diff --git a/internal/formats/syftjson/to_format_model.go b/internal/formats/syftjson/to_format_model.go
index 1b2a7ca48..972ce224e 100644
--- a/internal/formats/syftjson/to_format_model.go
+++ b/internal/formats/syftjson/to_format_model.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package syftjson
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/artifact"
+
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/sbom"
 
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/internal"
@@ -87,14 +89,14 @@ func toPackageModel(p *pkg.Package) model.Package {
 	}
 }
 
-func toRelationshipModel(relationships []pkg.Relationship) []model.Relationship {
+func toRelationshipModel(relationships []artifact.Relationship) []model.Relationship {
 	result := make([]model.Relationship, len(relationships))
 	for i, r := range relationships {
 		result[i] = model.Relationship{
-			Parent:   string(r.Parent),
-			Child:    string(r.Child),
+			Parent:   string(r.From),
+			Child:    string(r.To),
 			Type:     string(r.Type),
-			Metadata: r.Metadata,
+			Metadata: r.Data,
 		}
 	}
 	return result
diff --git a/internal/formats/syftjson/to_syft_model.go b/internal/formats/syftjson/to_syft_model.go
index e2c6ee40c..f9f75d10f 100644
--- a/internal/formats/syftjson/to_syft_model.go
+++ b/internal/formats/syftjson/to_syft_model.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package syftjson
 import (
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/internal/formats/syftjson/model"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/internal/log"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/artifact"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/distro"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/sbom"
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ func toSyftPackage(p model.Package) pkg.Package {
 	}
 
 	return pkg.Package{
-		ID:           pkg.ID(p.ID),
+		ID:           artifact.ID(p.ID),
 		Name:         p.Name,
 		Version:      p.Version,
 		FoundBy:      p.FoundBy,
diff --git a/syft/pkg/id.go b/syft/artifact/id.go
similarity index 84%
rename from syft/pkg/id.go
rename to syft/artifact/id.go
index 7b3e6b2d7..890e4b4ef 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/id.go
+++ b/syft/artifact/id.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package pkg
+package artifact
 
 // ID represents a unique value for each package added to a package catalog.
 type ID string
diff --git a/syft/artifact/relationship.go b/syft/artifact/relationship.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..adc867b57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syft/artifact/relationship.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package artifact
+
+const (
+	// OwnershipByFileOverlapRelationship indicates that the parent package owns the child package made evident by the set of provided files
+	OwnershipByFileOverlapRelationship RelationshipType = "ownership-by-file-overlap"
+)
+
+type RelationshipType string
+
+type Relationship struct {
+	From ID
+	To   ID
+	Type RelationshipType
+	Data interface{}
+}
diff --git a/syft/pkg/catalog.go b/syft/pkg/catalog.go
index 66c37c9c3..d3fbae63a 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/catalog.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/catalog.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/artifact"
+
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/internal"
 
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/internal/log"
@@ -11,18 +13,18 @@ import (
 
 // Catalog represents a collection of Packages.
 type Catalog struct {
-	byID      map[ID]*Package
-	idsByType map[Type][]ID
-	idsByPath map[string][]ID // note: this is real path or virtual path
+	byID      map[artifact.ID]*Package
+	idsByType map[Type][]artifact.ID
+	idsByPath map[string][]artifact.ID // note: this is real path or virtual path
 	lock      sync.RWMutex
 }
 
 // NewCatalog returns a new empty Catalog
 func NewCatalog(pkgs ...Package) *Catalog {
 	catalog := Catalog{
-		byID:      make(map[ID]*Package),
-		idsByType: make(map[Type][]ID),
-		idsByPath: make(map[string][]ID),
+		byID:      make(map[artifact.ID]*Package),
+		idsByType: make(map[Type][]artifact.ID),
+		idsByPath: make(map[string][]artifact.ID),
 	}
 
 	for _, p := range pkgs {
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ func (c *Catalog) PackageCount() int {
 }
 
