diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/commands/release/release_android_command.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/commands/release/release_android_command.dart
index a8873a65..8821de3f 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/commands/release/release_android_command.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/commands/release/release_android_command.dart
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ class ReleaseAndroidCommand extends ShorebirdCommand
         'flavor',
         help: 'The product flavor to use when building the app.',
       )
+      ..addOption(
+        'artifact',
+        help: 'They type of artifact to generate.',
+        allowed: ['aab', 'apk'],
+        defaultsTo: 'aab',
+        allowedHelp: {
+          'aab': 'Android App Bundle',
+          'apk': 'Android Package Kit',
+        },
+      )
       ..addFlag(
         'force',
         abbr: 'f',
@@ -74,9 +84,11 @@ make smaller updates to your app.
     const platformName = 'android';
     final flavor = results['flavor'] as String?;
     final target = results['target'] as String?;
+    final generateApk = results['artifact'] as String == 'apk';
     final buildProgress = logger.progress('Building release');
     try {
       await buildAppBundle(flavor: flavor, target: target);
+      if (generateApk) await buildApk(flavor: flavor, target: target);
       buildProgress.complete();
     } on ProcessException catch (error) {
       buildProgress.fail('Failed to build: ${error.message}');
@@ -92,6 +104,10 @@ make smaller updates to your app.
     final bundlePath = flavor != null
         ? p.join(bundleDirPath, '${flavor}Release', 'app-$flavor-release.aab')
         : p.join(bundleDirPath, 'release', 'app-release.aab');
+    final apkDirPath = p.join('build', 'app', 'outputs', 'apk');
+    final apkPath = flavor != null
+        ? p.join(apkDirPath, flavor, 'release', 'app-$flavor-release.apk')
+        : p.join(apkDirPath, 'release', 'app-release.apk');
 
     final String releaseVersion;
     final detectReleaseVersionProgress = logger.progress(
@@ -176,8 +192,8 @@ ${summary.join('\n')}
       ..success('\n✅ Published Release!')
       ..info('''
 
-Your next step is to upload the app bundle to the Play Store.
-${lightCyan.wrap(bundlePath)}
+Your next step is to upload the ${generateApk ? 'apk' : 'app bundle'} to the Play Store.
+${lightCyan.wrap(generateApk ? apkPath : bundlePath)}
 
 See the following link for more information:    
 ${link(uri: Uri.parse('https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/9859152?hl=en'))}
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/commands/release/release_android_command_test.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/commands/release/release_android_command_test.dart
index 19e19dce..1e0f3d62 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/commands/release/release_android_command_test.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/commands/release/release_android_command_test.dart
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ flutter:
       when(() => argResults.rest).thenReturn([]);
       when(() => argResults['arch']).thenReturn(arch);
       when(() => argResults['platform']).thenReturn(platformName);
+      when(() => argResults['artifact']).thenReturn('aab');
       when(() => auth.isAuthenticated).thenReturn(true);
       when(() => auth.client).thenReturn(httpClient);
       when(() => cache.updateAll()).thenAnswer((_) async => {});
@@ -423,6 +424,27 @@ flutter:
       expect(exitCode, ExitCode.success.code);
     });
 
+    test('succeeds when release is successful (with apk)', () async {
+      when(() => argResults['artifact']).thenReturn('apk');
+      final tempDir = setUpTempDir();
+
+      final exitCode = await IOOverrides.runZoned(
+        () => runWithOverrides(command.run),
+        getCurrentDirectory: () => tempDir,
+      );
+
+      verify(() => logger.success('\n✅ Published Release!')).called(1);
+      verify(
+        () => codePushClientWrapper.createAndroidReleaseArtifacts(
+          releaseId: release.id,
+          platform: platformName,
+          aabPath: any(named: 'aabPath'),
+          architectures: any(named: 'architectures'),
+        ),
+      ).called(1);
+      expect(exitCode, ExitCode.success.code);
+    });
+
     test(
         'succeeds when release is successful '
         'with flavors and target', () async {