diff --git a/Mage/Console.php b/Mage/Console.php
index 5e9717a..4d313c8 100644
--- a/Mage/Console.php
+++ b/Mage/Console.php
@@ -153,8 +153,14 @@ class Mage_Console
             case 'add';
                 switch ($this->_args[1]) {
                     case 'environment':
+                        if (isset($this->_args[3]) && ($this->_args[3] == '--with-releases')) {
+                            $withRelases = true;
+                        } else {
+                            $withRelases = false;
+                        }
+
                         $task = new Mage_Task_Add;
-                        $task->environment($this->_args[2]);
+                        $task->environment($this->_args[2], $withRelases);
                         break;
                 }
                 break;
diff --git a/Mage/Task/Add.php b/Mage/Task/Add.php
index c0a3469..b066ec6 100644
--- a/Mage/Task/Add.php
+++ b/Mage/Task/Add.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 class Mage_Task_Add
 {
-    public function environment($environmentName)
+    public function environment($environmentName, $withRelases = false)
     {
         $environmentName = strtolower($environmentName);
         $environmentConfigFile = '.mage/config/environment/' . $environmentName . '.yaml';
@@ -12,12 +12,18 @@ class Mage_Task_Add
         if (file_exists($environmentConfigFile)) {
             Mage_Console::output('<light_red>Error!!</light_red> Already exists an environment called <dark_gray>' . $environmentName . '</dark_gray>', 1, 2);
         } else {
+            $releasesConfig = 'releases:' . PHP_EOL 
+                            . '  enabled: true' . PHP_EOL
+                            . '  symlink: current' . PHP_EOL
+                            . '  directory: releases' . PHP_EOL;
+            
             $baseConfig = '#' . $environmentName . PHP_EOL
-                        . 'deployment:'
+                        . 'deployment:' . PHP_EOL
                         . '  user: dummy' . PHP_EOL
                         . '  from: ./' . PHP_EOL
                         . '  to: /var/www/vhosts/example.com/www' . PHP_EOL
                         . '  excludes:' . PHP_EOL
+                        . ($withRelases ? $releasesConfig : '')
                         . 'hosts:' . PHP_EOL
                         . 'tasks:'
                         . '  pre-deploy:' . PHP_EOL
diff --git a/docs/example-config/.mage/config/environment/production.yaml b/docs/example-config/.mage/config/environment/production.yaml
index 795417e..4f2b8cb 100644
--- a/docs/example-config/.mage/config/environment/production.yaml
+++ b/docs/example-config/.mage/config/environment/production.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ releases:
   enabled: true
   symlink: current
   directory: releases
-  tasks:
 hosts:
   - s01.example.com
   - s02.example.com