diff --git a/tools/releaseBuild/azureDevOps/releasePipeline.yml b/tools/releaseBuild/azureDevOps/releasePipeline.yml
index 8908ccb11b1..64f3f6d1f77 100644
--- a/tools/releaseBuild/azureDevOps/releasePipeline.yml
+++ b/tools/releaseBuild/azureDevOps/releasePipeline.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ variables:
     value: none
 
 stages:
+- stage: MSIXBundle
+  displayName: Create MSIX Bundle package
+  dependsOn: []
+  jobs:
+  - template: templates/release-MsixBundle.yml
+
 - stage: ValidateSDK
   displayName: Validate SDK
   dependsOn: []
@@ -118,6 +124,7 @@ stages:
   displayName: Create GitHub draft release
   # do not include stages that are likely to fail in dependency as there is no way to force deploy.
   dependsOn:
+  - MSIXBundle
   - ValidateSDK
   - PRCreation
   - ValidatePkgNames
@@ -242,7 +249,7 @@ stages:
   displayName: Publish MSIX to store
   jobs:
   - deployment: PublishMsix
-    displayName: Publish MSIX to store
+    displayName: Publish the MSIX Bundle package to store
     pool: server
     environment: PSReleasePublishMsix
 
diff --git a/tools/releaseBuild/azureDevOps/templates/release-MsixBundle.yml b/tools/releaseBuild/azureDevOps/templates/release-MsixBundle.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bab273e96da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/releaseBuild/azureDevOps/templates/release-MsixBundle.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+jobs:
+- job: CreateMSIXBundle
+  displayName: Create .msixbundle file
+  pool:
+    vmImage: windows-latest
+  variables:
+    - group: msixTools
+    - group: 'Azure Blob variable group'
+
+  steps:
+    - template: release-SetReleaseTagAndContainerName.yml
+
+    - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
+      inputs:
+        source: specific
+        project: PowerShellCore
+        pipeline: '696'
+        preferTriggeringPipeline: true
+        runVersion: latestFromBranch
+        runBranch: '$(Build.SourceBranch)'
+        artifact: finalResults
+        patterns: '**/*.msix'
+        path: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)\releasePipeline\msix'
+
+    - pwsh: |
+        $cmd = Get-Command makeappx.exe -ErrorAction Ignore
+        if ($cmd) {
+            Write-Verbose -Verbose 'makeappx available in PATH'
+            $exePath = $cmd.Source
+        } else {
+            $toolsDir = '$(Pipeline.Workspace)\releasePipeline\tools'
+            New-Item $toolsDir -Type Directory -Force > $null
+            Invoke-RestMethod -Uri '$(makeappUrl)' -OutFile "$toolsDir\makeappx.zip"
+            Expand-Archive "$toolsDir\makeappx.zip" -DestinationPath "$toolsDir\makeappx" -Force
+            $exePath = "$toolsDir\makeappx\makeappx.exe"
+
+            Write-Verbose -Verbose 'makeappx was installed:'
+            Get-ChildItem -Path $toolsDir -Recurse
+        }
+
+        $vstsCommandString = "vso[task.setvariable variable=MakeAppxPath]$exePath"
+        Write-Host "sending " + $vstsCommandString
+        Write-Host "##$vstsCommandString"
+      displayName: Install makeappx tool
+
+    - pwsh: |
+        $sourceDir = '$(Pipeline.Workspace)\releasePipeline\msix'
+        $file = Get-ChildItem $sourceDir | Select-Object -First 1
+        $prefix = ($file.BaseName -split "-win")[0]
+        $pkgName = "$prefix.msixbundle"
+        Write-Verbose -Verbose "Creating $pkgName"
+
+        $makeappx = '$(MakeAppxPath)'
+        $outputDir = "$sourceDir\output"
+        New-Item $outputDir -Type Directory -Force > $null
+        & $makeappx bundle /d $sourceDir /p "$outputDir\$pkgName"
+
+        Get-ChildItem -Path $sourceDir -Recurse
+        $vstsCommandString = "vso[task.setvariable variable=BundleDir]$outputDir"
+        Write-Host "sending " + $vstsCommandString
+        Write-Host "##$vstsCommandString"
+      displayName: Create MsixBundle
+
+    - pwsh: |
+        ## We use AzCopy v8.1 in our release pipeline, see the documentation at:
+        ## https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/azure/storage/storage-use-azcopy
+
+        $azcopy = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\AzCopy\AzCopy.exe"
+        & $azcopy /Source:$(BundleDir) /Dest:https://$(StorageAccount).blob.core.windows.net/$(AzureVersion)-private /DestKey:$(StorageAccountKey) /Pattern:*.msixbundle
+      displayName: Upload MSIX Bundle package to Az Blob