diff --git a/releases/specs/ppc/ppc64le/musl-hardened-stage1.spec b/releases/specs/ppc/ppc64le/musl-hardened-stage1.spec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8ef7151
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/specs/ppc/ppc64le/musl-hardened-stage1.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+subarch: ppc64le
+target: stage1
+version_stamp: musl-hardened-@TIMESTAMP@
+rel_type: default
+profile: default/linux/ppc64le/17.0/musl/hardened
+snapshot: @TIMESTAMP@
+source_subpath: default/stage3-ppc64le-musl-hardened-latest
+chost: powerpc64le-gentoo-linux-musl
+compression_mode: pixz_x
+update_seed: yes
+update_seed_command: --update --deep --newuse @world --jobs 5 --load-average 5
+portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/portage/stages
+portage_prefix: releng
+portage_overlay: /var/db/repos/musl
diff --git a/releases/specs/ppc/ppc64le/musl-hardened-stage3.spec b/releases/specs/ppc/ppc64le/musl-hardened-stage3.spec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d5a4047
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/specs/ppc/ppc64le/musl-hardened-stage3.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+subarch: ppc64le
+target: stage3
+version_stamp: musl-hardened-@TIMESTAMP@
+rel_type: default
+profile: default/linux/ppc64le/17.0/musl/hardened
+snapshot: @TIMESTAMP@
+source_subpath: default/stage1-ppc64le-musl-hardened-@TIMESTAMP@
+compression_mode: pixz_x
+portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/portage/stages
+portage_prefix: releng
+portage_overlay: /var/db/repos/musl
diff --git a/tools/catalyst-auto-ppc64le.conf b/tools/catalyst-auto-ppc64le.conf
index bb6e2852..91b4ce02 100644
--- a/tools/catalyst-auto-ppc64le.conf
+++ b/tools/catalyst-auto-ppc64le.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 SPECS_DIR=${REPO_DIR}/releases/specs/ppc/ppc64le
 
 SPECS="stage1.spec stage3.spec"
+OPTIONAL_SPECS="musl-hardened-stage1.spec musl-hardened-stage3.spec"
 
 #SPECS="${SPECS} installcd-stage1.spec installcd-stage2-minimal.spec"
 #SPECS="${SPECS} stage2-desktop.spec stage3-desktop.spec"
@@ -44,7 +45,10 @@ post_build() {
 		upload *${TIMESTAMP}*.iso*
 		;;
 	stage3*.spec)
-		upload stage3-ppc64le-*${TIMESTAMP}*.xz*
+		upload stage3-ppc64le-${TIMESTAMP}*.xz*
+		;;
+	musl-hardened-stage3*.spec)
+		upload stage3-ppc64le-musl-hardened-${TIMESTAMP}*.xz*
 		;;
 	esac