diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9aea983..200cda5 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "env_logger",
  "guidon",
  "itertools",
+ "ron",
+ "serde",
  "which",
 ]
 
@@ -87,6 +89,12 @@ version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d468802bab17cbc0cc575e9b053f41e72aa36bfa6b7f55e3529ffa43161b97fa"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "base64"
+version = "0.13.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9e1b586273c5702936fe7b7d6896644d8be71e6314cfe09d3167c95f712589e8"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "base64ct"
 version = "1.6.0"
@@ -764,7 +772,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "pest_meta",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.15",
+ "syn 2.0.28",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -816,9 +824,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
-version = "1.0.56"
+version = "1.0.66"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2b63bdb0cd06f1f4dedf69b254734f9b45af66e4a031e42a7480257d9898b435"
+checksum = "18fb31db3f9bddb2ea821cde30a9f70117e3f119938b5ee630b7403aa6e2ead9"
 dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
@@ -831,9 +839,9 @@ checksum = "a993555f31e5a609f617c12db6250dedcac1b0a85076912c436e6fc9b2c8e6a3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "quote"
-version = "1.0.26"
+version = "1.0.32"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4424af4bf778aae2051a77b60283332f386554255d722233d09fbfc7e30da2fc"
+checksum = "50f3b39ccfb720540debaa0164757101c08ecb8d326b15358ce76a62c7e85965"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
 ]
@@ -894,6 +902,17 @@ version = "0.6.29"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f162c6dd7b008981e4d40210aca20b4bd0f9b60ca9271061b07f78537722f2e1"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ron"
+version = "0.8.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "300a51053b1cb55c80b7a9fde4120726ddf25ca241a1cbb926626f62fb136bff"
+dependencies = [
+ "base64",
+ "bitflags",
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustix"
 version = "0.37.11"
@@ -916,19 +935,22 @@ checksum = "f91339c0467de62360649f8d3e185ca8de4224ff281f66000de5eb2a77a79041"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
-version = "1.0.160"
+version = "1.0.183"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bb2f3770c8bce3bcda7e149193a069a0f4365bda1fa5cd88e03bca26afc1216c"
+checksum = "32ac8da02677876d532745a130fc9d8e6edfa81a269b107c5b00829b91d8eb3c"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde_derive",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_derive"
-version = "1.0.160"
+version = "1.0.183"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "291a097c63d8497e00160b166a967a4a79c64f3facdd01cbd7502231688d77df"
+checksum = "aafe972d60b0b9bee71a91b92fee2d4fb3c9d7e8f6b179aa99f27203d99a4816"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.15",
+ "syn 2.0.28",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1003,9 +1025,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
-version = "2.0.15"
+version = "2.0.28"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a34fcf3e8b60f57e6a14301a2e916d323af98b0ea63c599441eec8558660c822"
+checksum = "04361975b3f5e348b2189d8dc55bc942f278b2d482a6a0365de5bdd62d351567"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -1057,7 +1079,7 @@ checksum = "f9456a42c5b0d803c8cd86e73dd7cc9edd429499f37a3550d286d5e86720569f"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.15",
+ "syn 2.0.28",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 41695b6..e706619 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ env_logger = "0.10.0"
 dialoguer = "0.10.4"
 which = "4.4.0"
 itertools = "0.11.0"
+ron = "0.8.0"
+serde = { version = "1.0.183", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/src/commands/create.rs b/src/commands/create.rs
index f7569d9..e5f2098 100644
--- a/src/commands/create.rs
+++ b/src/commands/create.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,10 @@ fn get_vars(args: &Create) -> BTreeMap<String, String> {
 }
 
 fn post_create(args: Create) {
-    android_cli::create_local_properties_file(args.dest.unwrap().as_path(), &args.sdk_path.unwrap())
+    let dest = args.dest.clone().unwrap();
+
+    android_cli::create_local_properties_file(&dest, &args.sdk_path.unwrap());
+    android_cli::create_dot_file(&dest, args.package_id.unwrap());
 }
 
 fn ensure_valid_args(args: Create) -> Create {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index fcd1162..40499d6 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 mod utils;
 
-use itertools::Itertools;
 use guidon::{GitOptions, Guidon, TryNew};
+use itertools::Itertools;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use std::{
     collections::BTreeMap,
@@ -9,13 +10,21 @@ use std::{
     process::{Command, ExitStatus},
 };
 
-use utils::find_gradle;
+use utils::{find_adb, find_gradle};
 
-use crate::utils::find_adb;
+const VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
 
 const DEFAULT_TEMPLATE_REPO: &str = "https://github.com/SyedAhkam/android-cli-template";
 const TEMPLATE_REV: &str = "master";
 
+const DOTFILE_COMMENT: &str = "// DO NOT MODIFY; Generated by Android CLI for internal usage.\n";
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct DotAndroid {
+    pub package_id: String,
+    pub gen_at_version: String,
+}
+
 pub fn copy_template(dest: &Path, vars: BTreeMap<String, String>) {
     let git_options = GitOptions::builder()
         .repo(DEFAULT_TEMPLATE_REPO)
@@ -45,9 +54,7 @@ pub fn invoke_gradle_command(cmd: &str) -> Result<ExitStatus, Box<dyn std::error
     println!(
         "Invoking Gradle: {} {}",
         &run.get_program().to_string_lossy(),
-        &run.get_args()
-            .map(|arg| arg.to_string_lossy())
-            .join(" ")
+        &run.get_args().map(|arg| arg.to_string_lossy()).join(" ")
     );
 
     Ok(run.status()?)
@@ -62,10 +69,27 @@ pub fn invoke_adb_command(args: &[&str]) -> Result<ExitStatus, Box<dyn std::erro
     println!(
         "Invoking ADB: {} {}",
         &run.get_program().to_string_lossy(),
-        &run.get_args()
-            .map(|arg| arg.to_string_lossy())
-            .join(" ")
+        &run.get_args().map(|arg| arg.to_string_lossy()).join(" ")
     );
 
     Ok(run.status()?)
 }
+
+pub fn create_dot_file(dest: &Path, package_id: String) {
+    // Construct the structure
+    let dot_android = DotAndroid {
+        package_id,
+        gen_at_version: VERSION.to_owned(),
+    };
+
+    // Serialize into Ron
+    let mut ron_contents =
+        ron::ser::to_string_pretty(&dot_android, ron::ser::PrettyConfig::default()).unwrap();
+
+    // Add a comment at top
+    ron_contents.insert_str(0, DOTFILE_COMMENT);
+
+    // Write to file
+    let path = PathBuf::from(dest).join(".android");
+    std::fs::write(path, ron_contents).expect("failed to write .android file");
+}