diff --git a/internal/manifest/log.go b/internal/manifestutil/log.go
similarity index 98%
rename from internal/manifest/log.go
rename to internal/manifestutil/log.go
index 7fe0f91c..19396d9d 100644
--- a/internal/manifest/log.go
+++ b/internal/manifestutil/log.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package manifest
+package manifestutil
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/internal/manifest/manifest.go b/internal/manifestutil/manifest.go
similarity index 99%
rename from internal/manifest/manifest.go
rename to internal/manifestutil/manifest.go
index 8a4ae0cc..93da92b4 100644
--- a/internal/manifest/manifest.go
+++ b/internal/manifestutil/manifest.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package manifest
+package manifestutil
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/internal/manifest/manifest_test.go b/internal/manifestutil/manifest_test.go
similarity index 88%
rename from internal/manifest/manifest_test.go
rename to internal/manifestutil/manifest_test.go
index c8403444..90653b8b 100644
--- a/internal/manifest/manifest_test.go
+++ b/internal/manifestutil/manifest_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package manifest_test
+package manifestutil_test
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	. "gopkg.in/check.v1"
 
 	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/archive"
-	imanifest "github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/manifest"
+	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/manifestutil"
 	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/setup"
 	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/testutil"
 	"github.com/canonical/chisel/pkg/manifest"
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (s *S) TestFindPaths(c *C) {
 	for _, test := range findPathsTests {
 		c.Logf("Summary: %s", test.summary)
 
-		manifestSlices := imanifest.FindPaths(test.slices)
+		manifestSlices := manifestutil.FindPaths(test.slices)
 
 		slicesByName := map[string]*setup.Slice{}
 		for _, slice := range test.slices {
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ var slice2 = &setup.Slice{
 
