diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 17c9c014..c2965abd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -288,3 +288,4 @@ ALKS CLI will output in a variety of formats, it uses the developer default (set
 * `fishshell`: Outputs environment variables for Fishshell
 * `terraformenv`: Outputs environment variables prefixed with `ALKS`
 * `terraformarg`: Outputs environment arguments to pass to a Docker run call prefixed with `ALKS`
+* `aws`: Outputs environment arguments to pass to AWS [docs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-sourcing-external.html)
diff --git a/bin/alks-iam-createtrustrole b/bin/alks-iam-createtrustrole
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/lib/keys.js b/lib/keys.js
index e485e64f..97a30813 100644
--- a/lib/keys.js
+++ b/lib/keys.js
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ function updateCreds(key, profile, force){
 
 exports.addKey = function(accessKey, secretKey, sessionToken, alksAccount, alksRole, expires, auth, isIAM, callback){
     var enc = auth.token || auth.password;
-    
+
     getKeysCollection(function(err, keys){
         keys.insert({
             accessKey:    encrypt(accessKey, enc),
@@ -260,7 +260,16 @@ exports.getKeyOutput = function(format, key, profile, force){
             cmd, ' AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=', key.secretKey, ' && ',
             cmd, ' AWS_SESSION_TOKEN=', key.sessionToken,  ' && ',
             cmd, ' AWS_SESSION_EXPIRES=', keyExpires
-        ].join('');        
+        ].join('');
+    }
+    else if(format === 'aws'){
+        return JSON.stringify({
+            'Version': 1,
+            'AccessKeyId': key.accessKey,
+            'SecretAccessKey': key.secretKey,
+            'SessionToken': key.sessionToken,
+            'Expiration': keyExpires
+        });
     }
     else{
         var cmd = utils.isWindows() ? 'SET' : 'export';
diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index 10910fce..43545fe0 100755
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ exports.getFilePathInHome = function(filename){
 
 exports.getOutputValues = function(){
     // if adding new output types be sure to update keys.js:getKeyOutput
-    return [ 'env', 'json', 'docker', 'creds', 'idea', 'export', 'set', 'powershell', 'fishshell', 'terraformenv', 'terraformarg' ];
+    return [ 'env', 'json', 'docker', 'creds', 'idea', 'export', 'set', 'powershell', 'fishshell', 'terraformenv', 'terraformarg', 'aws' ];
 };
 
 exports.trim = function(str){