diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/antlib.xml b/proposal/myrmidon/antlib.xml
index d14334f49..f470e4216 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/antlib.xml
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/antlib.xml
@@ -80,11 +80,19 @@ Legal:
             </fileset>
             <!-- antdoc docsDestDir="${gen.dir}/docs"/-->
         </antlib-descriptor>
+
+        <!-- Manifest -->
+        <copy todir="${gen.dir}">
+            <fileset dir="src/manifest" includes="${antlib.name}-manifest.mf" />
+        </copy>
+        <copy file="src/manifest/empty-manifest.mf" tofile="${gen.dir}/${antlib.name}-manifest.mf"/>
+
     </target>
 
     <!-- Generate an "atl" jar file for this antlib. -->
     <target name="antlib-jar" depends="antlib-descriptors">
         <antlib-jar jarfile="${build.lib}/${antlib.name}.atl"
+            manifest="${gen.dir}/${antlib.name}-manifest.mf"
             descriptor="${gen.dir}/${antlib.descriptor}"
             rolesDescriptor="${gen.dir}/${antlib.role.descriptor}">
             <fileset dir="${build.classes}">
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/build.xml b/proposal/myrmidon/build.xml
index 01d07c4c2..45b5253e9 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/build.xml
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/build.xml
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ Legal:
         </junit>
     </target>
 
-    <target name="test" if="test.failed" depends="run-tests">
+    <target name="test" if="test.failed" depends="run-tests" description="Runs the unit tests">
         <fail> - One or more tests failed.</fail>
     </target>
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/empty-manifest.mf b/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/empty-manifest.mf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e6ddbef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/manifest/empty-manifest.mf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Manifest-version: 1.0