diff --git a/manifest.xml b/manifest.xml
index 7b4ab5937..3d6d98bb7 100644
--- a/manifest.xml
+++ b/manifest.xml
@@ -10,12 +10,15 @@ installed as a system dependency via apt, pip, or the like.
   <author>Tully Foote/tfoote@willowgarage.com</author>
   <license>BSD</license>
 
-  <rosdep name="rospkg" />
-
   <review status="experimental" notes="" />
 
   <platform os="ubuntu" version="10.04"/>
   <platform os="ubuntu" version="10.10"/>
   <platform os="ubuntu" version="11.04"/>
   <platform os="macports" version="macports"/>
+
+  <export>
+    <rosdoc config="rosdoc.yaml"/>    
+  </export>
+
 </package>
diff --git a/rosdoc.yaml b/rosdoc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d21d73abc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rosdoc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ - builder: sphinx
+   sphinx_root_dir: doc