diff --git a/.releaserc.yaml b/.releaserc.yaml
index efc2cc64c556ea042a34e1cb2bb0ab027c8b4dd6..e38915a96b2197efe6a4c4d8aa9033ecf9a5620c 100644
--- a/.releaserc.yaml
+++ b/.releaserc.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ plugins:
   - "@semantic-release/bzlmod"
   - path: "@semantic-release/yq"
     assets:
-      - filepath: "templates/bazelisk.yml"
+      - filepath: "templates/bazelisk/template.yml"
         frontMatter: "process"
         expression: |-
           .spec.inputs.tag.default = "${nextRelease.version}"
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ plugins:
         frontMatter: "process"
         expression: |-
           .spec.inputs.tag.default = "${nextRelease.version}"
-      - filepath: "templates/ruleset/os.yml"
+      - filepath: "templates/os/template.yml"
         frontMatter: "process"
         expression: |-
           .spec.inputs.tag.default = "${nextRelease.version}"
-      - filepath: "templates/ruleset/version.yml"
+      - filepath: "templates/version/template.yml"
         frontMatter: "process"
         expression: |-
           .spec.inputs.tag.default = "${nextRelease.version}"
-      - filepath: "templates/ruleset/config.yml"
+      - filepath: "templates/config/template.yml"
         frontMatter: "process"
         expression: |-
           .spec.inputs.tag.default = "${nextRelease.version}"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ plugins:
         frontMatter: "process"
         expression: |-
           .spec.inputs.tag.default = "${nextRelease.version}"
-      - filepath: "templates/ruleset/semantic-release.yml"
+      - filepath: "templates/semantic-release/template.yml"
         frontMatter: "process"
         expression: |-
           .spec.inputs.tag.default = "${nextRelease.version}"
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ plugins:
     assets:
       - "MODULE.bazel"
       - "CHANGELOG.md"
-      - "templates/bazelisk.yml"
+      - "templates/bazelisk/template.yml"
       - "templates/ruleset/.job.yml"
-      - "templates/ruleset/os.yml"
-      - "templates/ruleset/version.yml"
-      - "templates/ruleset/config.yml"
+      - "templates/os/template.yml"
+      - "templates/version/template.yml"
+      - "templates/config/template.yml"
       - "templates/ruleset/template.yml"
-      - "templates/ruleset/semantic-release.yml"
+      - "templates/semantic-release/template.yml"
   - path: "@semantic-release/bzlmod"
     source:
       prefix: "${CI_PROJECT_NAME}-v${version}"
diff --git a/.reuse/dep5 b/.reuse/dep5
index 14408a24372750ff8d78d93582ac6fb0365f3362..cdabe091ebd834134c1d7edff4a6e61743ba5ec1 100644
--- a/.reuse/dep5
+++ b/.reuse/dep5
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Files:
   */test/*.yaml
   *.bzl
   *.sh
-  templates/bazelisk.yml
+  templates/*.yml
 Copyright: 2024 Arm Ltd.
 License: MIT
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2d6ba6954b60bbef4c41a0e09a8a5bda4754347a..9d3e6148b700dca6406641376e0bf9aec4a0db2a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,110 +1,16 @@
 # `ci/component/bazelisk`
 
-> A GitLab CI component for running Bazel builds
+> A set of GitLab CI components for running Bazel builds
 
 ## Getting Started
 
-Add the CI component to the `.gitlab-ci.yml`:
+Most users should choose between the [`ruleset`] (opinionated) and the [`bazelisk`] (fully-customizable) components.
 
-```yaml
-include:
-  - component: "${CI_SERVER_HOST}/ci/component/bazelisk/bazelisk@<version>"
-```
+The [`config`], [`version`], [`os`] and [`semantic-release`] are subcomponents of [`ruleset`], and are exposed for users wanting to opt-out of any of the default jobs.
 
-Add a job that extends the `.bazelisk` template to recursively test the project:
-
-```yaml
-test:
-  extends: .bazelisk
-```
-
-## Variables
-
-The template has some environment variables that can customise the job behaviour.
