diff --git a/xCAT-genesis-builder/oe/export b/xCAT-genesis-builder/oe/export
index 27292feb4..276878bb9 100755
--- a/xCAT-genesis-builder/oe/export
+++ b/xCAT-genesis-builder/oe/export
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ install -m 0644 "$initramfs" "$staging/initramfs.cpio.gz"
 install -m 0644 "$package_manifest" "$staging/image.manifest"
 install -m 0644 "$spdx" "$staging/image.spdx.json"
 install -m 0644 "$license_manifest" "$staging/license.manifest"
+printf 'format=xcat-genesis\nversion=1\narchitecture=%s\n' "$architecture" \
+    >"$staging/xcat-genesis.manifest"
+chmod 0644 "$staging/xcat-genesis.manifest"
 
 if [[ $architecture == riscv64 ]]; then
     firmware=$(resolve_artifact "$machine_dir/fw_jump.elf")