diff --git a/src/hash.rs b/src/hash.rs
index 304368d39..44f7cce14 100644
--- a/src/hash.rs
+++ b/src/hash.rs
@@ -84,16 +84,42 @@ pub struct HashInfo {
     /// The hash (first 7 letters of the sha1sum)
     pub hash: String,
 
-    /// The exact input that was used to compute the hash
-    pub hash_input: String,
-
     /// The hash prefix (e.g. `py38` or `np111`)
-    pub hash_prefix: String,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "String::is_empty")]
+    pub prefix: String,
+}
+
+/// Represents the input to compute the hash
+pub struct HashInput(String);
+
+impl HashInput {
+    /// Create a new hash input from a variant
+    pub fn from_variant(variant: &BTreeMap<String, String>) -> Self {
+        let mut buf = Vec::new();
+        let mut ser = serde_json::Serializer::with_formatter(&mut buf, PythonFormatter {});
+
+        // BTree has sorted keys, which is important for hashing
+        variant
+            .serialize(&mut ser)
+            .expect("Failed to serialize input");
+
+        Self(String::from_utf8(buf).expect("Failed to convert to string"))
+    }
+
+    /// Get the hash input as a string
+    pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
+        &self.0
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the hash input as bytes
+    pub fn as_bytes(&self) -> &[u8] {
+        self.0.as_bytes()
+    }
 }
 
 impl std::fmt::Display for HashInfo {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        write!(f, "{}h{}", self.hash_prefix, self.hash)
+        write!(f, "{}h{}", self.prefix, self.hash)
     }
 }
 
@@ -136,34 +162,22 @@ impl HashInfo {
         result
     }
 
-    fn hash_variant(variant: &BTreeMap<String, String>) -> (String, String) {
-        let mut buf = Vec::new();
-        let mut ser = serde_json::Serializer::with_formatter(&mut buf, PythonFormatter {});
-
-        // BTree has sorted keys, which is important for hashing
-        variant
-            .serialize(&mut ser)
-            .expect("Failed to serialize input");
-
-        let string = String::from_utf8(buf).expect("Failed to convert to string");
-
+    fn hash_from_input(hash_input: &HashInput) -> String {
         let mut hasher = Sha1::new();
-        hasher.update(string.as_bytes());
+        hasher.update(hash_input.as_bytes());
         let result = hasher.finalize();
 
         const HASH_LENGTH: usize = 7;
 
         let res = format!("{:x}", result);
-        (res[..HASH_LENGTH].to_string(), string)
+        res[..HASH_LENGTH].to_string()
     }
 
     /// Compute the build string for a given variant
     pub fn from_variant(variant: &BTreeMap<String, String>, noarch: &NoArchType) -> Self {
-        let (hash, hash_input) = Self::hash_variant(variant);
         Self {
-            hash,
-            hash_input,
-            hash_prefix: Self::hash_prefix(variant, noarch),
+            hash: Self::hash_from_input(&HashInput::from_variant(variant)),
+            prefix: Self::hash_prefix(variant, noarch),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/metadata.rs b/src/metadata.rs
index a208978ec..63f6cd530 100644
--- a/src/metadata.rs
+++ b/src/metadata.rs
@@ -622,6 +622,7 @@ mod tests {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
+    use rstest::*;
     use std::str::FromStr;
 
     use chrono::TimeZone;
@@ -716,21 +717,16 @@ mod test {
         assert_eq!("pip", parsed_yaml3.specs[0].render(false));
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn read_full_recipe() {
+    #[rstest]
+    #[case::rich("rich_recipe.yaml")]
+    #[case::curl("curl_recipe.yaml")]
+    fn read_full_recipe(#[case] recipe_path: String) {
         let test_data_dir =
             std::path::Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("test-data/rendered_recipes");
-        let recipe_1 = test_data_dir.join("rich_recipe.yaml");
-
-        let recipe_1 = std::fs::read_to_string(recipe_1).unwrap();
-
-        let output_rich: Output = serde_yaml::from_str(&recipe_1).unwrap();
-        assert_yaml_snapshot!(output_rich);
 
-        let recipe_2 = test_data_dir.join("curl_recipe.yaml");
-        let recipe_2 = std::fs::read_to_string(recipe_2).unwrap();
-        let output_curl: Output = serde_yaml::from_str(&recipe_2).unwrap();
-        assert_yaml_snapshot!(output_curl);
+        let recipe = std::fs::read_to_string(test_data_dir.join(&recipe_path)).unwrap();
+        let output: Output = serde_yaml::from_str(&recipe).unwrap();
+        assert_yaml_snapshot!(recipe_path, output);
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/packaging/metadata.rs b/src/packaging/metadata.rs
index 6e6930327..fe9ffc89b 100644
--- a/src/packaging/metadata.rs
+++ b/src/packaging/metadata.rs
@@ -15,14 +15,15 @@ use rattler_digest::{compute_bytes_digest, compute_file_digest};
 use std::{
     borrow::Cow,
     collections::HashSet,
-    io::Write,
     ops::Deref,
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
 };
 
