diff --git a/swh/graphql/tests/data.py b/swh/graphql/tests/data.py
index 95e2603..0ccfa1c 100644
--- a/swh/graphql/tests/data.py
+++ b/swh/graphql/tests/data.py
@@ -1,20 +1,24 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2022 The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 from swh.model.tests import swh_model_data
 
 
 def populate_dummy_data(storage):
     for object_type, objects in swh_model_data.TEST_OBJECTS.items():
         method = getattr(storage, object_type + "_add")
         method(objects)
 
 
 def get_origins():
     return swh_model_data.ORIGINS
 
 
 def get_snapshots():
     return swh_model_data.SNAPSHOTS
+
+
+def get_releases():
+    return swh_model_data.RELEASES
diff --git a/swh/graphql/tests/functional/test_release_node.py b/swh/graphql/tests/functional/test_release_node.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51792f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swh/graphql/tests/functional/test_release_node.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Software Heritage developers
+# See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
+# License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
+# See top-level LICENSE file for more information
+
+import base64
+
+import pytest
+
+from ..data import get_releases
+from .utils import get_query_response
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("release", get_releases())
+def test_get_release(client, release):
+    query_str = (
+        """
+    {
+      release(swhid: "%s") {
+        swhid
+        name {
+          text
+          base64
+        }
+        message {
+          text
+        }
+        author {
+          email {
+            text
+          }
+          name {
+            text
+          }
+          fullname {
+            text
+          }
+        }
+        date
+        targetType
+      }
+    }
+    """
+        % release.swhid()
+    )
+    data, _ = get_query_response(client, query_str)
+
+    assert data["release"] == {
+        "swhid": str(release.swhid()),
+        "name": {
+            "text": release.name.decode(),
+            "base64": base64.b64encode(release.name).decode("ascii"),
+        },
+        "message": {"text": release.message.decode()},
+        "author": {
+            "email": {"text": release.author.email.decode()},
+            "name": {"text": release.author.name.decode()},
+            "fullname": {"text": release.author.fullname.decode()},
+        }
+        if release.author
+        else None,
+        "date": release.date.to_datetime().isoformat() if release.date else None,
+        "targetType": release.target_type.value,
+    }