diff --git a/tools/finalization/README.md b/tools/finalization/README.md
index 3e0af00d42..d0aed69ae2 100644
--- a/tools/finalization/README.md
+++ b/tools/finalization/README.md
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ This folder contains automation and CI scripts for [finalizing](https://go/andro
 1. [Finalize VINTF](./finalize-vintf-resources.sh). Prepare the branch for VINTF release.
 1. [Finalize SDK](./finalize-sdk-resources.sh). Prepare the branch for SDK release. SDK contains Android Java APIs and other stable APIs. Commonly referred as a 1st step.
 1. [Finalize Android](./finalize-sdk-rel.sh). Mark branch as "REL", i.e. prepares for Android release. Any signed build containing these changes will be considered an official Android Release. Referred as a 2nd finalization step.
-1. [Finalize SDK and submit](./step-1.sh). Do Finalize VINTF and Finalize SDK step, create CLs, organize them into topic and send to Gerrit.
+1. [Finalize VINTF and submit](./step-0.sh). Do Finalize VINTF step, create CLs, organize them into topic and send to Gerrit.
+1. [Finalize SDK and submit](./step-1.sh). Do Finalize SDK step, create CLs, organize them into topic and send to Gerrit.
 1. [Finalize Android and submit](./step-2.sh). Do [Finalize Android](./finalize-sdk-rel.sh) step, create  CLs, organize them into topic and send to Gerrit.
 
 ## CI:
 Performed in build targets in Finalization branches.
+1. [Finalization Step 0, git_main-fina-0-release](https://android-build.corp.google.com/build_explorer/branch/git_main-fina-0-release). Test Finalize VINTF.
 1. [Finalization Step 1, git_main-fina-1-release](https://android-build.corp.google.com/build_explorer/branch/git_main-fina-1-release). Test Finalize VINTF, Finalize SDK.
 1. [Finalization Step 2, git_main-fina-2-release](https://android-build.corp.google.com/build_explorer/branch/git_main-fina-2-release). Test Finalize VINTF, Finalize SDK, and [2nd step/Finalize Android](./finalize-sdk-rel.sh). Use [local finalization](./localonly-steps.sh) to build and copy presubmits.
 1. [Local finalization steps](./localonly-steps.sh) are done only during local testing or in the CI lab. Normally these steps use artifacts from other builds.
diff --git a/tools/finalization/build-step-0.sh b/tools/finalization/build-step-0.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..f81b720b2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/finalization/build-step-0.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright 2024 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+set -ex
+
+function finalize_main_step0() {
+    local top="$(dirname "$0")"/../../../..
+    source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/environment.sh
+
+    if [ "$FINAL_STATE" = "unfinalized" ] ; then
+        # VINTF finalization
+        source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/finalize-vintf-resources.sh
+    fi;
+}
+
+finalize_main_step0
+
diff --git a/tools/finalization/build-step-1-and-2.sh b/tools/finalization/build-step-1-and-2.sh
index 33d45d5808..ca2267824c 100755
--- a/tools/finalization/build-step-1-and-2.sh
+++ b/tools/finalization/build-step-1-and-2.sh
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@ function finalize_main_step12() {
     source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/environment.sh
 
     if [ "$FINAL_STATE" = "unfinalized" ] ; then
-        # SDK codename -> int
+        # VINTF finalization
         source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/finalize-vintf-resources.sh
+    fi;
+
+    if [ "$FINAL_STATE" = "unfinalized" ] || [ "$FINAL_STATE" = "vintf" ] ; then
+        # SDK codename -> int
         source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/finalize-sdk-resources.sh
     fi;
 
-    if [ "$FINAL_STATE" = "unfinalized" ] || [ "$FINAL_STATE" = "sdk" ] ; then
+    if [ "$FINAL_STATE" = "unfinalized" ] || [ "$FINAL_STATE" = "vintf" ] || [ "$FINAL_STATE" = "sdk" ] ; then
         # ADB, Platform/Mainline SDKs build and move to prebuilts
         source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/localonly-steps.sh
 
diff --git a/tools/finalization/build-step-1.sh b/tools/finalization/build-step-1.sh
index 88d75faa93..72946987f8 100755
--- a/tools/finalization/build-step-1.sh
+++ b/tools/finalization/build-step-1.sh
@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@ function finalize_main_step1() {
     source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/environment.sh
 
     if [ "$FINAL_STATE" = "unfinalized" ] ; then
-        # Build finalization artifacts.
+        # VINTF finalization
         source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/finalize-vintf-resources.sh
+    fi;
+
+    if [ "$FINAL_STATE" = "unfinalized" ] || [ "$FINAL_STATE" = "vintf" ] ; then
+        # Build finalization artifacts.
         source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/finalize-sdk-resources.sh
     fi;
 }
diff --git a/tools/finalization/environment.sh b/tools/finalization/environment.sh
index b2d75bbcfc..701f79752e 100755
--- a/tools/finalization/environment.sh
+++ b/tools/finalization/environment.sh
@@ -19,11 +19,14 @@ export FINAL_MAINLINE_EXTENSION='58'
 