 var generateManifestTests = []struct {
 	summary     string
-	report      *imanifest.Report
+	report      *manifestutil.Report
 	packageInfo []*archive.PackageInfo
 	selection   []*setup.Slice
 	expected    *testutil.ManifestContents
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ var generateManifestTests = []struct {
 }{{
 	summary:   "Basic",
 	selection: []*setup.Slice{slice1, slice2},
-	report: &imanifest.Report{
+	report: &manifestutil.Report{
 		Root: "/",
-		Entries: map[string]imanifest.ReportEntry{
+		Entries: map[string]manifestutil.ReportEntry{
 			"/file": {
 				Path:        "/file",
 				Mode:        0456,
@@ -207,9 +207,9 @@ var generateManifestTests = []struct {
 	},
 }, {
 	summary: "Missing slice",
-	report: &imanifest.Report{
+	report: &manifestutil.Report{
 		Root: "/",
-		Entries: map[string]imanifest.ReportEntry{
+		Entries: map[string]manifestutil.ReportEntry{
 			"/file": {
 				Path:        "/file",
 				Mode:        0456,
@@ -224,9 +224,9 @@ var generateManifestTests = []struct {
 	error:     `internal error: invalid manifest: path "/file" refers to missing slice package1_slice1`,
 }, {
 	summary: "Missing package",
-	report: &imanifest.Report{
+	report: &manifestutil.Report{
 		Root: "/",
-		Entries: map[string]imanifest.ReportEntry{
+		Entries: map[string]manifestutil.ReportEntry{
 			"/file": {
 				Path:        "/file",
 				Mode:        0456,
@@ -241,9 +241,9 @@ var generateManifestTests = []struct {
 	error:       `internal error: invalid manifest: slice package1_slice1 refers to missing package "package1"`,
 }, {
 	summary: "Invalid path: link set for regular file",
-	report: &imanifest.Report{
+	report: &manifestutil.Report{
 		Root: "/",
-		Entries: map[string]imanifest.ReportEntry{
+		Entries: map[string]manifestutil.ReportEntry{
 			"/file": {
 				Path:   "/file",
 				Mode:   0456,
@@ -255,9 +255,9 @@ var generateManifestTests = []struct {
 	error: `internal error: invalid manifest: path "/file" has invalid options: link set for regular file`,
 }, {
 	summary: "Invalid path: slices is empty",
-	report: &imanifest.Report{
+	report: &manifestutil.Report{
 		Root: "/",
-		Entries: map[string]imanifest.ReportEntry{
+		Entries: map[string]manifestutil.ReportEntry{
 			"/file": {
 				Path: "/file",
 				Mode: 0456,
@@ -267,9 +267,9 @@ var generateManifestTests = []struct {
 	error: `internal error: invalid manifest: path "/file" has invalid options: slices is empty`,
 }, {
 	summary: "Invalid path: link set for symlink",
-	report: &imanifest.Report{
+	report: &manifestutil.Report{
 		Root: "/",
-		Entries: map[string]imanifest.ReportEntry{
+		Entries: map[string]manifestutil.ReportEntry{
 			"/link": {
 				Path:   "/link",
 				Mode:   0456 | fs.ModeSymlink,
@@ -280,9 +280,9 @@ var generateManifestTests = []struct {
 	error: `internal error: invalid manifest: path "/link" has invalid options: link not set for symlink`,
 }, {
 	summary: "Invalid path: sha256 set for symlink",
-	report: &imanifest.Report{
+	report: &manifestutil.Report{
 		Root: "/",
-		Entries: map[string]imanifest.ReportEntry{
+		Entries: map[string]manifestutil.ReportEntry{
 			"/link": {
 				Path:   "/link",
 				Mode:   0456 | fs.ModeSymlink,
@@ -295,9 +295,9 @@ var generateManifestTests = []struct {
 	error: `internal error: invalid manifest: path "/link" has invalid options: sha256 set for symlink`,
 }, {
 	summary: "Invalid path: final_sha256 set for symlink",
-	report: &imanifest.Report{
+	report: &manifestutil.Report{
 		Root: "/",
-		Entries: map[string]imanifest.ReportEntry{
+		Entries: map[string]manifestutil.ReportEntry{
 			"/link": {
 				Path:        "/link",
 				Mode:        0456 | fs.ModeSymlink,
@@ -310,9 +310,9 @@ var generateManifestTests = []struct {
 	error: `internal error: invalid manifest: path "/link" has invalid options: final_sha256 set for symlink`,
 }, {
 	summary: "Invalid path: size set for symlink",
-	report: &imanifest.Report{
+	report: &manifestutil.Report{
 		Root: "/",
-		Entries: map[string]imanifest.ReportEntry{
+		Entries: map[string]manifestutil.ReportEntry{
 			"/link": {
 				Path:   "/link",
 				Mode:   0456 | fs.ModeSymlink,
@@ -325,9 +325,9 @@ var generateManifestTests = []struct {
 	error: `internal error: invalid manifest: path "/link" has invalid options: size set for symlink`,
 }, {
 	summary: "Invalid path: link set for directory",
-	report: &imanifest.Report{
+	report: &manifestutil.Report{
 		Root: "/",
-		Entries: map[string]imanifest.ReportEntry{
+		Entries: map[string]manifestutil.ReportEntry{
 			"/dir": {
 				Path:   "/dir",
 				Mode:   0456 | fs.ModeDir,
@@ -339,9 +339,9 @@ var generateManifestTests = []struct {
 	error: `internal error: invalid manifest: path "/dir" has invalid options: link set for directory`,
 }, {
 	summary: "Invalid path: sha256 set for directory",
-	report: &imanifest.Report{
+	report: &manifestutil.Report{
 		Root: "/",
-		Entries: map[string]imanifest.ReportEntry{
+		Entries: map[string]manifestutil.ReportEntry{
 			"/dir": {
 				Path:   "/dir",
 				Mode:   0456 | fs.ModeDir,
@@ -353,9 +353,9 @@ var generateManifestTests = []struct {
 	error: `internal error: invalid manifest: path "/dir" has invalid options: sha256 set for directory`,
 }, {
 	summary: "Invalid path: final_sha256 set for directory",
-	report: &imanifest.Report{
+	report: &manifestutil.Report{
 		Root: "/",
-		Entries: map[string]imanifest.ReportEntry{
+		Entries: map[string]manifestutil.ReportEntry{
 			"/dir": {
 				Path:        "/dir",
 				Mode:        0456 | fs.ModeDir,
@@ -367,9 +367,9 @@ var generateManifestTests = []struct {
 	error: `internal error: invalid manifest: path "/dir" has invalid options: final_sha256 set for directory`,
 }, {
 	summary: "Invalid path: size set for directory",
-	report: &imanifest.Report{
+	report: &manifestutil.Report{
 		Root: "/",
-		Entries: map[string]imanifest.ReportEntry{
+		Entries: map[string]manifestutil.ReportEntry{
 			"/dir": {
 				Path:   "/dir",
 				Mode:   0456 | fs.ModeDir,
@@ -428,13 +428,13 @@ func (s *S) TestGenerateManifests(c *C) {
 			}}
 		}
 
