diff --git a/finalize_branch_for_release.sh b/finalize_branch_for_release.sh
index 12b096fa5d..ce90ac0ba0 100755
--- a/finalize_branch_for_release.sh
+++ b/finalize_branch_for_release.sh
@@ -16,15 +16,23 @@ function finalize_main() {
     # Update references in the codebase to new API version (TODO)
     # ...
 
-    AIDL_TRANSITIVE_FREEZE=true $m aidl-freeze-api
+    AIDL_TRANSITIVE_FREEZE=true $m aidl-freeze-api create_reference_dumps
+
+    # Generate ABI dumps
+    ANDROID_BUILD_TOP="$top" \
+        out/host/linux-x86/bin/create_reference_dumps \
+        -p aosp_arm64 --build-variant user
 
     # Update new versions of files. See update-vndk-list.sh (which requires envsetup.sh)
     $m check-vndk-list || \
         { cp $top/out/soong/vndk/vndk.libraries.txt $top/build/make/target/product/gsi/current.txt; }
 
-    # for now, we simulate the release state for AIDL, but in the future, we would want
-    # to actually turn the branch into the REL state and test with that
-    AIDL_FROZEN_REL=true $m nothing # test build
+    # This command tests:
+    #   The release state for AIDL.
+    #   ABI difference between user and userdebug builds.
+    # In the future, we would want to actually turn the branch into the REL
+    # state and test with that.
+    AIDL_FROZEN_REL=true $m droidcore
 
     # Build SDK (TODO)
     # lunch sdk...