diff --git a/cmd/substreams/pack.go b/cmd/substreams/pack.go
index 997e8a01..7527427f 100644
--- a/cmd/substreams/pack.go
+++ b/cmd/substreams/pack.go
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ func runPack(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("manifest reader: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if !manifestReader.IsLocalManifest() {
-		return fmt.Errorf(`"pack" can only be used to pack local manifest file`)
-	}
-
 	pkgBundle, err := manifestReader.Read()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("reading manifest %q: %w", manifestPath, err)
@@ -69,9 +65,18 @@ func runPack(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	originalOutputFile, _ := sflags.GetString(cmd, "output-file")
 
+	manifestDir := filepath.Dir(manifestPath)
+	if manifestReader.IsRemotePackage(manifestPath) {
+		manifestDir = "."
+
+		if !manifestReader.IsLocalManifest() {
+			fmt.Printf("Re-packaging existing .spkg file...")
+		}
+	}
+
 	packageMetadata := pkgBundle.Package.PackageMeta[0]
 	resolvedOutputFile := resolveOutputFile(originalOutputFile, map[string]string{
-		"manifestDir":     filepath.Dir(manifestPath),
+		"manifestDir":     manifestDir,
 		"spkgDefaultName": fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s.spkg", strings.Replace(packageMetadata.Name, "_", "-", -1), packageMetadata.Version),
 		"version":         packageMetadata.Version,
 	})
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/change-log.md b/docs/release-notes/change-log.md
index 27c616a4..d3a485d6 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/change-log.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/change-log.md
@@ -11,6 +11,17 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ## v1.11.2
 
+### Server-side
+
+* Fix too many memory allocations impacting performance when stores are used
+
+### CLI
+
+* Force topological ordering of protobuf descriptors when 'packing' an spkg (affecting current substreams-js clients)
+* Allow `substreams pack` to be able to do a "re-packing" of an existing spkg file. Useful to apply the protobuf descriptor ordering fix.
+
+### Docker image
+
 * Rebuilt of v1.11.1 to generate Docker `latest` tag with revamp Docker image building.
 * Substreams CLI is now built with using Ubuntu 22, previous releases were built using Ubuntu 20.
 * Substreams Docker image is now using `ubuntu:22` as its base, previous releases were built using `ubuntu:20.04`.
diff --git a/manifest/reader.go b/manifest/reader.go
index 4af64f71..39229b11 100644
--- a/manifest/reader.go
+++ b/manifest/reader.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/streamingfast/dstore"
 	"golang.org/x/mod/semver"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/descriptorpb"
 
 	"github.com/jhump/protoreflect/desc"
 	"github.com/streamingfast/cli"
@@ -591,10 +592,46 @@ func (r *Reader) resolvePkg() (*pbsubstreams.Package, *Manifest, error) {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to get package: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	pkg.ProtoFiles, err = orderProtobufFilesByDependencies(pkg.ProtoFiles)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to order protobuf files: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	r.pkg = pkg
 	return pkg, manif, nil
 }
 
+func orderProtobufFilesByDependencies(in []*descriptorpb.FileDescriptorProto) ([]*descriptorpb.FileDescriptorProto, error) {
+	var out []*descriptorpb.FileDescriptorProto
+	seen := make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, fd := range in {
+		if err := orderProtobufFilesByDependenciesRec(fd, in, seen, &out); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func orderProtobufFilesByDependenciesRec(fd *descriptorpb.FileDescriptorProto, in []*descriptorpb.FileDescriptorProto, seen map[string]bool, out *[]*descriptorpb.FileDescriptorProto) error {
+	if seen[fd.GetName()] {
+		return nil
+	}
+	seen[fd.GetName()] = true
+
+	for _, dep := range fd.GetDependency() {
+		for _, d := range in {
+			if d.GetName() == dep {
+				if err := orderProtobufFilesByDependenciesRec(d, in, seen, out); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	*out = append(*out, fd)
+	return nil
+}
+
 // IsRemotePackage determines if reader's input to read the manifest is a remote file accessible over
 // HTTP/HTTPS, Google Cloud Storage, S3 or Azure Storage.
 func (r *Reader) IsRemotePackage(input string) bool {