diff --git a/lib/release.ts b/lib/release.ts
index e69de29..767f16a 100644
--- a/lib/release.ts
+++ b/lib/release.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+import { exec } from 'child_process';
+
+
+
+
+/**
+ * Builds the current app
+ * @param release set to true if a release build is needed, involves the correct code signing
+ * @param keyStorePath path to Android KeyStore
+ * @param keyStorePassword KeyStore password
+ * @param keyStoreAlias KeyStore alias
+ * @param keyStoreAliasPassword  KeyStore alias password
+ * @param debug set to true to build a version of the app for debugging purposes
+ *
+ */
+export function buildApp(release: boolean, keyStorePath: string, keyStorePassword: string, keyStoreAlias: string, keyStoreAliasPassword: string, debug = false): Promise<any> {
+  let promise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    // Adding debug AAR if needed
+    if (debug) {
+      exec('cd platforms/android/libs/runtime-libs/ && rm -r nativescript-optimized.aar && mv nativescript-regular.aar nativescript-optimized.aar', (err) => {
+        if (err) {
+          throw err;
+        }
+      });
+    }
+    // TODO trigger normal build
+  });
+  return promise;
+}