diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c83a18c..1453bea 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ngc-bundler"
-version = "0.10.10"
+version = "0.10.11"
 dependencies = [
  "dashmap",
  "ngc-diagnostics",
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ngc-dev-server"
-version = "0.10.10"
+version = "0.10.11"
 dependencies = [
  "ngc-diagnostics",
  "serde_json",
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ngc-diagnostics"
-version = "0.10.10"
+version = "0.10.11"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "thiserror",
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ngc-linker"
-version = "0.10.10"
+version = "0.10.11"
 dependencies = [
  "dashmap",
  "insta",
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ngc-npm-resolver"
-version = "0.10.10"
+version = "0.10.11"
 dependencies = [
  "dashmap",
  "ngc-diagnostics",
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ngc-project-resolver"
-version = "0.10.10"
+version = "0.10.11"
 dependencies = [
  "dashmap",
  "glob",
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ngc-rs"
-version = "0.10.10"
+version = "0.10.11"
 dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "clap",
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ngc-template-compiler"
-version = "0.10.10"
+version = "0.10.11"
 dependencies = [
  "insta",
  "ngc-diagnostics",
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ngc-ts-transform"
-version = "0.10.10"
+version = "0.10.11"
 dependencies = [
  "ngc-diagnostics",
  "oxc_allocator",
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ngc-watch"
-version = "0.10.10"
+version = "0.10.11"
 dependencies = [
  "ngc-diagnostics",
  "notify",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index cadb00f..76169bc 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ resolver = "2"
 members = ["crates/cli", "crates/diagnostics", "crates/project-resolver", "crates/ts-transform", "crates/bundler", "crates/template-compiler", "crates/npm-resolver", "crates/linker", "crates/watch", "crates/dev-server"]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.10.10"
+version = "0.10.11"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 authors = ["lukekania"]
diff --git a/crates/cli/src/main.rs b/crates/cli/src/main.rs
index 5aa980a..883e779 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -177,8 +177,12 @@ enum Commands {
         /// every `$localize\`...\`` literal in the bundled output. The
         /// source-locale build is moved under
         /// `<out_dir>/<sourceLocale>/`.
-        #[arg(long)]
-        localize: bool,
+        ///
+        /// Pass `--localize` alone to emit every locale declared in
+        /// `i18n.locales`; pass `--localize=en,de` to restrict the output
+        /// to a subset (useful for trimming CI builds).
+        #[arg(long, num_args = 0..=1, value_delimiter = ',')]
+        localize: Option<Vec<String>>,
         /// Treat any template that would fall back to JIT compilation as a
         /// hard error. Mirrors `@angular/build:application`, which has no
         /// JIT fallback. Defaults to on for `--configuration production` and
@@ -203,8 +207,11 @@ enum Commands {
         configuration: Option<String>,
         /// Emit one `<out_dir>/<locale>/` tree per locale defined in
         /// `angular.json`'s `i18n.locales` block.
-        #[arg(long)]
-        localize: bool,
+        ///
+        /// Pass `--localize` alone for all locales, or `--localize=en,de`
+        /// to restrict the output to a subset.
+        #[arg(long, num_args = 0..=1, value_delimiter = ',')]
+        localize: Option<Vec<String>>,
     },
     /// Serve the project: build once, watch for changes, and host the
     /// resulting `dist/` directory over HTTP with live reload. Mirrors
@@ -320,7 +327,7 @@ fn main() {
                 &project,
                 out_dir.as_deref(),
                 configuration.as_deref(),
-                localize,
+                localize.as_deref(),
                 Vec::new(),
                 |_| false,
             ) {
@@ -387,7 +394,7 @@ fn main() {
                 &project,
                 out_dir.as_deref(),
                 configuration.as_deref(),
-                localize,
+                localize.as_deref(),
                 strict_templates,
             ) {
                 Ok(result) => {
@@ -475,11 +482,16 @@ fn init_tracing() {
 }
 
 /// Orchestrate the full build pipeline: resolve → transform → bundle → output.
+///
+/// `localize` mirrors the `--localize` CLI flag: `None` skips locale
+/// fan-out entirely; `Some(&[])` emits every locale declared in
+/// `i18n.locales`; `Some(&["en", "de"])` restricts the output to that
+/// subset.
 fn run_build(
     project: &Path,
     out_dir_override: Option<&Path>,
     configuration: Option<&str>,
-    localize: bool,
+    localize: Option<&[String]>,
     strict_templates: bool,
 ) -> NgcResult<BuildResult> {
     run_build_with_options(
@@ -505,7 +517,7 @@ pub(crate) fn run_build_with_cache(
     project: &Path,
     out_dir_override: Option<&Path>,
     configuration: Option<&str>,
-    localize: bool,
+    localize: Option<&[String]>,
     cache: Option<&mut incremental::BuildCache>,
 ) -> NgcResult<BuildResult> {
     run_build_with_options(
@@ -533,7 +545,7 @@ pub(crate) fn run_build_with_options(
     project: &Path,
     out_dir_override: Option<&Path>,
     configuration: Option<&str>,
-    localize: bool,
+    localize: Option<&[String]>,
     strict_templates: bool,
     mut cache: Option<&mut incremental::BuildCache>,
     base_href_override: Option<&str>,
@@ -1224,7 +1236,7 @@ pub(crate) fn run_build_with_options(
     // every other writer so it sees the final filenames + contents.
     if let Some(ref ap) = angular_project {
         if ap.service_worker {
-            if localize {
+            if localize.is_some() {
                 tracing::warn!(
                     "serviceWorker is enabled but --localize was passed; skipping ngsw.json (per-locale manifests are not yet supported)"
                 );
@@ -1237,8 +1249,10 @@ pub(crate) fn run_build_with_options(
 