-		options := &imanifest.WriteOptions{
+		options := &manifestutil.WriteOptions{
 			PackageInfo: test.packageInfo,
 			Selection:   test.selection,
 			Report:      test.report,
 		}
 		var buffer bytes.Buffer
-		err := imanifest.Write(options, &buffer)
+		err := manifestutil.Write(options, &buffer)
 		if test.error != "" {
 			c.Assert(err, ErrorMatches, test.error)
 			continue
@@ -450,13 +450,13 @@ func (s *S) TestGenerateManifests(c *C) {
 }
 
 func (s *S) TestGenerateNoManifests(c *C) {
-	report, err := imanifest.NewReport("/")
+	report, err := manifestutil.NewReport("/")
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
-	options := &imanifest.WriteOptions{
+	options := &manifestutil.WriteOptions{
 		Report: report,
 	}
 	var buffer bytes.Buffer
-	err = imanifest.Write(options, &buffer)
+	err = manifestutil.Write(options, &buffer)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 
 	var reader io.Reader = &buffer
diff --git a/internal/manifest/report.go b/internal/manifestutil/report.go
similarity index 99%
rename from internal/manifest/report.go
rename to internal/manifestutil/report.go
index 092ed823..c7762ea3 100644
--- a/internal/manifest/report.go
+++ b/internal/manifestutil/report.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package manifest
+package manifestutil
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/internal/manifest/report_test.go b/internal/manifestutil/report_test.go
similarity index 91%
rename from internal/manifest/report_test.go
rename to internal/manifestutil/report_test.go
index 9c001509..1576a377 100644
--- a/internal/manifest/report_test.go
+++ b/internal/manifestutil/report_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package manifest_test
+package manifestutil_test
 
 import (
 	"io/fs"
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	. "gopkg.in/check.v1"
 
 	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/fsutil"
-	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/manifest"
+	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/manifestutil"
 	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/setup"
 )
 
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ var reportTests = []struct {
 	add     []sliceAndEntry
 	mutate  []*fsutil.Entry
 	// indexed by path.
-	expected map[string]manifest.ReportEntry
+	expected map[string]manifestutil.ReportEntry
 	// error after adding the last [sliceAndEntry].
 	err string
 }{{
 	summary: "Regular directory",
 	add:     []sliceAndEntry{{entry: sampleDir, slice: oneSlice}},
-	expected: map[string]manifest.ReportEntry{
+	expected: map[string]manifestutil.ReportEntry{
 		"/example-dir/": {
 			Path:   "/example-dir/",
 			Mode:   fs.ModeDir | 0654,
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ var reportTests = []struct {
 		{entry: sampleDir, slice: oneSlice},
 		{entry: sampleDir, slice: otherSlice},
 	},
-	expected: map[string]manifest.ReportEntry{
+	expected: map[string]manifestutil.ReportEntry{
 		"/example-dir/": {
 			Path:   "/example-dir/",
 			Mode:   fs.ModeDir | 0654,
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ var reportTests = []struct {
 }, {
 	summary: "Regular file",
 	add:     []sliceAndEntry{{entry: sampleFile, slice: oneSlice}},
-	expected: map[string]manifest.ReportEntry{
+	expected: map[string]manifestutil.ReportEntry{
 		"/example-file": {
 			Path:   "/example-file",
 			Mode:   0777,
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ var reportTests = []struct {
 }, {
 	summary: "Regular file link",
 	add:     []sliceAndEntry{{entry: sampleLink, slice: oneSlice}},
-	expected: map[string]manifest.ReportEntry{
+	expected: map[string]manifestutil.ReportEntry{
 		"/example-link": {
 			Path:   "/example-link",
 			Mode:   0777,
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ var reportTests = []struct {
 		{entry: sampleDir, slice: oneSlice},
 		{entry: sampleFile, slice: otherSlice},
 	},
-	expected: map[string]manifest.ReportEntry{
+	expected: map[string]manifestutil.ReportEntry{
 		"/example-dir/": {
 			Path:   "/example-dir/",
 			Mode:   fs.ModeDir | 0654,
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ var reportTests = []struct {
 		{entry: sampleFile, slice: oneSlice},
 		{entry: sampleFile, slice: oneSlice},
 	},
-	expected: map[string]manifest.ReportEntry{
+	expected: map[string]manifestutil.ReportEntry{
 		"/example-file": {
 			Path:   "/example-file",
 			Mode:   0777,
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ var reportTests = []struct {
 		{entry: sampleDir, slice: oneSlice},
 	},
 	mutate: []*fsutil.Entry{&sampleFileMutated},
-	expected: map[string]manifest.ReportEntry{
+	expected: map[string]manifestutil.ReportEntry{
 		"/example-dir/": {
 			Path:   "/example-dir/",
 			Mode:   fs.ModeDir | 0654,
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ var reportTests = []struct {
 		{entry: sampleFile, slice: oneSlice},
 	},
 	mutate: []*fsutil.Entry{&sampleFile},
-	expected: map[string]manifest.ReportEntry{
+	expected: map[string]manifestutil.ReportEntry{
 		"/example-file": {
 			Path:   "/example-file",
 			Mode:   0777,
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ var reportTests = []struct {
 func (s *S) TestReport(c *C) {
 	for _, test := range reportTests {
 		var err error
-		report, err := manifest.NewReport("/base/")
+		report, err := manifestutil.NewReport("/base/")
 		c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 		for _, si := range test.add {
 			err = report.Add(si.slice, &si.entry)
@@ -290,12 +290,12 @@ func (s *S) TestReport(c *C) {
 }
 
