diff --git a/task/manifest.rake b/task/manifest.rake
index da68f93..4f79742 100644
--- a/task/manifest.rake
+++ b/task/manifest.rake
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 desc 'Generates the MANIFEST file'
-task :manifest do
+task :manifest => [:generate] do
   files  = FILE_LIST.to_a.sort
   handle = File.open(File.expand_path('../../MANIFEST', __FILE__), 'w')