-
-### `ROOT`
-
-To run `bazelisk` in multiple root directories:
-
-```yaml
-test:
-  extends: .bazelisk
-  parallel:
-    matrix:
-      - ROOT:
-          - .
-          - e2e
-```
-
-### `USE_BAZEL_VERSION`
-
-`bazelisk` will download a version of Bazel as described in the [documentation][bazelisk-download].
-
-To run against multiple versions of Bazel:
-
-```yaml
-test:
-  extends: .bazelisk
-  parallel:
-    matrix:
-      - USE_BAZEL_VERSION:
-          - 6.3.1
-          - 7.0.0
-```
-
-## Open Container Image (OCI)
-
-The default image has `bazelisk` available on `PATH` and a minimal set of core utilities to satisfy GitLab CI job bring-up and built-in Bazel scripts.
-
-The intention is that this image helps prove the hermeticity of a Bazel build as all tools will need to be resolved hermetically.
-
-To use a different base image, override the image input for the component:
-
-```yaml
-include:
-  - component: gitlab.arm.com/ci/component/bazelisk@<version>
-    inputs:
-      image: host.com/some/registry/bazelisk
-      tag: latest
-```
-
-### OCI Local Usage
-
-Assuming the current working directory is the root of the project to test, run the following:
-
-```shell
-$ podman run \
-    -v $PWD:/mnt/src \
-    -w /mnt/src \
-    --rm \
-    -it registry.gitlab.arm.com/ci/component/bazelisk:1.0.0-beta.2 \
-    /bin/sh
-sh-5.2$ bazelisk test //...
-```
-
-## YAML References
-
-The `.bazelisk` template provides a simple way to invoke `bazelisk` in a job.
-
-GitLab CI has a [`!reference`][gitlab-ci-reference] feature that allows parts of a template to be re-used in a fine grained way.
-
-It is recommended to use this feature to build up a custom `bazelisk` job by using `!reference` to select parts of the `.bazelisk` image that are relevant.
-
-Commonly, this is used to customise the `script` section of a job but still re-using parts of the `.bazelisk` template script:
-
-```yaml
-custom:
-  extends:
-    - .bazelisk
-    - .credentials
-  before_script:
-    - !reference [.bazelisk, before_script]
-    - !reference [.credentials, before_script]
-  script:
-    - bazelisk build //...
-    - bazelisk run //...
-```
-
-[package-registry]: https://gitlab.arm.com/ci/component/bazelisk/-/packages
-[gitlab-ci-reference]: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/yaml/yaml_optimization.html#reference-tags
-[bazelisk-download]: https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk#how-does-bazelisk-know-which-bazel-version-to-run
+[`ruleset`]: templates/ruleset/
+[`bazelisk`]: templates/bazelisk/
+[`config`]: templates/config/
+[`version`]: templates/version/
+[`os`]: templates/os/
+[`semantic-release`]: templates/semantic-release/
diff --git a/templates/bazelisk/README.md b/templates/bazelisk/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1cc1ea60189bd8b96bed1a788d99c2ddf6e6e64c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/bazelisk/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+# `bazelisk`
+
+> A component for running Bazel builds
+
+## Getting Started
+
+Add the CI component to the `.gitlab-ci.yml`:
+
+```yaml
+include:
+  - component: "${CI_SERVER_HOST}/ci/component/bazelisk/bazelisk@<version>"
+```
+
+Add a job that extends the `.bazelisk` template to recursively test the project:
+
+```yaml
+test:
+  extends: .bazelisk
+```
+
+## Variables
+
+The template has some environment variables that can customise the job behaviour.
+
+### `ROOT`
+
+To run `bazelisk` in multiple root directories:
+
+```yaml
+test:
+  extends: .bazelisk
+  parallel:
+    matrix:
+      - ROOT:
+          - .
+          - e2e
+```
+
+### `USE_BAZEL_VERSION`
+
+`bazelisk` will download a version of Bazel as described in the [documentation][bazelisk-download].
+
+To run against multiple versions of Bazel:
+
+```yaml
+test:
+  extends: .bazelisk
+  parallel:
+    matrix:
+      - USE_BAZEL_VERSION:
+          - 6.3.1
+          - 7.0.0
+```
+
+## Open Container Image (OCI)
+
+The default image has `bazelisk` available on `PATH` and a minimal set of core utilities to satisfy GitLab CI job bring-up and built-in Bazel scripts.
