diff --git a/board-support/nordic-nrf5x/microzig-package.json b/board-support/nordic-nrf5x/microzig-package.json
index 7be87c1..5697daa 100644
--- a/board-support/nordic-nrf5x/microzig-package.json
+++ b/board-support/nordic-nrf5x/microzig-package.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "package_name": "nordic/nrf52",
-  "package_type": "board-support"
-}
+    "package_name": "nordic/nrf5x",
+    "package_type": "board-support"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/nordic-nrf5x/build.zig b/examples/nordic-nrf5x/build.zig
index 85a2b6f..8b200d1 100644
--- a/examples/nordic-nrf5x/build.zig
+++ b/examples/nordic-nrf5x/build.zig
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 const std = @import("std");
-const nrf5x = @import("nrf5x");
+const MicroZig = @import("microzig-build");
 
 const available_examples = [_]Example{
-    .{ .name = "nrf52480-dongle_blinky", .target = nrf5x.boards.nordic.nRF52840_Dongle, .file = "src/blinky.zig" },
+    .{ .target = "board:nordic/nRF52840_Dongle", .name = "nrf52480-dongle_blinky", .file = "src/blinky.zig" },
 };
 
 pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
-    const microzig = @import("microzig").init(b, "microzig");
+    const microzig = MicroZig.createBuildEnvironment(b, .{});
     const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
 
+    const show_targets_step = b.step("show-targets", "Shows all available MicroZig targets");
+    show_targets_step.dependOn(microzig.getShowTargetsStep());
+
     for (available_examples) |example| {
+        const target = microzig.findTarget(example.target).?;
+
         // `addFirmware` basically works like addExecutable, but takes a
         // `microzig.Target` for target instead of a `std.zig.CrossTarget`.
         //
@@ -17,7 +22,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
         // cpu and potentially the board as well.
         const firmware = microzig.addFirmware(b, .{
             .name = example.name,
-            .target = example.target,
+            .target = target,
             .optimize = optimize,
             .source_file = .{ .path = example.file },
         });
@@ -34,7 +39,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
 }
 
 const Example = struct {
-    target: @import("microzig").Target,
+    target: []const u8,
     name: []const u8,
     file: []const u8,
 };
diff --git a/examples/nordic-nrf5x/build.zig.zon b/examples/nordic-nrf5x/build.zig.zon
deleted file mode 100644
index 2034409..0000000
--- a/examples/nordic-nrf5x/build.zig.zon
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-.{
-    .name = "microzig-nordic-nrf5x-examples",
-    .version = "0.1.0",
-    .dependencies = .{
-        .microzig = .{
-            .url = "https://github.com/ZigEmbeddedGroup/microzig/archive/c6c9ec4516f57638e751141085c9d76120990312.tar.gz",
-            .hash = "1220af58bdaa721b8189f3a7adfda660517dd354463463388e96d69fe4ceccf80b92",
-        },
-        .nrf5x = .{
-            .url = "https://github.com/ZigEmbeddedGroup/nordic-nrf5x/archive/0ab136860ccf7eb1d07969c3ef523f3cd898e2ff.tar.gz",
-            .hash = "1220980da06f9634dcff06afefa7aa111bd030018fea49f79e86657dab69621e1d08",
-        },
-    },
-}
diff --git a/examples/nordic-nrf5x/microzig-package.json b/examples/nordic-nrf5x/microzig-package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3c636e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/nordic-nrf5x/microzig-package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "package_name": "nordic/nrf5x",
+    "package_type": "example",
+    "inner_dependencies": [
+        "nordic/nrf5x"
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/nxp-lpc/build.zig b/examples/nxp-lpc/build.zig
index a6f0b30..b43360d 100644
--- a/examples/nxp-lpc/build.zig
+++ b/examples/nxp-lpc/build.zig
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 const std = @import("std");
-const lpc = @import("lpc");
+const MicroZig = @import("microzig-build");
 
 const available_examples = [_]ExampleDesc{
-    .{ .name = "mbed-lpc1768_blinky", .target = lpc.boards.mbed.lpc1768, .file = "src/blinky.zig" },
+    .{ .target = "board:mbed/lpc1768", .name = "mbed-lpc1768_blinky", .file = "src/blinky.zig" },
 };
 
 pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
-    const microzig = @import("microzig").init(b, "microzig");
+    const microzig = MicroZig.createBuildEnvironment(b, .{});
     const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
 
