diff --git a/.github/workflows/compile_development.yml b/.github/workflows/compile_development.yml
index 0b9e3393..34dcc3b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compile_development.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compile_development.yml
@@ -61,14 +61,19 @@ jobs:
       env:
           VERSION: ${{ steps.rename-binary-files.outputs.name }}
 
+    - name: Create Manifest
+      working-directory: tools/esp8266/scripts
+      run: python buildManifest.py
+
       #run: zip  --junk-paths ${{ steps.rename-binary-files.outputs.name }}.zip tools/esp8266/.pio/build/out/* tools/esp8266/User_Manual.md
     - name: Create Artifact
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
         name: ${{ steps.rename-binary-files.outputs.name }}_dev_build
         path: |
-          tools/esp8266/.pio/*/firmware/*
+          tools/*/firmware/*
           tools/esp8266/User_Manual.md
+          tools/*/json/manifest.json
 
         #./${{ steps.rename-binary-files.outputs.name }}.zip
 
diff --git a/tools/esp8266/scripts/buildManifest.py b/tools/esp8266/scripts/buildManifest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b06a8dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/esp8266/scripts/buildManifest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import os
+from datetime import date
+import json
+
+def readVersion(path, infile):
+    f = open(path + infile, "r")
+    lines = f.readlines()
+    f.close()
+
+    today = date.today()
+    search = ["_MAJOR", "_MINOR", "_PATCH"]
+    version = today.strftime("%y%m%d") + "_ahoy_"
+    versionnumber = ""# "ahoy_v"
+    for line in lines:
+        if(line.find("VERSION_") != -1):
+            for s in search:
+                p = line.find(s)
+                if(p != -1):
+                    version += line[p+13:].rstrip() + "."
+                    versionnumber += line[p+13:].rstrip() + "."
+
+    return [versionnumber[:-1], version[:-1]]
+
+def buildManifest(path, infile, outfile):
+    version = readVersion(path, infile)
+    sha = os.getenv("SHA",default="sha")
+    data = {}
+    data["name"] = "AhoyDTU - Development"
+    data["version"] = version[0]
+    data["new_install_prompt_erase"] = 1
+    data["builds"] = []
+
+    esp32 = {}
+    esp32["chipFamily"] = "ESP32"
+    esp32["parts"] = []
+    esp32["parts"].append({"path": "bootloader.bin", "offset": 4096})
+    esp32["parts"].append({"path": "partitions.bin", "offset": 32768})
+    esp32["parts"].append({"path": "ota.bin", "offset": 57344})
+    esp32["parts"].append({"path": version[1] + "_esp32_" + sha + ".bin", "offset": 65536})
+    data["builds"].append(esp32)
+
+    esp8266 = {}
+    esp8266["chipFamily"] = "ESP8266"
+    esp8266["parts"] = []
+    esp8266["parts"].append({"path": version[1] + "_esp8266_" + sha + ".bin", "offset": 0})
+    data["builds"].append(esp8266)
+
+    jsonString = json.dumps(data, indent=2)
+
+    os.mkdir(path + "json/")
+    fp = open(path + "json/" + outfile, "w")
+    fp.write(jsonString)
+    fp.close()
+
+    
+buildManifest("../", "defines.h", "manifest.json")
diff --git a/tools/esp8266/scripts/getVersion.py b/tools/esp8266/scripts/getVersion.py
index 2541ea1c..60b92bcf 100644
--- a/tools/esp8266/scripts/getVersion.py
+++ b/tools/esp8266/scripts/getVersion.py
@@ -18,21 +18,21 @@ def readVersion(path, infile):
                     version += line[p+13:].rstrip() + "."
                     versionnumber += line[p+13:].rstrip() + "."
     
-    os.mkdir(path + ".pio/build/firmware/")
+    os.mkdir(path + "firmware/")
     sha = os.getenv("SHA",default="sha")
     versionout = version[:-1] + "_esp8266_" + sha + ".bin"
     src = path + ".pio/build/esp8266-release/firmware.bin"
-    dst = path + ".pio/build/firmware/" + versionout
+    dst = path + "firmware/" + versionout
     os.rename(src, dst)
     
     versionout = version[:-1] + "_esp8266_1m_" + sha + ".bin"
     src = path + ".pio/build/esp8266-1m-release/firmware.bin"
-    dst = path + ".pio/build/firmware/" + versionout
+    dst = path + "firmware/" + versionout
     os.rename(src, dst)
 
     versionout = version[:-1] + "_esp32_" + sha + ".bin"
     src = path + ".pio/build/esp32-wroom32-release/firmware.bin"
-    dst = path + ".pio/build/firmware/" + versionout
+    dst = path + "firmware/" + versionout
     os.rename(src, dst)
 
     print("::set-output name=name::" + versionnumber[:-1] )