     // Step 13: --localize → fan the source-locale build out to
     // `<out_dir>/<sourceLocale>/` and produce a translated copy under
-    // `<out_dir>/<locale>/` for each entry in `i18n.locales`.
-    if localize {
+    // `<out_dir>/<locale>/` for each entry in `i18n.locales`. A non-empty
+    // `subset` filters the emitted locales — useful for trimming CI builds
+    // that only need one or two locales per deploy.
+    if let Some(subset) = localize {
         let i18n = angular_project
             .as_ref()
             .and_then(|ap| ap.i18n.as_ref())
@@ -1247,7 +1261,7 @@ pub(crate) fn run_build_with_options(
                     "--localize was passed but angular.json does not declare a `projects.<name>.i18n` block"
                         .to_string(),
             })?;
-        let localized_files = fan_out_locales(&out_dir, i18n, &output_files)?;
+        let localized_files = fan_out_locales(&out_dir, i18n, subset, &output_files)?;
         output_files = localized_files;
     }
 
@@ -1351,11 +1365,42 @@ pub(crate) fn run_build_with_options(
 /// Move the source-locale build under `<out_dir>/<sourceLocale>/` and
 /// emit a translated copy under `<out_dir>/<locale>/` for every entry in
 /// `i18n.locales`. Returns the new full set of output files.
+///
+/// `subset` filters which locales are emitted. An empty slice emits every
+/// locale (source plus all `i18n.locales` entries); a non-empty slice
+/// restricts the output to the codes listed (validated against
+/// `i18n.source_locale` and the keys of `i18n.locales`).
 fn fan_out_locales(
     out_dir: &Path,
     i18n: &I18nConfig,
+    subset: &[String],
     original_files: &[PathBuf],
 ) -> NgcResult<Vec<PathBuf>> {
+    let include_source: bool;
+    let include_locale: Box<dyn Fn(&str) -> bool>;
+    if subset.is_empty() {
+        include_source = true;
+        include_locale = Box::new(|_: &str| true);
+    } else {
+        // Reject `--localize=foo` when `foo` is neither the source locale
+        // nor one of the declared `i18n.locales` keys — silently skipping
+        // would let typos produce empty `dist/` runs in CI.
+        for code in subset {
+            let known = code == &i18n.source_locale || i18n.locales.contains_key(code.as_str());
+            if !known {
+                return Err(NgcError::ConfigError {
+                    message: format!(
+                        "--localize subset entry `{code}` is not declared in angular.json `i18n.locales` (and is not the source locale `{}`)",
+                        i18n.source_locale
+                    ),
+                });
+            }
+        }
+        include_source = subset.iter().any(|c| c == &i18n.source_locale);
+        let allow: std::collections::BTreeSet<String> = subset.iter().cloned().collect();
+        include_locale = Box::new(move |code: &str| allow.contains(code));
+    }
+
     // Materialize file contents from the original (source-locale) build so
     // we can write them back into per-locale directories without worrying
     // about the source-locale move clobbering them.
@@ -1377,10 +1422,15 @@ fn fan_out_locales(
 
     let mut new_outputs: Vec<PathBuf> = Vec::new();
 
-    let source_dir = out_dir.join(&i18n.source_locale);
-    write_locale_tree(&source_dir, &sources, None, &mut new_outputs)?;
+    if include_source {
+        let source_dir = out_dir.join(&i18n.source_locale);
+        write_locale_tree(&source_dir, &sources, None, &mut new_outputs)?;
+    }
 
     for entry in i18n.locales.values() {
+        if !include_locale(entry.locale.as_str()) {
+            continue;
+        }
         let translations = match &entry.translation_path {
             Some(path) => Some(localize::parse_xliff(path)?),
             None => None,
diff --git a/crates/cli/src/serve_cmd.rs b/crates/cli/src/serve_cmd.rs
index aad8e89..7f91a77 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/serve_cmd.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/serve_cmd.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ pub(crate) fn run_with_stop(
         project,
         None,
         configuration,
-        false,
+        None,
         false,
         Some(&mut cache),
         normalized_serve_path.as_deref(),
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ pub(crate) fn run_with_stop(
             &project_path,
             None,
             configuration_owned.as_deref(),
-            false,
+            None,
             false,
             Some(&mut cache),
             serve_path_owned.as_deref(),
diff --git a/crates/cli/src/watch_cmd.rs b/crates/cli/src/watch_cmd.rs
index bc0e208..0b5a8d4 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/watch_cmd.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/watch_cmd.rs
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ pub fn run(
     project: &Path,
     out_dir_override: Option<&Path>,
     configuration: Option<&str>,
-    localize: bool,
+    localize: Option<&[String]>,
     subscribers: Vec<Arc<dyn ngc_watch::WatchSubscriber>>,
     should_stop: impl FnMut(usize) -> bool,
 ) -> NgcResult<()> {
     let mut cache = BuildCache::new();
+    let localize_owned: Option<Vec<String>> = localize.map(|s| s.to_vec());
 
