diff --git a/src/bentoml/__init__.py b/src/bentoml/__init__.py
index 9364959fc0c..2eb7e05066a 100644
--- a/src/bentoml/__init__.py
+++ b/src/bentoml/__init__.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 from ._internal.utils.http import Cookie
 
 # Bento management APIs
+from .bentos import build
 from .bentos import delete
 from .bentos import export_bento
 from .bentos import get
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@ def __getattr__(name: str) -> Any:
     "delete",
     "import_bento",
     "export_bento",
+    "build",
     "load",
     "push",
     "pull",