diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 6cde8c6fde0..256abac7b41 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
 /pkgs/development/compilers/ghc               @cdepillabout @sternenseemann @maralorn
 /pkgs/development/haskell-modules             @cdepillabout @sternenseemann @maralorn
 /pkgs/test/haskell                            @cdepillabout @sternenseemann @maralorn
+/pkgs/top-level/release-haskell.nix           @cdepillabout @sternenseemann @maralorn
 /pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix          @cdepillabout @sternenseemann @maralorn
 
 # Perl
diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
index ef95fe66832..3637d05f48b 100644
--- a/.github/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
   - pkgs/development/tools/haskell/**/*
   - pkgs/test/haskell/**/*
   - pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+  - pkgs/top-level/release-haskell.nix
 
 "6.topic: kernel":
   - pkgs/build-support/kernel/**/*
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release-haskell.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release-haskell.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bf09485fa0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release-haskell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+/*
+  To debug this expression you can use `hydra-eval-jobs` from
+  `pkgs.hydra-unstable` which prints the jobset description
+  to `stdout`:
+
+  $ hydra-eval-jobs -I . pkgs/top-level/release-haskell.nix
+*/
+{ supportedSystems ? [ "x86_64-linux" ] }:
+
+let
+
+  releaseLib = import ./release-lib.nix {
+    inherit supportedSystems;
+  };
+
+  inherit (releaseLib)
+    pkgs
+    packagePlatforms
+    mapTestOn
+    aggregate
+    ;
+
+  inherit (pkgs) lib;
+
+  # helper function which traverses a (nested) set
+  # of derivations produced by mapTestOn and flattens
+  # it to a list of derivations suitable to be passed
+  # to `releaseTools.aggregate` as constituents.
+  accumulateDerivations = jobList:
+    lib.concatMap (
+      attrs:
+        if lib.isDerivation attrs
+        then [ attrs ]
+        else if lib.isAttrs attrs
+        then accumulateDerivations (lib.attrValues attrs)
+        else []
+    ) jobList;
+
+  # names of all subsets of `pkgs.haskell.packages`
+  compilerNames = lib.mapAttrs (name: _: name) pkgs.haskell.packages;
+
+  # list of all compilers to test specific packages on
+  all = with compilerNames; [
+    ghc884
+    ghc8104
+    ghc901
+  ];
+
+  # packagePlatforms applied to `haskell.packages.*`
+  compilerPlatforms = lib.mapAttrs
+    (_: v: packagePlatforms v)
+    pkgs.haskell.packages;
+
+  # This function lets you specify specific packages
+  # which are to be tested on a list of specific GHC
+  # versions and returns a job set for all specified
+  # combinations. See `jobs` below for an example.
+  versionedCompilerJobs = config: mapTestOn {
+    haskell.packages =
+      (lib.mapAttrs (
+        ghc: jobs:
+        lib.filterAttrs (
+          jobName: platforms:
+          lib.elem ghc (config."${jobName}" or [])
+        ) jobs
+      ) compilerPlatforms);
+  };
+
+  # hydra jobs for `pkgs` of which we import a subset of
+  pkgsPlatforms = packagePlatforms pkgs // {
+    gitAndTools = packagePlatforms pkgs.gitAndTools;
+  };
+
+  # names of packages in an attribute set that are maintained
+  maintainedPkgNames = set: builtins.attrNames
+    (lib.filterAttrs (
+      _: v: builtins.length (v.meta.maintainers or []) > 0
+    ) set);
+
+  jobs = mapTestOn {
+    haskellPackages = packagePlatforms pkgs.haskellPackages;
+    haskell.compiler = packagePlatforms pkgs.haskell.compiler;
+
+    tests.haskell = packagePlatforms pkgs.tests.haskell;
+
+    # top-level haskell packages
+    inherit (pkgsPlatforms)
+      bench
+      cabal-install
+      cabal2nix
+      cachix
+      darcs
+      dhall
+      dhall-bash
+      dhall-docs
+      dhall-lsp-server
+      dhall-json
+      dhall-nix
+      dhall-text
+      elm2nix
+      fffuu
+      futhark
+      glirc
+      hadolint
+      haskell-ci
+      haskell-language-server
+      hasura-graphql-engine
+      hinit
+      hledger
+      hledger-iadd
+      hledger-interest
+      hledger-ui
+      hledger-web
+      hlint
+      hpack
+      icepeak
+      koka
+      krank
+      madlang
+      matterhorn
+      neuron-notes
+      niv
+      nix-delegate
+      nix-deploy
+      nix-diff
+      nix-linter
+      nix-output-monitor
+      nix-tree
+      nixfmt
+      pandoc
+      place-cursor-at
+      shake
+      shellcheck
+      spacecookie
+      splot
+      stack
+      stack2nix
+      stutter
+      stylish-haskell
+      taskell
+      tweet-hs
+      update-nix-fetchgit
+      uuagc
+      wstunnel
+      ;
+
+    gitAndTools.git-annex = pkgsPlatforms.gitAndTools.git-annex;
+  } // versionedCompilerJobs {
+    # Packages which should be checked on more than the
+    # default GHC version. This list can be used to test
+    # the state of the package set with newer compilers
+    # and to confirm that critical packages for the
+    # package sets (like Cabal, jailbreak-cabal) are
+    # working as expected.
+    cabal-install = all;
+    Cabal_3_4_0_0 = with compilerNames; [ ghc884 ghc8104 ];
+    funcmp = all;
+    haskell-language-server = all;
+    hoogle = all;
+    hsdns = all;
+    jailbreak-cabal = all;
+    language-nix = all;
+    nix-paths = all;
+    titlecase = all;
+  } // {
+    mergeable = pkgs.releaseTools.aggregate {
+      name = "haskell-updates-mergeable";
+      meta = {
+        description = ''
+          Critical haskell packages that should work at all times,
+          serves as minimum requirement for an update merge
+        '';
+        maintainers = lib.teams.haskell.members;
+      };
+      constituents = accumulateDerivations [
+        # haskell specific tests
+        jobs.tests.haskell
+        # important top-level packages
+        jobs.cabal-install
+        jobs.cabal2nix
+        jobs.cachix
+        jobs.darcs
+        jobs.haskell-language-server
+        jobs.hledger
+        jobs.hledger-ui
+        jobs.hpack
+        jobs.niv
+        jobs.pandoc
+        jobs.stack
+        jobs.stylish-haskell
+        # important haskell (library) packages
+        jobs.haskellPackages.cabal-plan
+        jobs.haskellPackages.distribution-nixpkgs
+        jobs.haskellPackages.hackage-db
+        jobs.haskellPackages.policeman
+        jobs.haskellPackages.xmonad
+        jobs.haskellPackages.xmonad-contrib
+        # haskell packages maintained by @peti
+        # imported from the old hydra jobset
+        jobs.haskellPackages.hopenssl
+        jobs.haskellPackages.hsemail
+        jobs.haskellPackages.hsyslog
+      ];
+    };
+    maintained = pkgs.releaseTools.aggregate {
+      name = "maintained-haskell-packages";
+      meta = {
+        description = "Aggregate jobset of all haskell packages with a maintainer";
+        maintainers = lib.teams.haskell.members;
+      };
+      constituents = accumulateDerivations
+        (builtins.map
+          (name: jobs.haskellPackages."${name}")
+          (maintainedPkgNames pkgs.haskellPackages));
+    };
+  };
+
+in jobs