diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index 754280f..3118830 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -52,6 +52,36 @@
       ],
       "dependsOrder": "parallel",
       "problemMatcher": []
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "Package Release Artifacts (Explicit Label)",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "bash",
+      "args": [
+        "tool/package_release.sh",
+        "${input:releaseVersion}"
+      ],
+      "group": "build",
+      "problemMatcher": []
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "Build Android + Package Release (Prompt)",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "bash",
+      "args": [
+        "-lc",
+        "flutter build apk --release --dart-define-from-file=.env/flutter_defines.json && flutter build appbundle --release --dart-define-from-file=.env/flutter_defines.json && bash tool/package_release.sh ${input:releaseVersion}"
+      ],
+      "group": "build",
+      "problemMatcher": []
+    }
+  ],
+  "inputs": [
+    {
+      "id": "releaseVersion",
+      "type": "promptString",
+      "description": "Release label/version (for example: v3.0.1)",
+      "default": "v3.0.1"
     }
   ]
 }
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diff --git a/tool/package_release.sh b/tool/package_release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9ef0aa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tool/package_release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Packages already-built release artifacts into release/<label>/.
+# Label is required as the first CLI argument.
+
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+cd "$ROOT_DIR"
+
+label="${1:-}"
+if [[ -z "$label" ]]; then
+  echo "Usage: bash tool/package_release.sh <release-label>" >&2
+  echo "Example: bash tool/package_release.sh v3.0.1" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+app_name="car64"
+release_dir="release/${label}"
+mkdir -p "$release_dir"
+
+copied_files=()
+
+copy_if_exists() {
+  local src="$1"
+  local dst="$2"
+  if [[ -f "$src" ]]; then
+    cp -f "$src" "$dst"
+    copied_files+=("$(basename "$dst")")
+  fi
+}
+
+copy_ipa_if_exists() {
+  local ipa_file
+  ipa_file="$(find build -type f -name "*.ipa" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1 || true)"
+  if [[ -n "$ipa_file" && -f "$ipa_file" ]]; then
+    local dst="${release_dir}/${app_name}-${label}-ios.ipa"
+    cp -f "$ipa_file" "$dst"
+    copied_files+=("$(basename "$dst")")
+  fi
+}
+
+copy_if_exists "build/app/outputs/flutter-apk/app-release.apk" \
+  "${release_dir}/${app_name}-${label}-android.apk"
+copy_if_exists "build/app/outputs/bundle/release/app-release.aab" \
+  "${release_dir}/${app_name}-${label}-android.aab"
+copy_ipa_if_exists
+
+if [[ ${#copied_files[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+  echo "No release artifacts found. Build APK/AAB/IPA first." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+(
+  cd "$release_dir"
+  : > SHA256SUMS.txt
+  for f in "${copied_files[@]}"; do
+    sha256sum "$f" >> SHA256SUMS.txt
+  done
+)
+
+commit="$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+branch="$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"
+date_utc="$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")"
+
+{
+  echo "# Release ${label}"
+  echo
+  echo "Commit: ${commit}"
+  echo "Branch: ${branch}"
+  echo "Generated: ${date_utc}"
+  echo
+  echo "Files:"
+  for f in "${copied_files[@]}"; do
+    echo "- ${f}"
+  done
+  echo "- SHA256SUMS.txt"
+  echo
+  echo "Notes:"
+  echo "- APK is for direct Android install/testing."
+  echo "- AAB is for Google Play submission."
+  echo "- IPA is for Apple distribution workflows and is not always directly installable."
+} > "${release_dir}/MANIFEST.md"
+
+echo "Packaged ${#copied_files[@]} artifact(s) in ${release_dir}"
+ls -lh "$release_dir"