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diff --git a/lib/Package/Variant.pm b/lib/Package/Variant.pm
index 4aeda2a..df1739c 100644
--- a/lib/Package/Variant.pm
+++ b/lib/Package/Variant.pm
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use Import::Into;
 use Module::Runtime qw(require_module);
 use Carp qw(croak);
 
-our $VERSION = '1.001004'; # 1.1.4
+our $VERSION = '1.002000'; # 1.2.0
 
 $VERSION = eval $VERSION;
 
@@ -87,7 +87,11 @@ sub import {
   }
   *{"${variable}::install"} = sub {
     goto &{$Variable{$variable}{install}};
-  }
+  };
+  *{"${variable}::build_variant"} = sub {
+    shift;
+    $me->build_variant_of($variable, @_);
+  };
 }
 
 sub build_variant_of {
@@ -328,6 +332,16 @@ Exports the generator subroutine under a different name than the default.
 
 =back
 
+=head2 build_variant
+
+  use Some::Variant::Package ();
+  my $variant_package = Some::Variant::Package->build_variant( @arguments );
+
+This method is provided for you.  It will generate a variant package
+and return its name, just like the generator sub provided by
+L</import>.  This allows you to avoid importing anything into the
+consuming package.
+
 =head1 C<Package::Variant> METHODS
 
 These methods are available on C<Package::Variant> itself.
@@ -374,6 +388,8 @@ mst - Matt S. Trout (cpan:MSTROUT) <mst@shadowcat.co.uk>
 
 phaylon - Robert Sedlacek (cpan:PHAYLON) <r.sedlacek@shadowcat.co.uk>
 
+haarg - Graham Knop (cpan:HAARG) <haarg@haarg.org>
+
 =head1 COPYRIGHT
 
 Copyright (c) 2010-2012 the C<Package::Variant> L</AUTHOR> and