diff --git a/rust/release_crates/BUILD b/rust/release_crates/BUILD
index 52dd91dfeb..864b31013e 100644
--- a/rust/release_crates/BUILD
+++ b/rust/release_crates/BUILD
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
 # Protobuf Rust crate packaging for release.
 
+filegroup(
+    name = "crates",
+    srcs = [
+        "//rust/release_crates/protobuf:protobuf_crate",
+        "//rust/release_crates/protobuf_codegen:protobuf_codegen_crate",
+        "//rust/release_crates/protobuf_example:protobuf_example_crate",
+        "//rust/release_crates/protobuf_well_known_types:crate",
+    ],
+)
+
 # Run the cargo test with only a bundled linux-x86_64 protoc.
 sh_binary(
     name = "cargo_test",
     srcs = ["cargo_test.sh"],
     data = [
+        ":crates",
         "//:protoc",
-        "//rust/release_crates/protobuf:protobuf_crate",
-        "//rust/release_crates/protobuf_codegen:protobuf_codegen_crate",
-        "//rust/release_crates/protobuf_example:protobuf_example_crate",
-        "//rust/release_crates/protobuf_well_known_types:crate",
     ],
     tags = ["manual"],
     deps = ["@bazel_tools//tools/bash/runfiles"],
@@ -19,10 +26,8 @@ sh_binary(
     name = "release",
     srcs = ["release.sh"],
     data = [
+        ":crates",
         "//:protoc",
-        "//rust/release_crates/protobuf:protobuf_crate",
-        "//rust/release_crates/protobuf_codegen:protobuf_codegen_crate",
-        "//rust/release_crates/protobuf_example:protobuf_example_crate",
     ],
     tags = ["manual"],
     deps = ["@bazel_tools//tools/bash/runfiles"],