diff --git a/releases_test/apps/app1/src/app1.app.src b/releases_test/apps/app1/src/app1.app.src
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aba37dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases_test/apps/app1/src/app1.app.src
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{application, app1,
+ [{description, "An OTP application"},
+  {vsn, "0.1.0"},
+  {registered, []},
+  {mod, {app1_app, []}},
+  {applications,
+   [kernel,
+    stdlib
+   ]}
+ ]}.
diff --git a/releases_test/apps/app1/src/app1_app.erl b/releases_test/apps/app1/src/app1_app.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4abef7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases_test/apps/app1/src/app1_app.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+%%%-------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% @doc app1 public API
+%% @end
+%%%-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-module(app1_app).
+
+-behaviour(application).
+
+-export([start/2, stop/1]).
+
+start(_StartType, _StartArgs) ->
+    app1_sup:start_link().
+
+stop(_State) ->
+    ok.
+
+%% internal functions
diff --git a/releases_test/apps/app1/src/app1_sup.erl b/releases_test/apps/app1/src/app1_sup.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13122c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases_test/apps/app1/src/app1_sup.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+%%%-------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% @doc app1 top level supervisor.
+%% @end
+%%%-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-module(app1_sup).
+
+-behaviour(supervisor).
+
+-export([start_link/0]).
+
+-export([init/1]).
+
+-define(SERVER, ?MODULE).
+
+start_link() ->
+    supervisor:start_link({local, ?SERVER}, ?MODULE, []).
+
+%% sup_flags() = #{strategy => strategy(),         % optional
+%%                 intensity => non_neg_integer(), % optional
+%%                 period => pos_integer()}        % optional
+%% child_spec() = #{id => child_id(),       % mandatory
+%%                  start => mfargs(),      % mandatory
+%%                  restart => restart(),   % optional
+%%                  shutdown => shutdown(), % optional
+%%                  type => worker(),       % optional
+%%                  modules => modules()}   % optional
+init([]) ->
+    SupFlags = #{strategy => one_for_all,
+                 intensity => 0,
+                 period => 1},
+    ChildSpecs = [],
+    {ok, {SupFlags, ChildSpecs}}.
+
+%% internal functions
diff --git a/releases_test/apps/app2/src/app2.app.src b/releases_test/apps/app2/src/app2.app.src
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecd5823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases_test/apps/app2/src/app2.app.src
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{application, app2,
+ [{description, "An OTP application"},
+  {vsn, "0.1.0"},
+  {registered, []},
+  {mod, {app2_app, []}},
+  {applications,
+   [kernel,
+    stdlib
+   ]}
+ ]}.
diff --git a/releases_test/apps/app2/src/app2_app.erl b/releases_test/apps/app2/src/app2_app.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..342bb2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases_test/apps/app2/src/app2_app.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+%%%-------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% @doc app2 public API
+%% @end
+%%%-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-module(app2_app).
+
+-behaviour(application).
+
+-export([start/2, stop/1]).
+
+start(_StartType, _StartArgs) ->
+    app2_sup:start_link().
+
+stop(_State) ->
+    ok.
+
+%% internal functions
diff --git a/releases_test/apps/app2/src/app2_sup.erl b/releases_test/apps/app2/src/app2_sup.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fbf25b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases_test/apps/app2/src/app2_sup.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+%%%-------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% @doc app2 top level supervisor.
+%% @end
+%%%-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-module(app2_sup).
+
+-behaviour(supervisor).
+
+-export([start_link/0]).
+
+-export([init/1]).
+
+-define(SERVER, ?MODULE).
+
+start_link() ->
+    supervisor:start_link({local, ?SERVER}, ?MODULE, []).
+
+%% sup_flags() = #{strategy => strategy(),         % optional
+%%                 intensity => non_neg_integer(), % optional
+%%                 period => pos_integer()}        % optional
+%% child_spec() = #{id => child_id(),       % mandatory
+%%                  start => mfargs(),      % mandatory
+%%                  restart => restart(),   % optional
+%%                  shutdown => shutdown(), % optional
+%%                  type => worker(),       % optional
+%%                  modules => modules()}   % optional
+init([]) ->
+    SupFlags = #{strategy => one_for_all,
+                 intensity => 0,
+                 period => 1},
+    ChildSpecs = [],
+    {ok, {SupFlags, ChildSpecs}}.
+
+%% internal functions
diff --git a/releases_test/config/sys.config b/releases_test/config/sys.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b17989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases_test/config/sys.config
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[
+  {releases_test, []}
+].
diff --git a/releases_test/config/vm.args b/releases_test/config/vm.args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..756329c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases_test/config/vm.args
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+-sname releases_test
+
+-setcookie releases_test_cookie
+
++K true
++A30
diff --git a/releases_test/rebar.config b/releases_test/rebar.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7f8866
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases_test/rebar.config
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{erl_opts, [debug_info]}.
+{deps, []}.
+
+{relx, [{release, {app1, "0.1.0"},
+         [app1, sasl]},
+        {release, {app1, "0.2.0"},
+         [app1, sasl]},
+        {release, {app2, "0.1.0"},
+         [app2, sasl]},
+        {release, {both, "0.1.0"},
+        [app1, app2, sasl]},
+
+        {mode, dev},
+
+        {sys_config, "./config/sys.config"},
+        {vm_args, "./config/vm.args"}
+]}.
diff --git a/releases_test/rebar.lock b/releases_test/rebar.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57afcca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases_test/rebar.lock
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[].
diff --git a/releases_test/releases.test b/releases_test/releases.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a35d88d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases_test/releases.test
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+rebar3 release
+>>>= 1
+rebar3 release --relname app1
+>>>= 0
+ls _build/default/rel/app1/releases
+>>>= 0
+rebar3 release --relnames app1,both
+>>>= 0
+ls _build/default/rel/both/releases
+>>>= 0
+rebar3 release --all
+>>>= 0
+ls _build/default/rel/app2/releases
+>>>= 0