diff --git a/pkg/advisory/data_session.go b/pkg/advisory/data_session.go
index f1ad820d..d0bf1ad8 100644
--- a/pkg/advisory/data_session.go
+++ b/pkg/advisory/data_session.go
@@ -192,6 +192,15 @@ func (ds DataSession) Push(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// ModifiedPackages returns a map of package name o=to document for all modified packages
+func (ds DataSession) ModifiedPackages() map[string]configs.Entry[v2.Document] {
+	modified := map[string]configs.Entry[v2.Document]{}
+	for _, n := range slices.Compact(ds.modifiedPackages) {
+		modified[n] = ds.index.Select().WhereName(n).Entries()[0]
+	}
+	return modified
+}
+
 // OpenPullRequest opens a pull request for the changes made during the session.
 func (ds DataSession) OpenPullRequest(ctx context.Context) (*PullRequest, error) {
 	slices.Sort(ds.modifiedPackages)
diff --git a/pkg/advisory/request.go b/pkg/advisory/request.go
index bb3fa3b5..b2c8e13c 100644
--- a/pkg/advisory/request.go
+++ b/pkg/advisory/request.go
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ func (req Request) Validate() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if req.VulnerabilityID != "" {
-		return errors.New("vulnerability should be empty")
-	}
+	// if req.VulnerabilityID != "" {
+	// 	 return errors.New("vulnerability should be empty")
+	// }
 
 	if req.Event.IsZero() {
 		return errors.New("event cannot be zero")
diff --git a/pkg/cli/advisory_guide.go b/pkg/cli/advisory_guide.go
index e7ad3ec8..0aa04b16 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/advisory_guide.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/advisory_guide.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	question2 "github.com/wolfi-dev/wolfictl/pkg/question"
 	"github.com/wolfi-dev/wolfictl/pkg/scan"
 	"github.com/wolfi-dev/wolfictl/pkg/vuln"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
 //nolint:gocyclo
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ func cmdAdvisoryGuide() *cobra.Command {
 					actions = append(actions, customActionBrowser)
 				}
 				if sess.Modified() {
-					actions = append(actions, newCustomActionPR(ctx, sess))
+					actions = append(actions, newCustomActionPR(ctx, sess), newCustomActionOut(ctx, sess))
 				}
 
 				vaPickerOpts := picker.Options[resultWithAPKs]{
@@ -389,6 +390,24 @@ var (
 			},
 		}
 	}
+
+	newCustomActionOut = func(_ context.Context, sess *advisory.DataSession) picker.CustomAction[resultWithAPKs] {
+		return picker.CustomAction[resultWithAPKs]{
+			Key:         "o",
+			Description: "print changes to stdout",
+			Do: func(_ resultWithAPKs) tea.Cmd {
+				o := []string{}
+				for name, doc := range sess.ModifiedPackages() {
+					b, err := yaml.Marshal(doc.Configuration())
+					if err != nil {
+						return picker.ErrCmd(fmt.Errorf("marshalling yaml for %s: %w", name, err))
+					}
+					o = append(o, fmt.Sprintf("# %s.advisories.yaml\n%s\n\n", name, string(b)))
+				}
+				return tea.Printf(strings.Join(o, "\n"))
+			},
+		}
+	}
 )
 
 type advisoryGuideParams struct {