 // Package returns the package with the given ID.
-func (c *Catalog) Package(id ID) *Package {
+func (c *Catalog) Package(id artifact.ID) *Package {
 	v, exists := c.byID[id]
 	if !exists {
 		return nil
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ func (c *Catalog) PackagesByPath(path string) []*Package {
 }
 
 // Packages returns all packages for the given ID.
-func (c *Catalog) Packages(ids []ID) (result []*Package) {
+func (c *Catalog) Packages(ids []artifact.ID) (result []*Package) {
 	for _, i := range ids {
 		p, exists := c.byID[i]
 		if exists {
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ func (c *Catalog) Add(p Package) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		p.ID = ID(fingerprint)
+		p.ID = artifact.ID(fingerprint)
 	}
 
 	// store by package ID
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ func (c *Catalog) Add(p Package) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *Catalog) Remove(id ID) {
+func (c *Catalog) Remove(id artifact.ID) {
 	c.lock.Lock()
 	defer c.lock.Unlock()
 
@@ -177,7 +179,7 @@ func (c *Catalog) Sorted(types ...Type) []*Package {
 	return pkgs
 }
 
-func removeID(id ID, target []ID) (result []ID) {
+func removeID(id artifact.ID, target []artifact.ID) (result []artifact.ID) {
 	for _, value := range target {
 		if value != id {
 			result = append(result, value)
diff --git a/syft/pkg/catalog_test.go b/syft/pkg/catalog_test.go
index a11c238ae..52c671bbf 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/catalog_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/catalog_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package pkg
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/artifact"
+
 	"github.com/scylladb/go-set/strset"
 
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/source"
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ func TestCatalogRemove(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name            string
 		pkgs            []Package
-		removeId        ID
+		removeId        artifact.ID
 		expectedIndexes expectedIndexes
 	}{
 		{
diff --git a/syft/pkg/ownership_by_files_relationship.go b/syft/pkg/ownership_by_files_relationship.go
index 3aa2f37b7..90cc31c49 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/ownership_by_files_relationship.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/ownership_by_files_relationship.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package pkg
 
 import (
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/internal/log"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/artifact"
 	"github.com/bmatcuk/doublestar/v2"
 	"github.com/scylladb/go-set/strset"
 )
@@ -20,17 +21,17 @@ type ownershipByFilesMetadata struct {
 	Files []string `json:"files"`
 }
 
-func ownershipByFilesRelationships(catalog *Catalog) []Relationship {
+func ownershipByFilesRelationships(catalog *Catalog) []artifact.Relationship {
 	var relationships = findOwnershipByFilesRelationships(catalog)
 
-	var edges []Relationship
+	var edges []artifact.Relationship
 	for parent, children := range relationships {
 		for child, files := range children {
-			edges = append(edges, Relationship{
-				Parent: parent,
-				Child:  child,
-				Type:   OwnershipByFileOverlapRelationship,
-				Metadata: ownershipByFilesMetadata{
+			edges = append(edges, artifact.Relationship{
+				From: parent,
+				To:   child,
+				Type: artifact.OwnershipByFileOverlapRelationship,
+				Data: ownershipByFilesMetadata{
 					Files: files.List(),
 				},
 			})
@@ -42,8 +43,8 @@ func ownershipByFilesRelationships(catalog *Catalog) []Relationship {
 
 // findOwnershipByFilesRelationships find overlaps in file ownership with a file that defines another package. Specifically, a .Location.Path of
 // a package is found to be owned by another (from the owner's .Metadata.Files[]).
-func findOwnershipByFilesRelationships(catalog *Catalog) map[ID]map[ID]*strset.Set {
-	var relationships = make(map[ID]map[ID]*strset.Set)
+func findOwnershipByFilesRelationships(catalog *Catalog) map[artifact.ID]map[artifact.ID]*strset.Set {
+	var relationships = make(map[artifact.ID]map[artifact.ID]*strset.Set)
 
 	if catalog == nil {
 		return relationships
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ func findOwnershipByFilesRelationships(catalog *Catalog) map[ID]map[ID]*strset.S
 					continue
 				}
 				if _, exists := relationships[candidateOwnerPkg.ID]; !exists {
-					relationships[candidateOwnerPkg.ID] = make(map[ID]*strset.Set)
+					relationships[candidateOwnerPkg.ID] = make(map[artifact.ID]*strset.Set)
 				}
 
