diff --git a/pkg/compiler/compiler.go b/pkg/compiler/compiler.go
index 5191d3fce..4c16af02e 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/compiler.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/compiler.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func CompileAndSave(src string, o *Options) ([]byte, error) {
 	}
 
 	if o.ManifestFile != "" {
-		m, err := di.convertToManifest(o.ContractFeatures)
+		m, err := di.ConvertToManifest(o.ContractFeatures)
 		if err != nil {
 			return b, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to convert debug info to manifest")
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/debug.go b/pkg/compiler/debug.go
index 352ad0b85..ebf5a3e61 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/debug.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/debug.go
@@ -338,9 +338,9 @@ func parsePairJSON(data []byte, sep string) (string, string, error) {
 	return ss[0], ss[1], nil
 }
 
-// convertToManifest converts contract to the manifest.Manifest struct for debugger.
+// ConvertToManifest converts contract to the manifest.Manifest struct for debugger.
 // Note: manifest is taken from the external source, however it can be generated ad-hoc. See #1038.
-func (di *DebugInfo) convertToManifest(fs smartcontract.PropertyState) (*manifest.Manifest, error) {
+func (di *DebugInfo) ConvertToManifest(fs smartcontract.PropertyState) (*manifest.Manifest, error) {
 	var (
 		mainNamespace string
 		err           error
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/debug_test.go b/pkg/compiler/debug_test.go
index f76f09cde..0a7f8cbb8 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/debug_test.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/debug_test.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func unexportedMethod() int { return 1 }
 	}
 
 	t.Run("convert to Manifest", func(t *testing.T) {
-		actual, err := d.convertToManifest(smartcontract.HasStorage)
+		actual, err := d.ConvertToManifest(smartcontract.HasStorage)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		// note: offsets are hard to predict, so we just take them from the output
 		expected := &manifest.Manifest{