diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/Utils.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/Utils.kt
index 70817d8..fee86f0 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/Utils.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/Utils.kt
@@ -8,14 +8,23 @@ import groovy.json.JsonBuilder
 fun Project.makeManifest(): PluginManifest {
     val extension = this.extensions.getCloudstream()
 
+    require(this.version != "unspecified") {
+        "No version is set"
+    }
+
+    require(extension.pluginClassName != null) {
+        "No plugin class found, make sure your plugin class is annotated with @CloudstreamPlugin"
+    }
+
+
     return PluginManifest(
         pluginClassName = extension.pluginClassName!!,
         name = this.name,
         version = this.version.toString(),
-        authors = extension.authors.get(),
-        repositoryUrl = extension.repositoryUrl.get(),
-        description = extension.description.get(),
-        isAdult = extension.isAdult.get(),
-        status = extension.status.get() ?: 3
+        authors = extension.authors.getOrElse(listOf()),
+        repositoryUrl = extension.repositoryUrl.orNull,
+        description = extension.description.orNull,
+        isAdult = extension.isAdult.getOrElse(false),
+        status = extension.status.getOrElse(3)
     )
 }
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/entities/PluginManifest.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/entities/PluginManifest.kt
index 2dd3510..69fb9b6 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/entities/PluginManifest.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/entities/PluginManifest.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ data class PluginManifest(
     val authors: List<String>,
     val repositoryUrl: String?,
     val description: String?,
-    val isAdult: Boolean?,
+    val isAdult: Boolean,
     val status: Int
 )
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/tasks/DumpManifestTask.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/tasks/DumpManifestTask.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdb1725
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/tasks/DumpManifestTask.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package com.lagradost.cloudstream3.gradle.tasks
+
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.gradle.getCloudstream
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.gradle.makeManifest
+import org.gradle.api.DefaultTask
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.AbstractCopyTask
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.Input
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.options.Option
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
+import groovy.json.JsonBuilder
+
+abstract class DumpManifestTask : DefaultTask() {
+    @TaskAction
+    fun dumpManifest() {
+        val manifestFile = project.buildDir.resolve("${project.name}.json")
+
+        manifestFile.writeText(
+            JsonBuilder(project.makeManifest()).toPrettyString()
+        )
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt
index 9360f08..df9000a 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt
@@ -52,20 +52,12 @@ fun registerTasks(project: Project) {
             val manifestFile = intermediates.resolve("manifest.json")
             it.from(manifestFile)
             it.doFirst {
-                require(project.version != "unspecified") {
-                    "No version is set"
-                }
-
                 if (extension.pluginClassName == null) {
                     if (pluginClassFile.exists()) {
                         extension.pluginClassName = pluginClassFile.readText()
                     }
                 }
 
-                require(extension.pluginClassName != null) {
-                    "No plugin class found, make sure your plugin class is annotated with @CloudstreamPlugin"
-                }
-
                 manifestFile.writeText(
                     JsonBuilder(project.makeManifest()).toPrettyString()
                 )
@@ -90,6 +82,11 @@ fun registerTasks(project: Project) {
         it.group = TASK_GROUP
     }
 
+    project.tasks.register("dumpManifest", DumpManifestTask::class.java) {
+        it.group = TASK_GROUP
+        it.dependsOn("make")
+    }
+
     project.tasks.register("deployWithAdb", DeployWithAdbTask::class.java) {
         it.group = TASK_GROUP
         it.dependsOn("make")