diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 7670976afe..de7090e760 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -43,7 +43,61 @@ defmodule Plural.MixProject do
         "coveralls.detail": :test,
         "coveralls.post": :test,
         "coveralls.html": :test
-      ]
+      ],
+      releases: releases()
+    ]
+  end
+
+  defp releases() do
+    [
+      plural: [
+        include_executables_for: [:unix],
+        include_erts: true,
+        strip_beams: true,
+        quiet: false,
+        applications: [
+          :runtime_tools,
+          api: :permanent,
+          core: :permanent,
+          email: :permanent,
+          graphql: :load
+        ]
+      ],
+      rtc: [
+        include_executables_for: [:unix],
+        include_erts: true,
+        strip_beams: true,
+        quiet: false,
+        applications: [
+          :runtime_tools,
+          rtc: :permanent,
+          core: :permanent,
+          graphql: :load
+        ]
+      ],
+      worker: [
+        include_executables_for: [:unix],
+        include_erts: true,
+        strip_beams: true,
+        quiet: false,
+        applications: [
+          :runtime_tools,
+          worker: :permanent,
+          core: :permanent
+        ]
+      ],
+      cron: [
+        include_executables_for: [:unix],
+        include_erts: true,
+        strip_beams: true,
+        quiet: false,
+        applications: [
+          :runtime_tools,
+          cron: :permanent,
+          core: :permanent,
+          email: :permanent
+        ]
+      ],
     ]
   end