+use rattler_conda_types::package::PackageFile;
 #[cfg(target_family = "unix")]
 use std::os::unix::prelude::OsStrExt;
 
+use crate::hash::HashInput;
 use crate::{metadata::Output, recipe::parser::PrefixDetection};
 
 use super::{PackagingError, TempFiles};
@@ -202,6 +203,11 @@ impl Output {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Returns the contents of the `hash_input.json` file.
+    pub fn hash_input(&self) -> HashInput {
+        HashInput::from_variant(&self.build_configuration.variant)
+    }
+
     /// Create the about.json file for the given output.
     pub fn about_json(&self) -> AboutJson {
         let recipe = &self.recipe;
@@ -416,36 +422,36 @@ impl Output {
         temp_files: &TempFiles,
     ) -> Result<HashSet<PathBuf>, PackagingError> {
         let mut new_files = HashSet::new();
+        let root_dir = temp_files.temp_dir.path();
         let info_folder = temp_files.temp_dir.path().join("info");
         fs::create_dir_all(&info_folder)?;
 
-        let paths_json = File::create(info_folder.join("paths.json"))?;
-        let paths_json_struct = self.paths_json(temp_files)?;
-        serde_json::to_writer_pretty(paths_json, &paths_json_struct)?;
-        new_files.insert(info_folder.join("paths.json"));
+        let paths_json_path = root_dir.join(PathsJson::package_path());
+        let paths_json = File::create(&paths_json_path)?;
+        serde_json::to_writer_pretty(paths_json, &self.paths_json(temp_files)?)?;
+        new_files.insert(paths_json_path);
 
-        let index_json = File::create(info_folder.join("index.json"))?;
+        let index_json_path = root_dir.join(IndexJson::package_path());
+        let index_json = File::create(&index_json_path)?;
         serde_json::to_writer_pretty(index_json, &self.index_json()?)?;
-        new_files.insert(info_folder.join("index.json"));
+        new_files.insert(index_json_path);
 
-        let hash_input_json = File::create(info_folder.join("hash_input.json"))?;
-        serde_json::to_writer_pretty(hash_input_json, &self.build_configuration.hash.hash_input)?;
-        new_files.insert(info_folder.join("hash_input.json"));
+        let hash_input_path = info_folder.join("hash_input.json");
+        std::fs::write(&hash_input_path, self.hash_input().as_bytes())?;
+        new_files.insert(hash_input_path);
 
-        let about_json = File::create(info_folder.join("about.json"))?;
+        let about_json_path = root_dir.join(AboutJson::package_path());
+        let about_json = File::create(&about_json_path)?;
         serde_json::to_writer_pretty(about_json, &self.about_json())?;
-        new_files.insert(info_folder.join("about.json"));
+        new_files.insert(about_json_path);
 
         if let Some(run_exports) = self.run_exports_json()? {
-            let run_exports_json = File::create(info_folder.join("run_exports.json"))?;
+            let run_exports_path = root_dir.join(RunExportsJson::package_path());
+            let run_exports_json = File::create(&run_exports_path)?;
             serde_json::to_writer_pretty(run_exports_json, &run_exports)?;
-            new_files.insert(info_folder.join("run_exports.json"));
+            new_files.insert(run_exports_path);
         }
 
