diff --git a/packages/string-templates/package.json b/packages/string-templates/package.json
index 7e67612205..03e3bf5fa8 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/package.json
+++ b/packages/string-templates/package.json
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
   },
   "files": [
     "dist",
-    "src",
-    "manifest.json"
+    "src"
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "build": "rollup -c",
diff --git a/packages/string-templates/scripts/gen-collection-info.ts b/packages/string-templates/scripts/gen-collection-info.ts
index ed57fe7fae..3f583d59d2 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/scripts/gen-collection-info.ts
+++ b/packages/string-templates/scripts/gen-collection-info.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const COLLECTIONS = [
   "object",
   "uuid",
 ]
-const FILENAME = join(__dirname, "..", "manifest.json")
+const FILENAME = join(__dirname, "..", "src", "manifest.json")
 const outputJSON = {}
 const ADDED_HELPERS = {
   date: {
diff --git a/packages/string-templates/src/index.ts b/packages/string-templates/src/index.ts
index 0ec8fdd425..3f54cd17c5 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/string-templates/src/index.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { convertHBSBlock } from "./conversion"
 import { setJSRunner, removeJSRunner } from "./helpers/javascript"
 import { helpersToRemoveForJs } from "./helpers/list"
 
-import manifest from "../manifest.json"
+import manifest from "./manifest.json"
 import { ProcessOptions } from "./types"
 
 export { setJSRunner, setOnErrorLog } from "./helpers/javascript"
diff --git a/packages/string-templates/manifest.json b/packages/string-templates/src/manifest.json
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/string-templates/manifest.json
rename to packages/string-templates/src/manifest.json
diff --git a/packages/string-templates/tsconfig.json b/packages/string-templates/tsconfig.json
index 4b10f1ecbb..2fa760d011 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/string-templates/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "include": ["src/**/*"],
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "rootDir": ".",
+    "declaration": true,
     "target": "es6",
     "moduleResolution": "node",
     "lib": ["dom"],