diff --git a/release/cli/cmd/release.go b/release/cli/cmd/release.go
index 21ec55d616ce..5bcc9375eb2b 100644
--- a/release/cli/cmd/release.go
+++ b/release/cli/cmd/release.go
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ var releaseCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			ReleaseDate:                     releaseDate,
 			ReleaseTime:                     releaseTime,
 			DevRelease:                      devRelease,
+			BundleRelease:                   bundleRelease,
 			DryRun:                          dryRun,
 			Weekly:                          weekly,
 			ReleaseEnvironment:              releaseEnvironment,
diff --git a/release/cli/pkg/helm/helm.go b/release/cli/pkg/helm/helm.go
index 705565784039..2293b6bfab0c 100644
--- a/release/cli/pkg/helm/helm.go
+++ b/release/cli/pkg/helm/helm.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/release/cli/pkg/constants"
 	releasetypes "github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/release/cli/pkg/types"
 	commandutils "github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/release/cli/pkg/util/command"
+	packagesutils "github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/release/cli/pkg/util/packages"
 )
 
 var HelmLog = ctrl.Log.WithName("HelmLog")
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ func GetHelmDest(d *helmDriver, r *releasetypes.ReleaseConfig, ReleaseImageURI,
 	var chartPath string
 
 	sourceRemoteType := "source"
-	if assetName == "eks-anywhere-packages" || assetName == "ecr-token-refresher" || assetName == "credential-provider-package" {
+	if packagesutils.NeedsPackagesAccountArtifacts(r) && (assetName == "eks-anywhere-packages" || assetName == "ecr-token-refresher" || assetName == "credential-provider-package") {
 		sourceRemoteType = "packages"
 	}
 	err := d.HelmRegistryLogin(r, sourceRemoteType)
diff --git a/release/cli/pkg/images/images.go b/release/cli/pkg/images/images.go
index c018e130a449..3ac572b13de4 100644
--- a/release/cli/pkg/images/images.go
+++ b/release/cli/pkg/images/images.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import (
 	releasetypes "github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/release/cli/pkg/types"
 	artifactutils "github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/release/cli/pkg/util/artifacts"
 	commandutils "github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/release/cli/pkg/util/command"
+	packagesutils "github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/release/cli/pkg/util/packages"
 )
 
 func PollForExistence(devRelease bool, authConfig *docker.AuthConfiguration, imageUri, imageContainerRegistry, releaseEnvironment, branchName string) error {
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ func GetSourceImageURI(r *releasetypes.ReleaseConfig, name, repoName string, tag
 	var latestTag string
 	sourcedFromBranch := r.BuildRepoBranchName
 	sourceContainerRegistry := r.SourceContainerRegistry
-	if repoName == "eks-anywhere-packages" || repoName == "ecr-token-refresher" || repoName == "credential-provider-package" {
+	if packagesutils.NeedsPackagesAccountArtifacts(r) && (repoName == "eks-anywhere-packages" || repoName == "ecr-token-refresher" || repoName == "credential-provider-package") {
 		sourceContainerRegistry = r.PackagesSourceContainerRegistry
 	}
 	if r.DevRelease || r.ReleaseEnvironment == "development" {
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ func GetSourceImageURI(r *releasetypes.ReleaseConfig, name, repoName string, tag
 		}
 		if !r.DryRun {
 			sourceEcrAuthConfig := r.SourceClients.ECR.AuthConfig
-			if repoName == "eks-anywhere-packages" || repoName == "ecr-token-refresher" || repoName == "credential-provider-package" {
+			if packagesutils.NeedsPackagesAccountArtifacts(r) && (repoName == "eks-anywhere-packages" || repoName == "ecr-token-refresher" || repoName == "credential-provider-package") {
 				sourceEcrAuthConfig = r.SourceClients.Packages.AuthConfig
 			}
 			err := PollForExistence(r.DevRelease, sourceEcrAuthConfig, sourceImageUri, sourceContainerRegistry, r.ReleaseEnvironment, r.BuildRepoBranchName)
diff --git a/release/cli/pkg/operations/upload.go b/release/cli/pkg/operations/upload.go
index 171b14cc54ec..9de9ff852235 100644
--- a/release/cli/pkg/operations/upload.go
+++ b/release/cli/pkg/operations/upload.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/release/cli/pkg/helm"
 	"github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/release/cli/pkg/images"
 	releasetypes "github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/release/cli/pkg/types"
+	packagesutils "github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/release/cli/pkg/util/packages"
 )
 
 func UploadArtifacts(ctx context.Context, r *releasetypes.ReleaseConfig, eksaArtifacts releasetypes.ArtifactsTable, isBundleRelease bool) error {
@@ -43,8 +44,11 @@ func UploadArtifacts(ctx context.Context, r *releasetypes.ReleaseConfig, eksaArt
 	errGroup, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
 
 	sourceEcrAuthConfig := r.SourceClients.ECR.AuthConfig
-	packagesSourceEcrAuthConfig := r.SourceClients.Packages.AuthConfig
 	releaseEcrAuthConfig := r.ReleaseClients.ECRPublic.AuthConfig
+	var packagesSourceEcrAuthConfig *docker.AuthConfiguration
+	if packagesutils.NeedsPackagesAccountArtifacts(r) {
+		packagesSourceEcrAuthConfig = r.SourceClients.Packages.AuthConfig
+	}
 
 	packagesArtifacts := map[string][]releasetypes.Artifact{}
 	if isBundleRelease {
@@ -158,7 +162,7 @@ func handleImageUpload(_ context.Context, r *releasetypes.ReleaseConfig, package
 		sourceImageUri := artifact.Image.SourceImageURI
 		releaseImageUri := artifact.Image.ReleaseImageURI
 		sourceEcrAuthConfig := defaultSourceEcrAuthConfig
-		if strings.Contains(sourceImageUri, "eks-anywhere-packages") || strings.Contains(sourceImageUri, "ecr-token-refresher") || strings.Contains(sourceImageUri, "credential-provider-package") {
+		if packagesutils.NeedsPackagesAccountArtifacts(r) && strings.Contains(sourceImageUri, "eks-anywhere-packages") || strings.Contains(sourceImageUri, "ecr-token-refresher") || strings.Contains(sourceImageUri, "credential-provider-package") {
 			sourceEcrAuthConfig = packagesSourceEcrAuthConfig
 		}
 		fmt.Printf("Source Image - %s\n", sourceImageUri)
diff --git a/release/cli/pkg/types/types.go b/release/cli/pkg/types/types.go
index e1742fbd753f..e1b5b661a635 100644
--- a/release/cli/pkg/types/types.go
+++ b/release/cli/pkg/types/types.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ type ReleaseConfig struct {
 	ReleaseDate                     string
 	ReleaseTime                     time.Time
 	DevRelease                      bool
+	BundleRelease                   bool
 	DryRun                          bool
 	Weekly                          bool
 	ReleaseEnvironment              string
diff --git a/release/cli/pkg/util/packages/packages.go b/release/cli/pkg/util/packages/packages.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1afd5a3be77c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/cli/pkg/util/packages/packages.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Copyright Amazon.com Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package packages
+
+import (
+	releasetypes "github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/release/cli/pkg/types"
+)
+
+func NeedsPackagesAccountArtifacts(r *releasetypes.ReleaseConfig) bool {
+	return r.DevRelease || (r.ReleaseEnvironment == "development" && r.BundleRelease)
+}