diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2009.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2009.xml
index 07f11239366..1cf7c977eeb 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2009.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2009.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
    <listitem>
     <para>GNOME desktop environment was upgraded to 3.36, see its <link xlink:href="https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.36/">release notes</link>.</para>
    </listitem>
+   <listitem>
+    <para>
+     We now distribute a GNOME ISO.
+    </para>
+   </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      PHP now defaults to PHP 7.4, updated from 7.3.
diff --git a/nixos/release-combined.nix b/nixos/release-combined.nix
index 2f5dd28e8bb..2753fd6d638 100644
--- a/nixos/release-combined.nix
+++ b/nixos/release-combined.nix
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ in rec {
         (onFullSupported "nixos.dummy")
         (onAllSupported "nixos.iso_minimal")
         (onSystems ["x86_64-linux"] "nixos.iso_plasma5")
+        (onSystems ["x86_64-linux"] "nixos.iso_gnome")
         (onFullSupported "nixos.manual")
         (onSystems ["x86_64-linux"] "nixos.ova")
         (onSystems ["aarch64-linux"] "nixos.sd_image")
diff --git a/nixos/release.nix b/nixos/release.nix
index 6107f352971..d31fbd11e5c 100644
--- a/nixos/release.nix
+++ b/nixos/release.nix
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ in rec {
     inherit system;
   });
 
+  iso_gnome = forMatchingSystems [ "x86_64-linux" ] (system: makeIso {
+    module = ./modules/installer/cd-dvd/installation-cd-graphical-gnome.nix;
+    type = "gnome";
+    inherit system;
+  });
+
   # A variant with a more recent (but possibly less stable) kernel
   # that might support more hardware.
   iso_minimal_new_kernel = forMatchingSystems [ "x86_64-linux" "aarch64-linux" ] (system: makeIso {