diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2a5cf15591..44cb477297 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -150,8 +150,9 @@ version = "0.5"
 version = "0.11.2"
 
 [features]
-default = [ ]
+default = [ "update_manifest" ]
 ci_skip = [ "leo-compiler/ci_skip" ]
+update_manifest = [ "leo-package/update_manifest" ]
 
 [profile.release]
 opt-level = 3
diff --git a/package/Cargo.toml b/package/Cargo.toml
index 5edfb9df1f..9c4b515196 100644
--- a/package/Cargo.toml
+++ b/package/Cargo.toml
@@ -41,3 +41,7 @@ version = "0.5"
 
 [dev-dependencies.lazy_static]
 version = "1.3.0"
+
+[features]
+default = [  ]
+update_manifest = [ ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package/src/root/manifest.rs b/package/src/root/manifest.rs
index e8123f7432..3fdeb73857 100644
--- a/package/src/root/manifest.rs
+++ b/package/src/root/manifest.rs
@@ -183,10 +183,14 @@ author = "{author}"
         }
 
         // Rewrite the toml file if it has been updated
-        if buffer != new_toml {
-            let mut file = File::create(&path).map_err(|error| ManifestError::Creating(MANIFEST_FILENAME, error))?;
-            file.write_all(new_toml.as_bytes())
-                .map_err(|error| ManifestError::Writing(MANIFEST_FILENAME, error))?;
+        #[cfg(feature = "update_manifest")]
+        {
+            if buffer != new_toml {
+                let mut file =
+                    File::create(&path).map_err(|error| ManifestError::Creating(MANIFEST_FILENAME, error))?;
+                file.write_all(new_toml.as_bytes())
+                    .map_err(|error| ManifestError::Writing(MANIFEST_FILENAME, error))?;
+            }
         }
 
         // Read the toml file