diff --git a/tools/catalog-remote.js b/tools/catalog-remote.js
index de95d414af..505e5168e0 100644
--- a/tools/catalog-remote.js
+++ b/tools/catalog-remote.js
@@ -646,6 +646,16 @@ _.extend(RemoteCatalog.prototype, {
     return result[0];
   },
 
+  // Get a release version with a given tool
+  getReleaseWithTool: function (toolSpec) {
+    var self = this;
+    // XXX: In the future, we should consider adding tool as a column and
+    // implementing table upgrades
+    var allVersions = self._queryAsJSON(
+      "SELECT content FROM releaseVersions");
+    return _.findWhere(allVersions, { tool: toolSpec });
+  },
+
   // Used by make-bootstrap-tarballs. Only should be used on catalogs that are
   // specially constructed for bootstrap tarballs.
   forceRecommendRelease: function (track, version) {