diff --git a/release/amd64/amd64.conf b/release/amd64/amd64.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1cc71ed6c1c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/amd64/amd64.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+# Configuration file for release/release.sh to build amd64/amd64.
+
+TARGET="amd64"
+TARGET_ARCH="amd64"
+KERNEL="GENERIC"
diff --git a/release/arm64/aarch64.conf b/release/arm64/aarch64.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ea6335cd02d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/arm64/aarch64.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+# Configuration file for release/release.sh to build arm64/aarch64
+# big-iron installation images (not system-on-chip (SoC) images).
+
+TARGET="arm64"
+TARGET_ARCH="aarch64"
+KERNEL="GENERIC"
diff --git a/release/i386/i386.conf b/release/i386/i386.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dd5aa137c52d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/i386/i386.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+# Configuration file for release/release.sh to build i386/i386.
+# Note: CHROOT_MAKEENV assumes the build host is amd64.
+
+TARGET="i386"
+TARGET_ARCH="i386"
+KERNEL="GENERIC"
+CHROOT_MAKEENV="TARGET=${TARGET} TARGET_ARCH=${TARGET_ARCH}"
diff --git a/release/powerpc/powerpc.conf b/release/powerpc/powerpc.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5cf9a48387fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/powerpc/powerpc.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+# Configuration file for release/release.sh to build powerpc/powerpc.
+
+TARGET="powerpc"
+TARGET_ARCH="powerpc"
+KERNEL="GENERIC"
diff --git a/release/powerpc/powerpc64.conf b/release/powerpc/powerpc64.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7c756d413dc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/powerpc/powerpc64.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+# Configuration file for release/release.sh to build powerpc/powerpc64.
+
+TARGET="powerpc"
+TARGET_ARCH="powerpc64"
+KERNEL="GENERIC64"
diff --git a/release/powerpc/powerpcspe.conf b/release/powerpc/powerpcspe.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..13b043e4cd23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/powerpc/powerpcspe.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+# Configuration file for release/release.sh to build powerpc/powerpcspe.
+
+TARGET="powerpc"
+TARGET_ARCH="powerpcspe"
+KERNEL="MPC85XXSPE"
diff --git a/release/sparc64/sparc64.conf b/release/sparc64/sparc64.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c0579eaadb4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/sparc64/sparc64.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+# Configuration file for release/release.sh to build sparc64/sparc64.
+
+TARGET="sparc64"
+TARGET_ARCH="sparc64"
+KERNEL="GENERIC"