diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # ats-pkg
 
+## 3.3.0.0
+
+  * Add `bench` field to `Pkg` type
+
 ## 3.2.6.4
 
   * Upgrade to latest `dhall`
diff --git a/ats-pkg.cabal b/ats-pkg.cabal
--- a/ats-pkg.cabal
+++ b/ats-pkg.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:      2.0
 name:               ats-pkg
-version:            3.2.6.4
+version:            3.3.0.0
 license:            BSD3
 license-file:       LICENSE
 copyright:          Copyright: (c) 2018-2019 Vanessa McHale
diff --git a/dhall/atspkg-prelude.dhall b/dhall/atspkg-prelude.dhall
--- a/dhall/atspkg-prelude.dhall
+++ b/dhall/atspkg-prelude.dhall
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@
       : List Bin
     , test = []
       : List Bin
+    , bench = []
+      : List Bin
     , libraries = []
       : List Lib
     , man = None Text
diff --git a/src/Language/ATS/Package/Build.hs b/src/Language/ATS/Package/Build.hs
--- a/src/Language/ATS/Package/Build.hs
+++ b/src/Language/ATS/Package/Build.hs
@@ -299,11 +299,11 @@
             -> Maybe String -- ^ Optional compiler triple (overrides 'ccompiler')
             -> Pkg -- ^ Package data type
             -> Rules ()
-pkgToAction mStr setup rs tgt ~(Pkg bs ts lbs mt _ v v' ds cds bdeps ccLocal cf af as dl slv deb al) =
+pkgToAction mStr setup rs tgt ~(Pkg bs ts bnchs lbs mt _ v v' ds cds bdeps ccLocal cf af as dl slv deb al) =
 
     unless (rs == ["clean"]) $ do
 
-        let cdps = if (f bs || f ts) && ("gc" `notElem` (fst <$> cds)) then ("gc", noConstr) : cds else cds where f = any gcBin
+        let cdps = if (f bs || f ts || f bnchs) && ("gc" `notElem` (fst <$> cds)) then ("gc", noConstr) : cds else cds where f = any gcBin
 
         mkUserConfig
 
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
 
         traverse_ (h ph) lbs
 
-        traverse_ (g ph) (bs ++ ts)
+        traverse_ (g ph) (bs ++ ts ++ bnchs)
 
         fold (debRules <$> deb)
 
diff --git a/src/Language/ATS/Package/Type.hs b/src/Language/ATS/Package/Type.hs
--- a/src/Language/ATS/Package/Type.hs
+++ b/src/Language/ATS/Package/Type.hs
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
 -- | Data type associated with @atspkg.dhall@ file.
 data Pkg = Pkg { bin          :: [Bin] -- ^ List of binaries to be built
                , test         :: [Bin] -- ^ List of test suites
+               , bench        :: [Bin] -- ^ List of benchmarks
                , libraries    :: [Lib] -- ^ List of libraries to be built
                , man          :: Maybe Text -- ^ Optional (markdown) manpages to be converted using @pandoc@.
                , completions  :: Maybe Text -- ^ Optional @compleat@ completions to be installed alongside package.