diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/.vscode/tasks.json b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/.vscode/tasks.json
index 485f27fb0..108f5e94d 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 	"isShellCommand": true,
 
 	// show the output window only if unrecognized errors occur.
-	"showOutput": "silent",
+	"showOutput": "always",
 
 	// we run the custom script "compile" as defined in package.json
-	"args": ["compile"],
+	"args": ["run", "compile"],
 
 	// The tsc compiler is started in watching mode
 	"isWatching": true,
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/README.md b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/README.md
index d6a93d9d6..43adb0fd9 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/README.md
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/README.md
@@ -47,5 +47,12 @@ client from vscode without rebuilding the fatjar.
 
 ## Packaging as a vscode extension
 
-Run the `package.sh` script. This will produce a `.vsix` file that can
-be directly installed into vscode.
\ No newline at end of file
+First make sure the stuff is all built locally:
+
+     npm install
+
+Then package it:
+
+     npm run vsce-package
+
+This produces a `.vsix` file which you can install directly into vscode.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/package.json b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/package.json
index fe75d7603..d21b9cfaf 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/package.json
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
     "Linters"
   ],
   "keywords": [
-    "yaml", "cloudfoundry", "manifest.yml"
+    "yaml",
+    "cloudfoundry",
+    "manifest.yml"
   ],
   "activationEvents": [
     "onLanguage:yaml"
@@ -41,16 +43,18 @@
   "preview": true,
   "scripts": {
     "prepublish": "tsc -p .",
-    "clean": "rm -fr node_modules",
+    "clean": "rm -fr node_modules out *.vsix",
     "compile": "tsc -watch -p ./",
     "preinstall": "(cd ../commons-vscode ; npm install) && npm install ../commons-vscode && ../mvnw -f ../pom.xml -pl vscode-manifest-yaml -am clean package",
-    "postinstall": "node ./node_modules/vscode/bin/install"
+    "postinstall": "node ./node_modules/vscode/bin/install",
+    "vsce-package": "vsce package"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "portfinder": "^0.4.0",
     "vscode-languageclient": "2.5.x"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "vsce": "^1.17.0",
     "typescript": "^2.0.x",
     "@types/node": "^6.0.40",
     "vscode": "^1.0.0"
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/package.sh b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/package.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index d37b25236..000000000
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/package.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-## run this script to package up this extension using vsce tool.
-## This assumes you have vsce tool installed.
-## You can install it via npm
-
-set -e # fail at the first sign of trouble
-
-mvn -f ../pom.xml -pl vscode-manifest-yaml -am clean package
-npm install
-vsce package