diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.7.2 (2019-10-29)
+- add stage release target (useful just prior to release)
+
 ## 0.7.1 (2019-09-25)
 - print datestamp beside filesize
 - show directory correctly with ~/
diff --git a/Main.hs b/Main.hs
--- a/Main.hs
+++ b/Main.hs
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
 
+#if (defined(MIN_VERSION_base) && MIN_VERSION_base(4,13,0))
+#else
 import Control.Applicative ((<|>)
 #if (defined(MIN_VERSION_base) && MIN_VERSION_base(4,8,0))
 #else
   , (<$>), (<*>)
 #endif
   )
+import Data.Semigroup ((<>))
+#endif
+
 import Control.Monad (when, unless)
 
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8 as B
 import Data.Char (isDigit, toLower, toUpper)
 import Data.List
 import Data.Maybe
-import Data.Semigroup ((<>))
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 import Data.Time.LocalTime (utcToLocalZonedTime)
 
@@ -83,7 +87,7 @@
 main = do
   let pdoc = Just $ P.vcat
              [ P.text "Tool for downloading Fedora iso file images.",
-               P.text ("RELEASE = " <> intercalate ", " ["rawhide", "respin", "test", "or release number"]),
+               P.text ("RELEASE = " <> intercalate ", " ["release number", "respin", "rawhide", "test", "or stage"]),
                P.text "EDITION = " <> P.lbrace <> P.align (P.fillCat (P.punctuate P.comma (map (P.text . map toLower . show) [(minBound :: FedoraEdition)..maxBound])) <> P.rbrace),
                P.text "",
                P.text "See <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/MirrorManager>",
@@ -223,12 +227,13 @@
       case tgtrel of
         "respin" -> return ("alt/live-respins", Nothing)
         "rawhide" -> return ("fedora/linux/development/rawhide" </> subdir, Just "Rawhide")
-        "test" -> checkTestRel mgr subdir
-        rel | all isDigit rel -> checkReleased mgr rel subdir
+        "test" -> testRelease mgr subdir
+        "stage" -> stageRelease mgr subdir
+        rel | all isDigit rel -> released mgr rel subdir
         _ -> error' "Unknown release"
 
-    checkTestRel :: Manager -> FilePath -> IO (FilePath, Maybe String)
-    checkTestRel mgr subdir = do
+    testRelease :: Manager -> FilePath -> IO (FilePath, Maybe String)
+    testRelease mgr subdir = do
       let path = "fedora/linux" </> "releases/test"
           url = dlFpo </> path
       -- use http-directory-0.1.6 removeTrailing
@@ -236,8 +241,17 @@
       let mrel = listToMaybe rels
       return (path </> fromMaybe (error' ("test release not found in " <> url)) mrel </> subdir, mrel)
 
-    checkReleased :: Manager -> FilePath -> FilePath -> IO (FilePath, Maybe String)
-    checkReleased mgr rel subdir = do
+    stageRelease :: Manager -> FilePath -> IO (FilePath, Maybe String)
+    stageRelease mgr subdir = do
+      let path = "alt/stage"
+          url = dlFpo </> path
+      -- use http-directory-0.1.6 removeTrailing
+      rels <- reverse . map (T.unpack . T.dropWhileEnd (== '/')) <$> httpDirectory mgr url
+      let mrel = listToMaybe rels
+      return (path </> fromMaybe (error' ("staged release not found in " <> url)) mrel </> subdir, takeWhile (/= '_') <$> mrel)
+
+    released :: Manager -> FilePath -> FilePath -> IO (FilePath, Maybe String)
+    released mgr rel subdir = do
       let dir = "fedora/linux/releases"
           url = dlFpo </> dir
       exists <- httpExists mgr $ url </> rel
diff --git a/dl-fedora.cabal b/dl-fedora.cabal
--- a/dl-fedora.cabal
+++ b/dl-fedora.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:       1.18
 name:                dl-fedora
-version:             0.7.1
+version:             0.7.2
 synopsis:            Fedora image download tool
 description:         Tool to download Fedora iso and image files
 -- can change to GPL-3.0-or-later with Cabal-2.2
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@
 build-type:          Simple
 extra-doc-files:     README.md
                    , CHANGELOG.md
-tested-with:         GHC == 8.0.2, GHC == 8.2.2, GHC == 8.4.4, GHC == 8.6.5,
-                     GHC == 7.10.3
+tested-with:         GHC == 8.8.1, GHC == 8.6.5, GHC == 8.4.4, GHC == 8.2.2,
+                     GHC == 8.0.2, GHC == 7.10.3, GHC == 7.8.4, GHC == 7.6.3,
+                     GHC == 7.4.2
 
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