diff --git a/crates/tower-cmd/src/lib.rs b/crates/tower-cmd/src/lib.rs
index 428d8fda..4347521c 100644
--- a/crates/tower-cmd/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/tower-cmd/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ mod apps;
 mod deploy;
 mod environments;
 pub mod error;
+mod package;
 pub mod output;
 mod run;
 mod schedules;
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ impl App {
                 }
             }
             Some(("deploy", args)) => deploy::do_deploy(sessionized_config, args).await,
+            Some(("package", args)) => package::do_package(sessionized_config, args).await,
             Some(("run", args)) => run::do_run(sessionized_config, args, args.subcommand()).await,
             Some(("teams", sub_matches)) => {
                 let teams_command = sub_matches.subcommand();
@@ -201,6 +203,7 @@ fn root_cmd() -> Command {
         .subcommand(secrets::secrets_cmd())
         .subcommand(environments::environments_cmd())
         .subcommand(deploy::deploy_cmd())
+        .subcommand(package::package_cmd())
         .subcommand(run::run_cmd())
         .subcommand(version::version_cmd())
         .subcommand(teams::teams_cmd())
diff --git a/crates/tower-cmd/src/package.rs b/crates/tower-cmd/src/package.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d06d43cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/tower-cmd/src/package.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+use clap::{Arg, ArgMatches, Command};
+use config::{Config, Towerfile};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use tokio::fs;
+
+use crate::output;
+use tower_package::{Package, PackageSpec};
+use tower_telemetry::debug;
+
+pub fn package_cmd() -> Command {
+    Command::new("package")
+        .hide(true)
+        .arg(
+            Arg::new("dir")
+                .long("dir")
+                .short('d')
+                .help("The directory containing the app to package")
+                .default_value("."),
+        )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::new("output")
+                .long("output")
+                .short('o')
+                .help("Output path for the package file")
+                .value_name("PATH")
+                .required(true),
+        )
+        .about("Create a package tar.gz file from your app without deploying")
+}
+
+pub async fn do_package(_config: Config, args: &ArgMatches) {
+    // Determine the directory to build the package from
+    let dir = PathBuf::from(args.get_one::<String>("dir").expect("dir argument should have default value"));
+    debug!("Building package from directory: {:?}", dir);
+
+    let path = dir.join("Towerfile");
+
+    match Towerfile::from_path(path) {
+        Ok(towerfile) => {
+            let spec = PackageSpec::from_towerfile(&towerfile);
+            let mut spinner = output::spinner("Building package...");
+
+            match Package::build(spec).await {
+                Ok(package) => {
+                    spinner.success();
+                    
+                    // Get the output path
+                    let output_path = args.get_one::<String>("output").expect("output path is required");
+                    
+                    // Save the package
+                    match save_package(&package, output_path).await {
+                        Ok(_) => {
+                            output::success(&format!("Package created successfully: {}", output_path));
+                        }
+                        Err(err) => {
+                            output::error(&format!("Failed to save package: {}", err));
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                Err(err) => {
+                    spinner.failure();
+                    output::package_error(err);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Err(err) => {
+            output::config_error(err);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+async fn save_package(package: &Package, output_path: &str) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let package_path = package.package_file_path.as_ref()
+        .ok_or("No package file path found")?;
+    
+    let output_path = PathBuf::from(output_path);
+    
+    // Create parent directories if they don't exist
+    if let Some(parent) = output_path.parent() {
+        fs::create_dir_all(parent).await?;
+    }
+    
+    // Copy the package file to the specified location
+    fs::copy(package_path, &output_path).await?;
+    
+    Ok(())
+}