Android Studio Cordova project doesn't have the option to generate as APK/App Bundle

I have inherited an Android Studio project from a previous developer that uses Cordova. This is a template that we have used for three years for each new app we build. I have very little experience with building in Android and have Googled my way through so far.

With the August 2021 update on Google Play Store I’m now needing to submit our newest app in bundle format, but I don’t seem to have a way to do this.

I have seen guides referring to a ‘Generate apk/bundle’ option that should be visible under ‘build’ from the top menu, but this option is not visible for me:

Whenever I’ve used this template before, there was a message displayed saying "Migrate Project to Gradle? This project does not use the Gradle build system". My understanding from a day of research is that although my module had a build.gradle folder, the top level project also needed one (and a settings.gradle file). This seems to have worked as there is now a ‘Gradle’ that syncs successfully when I make a change.

When I use the command ‘cordova build‘, the project is building successfully.

I’ve also read that you can use gradlew bundlerelease to generate a bundle, but if I use gradlew tasks then there is no task available relating to bundling.

I’d really appreciate any advice on how I bundle this app please.

EDIT: By changing directory into app/platforms/android, the gradlew bundlerelease function works. I receive a BUILD SUCCESSFUL message, but nothing is actually being generated.