     // Initial build to populate the cache. `run_build_with_cache` always
     // disables `strict_templates` — `watch` is a dev workflow, so JIT
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ pub fn run(
         project,
         out_dir_override,
         configuration,
-        localize,
+        localize_owned.as_deref(),
         Some(&mut cache),
     )?;
     eprintln!(
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ pub fn run(
             &project_path,
             out_dir_path.as_deref(),
             configuration.as_deref(),
-            localize,
+            localize_owned.as_deref(),
             Some(&mut cache),
         )?;
         eprintln!(
diff --git a/packages/builder/schemas/application.json b/packages/builder/schemas/application.json
index 4eba804..a71efb6 100644
--- a/packages/builder/schemas/application.json
+++ b/packages/builder/schemas/application.json
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
         { "type": "boolean" },
         { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }
       ],
-      "description": "Generate per-locale builds. When set to true ngc-rs is invoked with `--localize` and emits one output tree per `i18n.locales` entry in angular.json. Selecting a locale subset (array form) is NOT yet honoured by ngc-rs and logs a warning."
+      "description": "Generate per-locale builds. When set to true ngc-rs is invoked with `--localize` and emits one output tree per `i18n.locales` entry in angular.json. The array form `[\"en\", \"de\"]` serializes as `--localize=en,de` and restricts the output to the listed locales (useful for trimming CI builds)."
     },
     "inlineStyleLanguage": {
       "type": "string",
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/build/__tests__/options.test.ts b/packages/builder/src/build/__tests__/options.test.ts
index 300af6e..c2e2496 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/build/__tests__/options.test.ts
+++ b/packages/builder/src/build/__tests__/options.test.ts
@@ -76,14 +76,25 @@ describe('translateOptions (build)', () => {
     expect(unset.args).not.toContain('--strict-templates');
   });
 
-  it('appends --localize and warns when localize is an array (subset not yet honoured)', () => {
+  it('serializes a localize array as --localize=en,de (subset)', () => {
     const t = translateOptions(
       { ...minimal, localize: ['en', 'de'] },
       '/ws',
       null,
     );
+    expect(t.args).toContain('--localize=en,de');
+    expect(t.args).not.toContain('--localize');
+    expect(t.warnings.some((w) => w.includes('locale subset'))).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('treats an empty localize array as `--localize` (all locales)', () => {
+    const t = translateOptions(
+      { ...minimal, localize: [] },
+      '/ws',
+      null,
+    );
     expect(t.args).toContain('--localize');
-    expect(t.warnings.some((w) => w.includes('locale subset'))).toBe(true);
+    expect(t.args.some((a) => a.startsWith('--localize='))).toBe(false);
   });
 
   it('accepts non-empty scripts arrays without error', () => {
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/build/options.ts b/packages/builder/src/build/options.ts
index b019cea..f2c1033 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/build/options.ts
+++ b/packages/builder/src/build/options.ts
@@ -175,11 +175,6 @@ export function translateOptions(
       'The `outputHashing` option is hardcoded by ngc-rs per `--configuration` (production hashes bundles, development does not); the option value is ignored.',
     );
   }
-  if (Array.isArray(raw.localize)) {
-    warnings.push(
-      'Selecting a locale subset via `localize` array is not yet honoured by ngc-rs; all locales declared in `angular.json` `i18n.locales` are emitted.',
-    );
-  }
   if (raw.stylePreprocessorOptions) {
     const opts = raw.stylePreprocessorOptions as json.JsonObject;
     const includePaths = opts['includePaths'];
@@ -223,7 +218,6 @@ export function translateOptions(
 
   const tsConfig = raw.tsConfig ?? 'tsconfig.json';
   const outDir = resolveOutDir(raw.outputPath, workspaceRoot);
-  const localize = raw.localize === true || Array.isArray(raw.localize);
 
   const args: string[] = ['build', '--project', tsConfig, '--output-json'];
   if (configuration) {
@@ -232,8 +226,14 @@ export function translateOptions(
   if (outDir) {
     args.push('--out-dir', outDir);
   }
-  if (localize) {
+  // `localize: true` → emit all locales (`--localize` with no value).
+  // `localize: ['en', 'de']` → emit just that subset (`--localize=en,de`).
+  // `localize: []` is treated as `true` to match `@angular/build`, which
+  // ignores an empty array and falls back to "all locales".
+  if (raw.localize === true || (Array.isArray(raw.localize) && raw.localize.length === 0)) {
     args.push('--localize');
+  } else if (Array.isArray(raw.localize)) {
+    args.push(`--localize=${raw.localize.join(',')}`);
   }
   if (raw.strictTemplates === true) {
     args.push('--strict-templates');