diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
index bfbf2c9..bd0df15 100644
--- a/doc/index.rst
+++ b/doc/index.rst
@@ -82,5 +82,5 @@ module: pypi
 .. automodule:: doitpy.pypi
 
 .. autoclass:: doitpy.pypi.PyPi
-   :members: __init__, git_manifest, sdist_upload
+   :members: __init__, revision_git, manifest_git, sdist, sdist_upload
    :member-order: bysource
diff --git a/dodo.py b/dodo.py
index 3075b36..25e7459 100644
--- a/dodo.py
+++ b/dodo.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def task_coverage():
 def task_pypi():
     """upload package to pypi"""
     pkg = PyPi()
-    yield pkg.git_manifest()
+    yield pkg.manifest_git()
     yield pkg.sdist_upload()
 
 
diff --git a/doitpy/docs.py b/doitpy/docs.py
index bcc2f93..a977e1b 100644
--- a/doitpy/docs.py
+++ b/doitpy/docs.py
@@ -54,15 +54,16 @@ def spell(files, dictionary):
 
 
 # task creator
-def sphinx(root_path, build_path, task_dep=None):
+def sphinx(root_path, build_path, sphinx_opts='', task_dep=None):
     """build sphinx docs
 
     :param str root_path: root path of sphinx docs
     :param str build_path: path generated sphinx docs will be saved in
+    :param str sphinx_opts: `sphinx-build` command line options
     :param list-str task_dep: list of tasks this task will depend on
     """
-    cmd = "sphinx-build -b html -d %s_build/doctrees %s %s"
-    action = cmd % (root_path, root_path, build_path)
+    cmd = "sphinx-build -b html {opts} -d {root}_build/doctrees {root} {build}"
+    action = cmd.format(root=root_path, build=build_path, opts=sphinx_opts)
     # sphinx has its own check it up-to-date so we dont care
     # about always re-executing the task.
     task = {
diff --git a/doitpy/pypi.py b/doitpy/pypi.py
index da100df..bbc84ec 100644
--- a/doitpy/pypi.py
+++ b/doitpy/pypi.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
     def task_pypi():
         pkg = PyPi()
-        yield pkg.git_manifest()
+        yield pkg.manifest_git()
         yield pkg.sdist_upload()
 
 """
@@ -16,29 +16,57 @@ def task_pypi():
 class PyPi(object):
     """helper to create tasks to upload a python package to PyPi"""
 
-    def __init__(self, name=None):
-        self.name = name + '-' if name else ''
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.revision_file = None
 
-    def git_manifest(self):
+
+    def revision_git(self, file_name='revision.txt'):
+        """create file with repo rev number"""
+        cmd = "git rev-list --branches=master --max-count=1 HEAD > {}"
+        self.revision_file = file_name
+        return {
+            'basename': 'pypi',
+            'name': 'revision',
+            'actions': [cmd.format(file_name)],
+            'targets': [file_name],
+            }
+
+
+    def manifest_git(self):
         """create manifest file for distutils
 
         Put all files being tracked by git into the manifest
         """
 
-        cmd = "git ls-tree --name-only -r HEAD > MANIFEST"
+        cmds = ["git ls-tree --name-only -r HEAD > MANIFEST"]
+        file_dep = []
+        if self.revision_file:
+            file_dep.append(self.revision_file)
+            cmds.append("echo '{}' >> MANIFEST".format(self.revision_file))
         return {
             'basename': 'pypi',
-            'name': self.name + 'manifest',
-            'actions': [cmd],
+            'name': 'manifest',
+            'actions': cmds,
+            'file_dep': file_dep,
+            'targets': ['MANIFEST'],
             }
 
+    def sdist(self):
+        """create sdist package"""
+        return {
+            'basename': 'pypi',
+            'name': 'sdist',
+            'actions': ["python setup.py sdist"],
+            'file_dep': ['MANIFEST'],
+            'verbosity': 2,
+            }
 
     def sdist_upload(self):
         """upload sdist package to pypi"""
         return {
             'basename': 'pypi',
-            'name': self.name + 'sdist_upload',
+            'name': 'sdist_upload',
             'actions': ["python setup.py sdist upload"],
-            'task_dep': [ 'pypi:' + self.name + 'manifest'],
+            'file_dep': ['MANIFEST'],
             'verbosity': 2,
             }
diff --git a/tests/test_pypi.py b/tests/test_pypi.py
index afc47d2..d1a7339 100644
--- a/tests/test_pypi.py
+++ b/tests/test_pypi.py
@@ -2,16 +2,47 @@
 
 
 class TestPyPi(object):
-    def test_git_manifest(self):
-        task = pypi.PyPi('abc').git_manifest()
+    def test_revision_git(self):
+        pkg = pypi.PyPi()
+        task = pkg.revision_git()
         assert task['basename'] == 'pypi'
-        assert task['name'] == 'abc-manifest'
-        assert 'git' in task['actions'][0]
+        assert task['name'] == 'revision'
+        assert 'git rev-list' in task['actions'][0]
+        assert pkg.revision_file == 'revision.txt'
+        assert pkg.revision_file in task['actions'][0]
+        assert task['targets'] == [pkg.revision_file]
+
+    def test_manifest_git(self):
+        task = pypi.PyPi().manifest_git()
+        assert task['basename'] == 'pypi'
+        assert task['name'] == 'manifest'
+        assert len(task['actions']) == 1
+        assert task['file_dep'] == []
+        assert 'git ls-tree' in task['actions'][0]
         assert 'MANIFEST' in task['actions'][0]
 
+    def test_manifest_with_revision(self):
+        pkg = pypi.PyPi()
+        pkg.revision_git()
+        task = pkg.manifest_git()
+        assert task['basename'] == 'pypi'
+        assert task['name'] == 'manifest'
+        assert len(task['actions']) == 2
+        assert task['file_dep'] == [pkg.revision_file]
+        assert 'git ls-tree' in task['actions'][0]
+        assert 'MANIFEST' in task['actions'][0]
+        assert pkg.revision_file in task['actions'][1]
+
+    def test_sdist(self):
+        task = pypi.PyPi().sdist()
+        assert task['basename'] == 'pypi'
+        assert task['name'] == 'sdist'
+        assert task['actions'][0].endswith('sdist')
+        assert task['file_dep'][0] == 'MANIFEST'
+
     def test_sdist_upload(self):
-        task = pypi.PyPi('abc').sdist_upload()
+        task = pypi.PyPi().sdist_upload()
         assert task['basename'] == 'pypi'
-        assert task['name'] == 'abc-sdist_upload'
+        assert task['name'] == 'sdist_upload'
         assert 'sdist upload' in task['actions'][0]
-        assert task['task_dep'][0] == 'pypi:abc-manifest'
+        assert task['file_dep'][0] == 'MANIFEST'