diff --git a/release/build_config/DEFAULT=proto b/release/build_config/DEFAULT=proto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/release/build_config/ap3a.textproto b/release/build_config/ap3a.textproto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15bf98d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/build_config/ap3a.textproto
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+values: [
+    {
+        name: "RELEASE_ACONFIG_VALUE_SETS"
+        value: "aconfig_value_set-lineage-ap3a"
+    }
+]
diff --git a/release/release_config_map.textproto b/release/release_config_map.textproto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..905185b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/release_config_map.textproto
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+default_containers: "product"
+default_containers: "system"
+default_containers: "system_ext"
+default_containers: "vendor"
+
+release_config {
+    name: "ap3a"
+    flag_value_files: "release_configs/ap3a.textproto"
+}
+
+build_config {
+    name: "ap3a"
+    flag_value_files: "build_config/ap3a.textproto"
+}
diff --git a/release/release_configs/ap3a.textproto b/release/release_configs/ap3a.textproto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f2049849
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/release_configs/ap3a.textproto
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+name: "ap3a"
+prior_stages: "trunk"
+aconfig_value_sets: "aconfig_value_set-lineage-ap3a"