+
+The intention is that this image helps prove the hermeticity of a Bazel build as all tools will need to be resolved hermetically.
+
+To use a different base image, override the image input for the component:
+
+```yaml
+include:
+  - component: gitlab.arm.com/ci/component/bazelisk@<version>
+    inputs:
+      image: host.com/some/registry/bazelisk
+      tag: latest
+```
+
+### OCI Local Usage
+
+Assuming the current working directory is the root of the project to test, run the following:
+
+```shell
+$ podman run \
+    -v $PWD:/mnt/src \
+    -w /mnt/src \
+    --rm \
+    -it registry.gitlab.arm.com/ci/component/bazelisk:1.0.0-beta.2 \
+    /bin/sh
+sh-5.2$ bazelisk test //...
+```
+
+## YAML References
+
+The `.bazelisk` template provides a simple way to invoke `bazelisk` in a job.
+
+GitLab CI has a [`!reference`][gitlab-ci-reference] feature that allows parts of a template to be re-used in a fine grained way.
+
+It is recommended to use this feature to build up a custom `bazelisk` job by using `!reference` to select parts of the `.bazelisk` image that are relevant.
+
+Commonly, this is used to customise the `script` section of a job but still re-using parts of the `.bazelisk` template script:
+
+```yaml
+custom:
+  extends:
+    - .bazelisk
+    - .credentials
+  before_script:
+    - !reference [.bazelisk, before_script]
+    - !reference [.credentials, before_script]
+  script:
+    - bazelisk build //...
+    - bazelisk run //...
+```
+
+[package-registry]: https://gitlab.arm.com/ci/component/bazelisk/-/packages
+[gitlab-ci-reference]: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/yaml/yaml_optimization.html#reference-tags
+[bazelisk-download]: https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk#how-does-bazelisk-know-which-bazel-version-to-run
diff --git a/templates/bazelisk.yml b/templates/bazelisk/template.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/bazelisk.yml
rename to templates/bazelisk/template.yml
diff --git a/templates/config/README.md b/templates/config/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b6b328fba954055f2c907da144732a1e783d606a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/config/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# `config`
+
+> A set of jobs for testing different [Bazel configurations]
+
+## Getting Started
+
+```yaml
+include:
+  - component: "${CI_SERVER_HOST}/ci/component/bazelisk/config@<version>"
+```
+
+Select a `<version>` according to [CI component versions].
+
+## Requirements
+
+- There are `local`/`remote` configurations in `.bazelrc.ci`
+- The `e2e` directory exists for end-to-end testing of the ruleset
+
+[Bazel configurations]: https://bazel.build/extending/config
+[CI component versions]: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/components/#component-versions
diff --git a/templates/ruleset/config.yml b/templates/config/template.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/ruleset/config.yml
rename to templates/config/template.yml
diff --git a/templates/os/README.md b/templates/os/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8227fc0bc59a7acae08910d2213c9b5c68c5de43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/os/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# `os`
+
+> A set of jobs for testing different operating systems
+
+## Getting Started
+
+```yaml
+include:
+  - component: "${CI_SERVER_HOST}/ci/component/bazelisk/os@<version>"
+```
+
+Select a `<version>` according to [CI component versions].
+
+## Requirements
+
+- The `e2e` directory exists for end-to-end testing of the ruleset
+- The runner tags `linux`, `windows` and `macos` exist
+
+[CI component versions]: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/components/#component-versions
diff --git a/templates/ruleset/os.yml b/templates/os/template.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/ruleset/os.yml
rename to templates/os/template.yml
diff --git a/templates/ruleset/.job.yml b/templates/ruleset/.job.yml
index 718ff411d430e9b4cb8917b8afd12731b0088b2d..60479f5398f897838fd9e6222bc4b6351d416799 100644
--- a/templates/ruleset/.job.yml
+++ b/templates/ruleset/.job.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ spec:
         - error
 ---
 include:
-  - local: "/templates/bazelisk.yml"
+  - local: "/templates/bazelisk/template.yml"
     inputs:
       image: "$[[inputs.image]]"
       tag: "$[[inputs.tag]]"
diff --git a/templates/ruleset/template.yml b/templates/ruleset/template.yml
index f7937a3d4a8c7e0c45ddb6a04f23974f41eea7f5..a1bc5dcf51c0dc51a43b5b11ced3ce12efc48f49 100644
--- a/templates/ruleset/template.yml
+++ b/templates/ruleset/template.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ spec:
       description: "The operating systems to test on."