+    const show_targets_step = b.step("show-targets", "Shows all available MicroZig targets");
+    show_targets_step.dependOn(microzig.getShowTargetsStep());
+
     for (available_examples) |example| {
+        const target = microzig.findTarget(example.target).?;
+
         // `addFirmware` basically works like addExecutable, but takes a
         // `microzig.Target` for target instead of a `std.zig.CrossTarget`.
         //
@@ -17,7 +22,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
         // cpu and potentially the board as well.
         const firmware = microzig.addFirmware(b, .{
             .name = example.name,
-            .target = example.target,
+            .target = target,
             .optimize = optimize,
             .source_file = .{ .path = example.file },
         });
@@ -34,7 +39,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
 }
 
 const ExampleDesc = struct {
-    target: @import("microzig").Target,
+    target: []const u8,
     name: []const u8,
     file: []const u8,
 };
diff --git a/examples/nxp-lpc/build.zig.zon b/examples/nxp-lpc/build.zig.zon
deleted file mode 100644
index aa5a11a..0000000
--- a/examples/nxp-lpc/build.zig.zon
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-.{
-    .name = "microzig-nxp-lpc-examples",
-    .version = "0.1.0",
-    .dependencies = .{
-        .microzig = .{
-            .url = "https://github.com/ZigEmbeddedGroup/microzig/archive/c6c9ec4516f57638e751141085c9d76120990312.tar.gz",
-            .hash = "1220af58bdaa721b8189f3a7adfda660517dd354463463388e96d69fe4ceccf80b92",
-        },
-        .lpc = .{
-            .url = "https://github.com/ZigEmbeddedGroup/nxp-lpc/archive/130a1316c0892415e7da958a5e9548ed87bba54d.tar.gz",
-            .hash = "1220165879f85a1d51656d35b3963a95f3585dc665fc7414f76aa6aad4e6635536cf",
-        },
-    },
-}
diff --git a/examples/nxp-lpc/microzig-package.json b/examples/nxp-lpc/microzig-package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32638dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/nxp-lpc/microzig-package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "package_name": "nxp/lpc",
+    "package_type": "example",
+    "inner_dependencies": [
+        "nxp/lpc"
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/create-pkg-descriptor.zig b/tools/create-pkg-descriptor.zig
index 13dd899..8b06253 100644
--- a/tools/create-pkg-descriptor.zig
+++ b/tools/create-pkg-descriptor.zig
@@ -34,18 +34,21 @@ const Timestamp = struct {
 };
 
 const MetaData = struct {
-    const Type = enum {
-        @"board-support",
-        core,
-        build,
-        example,
+    const Type = enum(u32) {
+        // we "abuse" the enum value here to map our keys to a priority mapping:
+        // Zig 0.11 must have dependencies with inner dependencies in the right order,
+        // otherwise the build system won't find the dependencies:
+        build = 0, // must always be first
+        core = 300,
+        @"board-support" = 500,
+        example = 900,
     };
 
     package_name: []const u8,
     package_type: Type,
     version: []const u8,
 
-    inner_dependencies: []const []const u8 = &.{},
+    inner_dependencies: [][]const u8 = &.{},
     external_dependencies: std.json.Value = .null,
 
     archive: ?Archive = null,
@@ -122,6 +125,8 @@ pub fn main() !void {
             }
         }
 
+        std.sort.block([]const u8, package.inner_dependencies, all_packages, orderPackagesByPriority);
+
         // Add all other dependencies:
         for (package.inner_dependencies) |dep_name| {
             const dep = findPackage(all_packages, dep_name).?;
@@ -140,3 +145,18 @@ pub fn main() !void {
 
     try buffered_stdout.flush();
 }
+
+fn orderPackagesByPriority(mt: []MetaData, lhs_name: []const u8, rhs_name: []const u8) bool {
+    const rhs = findPackage(mt, rhs_name).?;
+    const lhs = findPackage(mt, lhs_name).?;
+
+    const rhs_prio = @intFromEnum(rhs.package_type);
+    const lhs_prio = @intFromEnum(lhs.package_type);
+
+    if (lhs_prio < rhs_prio)
+        return true;
+    if (lhs_prio > rhs_prio)
+        return false;
+
+    return std.ascii.lessThanIgnoreCase(lhs_name, rhs_name);
+}
diff --git a/tools/validate-all-examples.sh b/tools/validate-all-examples.sh
index 494efb8..bf50cde 100755
--- a/tools/validate-all-examples.sh
+++ b/tools/validate-all-examples.sh
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ mkdir -p "${tmpdir}"
 
 "${root}/validate-example.py" --build-root "${tmpdir}" --example raspberrypi/rp2040
 "${root}/validate-example.py" --build-root "${tmpdir}" --example stmicro/stm32
+"${root}/validate-example.py" --build-root "${tmpdir}" --example nxp/lpc
diff --git a/tools/validate-example.py b/tools/validate-example.py
index 12dac7b..d04c8af 100755
--- a/tools/validate-example.py
+++ b/tools/validate-example.py
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ def main():
         cwd=build_root,
     )
 
-    # print(list(example_build_root.glob("*")))
-
     execute(
         "zig",
         "build",