diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b140ab11c..0bb3bbd3a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1968,6 +1968,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "solana-metrics 0.12.0",
  "solana-native-loader 0.12.0",
  "solana-netutil 0.12.0",
+ "solana-runtime 0.12.0",
  "solana-sdk 0.12.0",
  "solana-system-program 0.12.0",
  "solana-vote-signer 0.12.0",
@@ -2200,6 +2201,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "solana-sdk 0.12.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "solana-runtime"
+version = "0.12.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "solana-native-loader 0.12.0",
+ "solana-sdk 0.12.0",
+ "solana-system-program 0.12.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "solana-sdk"
 version = "0.12.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d2c741c74..6a4529834 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ solana-logger = { path = "logger", version = "0.12.0" }
 solana-metrics = { path = "metrics", version = "0.12.0" }
 solana-native-loader = { path = "programs/native/native_loader", version = "0.12.0" }
 solana-netutil = { path = "netutil", version = "0.12.0" }
+solana-runtime = { path = "runtime", version = "0.12.0" }
 solana-sdk = { path = "sdk", version = "0.12.0" }
 solana-system-program = { path = "programs/native/system", version = "0.12.0" }
 solana-vote-signer = { path = "vote-signer", version = "0.12.0" }
diff --git a/ci/publish-crate.sh b/ci/publish-crate.sh
index c25efc640..74c78078a 100755
--- a/ci/publish-crate.sh
+++ b/ci/publish-crate.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ CRATES=(
   genesis
   ledger-tool
   wallet
+  runtime
 )
 
 
diff --git a/runtime/Cargo.toml b/runtime/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d1ba2eed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[package]
+name = "solana-runtime"
+version = "0.12.0"
+description = "Solana runtime"
+authors = ["Solana Maintainers <maintainers@solana.com>"]
+repository = "https://github.com/solana-labs/solana"
+license = "Apache-2.0"
+homepage = "https://solana.com/"
+edition = "2018"
+
+[dependencies]
+solana-sdk = { path = "../sdk", version = "0.12.0" }
+solana-native-loader = { path = "../programs/native/native_loader", version = "0.12.0" }
+solana-system-program = { path = "../programs/native/system", version = "0.12.0" }
+
+[lib]
+name = "solana_runtime"
+crate-type = ["lib"]
+
diff --git a/src/runtime.rs b/runtime/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/runtime.rs
rename to runtime/src/lib.rs
diff --git a/src/bank.rs b/src/bank.rs
index ae2fbf061..df664456a 100644
--- a/src/bank.rs
+++ b/src/bank.rs
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ use crate::last_id_queue::{LastIdQueue, MAX_ENTRY_IDS};
 use crate::leader_scheduler::{LeaderScheduler, LeaderSchedulerConfig};
 use crate::poh_recorder::{PohRecorder, PohRecorderError};
 use crate::result::Error;
-use crate::runtime::{self, RuntimeError};
 use crate::status_cache::StatusCache;
 use bincode::deserialize;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use log::Level;
 use rayon::prelude::*;
+use solana_runtime::{self, RuntimeError};
 use solana_sdk::account::Account;
 use solana_sdk::bpf_loader;
 use solana_sdk::budget_program;
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ impl Bank {
             .map(|(accs, tx)| match accs {
                 Err(e) => Err(e.clone()),
                 Ok((ref mut accounts, ref mut loaders)) => {
-                    runtime::execute_transaction(tx, loaders, accounts, tick_height).map_err(
+                    solana_runtime::execute_transaction(tx, loaders, accounts, tick_height).map_err(
                         |RuntimeError::ProgramError(index, err)| {
                             BankError::ProgramError(index, err)
                         },
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 2157a589b..55bf1b0df 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ pub mod rpc;
 pub mod rpc_mock;
 pub mod rpc_pubsub;
 pub mod rpc_request;
-pub mod runtime;
 pub mod service;
 pub mod sigverify;
 pub mod sigverify_stage;