diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fe8e276149b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+let
+
+  allPackages = import ./all-packages.nix;
+
+  pkgs = {
+    inherit (allPackages {system = "i686-linux";})
+      bash
+      gcc
+      ;
+    hello = {system}: (allPackages {inherit system;}).hello;
+    pan = {system}: (allPackages {inherit system;}).pan;
+  };
+
+in pkgs