diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index fb1934190..83bc6d5a2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
 
+
 // replace github.com/jfrog/build-info-go => github.com/jfrog/build-info-go v0.0.0-20241201000000-COMMIT_HASH
 
 // replace github.com/jfrog/gofrog => github.com/jfrog/gofrog v1.7.6-0.20240909061051-2d36ae4bd05a
diff --git a/lifecycle/manager.go b/lifecycle/manager.go
index f7012201d..3ef8dc51a 100644
--- a/lifecycle/manager.go
+++ b/lifecycle/manager.go
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ func (lcs *LifecycleServicesManager) ExportReleaseBundle(rbDetails lifecycle.Rel
 	return rbService.ExportReleaseBundle(rbDetails, modifications, queryParams)
 }
 
+func (lcs *LifecycleServicesManager) ExportReleaseBundleOnly(rbDetails lifecycle.ReleaseBundleDetails, modifications lifecycle.Modifications, queryParams lifecycle.CommonOptionalQueryParams) (exportResponse lifecycle.ReleaseBundleExportedStatusResponse, err error) {
+	rbService := lifecycle.NewReleaseBundlesService(lcs.config.GetServiceDetails(), lcs.client)
+	return rbService.ExportReleaseBundleOnly(rbDetails, modifications, queryParams)
+}
+
 func (lcs *LifecycleServicesManager) IsReleaseBundleExist(rbName, rbVersion, projectKey string) (bool, error) {
 	rbService := lifecycle.NewReleaseBundlesService(lcs.config.GetServiceDetails(), lcs.client)
 	return rbService.ReleaseBundleExists(rbName, rbVersion, projectKey)
diff --git a/lifecycle/services/export.go b/lifecycle/services/export.go
index 1d98dd0a9..42f3e2747 100644
--- a/lifecycle/services/export.go
+++ b/lifecycle/services/export.go
@@ -93,6 +93,23 @@ func (rbs *ReleaseBundlesService) ExportReleaseBundle(rbDetails ReleaseBundleDet
 	return
 }
 
+func (rbs *ReleaseBundlesService) ExportReleaseBundleOnly(rbDetails ReleaseBundleDetails, modifications Modifications, queryParams CommonOptionalQueryParams) (exportResponse ReleaseBundleExportedStatusResponse, err error) {
+	// Check the current status
+	if exportResponse, err = rbs.getExportedReleaseBundleStatus(rbDetails, queryParams); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if exportResponse.Status == ExportCompleted {
+		return
+	}
+	// Trigger export only, don't wait for completion
+	if err = rbs.triggerReleaseBundleExportProcess(rbDetails, modifications, queryParams); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	// Return current status after triggering export
+	exportResponse, err = rbs.getExportedReleaseBundleStatus(rbDetails, queryParams)
+	return
+}
+
 func (rbs *ReleaseBundlesService) waitForExport(rbDetails ReleaseBundleDetails, queryParams CommonOptionalQueryParams) (response ReleaseBundleExportedStatusResponse, err error) {
 	pollingAction := func() (shouldStop bool, responseBody []byte, err error) {
 		response, err = rbs.getExportedReleaseBundleStatus(rbDetails, queryParams)