 				if _, exists := relationships[candidateOwnerPkg.ID][subPackage.ID]; !exists {
diff --git a/syft/pkg/ownership_by_files_relationship_test.go b/syft/pkg/ownership_by_files_relationship_test.go
index 3e8bf4597..463286989 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/ownership_by_files_relationship_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/ownership_by_files_relationship_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package pkg
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/artifact"
+
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/source"
 	"github.com/go-test/deep"
 )
@@ -11,7 +13,7 @@ func TestOwnershipByFilesRelationship(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name              string
 		pkgs              []Package
-		expectedRelations []Relationship
+		expectedRelations []artifact.Relationship
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "owns-by-real-path",
@@ -53,12 +55,12 @@ func TestOwnershipByFilesRelationship(t *testing.T) {
 					Type: NpmPkg,
 				},
 			},
-			expectedRelations: []Relationship{
+			expectedRelations: []artifact.Relationship{
 				{
-					Parent: "parent",
-					Child:  "child",
-					Type:   OwnershipByFileOverlapRelationship,
-					Metadata: ownershipByFilesMetadata{
+					From: "parent",
+					To:   "child",
+					Type: artifact.OwnershipByFileOverlapRelationship,
+					Data: ownershipByFilesMetadata{
 						Files: []string{
 							"/d/path",
 						},
@@ -106,12 +108,12 @@ func TestOwnershipByFilesRelationship(t *testing.T) {
 					Type: NpmPkg,
 				},
 			},
-			expectedRelations: []Relationship{
+			expectedRelations: []artifact.Relationship{
 				{
-					Parent: "parent",
-					Child:  "child",
-					Type:   OwnershipByFileOverlapRelationship,
-					Metadata: ownershipByFilesMetadata{
+					From: "parent",
+					To:   "child",
+					Type: artifact.OwnershipByFileOverlapRelationship,
+					Data: ownershipByFilesMetadata{
 						Files: []string{
 							"/another/path",
 						},
diff --git a/syft/pkg/package.go b/syft/pkg/package.go
index 08c5ebbdb..8bd92b260 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/package.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/package.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ package pkg
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/artifact"
+
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/source"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/hashstructure"
 )
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 // Package represents an application or library that has been bundled into a distributable format.
 // TODO: if we ignore FoundBy for ID generation should we merge the field to show it was found in two places?
 type Package struct {
-	ID        ID                `hash:"ignore"` // uniquely identifies a package, set by the cataloger
+	ID        artifact.ID       `hash:"ignore"` // uniquely identifies a package, set by the cataloger
 	Name      string            // the package name
 	Version   string            // the version of the package
 	FoundBy   string            // the specific cataloger that discovered this package
diff --git a/syft/pkg/relationship.go b/syft/pkg/relationship.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 09271e564..000000000
--- a/syft/pkg/relationship.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-package pkg
-
-const (
-	// OwnershipByFileOverlapRelationship indicates that the parent package owns the child package made evident by the set of provided files
-	OwnershipByFileOverlapRelationship RelationshipType = "ownership-by-file-overlap"
-)
-
-type RelationshipType string
-
-type Relationship struct {
-	Parent   ID
-	Child    ID
-	Type     RelationshipType
-	Metadata interface{}
-}
-
-// TODO: as more relationships are added, this function signature will probably accommodate selection
-func NewRelationships(catalog *Catalog) []Relationship {
-	return ownershipByFilesRelationships(catalog)
-}
diff --git a/syft/pkg/relationships.go b/syft/pkg/relationships.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0acd7c92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syft/pkg/relationships.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package pkg
+
+import "github.com/anchore/syft/syft/artifact"
+
+// TODO: as more relationships are added, this function signature will probably accommodate selection
+func NewRelationships(catalog *Catalog) []artifact.Relationship {
+	return ownershipByFilesRelationships(catalog)
+}