 ---
 include:
-  - local: "/templates/ruleset/version.yml"
+  - local: "/templates/version/template.yml"
     inputs:
       image: "$[[inputs.image]]"
       tag: "$[[inputs.tag]]"
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ include:
       needs: $[[inputs.needs]]
       roots: $[[inputs.roots]]
       versions: $[[inputs.versions]]
-  - local: "/templates/ruleset/config.yml"
+  - local: "/templates/config/template.yml"
     inputs:
       image: "$[[inputs.image]]"
       tag: "$[[inputs.tag]]"
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ include:
       needs: $[[inputs.needs]]
       roots: $[[inputs.roots]]
       configs: $[[inputs.configs]]
-  - local: "/templates/ruleset/os.yml"
+  - local: "/templates/os/template.yml"
     inputs:
       image: "$[[inputs.image]]"
       tag: "$[[inputs.tag]]"
@@ -70,7 +70,11 @@ include:
       needs: $[[inputs.needs]]
       roots: $[[inputs.roots]]
       oses: $[[inputs.oses]]
-  - local: "/templates/ruleset/semantic-release.yml"
+  - local: "/templates/semantic-release/template.yml"
     inputs:
       image: "$[[inputs.image]]"
       tag: "$[[inputs.tag]]"
+      needs:
+        - config
+        - version
+        - os
diff --git a/templates/semantic-release/README.md b/templates/semantic-release/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8e4f8f04952075be352b87208e33300919349329
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/semantic-release/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# `semantic-release`
+
+> A set of jobs for releasing a Bazel ruleset
+
+## Getting Started
+
+```yaml
+include:
+  - component: "${CI_SERVER_HOST}/ci/component/bazelisk/semantic-release@<version>"
+```
+
+Select a `<version>` according to [CI component versions].
+
+## Requirements
+
+- `semantic-release` is configured for the project
+
+[CI component versions]: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/components/#component-versions
diff --git a/templates/ruleset/semantic-release.yml b/templates/semantic-release/template.yml
similarity index 89%
rename from templates/ruleset/semantic-release.yml
rename to templates/semantic-release/template.yml
index 040259efc8769845d973c7fed6df2d49272cf45b..b0bbbfa891e9b51061ec04fca11a812cd082851c 100644
--- a/templates/ruleset/semantic-release.yml
+++ b/templates/semantic-release/template.yml
@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ spec:
     tag:
       default: latest
       description: "Open container image (OCI) tag for the image."
-    needs:
+    extends:
       type: array
       default:
-        - config
-        - version
+        - .job
+      description: "Jobs to extend."
+    needs:
+      type: array
+      default: []
       description: "Jobs to run before the `semantic-release` job."
 ---
 include:
@@ -21,7 +24,7 @@ include:
 
 # TODO: switch this out for `rules_semantic_release`
 semantic-release:
-  extends: .job
+  extends: $[[inputs.extends]]
   stage: .post
   image: node:lts
   needs: $[[inputs.needs]]
diff --git a/templates/version/README.md b/templates/version/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ea02501b50931735e2ce2e834857914135383641
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/version/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# `version`
+
+> A set of jobs for testing different Bazel versions
+
+## Getting Started
+
+```yaml
+include:
+  - component: "${CI_SERVER_HOST}/ci/component/bazelisk/version@<version>"
+```
+
+Select a `<version>` according to [CI component versions].
+
+## Requirements
+
+- The `e2e` directory exists for end-to-end testing of the ruleset
+
+[CI component versions]: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/components/#component-versions
diff --git a/templates/ruleset/version.yml b/templates/version/template.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/ruleset/version.yml
rename to templates/version/template.yml