 # Options:
 # 'unfinalized' - branch is in development state,
-# 'sdk' - SDK/API is finalized
+# 'vintf' - VINTF is finalized
+# 'sdk' - VINTF and SDK/API are finalized
 # 'rel' - branch is finalized, switched to REL
 export FINAL_STATE='unfinalized'
 
 export BUILD_FROM_SOURCE_STUB=true
 
 # FINAL versions for VINTF
-export FINAL_BOARD_API_LEVEL=$(TARGET_RELEASE=fina_1 $top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --dumpvar-mode RELEASE_BOARD_API_LEVEL)
+# TODO(b/323985297): The version must match with that from the release configuration.
+# Instead of hardcoding the version here, read it from a release configuration.
+export FINAL_BOARD_API_LEVEL='202404'
diff --git a/tools/finalization/finalize-vintf-resources.sh b/tools/finalization/finalize-vintf-resources.sh
index 362d9f7ed4..c865bbf5b6 100755
--- a/tools/finalization/finalize-vintf-resources.sh
+++ b/tools/finalization/finalize-vintf-resources.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function finalize_vintf_resources() {
     create_new_compat_matrix
 
     # pre-finalization build target (trunk)
-    local aidl_m="$top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode TARGET_PRODUCT=aosp_arm64 TARGET_RELEASE=trunk TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=userdebug DIST_DIR=out/dist"
+    local aidl_m="$top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode TARGET_PRODUCT=aosp_arm64 TARGET_RELEASE=fina_0 TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=userdebug DIST_DIR=out/dist"
     AIDL_TRANSITIVE_FREEZE=true $aidl_m aidl-freeze-api
 }
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function create_new_compat_matrix() {
     fi
 
     # build the targets required before touching the Android.bp/Android.mk files
-    local build_cmd="$top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode TARGET_PRODUCT=aosp_arm64 TARGET_RELEASE=trunk TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=userdebug DIST_DIR=out/dist"
+    local build_cmd="$top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode TARGET_PRODUCT=aosp_arm64 TARGET_RELEASE=fina_0 TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=userdebug DIST_DIR=out/dist"
     $build_cmd bpfmt
     $build_cmd bpmodify
     $build_cmd queryview
diff --git a/tools/finalization/step-0.sh b/tools/finalization/step-0.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..e61c644de0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/finalization/step-0.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright 2024 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+# Script to perform a 0th step of Android Finalization: VINTF finalization, create CLs and upload to Gerrit.
+
+set -ex
+
+function commit_step_0_changes() {
+    set +e
+    repo forall -c '\
+        if [[ $(git status --short) ]]; then
+            repo start "VINTF-$FINAL_BOARD_API_LEVEL-Finalization" ;
+            git add -A . ;
+            git commit -m "Vendor API level $FINAL_BOARD_API_LEVEL is now frozen" \
+                       -m "Ignore-AOSP-First: VINTF $FINAL_BOARD_API_LEVEL Finalization
+Bug: $FINAL_BUG_ID
+Test: build";
+            repo upload --cbr --no-verify -o nokeycheck -t -y . ;
+        fi'
+}
+
+function finalize_step_0_main() {
+    local top="$(dirname "$0")"/../../../..
+    source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/environment.sh
+
+    local m="$top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode TARGET_RELEASE=next TARGET_PRODUCT=aosp_arm64 TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=userdebug"
+
+    source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/finalize-vintf-resources.sh
+
+    # move all changes to finalization branch/topic and upload to gerrit
+    commit_step_0_changes
+
+    # build to confirm everything is OK
+    AIDL_FROZEN_REL=true $m
+}
+
+finalize_step_0_main
diff --git a/tools/finalization/step-1.sh b/tools/finalization/step-1.sh
index 65c82539f9..0e483d5510 100755
--- a/tools/finalization/step-1.sh
+++ b/tools/finalization/step-1.sh
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ function finalize_step_1_main() {
     local top="$(dirname "$0")"/../../../..
     source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/environment.sh
 
-    local m="$top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode TARGET_PRODUCT=aosp_arm64 TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=userdebug"
+    local m="$top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode TARGET_RELEASE=next TARGET_PRODUCT=aosp_arm64 TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=userdebug"
 
-    source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/finalize-vintf-resources.sh
     source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/finalize-sdk-resources.sh
 
     # move all changes to finalization branch/topic and upload to gerrit
diff --git a/tools/finalization/step-2.sh b/tools/finalization/step-2.sh
index d0b24ae1fc..356cad023d 100755
--- a/tools/finalization/step-2.sh
+++ b/tools/finalization/step-2.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function finalize_step_2_main() {
     local top="$(dirname "$0")"/../../../..
     source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/environment.sh
 
-    local m="$top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode TARGET_PRODUCT=aosp_arm64 TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=userdebug"
+    local m="$top/build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode TARGET_RELEASE=next TARGET_PRODUCT=aosp_arm64 TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=userdebug"
 
     # prebuilts etc
     source $top/build/make/tools/finalization/finalize-sdk-rel.sh