 func (s *S) TestRootRelativePath(c *C) {
-	_, err := manifest.NewReport("../base/")
+	_, err := manifestutil.NewReport("../base/")
 	c.Assert(err, ErrorMatches, `cannot use relative path for report root: "../base/"`)
 }
 
 func (s *S) TestRootOnlySlash(c *C) {
-	report, err := manifest.NewReport("/")
+	report, err := manifestutil.NewReport("/")
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(report.Root, Equals, "/")
 }
diff --git a/internal/manifest/suite_test.go b/internal/manifestutil/suite_test.go
similarity index 50%
rename from internal/manifest/suite_test.go
rename to internal/manifestutil/suite_test.go
index 757a68af..b0df3185 100644
--- a/internal/manifest/suite_test.go
+++ b/internal/manifestutil/suite_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-package manifest_test
+package manifestutil_test
 
 import (
 	"testing"
 
 	. "gopkg.in/check.v1"
 
-	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/manifest"
+	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/manifestutil"
 )
 
 func Test(t *testing.T) { TestingT(t) }
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ type S struct{}
 var _ = Suite(&S{})
 
 func (s *S) SetUpTest(c *C) {
-	manifest.SetDebug(true)
-	manifest.SetLogger(c)
+	manifestutil.SetDebug(true)
+	manifestutil.SetLogger(c)
 }
 
 func (s *S) TearDownTest(c *C) {
-	manifest.SetDebug(false)
-	manifest.SetLogger(nil)
+	manifestutil.SetDebug(false)
+	manifestutil.SetLogger(nil)
 }
diff --git a/internal/slicer/slicer.go b/internal/slicer/slicer.go
index 2d4c45e4..9d4fc1e6 100644
--- a/internal/slicer/slicer.go
+++ b/internal/slicer/slicer.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/archive"
 	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/deb"
 	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/fsutil"
-	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/manifest"
+	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/manifestutil"
 	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/scripts"
 	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/setup"
 )
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func Run(options *RunOptions) error {
 	// listed as until: mutate in all the slices that reference them.
 	knownPaths := map[string]pathData{}
 	addKnownPath(knownPaths, "/", pathData{})
-	report, err := manifest.NewReport(targetDir)
+	report, err := manifestutil.NewReport(targetDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("internal error: cannot create report: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ func Run(options *RunOptions) error {
 }
 
 func generateManifests(targetDir string, selection *setup.Selection,
-	report *manifest.Report, pkgInfos []*archive.PackageInfo) error {
-	manifestSlices := manifest.FindPaths(selection.Slices)
+	report *manifestutil.Report, pkgInfos []*archive.PackageInfo) error {
+	manifestSlices := manifestutil.FindPaths(selection.Slices)
 	if len(manifestSlices) == 0 {
 		// Nothing to do.
 		return nil
@@ -350,12 +350,12 @@ func generateManifests(targetDir string, selection *setup.Selection,
 		return err
 	}
 	defer w.Close()
-	writeOptions := &manifest.WriteOptions{
+	writeOptions := &manifestutil.WriteOptions{
 		PackageInfo: pkgInfos,
 		Selection:   selection.Slices,
 		Report:      report,
 	}
-	err = manifest.Write(writeOptions, w)
+	err = manifestutil.Write(writeOptions, w)
 	return err
 }