diff --git a/acquire.cabal b/acquire.cabal
--- a/acquire.cabal
+++ b/acquire.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version: 3.0
 name:          acquire
-version:       0.3.5
+version:       0.3.6
 synopsis:      Abstraction over management of resources
 description:
   An implementation of the abstraction suggested in
diff --git a/library/Acquire.hs b/library/Acquire.hs
--- a/library/Acquire.hs
+++ b/library/Acquire.hs
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
 -- * IO
 
 -- |
+-- Acquire resources and use them by lifting IO into acquire.
+acquire :: Acquire.Acquire a -> IO a
+acquire (Acquire.Acquire setup) =
+  bracket setup snd (pure . fst)
+
+-- |
 -- Execute an action, which uses a resource,
 -- having a resource provider.
 acquireAndUse :: Acquire env -> Use env err res -> IO (Either err res)