state.go b/cmd/state.go
index 08db724..eb6044f 100644
--- a/cmd/state.go
+++ b/cmd/state.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/k6deps"
 	"github.com/grafana/k6exec"
@@ -68,18 +69,29 @@ func (s *state) persistentPreRunE(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *state) preRunE(sub *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	var (
-		deps  k6deps.Dependencies
-		err   error
-		dopts k6deps.Options
-	)
-
-	if scriptname, hasScript := scriptArg(sub, args); hasScript {
-		dopts.Script.Name = scriptname
+func analyze(sub *cobra.Command, args []string) (k6deps.Dependencies, error) {
+	scriptname, hasScript := scriptArg(sub, args)
+	if !hasScript {
+		return k6deps.Analyze(&k6deps.Options{})
+	}
+
+	if strings.HasSuffix(scriptname, ".tar") {
+		return analyzeArchive(scriptname)
 	}
 
-	deps, err = k6deps.Analyze(&dopts)
+	return analyzeScript(scriptname)
+}
+
+func analyzeScript(filename string) (k6deps.Dependencies, error) {
+	var opts k6deps.Options
+
+	opts.Script.Name = filename
+
+	return k6deps.Analyze(&opts)
+}
+
+func (s *state) preRunE(sub *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	deps, err := analyze(sub, args)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/state_internal_test.go b/cmd/state_internal_test.go
index 28f7f18..a3eb9d7 100644
--- a/cmd/state_internal_test.go
+++ b/cmd/state_internal_test.go
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ func Test_preRunE(t *testing.T) {
 	arg := filepath.Join("testdata", "script.js")
 	require.NoError(t, st.preRunE(sub, []string{arg}))
 
+	arg = filepath.Join("testdata", "archive.tar")
+	require.NoError(t, st.preRunE(sub, []string{arg}))
+
 	arg = filepath.Join("testdata", "invalid_constraint.js")
 	require.Error(t, st.preRunE(sub, []string{arg}))
 
diff --git a/cmd/testdata/archive.tar b/cmd/testdata/archive.tar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..485add9
Binary files /dev/null and b/cmd/testdata/archive.tar differ
diff --git a/cmd/testdata/combined.js b/cmd/testdata/combined.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d293258
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/testdata/combined.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+"use k6 = 0.52";
+"use k6 with k6/x/faker >= 0.3.0";
+"use k6 with k6/x/sql >= 0.4.0";
+
+import faker from "./faker.js";
+import sqlite from "./sqlite.js";
+
+export { setup, teardown } from "./sqlite.js";
+
+export default () => {
+  faker();
+  sqlite();
+};
diff --git a/cmd/testdata/faker.js b/cmd/testdata/faker.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf10c85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/testdata/faker.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// source: https://github.com/szkiba/xk6-faker/blob/v0.3.0/examples/custom-faker.js
+"use k6 = 0.52";
+import { Faker } from "k6/x/faker";
+
+const faker = new Faker(11);
+
+export default function () {
+  console.log(faker.person.firstName());
+}
+
+// output: Josiah
diff --git a/cmd/testdata/sqlite.js b/cmd/testdata/sqlite.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c17f93e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/testdata/sqlite.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// source: https://github.com/grafana/xk6-sql/blob/v0.4.0/examples/sqlite3_test.js
+import sql from "k6/x/sql";
+
+const db = sql.open("sqlite3", "./test.db");
+
+export function setup() {
+  db.exec(`CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS keyvalues (
+           id integer PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+           key varchar NOT NULL,
+           value varchar);`);
+}
+
+export function teardown() {
+  db.close();
+}
+
+export default function () {
+  db.exec("INSERT INTO keyvalues (key, value) VALUES('plugin-name', 'k6-plugin-sql');");
+
+  let results = sql.query(db, "SELECT * FROM keyvalues WHERE key = $1;", "plugin-name");
+  for (const row of results) {
+    console.log(`key: ${row.key}, value: ${row.value}`);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/faker.js b/examples/faker.js
index 4f38927..cf10c85 100644
--- a/examples/faker.js
+++ b/examples/faker.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // source: https://github.com/szkiba/xk6-faker/blob/v0.3.0/examples/custom-faker.js
+"use k6 = 0.52";
 import { Faker } from "k6/x/faker";
 
 const faker = new Faker(11);
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ccf0e6e..dd429e5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/grafana/clireadme v0.1.0
 	github.com/grafana/k6build v0.3.0
 	github.com/grafana/k6deps v0.1.4
+	github.com/grafana/k6pack v0.2.2
 	github.com/gregjones/httpcache v0.0.0-20190611155906-901d90724c79
 	github.com/samber/slog-logrus/v2 v2.5.0
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/btree v1.1.2 // indirect
 	github.com/grafana/k6catalog v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/grafana/k6foundry v0.2.0 // indirect
-	github.com/grafana/k6pack v0.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/peterbourgon/diskv v2.0.1+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
diff --git a/releases/v0.1.6.md b/releases/v0.1.6.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e668df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/v0.1.6.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+k6exec `v0.1.6` is here 🎉!
+
+This is an internal maintenance release.
+
+**New features**:
+
+- The archive file created with the `archive` command can now be run using the `run` command.
+  ```bash
+  k6exec run archive.tar
+  ```
+
+**Dependency upgrades**:
+
+- k6build v0.3.0
+