diff --git a/release.nix b/release.nix
index 50f63fb..a409cf9 100644
--- a/release.nix
+++ b/release.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 { nixpkgs ? import ./nixpkgs.nix {} }:
 
-{
+rec {
   imageduplicates = nixpkgs.haskellPackages.callPackage ./default.nix {};
+  shell = nixpkgs.buildEnv {
+    name = "shell";
+    paths = [];
+    buildInputs = with nixpkgs.haskellPackages; [
+      ghcid
+      hasktags
+      cabal-install
+      (ghcWithPackages (_: imageduplicates.buildInputs ++ imageduplicates.propagatedBuildInputs))
+    ];
+  };
 }