diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a5c3832..d0cad68 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ set :assets_roles, [:web, :app]
 # This should match config.assets.prefix in your rails config/application.rb
 set :assets_prefix, 'prepackaged-assets'
 
-# Defaults to ["/path/to/release_path/public/#{fetch(:assets_prefix)}/.sprockets-manifest*", "/path/to/release_path/public/#{fetch(:assets_prefix)}/manifest*.*"]
+# Defaults to ["/path/to/release_path/public/#{fetch(:assets_prefix)}/.sprockets-manifest*", "/path/to/release_path/public/#{fetch(:assets_prefix)}/manifest*.*", "/path/to/release_path/public/#{fetch(:assets_prefix)}/.manifest.json"]
 # This should match config.assets.manifest in your rails config/application.rb
 set :assets_manifests, ['app/assets/config/manifest.js']
 
diff --git a/lib/capistrano/tasks/assets.rake b/lib/capistrano/tasks/assets.rake
index 46c3ead..83cfc73 100644
--- a/lib/capistrano/tasks/assets.rake
+++ b/lib/capistrano/tasks/assets.rake
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ namespace :load do
     set :assets_roles, fetch(:assets_roles, [:web])
     set :assets_prefix, fetch(:assets_prefix, 'assets')
     set :assets_manifests, -> {
-      %w[.sprockets-manifest* manifest*.*].map do |pattern|
+      %w[.sprockets-manifest* manifest*.* .manifest.json].map do |pattern|
         release_path.join("public", fetch(:assets_prefix), pattern)
       end
     }