-        let mut variant_config = File::create(info_folder.join("hash_input.json"))?;
-        variant_config.write_all(
-            serde_json::to_string_pretty(&self.build_configuration.variant)?.as_bytes(),
-        )?;
         Ok(new_files)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/snapshots/rattler_build__metadata__test__read_full_recipe-2.snap b/src/snapshots/rattler_build__metadata__test__curl_recipe.yaml.snap
similarity index 99%
rename from src/snapshots/rattler_build__metadata__test__read_full_recipe-2.snap
rename to src/snapshots/rattler_build__metadata__test__curl_recipe.yaml.snap
index 511a2891c..46529aa65 100644
--- a/src/snapshots/rattler_build__metadata__test__read_full_recipe-2.snap
+++ b/src/snapshots/rattler_build__metadata__test__curl_recipe.yaml.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 source: src/metadata.rs
-expression: output_curl
+assertion_line: 729
+expression: output
 ---
 recipe:
   schema_version: 1
@@ -37,8 +38,6 @@ build_configuration:
     target_platform: osx-arm64
   hash:
     hash: 60d57d3
-    hash_input: "{\"target_platform\": \"osx-arm64\"}"
-    hash_prefix: ""
   directories:
     host_prefix: /Users/wolfv/Programs/rattler-build/output/bld/rattler-build_curl_1700573293/host_env_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold
     build_prefix: /Users/wolfv/Programs/rattler-build/output/bld/rattler-build_curl_1700573293/build_env
diff --git a/src/snapshots/rattler_build__metadata__test__read_recipe_with_sources.snap b/src/snapshots/rattler_build__metadata__test__read_recipe_with_sources.snap
index f243792dd..e78eca9b3 100644
--- a/src/snapshots/rattler_build__metadata__test__read_recipe_with_sources.snap
+++ b/src/snapshots/rattler_build__metadata__test__read_recipe_with_sources.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 source: src/metadata.rs
+assertion_line: 744
 expression: git_source_output
 ---
 recipe:
@@ -33,8 +34,6 @@ build_configuration:
     target_platform: osx-arm64
   hash:
     hash: 60d57d3
-    hash_input: "{\"target_platform\": \"osx-arm64\"}"
-    hash_prefix: ""
   directories:
     host_prefix: /Users/wolfv/Programs/rattler-build/output/bld/rattler-build_git_source_1704379826/host_env_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_pla
     build_prefix: /Users/wolfv/Programs/rattler-build/output/bld/rattler-build_git_source_1704379826/build_env
diff --git a/src/snapshots/rattler_build__metadata__test__read_full_recipe.snap b/src/snapshots/rattler_build__metadata__test__rich_recipe.yaml.snap
similarity index 99%
rename from src/snapshots/rattler_build__metadata__test__read_full_recipe.snap
rename to src/snapshots/rattler_build__metadata__test__rich_recipe.yaml.snap
index 26f7e7ca2..ecaecdd79 100644
--- a/src/snapshots/rattler_build__metadata__test__read_full_recipe.snap
+++ b/src/snapshots/rattler_build__metadata__test__rich_recipe.yaml.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 source: src/metadata.rs
-expression: output_rich
+assertion_line: 729
+expression: output
 ---
 recipe:
   schema_version: 1
@@ -53,8 +54,7 @@ build_configuration:
     target_platform: noarch
   hash:
     hash: 4616a5c
-    hash_input: "{\"target_platform\": \"noarch\"}"
-    hash_prefix: py
+    prefix: py
   directories:
     host_prefix: /Users/wolfv/Programs/rattler-build/output/bld/rattler-build_rich_1702492812/host_env_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold
     build_prefix: /Users/wolfv/Programs/rattler-build/output/bld/rattler-build_rich_1702492812/build_env
diff --git a/test-data/rendered_recipes/curl_recipe.yaml b/test-data/rendered_recipes/curl_recipe.yaml
index 021c83864..814e11b3d 100644
--- a/test-data/rendered_recipes/curl_recipe.yaml
+++ b/test-data/rendered_recipes/curl_recipe.yaml
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ build_configuration:
     target_platform: osx-arm64
   hash:
     hash: 60d57d3
-    hash_input: '{"target_platform": "osx-arm64"}'
-    hash_prefix: ''
   directories:
     host_prefix: /Users/wolfv/Programs/rattler-build/output/bld/rattler-build_curl_1700573293/host_env_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold
     build_prefix: /Users/wolfv/Programs/rattler-build/output/bld/rattler-build_curl_1700573293/build_env
diff --git a/test-data/rendered_recipes/git_source.yaml b/test-data/rendered_recipes/git_source.yaml
index 8f8b2a0f5..687d47d2b 100644
--- a/test-data/rendered_recipes/git_source.yaml
+++ b/test-data/rendered_recipes/git_source.yaml
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ build_configuration:
     target_platform: osx-arm64
   hash:
     hash: 60d57d3
-    hash_input: '{"target_platform": "osx-arm64"}'
-    hash_prefix: ''
   directories:
     host_prefix: /Users/wolfv/Programs/rattler-build/output/bld/rattler-build_git_source_1704379826/host_env_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_pla
     build_prefix: /Users/wolfv/Programs/rattler-build/output/bld/rattler-build_git_source_1704379826/build_env
diff --git a/test-data/rendered_recipes/rich_recipe.yaml b/test-data/rendered_recipes/rich_recipe.yaml
index 2bbcfd615..2653084a0 100644
--- a/test-data/rendered_recipes/rich_recipe.yaml
+++ b/test-data/rendered_recipes/rich_recipe.yaml
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ build_configuration:
     target_platform: noarch
   hash:
     hash: 4616a5c
-    hash_input: '{"target_platform": "noarch"}'
-    hash_prefix: py
+    prefix: py
   directories:
     host_prefix: /Users/wolfv/Programs/rattler-build/output/bld/rattler-build_rich_1702492812/host_env_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold
     build_prefix: /Users/wolfv/Programs/rattler-build/output/bld/rattler-build_rich_1702492812/build_env