diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 2d8fb8e..69685fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ jobs:
           tag: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
 
   checksums:
-    name: generate checksums
+    name: generate checksums and manifests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: release
     steps:
@@ -216,3 +216,14 @@ jobs:
           file: checksums-${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}.txt
           tag: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
 
+      - name: create plugin manifest
+        shell: bash
+        run: ./manifest/generate-manifest.sh ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }} checksums-${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}.txt > py2wasm.json
+
+      - name: upload plugin manifest to releases
+        uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
+        with:
+          repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          file: py2wasm.json
+          tag: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
+
diff --git a/manifest/generate-manifest.sh b/manifest/generate-manifest.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e4b7f29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifest/generate-manifest.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
+  echo 1>&2 "Usage: $0 VERSION_STRING CHECKSUM_FILE"
+  exit 3
+fi
+
+[ ! -f "$2" ] &&  echo -e  "The second argument has to be the checksum file\n\n"Usage: $0 VERSION_STRING CHECKSUM_FILE"" && exit 3
+
+# The first argument is if the version (either the tag or canary)
+# The second argument is the checksum file
+SPIN_COMPAT_STRING=$(cat manifest/plugin-spin-compat.txt )
+VERSION=$1
+PLUGIN_BINARY_VERSION_STRING=$1
+
+
+# If canary release tag with epoch at the end as it is monotonic
+if [[ $VERSION == "canary" ]]; then
+    PLUGIN_VERSION=$(cat ./crates/spin-python-engine/Cargo.toml | grep version | head -n 1 | awk '{print $3}')
+    VERSION="${PLUGIN_VERSION//\"}post.$(date +%s)"
+    PLUGIN_BINARY_VERSION_STRING="canary"
+fi
+
+# Gather the checksums
+
+LINUX_ARM=$(cat $2 | grep "linux-aarch64" | awk '{print $1}')
+LINUX_AMD=$(cat $2 | grep "linux-amd64" | awk '{print $1}')
+MAC_ARM=$(cat $2 | grep "macos-aarch64" | awk '{print $1}')
+MAC_AMD=$(cat $2 | grep "macos-amd64" | awk '{print $1}')
+WINDOWS_AMD=$(cat $2 | grep "windows-amd64" | awk '{print $1}')
+
+# Dump out the json manifest
+cat <<EOF
+{
+  "name": "py2wasm",
+  "description": "A plugin to convert Python applications to Spin compatible modules",
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/fermyon/spin-python-sdk",
+  "version": "${VERSION//v}",
+  "spinCompatibility": "${SPIN_COMPAT_STRING}",
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "packages": [
+    {
+      "os": "linux",
+      "arch": "amd64",
+      "url": "https://github.com/fermyon/spin-python-sdk/releases/download/${PLUGIN_BINARY_VERSION_STRING}/py2wasm-${PLUGIN_BINARY_VERSION_STRING}-linux-amd64.tar.gz",
+      "sha256": "${LINUX_AMD}"
+    },
+    {
+      "os": "linux",
+      "arch": "aarch64",
+      "url": "https://github.com/fermyon/spin-python-sdk/releases/download/${PLUGIN_BINARY_VERSION_STRING}/py2wasm-${PLUGIN_BINARY_VERSION_STRING}-linux-aarch64.tar.gz",
+      "sha256": "${LINUX_ARM}"
+    },
+    {
+      "os": "macos",
+      "arch": "aarch64",
+      "url": "https://github.com/fermyon/spin-python-sdk/releases/download/${PLUGIN_BINARY_VERSION_STRING}/py2wasm-${PLUGIN_BINARY_VERSION_STRING}-macos-aarch64.tar.gz",
+      "sha256": "${MAC_ARM}"
+    },
+    {
+      "os": "macos",
+      "arch": "amd64",
+      "url": "https://github.com/fermyon/spin-python-sdk/releases/download/${PLUGIN_BINARY_VERSION_STRING}/py2wasm-${PLUGIN_BINARY_VERSION_STRING}-macos-amd64.tar.gz",
+      "sha256": "${MAC_AMD}"
+    },
+    {
+      "os": "windows",
+      "arch": "amd64",
+      "url": "https://github.com/fermyon/spin-python-sdk/releases/download/${PLUGIN_BINARY_VERSION_STRING}/py2wasm-${PLUGIN_BINARY_VERSION_STRING}-windows-amd64.tar.gz",
+      "sha256": "${WINDOWS_AMD}"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+EOF
diff --git a/manifest/plugin-spin-compat.txt b/manifest/plugin-spin-compat.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f46dc0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifest/plugin-spin-compat.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+>=0.9