diff --git a/assimp/manifest.xml b/assimp/manifest.xml
index 31154bf..368c952 100644
--- a/assimp/manifest.xml
+++ b/assimp/manifest.xml
@@ -19,4 +19,7 @@
     <cpp cflags="-I${prefix}/include" lflags="-Wl,-rpath,${prefix}/lib -L${prefix}/lib -lassimp" />
     <doxymaker external="http://assimp.sourceforge.net/main_doc.html"/>
   </export>
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="9.04"/>
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="9.10"/>
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="10.04"/>
 </package>
diff --git a/collada_urdf/manifest.xml b/collada_urdf/manifest.xml
index 8594903..1507da3 100644
--- a/collada_urdf/manifest.xml
+++ b/collada_urdf/manifest.xml
@@ -13,4 +13,7 @@
   <depend package="colladadom" />
   <depend package="resource_retriever" />
   <depend package="angles" />
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="9.04"/>
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="9.10"/>
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="10.04"/>
 </package>
diff --git a/colladadom/manifest.xml b/colladadom/manifest.xml
index 24c3de7..c730aba 100644
--- a/colladadom/manifest.xml
+++ b/colladadom/manifest.xml
@@ -14,4 +14,7 @@
     <cpp lflags="-Wl,-rpath,${prefix}/lib -L${prefix}/lib -lcollada15dom -lminizip `rosboost-cfg --lflags system` `rosboost-cfg --lflags filesystem`" cflags="-I${prefix}/include `rosboost-cfg --cflags`"/>
     <cpp os="osx" lflags="-F${prefix}/lib -framework Collada15Dom" cflags="-I${prefix}/include"/>
   </export>
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="9.04"/>
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="9.10"/>
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="10.04"/>
 </package>
diff --git a/convex_decomposition/manifest.xml b/convex_decomposition/manifest.xml
index 97580c9..075eca9 100644
--- a/convex_decomposition/manifest.xml
+++ b/convex_decomposition/manifest.xml
@@ -23,4 +23,7 @@ appears to be no available revision control.
 <review status="3rdparty doc reviewed" notes=""/>
 <url>http://www.amillionpixels.us/ConvexDecomposition.zip</url>
 <rosdep name="unzip"/>
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="9.04"/>
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="9.10"/>
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="10.04"/>
 </package>
diff --git a/ivcon/manifest.xml b/ivcon/manifest.xml
index c9cf53c..172cf82 100644
--- a/ivcon/manifest.xml
+++ b/ivcon/manifest.xml
@@ -17,4 +17,7 @@ are no local modifications to this package.
 <export>
   <cpp lflags="" cflags=""/>
 </export>
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="9.04"/>
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="9.10"/>
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="10.04"/>
 </package>
diff --git a/kdl_parser/manifest.xml b/kdl_parser/manifest.xml
index 6c6c552..afa6bc9 100644
--- a/kdl_parser/manifest.xml
+++ b/kdl_parser/manifest.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
   <cpp cflags="-I${prefix}/include -I${prefix}/msg/cpp -I${prefix}/srv/cpp" lflags="-Wl,-rpath,${prefix}/lib -L${prefix}/lib -lkdl_parser"/>
 
 </export>
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="9.04"/>
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="9.10"/>
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="10.04"/>
 </package>
 
 
diff --git a/resource_retriever/manifest.xml b/resource_retriever/manifest.xml
index da64e13..5ab0755 100644
--- a/resource_retriever/manifest.xml
+++ b/resource_retriever/manifest.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
   </export>
 
   <rosdep name="curl"/>
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="9.04"/>
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="9.10"/>
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="10.04"/>
 </package>
 
 
diff --git a/robot_state_publisher/manifest.xml b/robot_state_publisher/manifest.xml
index 83f1e2d..69aed7e 100644
--- a/robot_state_publisher/manifest.xml
+++ b/robot_state_publisher/manifest.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 <export>
   <cpp cflags="-I${prefix}/include/" lflags="-Wl,-rpath,${prefix}/lib -L${prefix}/lib -lrobot_state_publisher" />
 </export>
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="9.04"/>
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="9.10"/>
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="10.04"/>
 </package>
 
 
diff --git a/urdf/manifest.xml b/urdf/manifest.xml
index 87ecdd8..f0ad062 100644
--- a/urdf/manifest.xml
+++ b/urdf/manifest.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
     <cpp cflags="-I${prefix}/include -I${prefix}/msg/cpp -I${prefix}/srv/cpp" lflags="-Wl,-rpath,${prefix}/lib -L${prefix}/lib -lurdf"/>
   </export>
 
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="9.04"/>
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="9.10"/>
+  <platform os="ubuntu" version="10.04"/>
 </package>