diff --git a/pw_package/py/pw_package/packages/picotool.py b/pw_package/py/pw_package/packages/picotool.py
index cce15e66a6..8e7576b7d5 100644
--- a/pw_package/py/pw_package/packages/picotool.py
+++ b/pw_package/py/pw_package/packages/picotool.py
@@ -13,10 +13,8 @@
 # the License.
 """Install and check status of picotool."""
 
-from contextlib import contextmanager
 import logging
 import os
-import pathlib
 from pathlib import Path
 import shutil
 import subprocess
@@ -28,14 +26,10 @@
 _LOG = logging.getLogger(__package__)
 
 
-@contextmanager
-def change_working_dir(directory: Path):
-    original_dir = Path.cwd()
-    try:
-        os.chdir(directory)
-        yield directory
-    finally:
-        os.chdir(original_dir)
+def force_copy(source: Path, destination: Path):
+    _LOG.info('Copy %s -> %s', source, destination)
+    destination.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+    shutil.copy(source, destination)
 
 
 class Picotool(pw_package.package_manager.Package):
@@ -44,49 +38,40 @@ class Picotool(pw_package.package_manager.Package):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, name='picotool', **kwargs)
 
-        self._pico_tool_repo = pw_package.git_repo.GitRepo(
-            name='picotool',
-            url=(
-                'https://pigweed.googlesource.com/third_party/'
-                'github/raspberrypi/picotool.git'
-            ),
-            commit='f6fe6b7c321a2def8950d2a440335dfba19e2eab',
-        )
-
     def install(self, path: Path) -> None:
-        self._pico_tool_repo.install(path)
-
         env = os.environ.copy()
-        env['PICO_SDK_PATH'] = str(path.parent.absolute() / 'pico_sdk')
-        bootstrap_env_path = Path(env.get('_PW_ACTUAL_ENVIRONMENT_ROOT', ''))
 
-        commands = (
-            ('cmake', '-S', './', '-B', 'out/', '-G', 'Ninja'),
-            ('ninja', '-C', 'out'),
-        )
+        def log_and_run(command: Sequence[str], **kwargs):
+            _LOG.info('==> %s', ' '.join(command))
+            return subprocess.run(
+                command,
+                env=env,
+                check=True,
+                **kwargs,
+            )
 
-        with change_working_dir(path) as _picotool_repo:
-            for command in commands:
-                _LOG.info('==> %s', ' '.join(command))
-                subprocess.run(
-                    command,
-                    env=env,
-                    check=True,
-                )
+        log_and_run(('bazel', 'build', '@picotool'))
+        build_path = log_and_run(
+            ('bazel', 'cquery', '@picotool', '--output=files'),
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+        ).stdout.strip()
 
         picotool_bin = path / 'out' / 'picotool'
+        force_copy(build_path, picotool_bin)
+
         _LOG.info('Done! picotool binary located at:')
         _LOG.info(picotool_bin)
 
+        bootstrap_env_path = Path(env.get('_PW_ACTUAL_ENVIRONMENT_ROOT', ''))
         if bootstrap_env_path.is_dir() and picotool_bin.is_file():
             bin_path = (
                 bootstrap_env_path / 'cipd' / 'packages' / 'pigweed' / 'bin'
             )
             destination_path = bin_path / picotool_bin.name
-            _LOG.info('Copy %s -> %s', picotool_bin, destination_path)
-            shutil.copy(picotool_bin, destination_path)
+            force_copy(build_path, destination_path)
 
-    def info(self, path: pathlib.Path) -> Sequence[str]:
+    def info(self, path: Path) -> Sequence[str]:
         return (f'{self.name} installed in: {path}',)