diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 41048903b..5ed969969 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -72,8 +72,13 @@
         "bin/composer"
     ],
     "scripts": {
+        "compile": "@php -dphar.readonly=0 bin/compile",
         "test": "phpunit"
     },
+    "scripts-descriptions": {
+        "compile": "Compile composer.phar",
+        "test": "Run all tests"
+    },
     "support": {
         "issues": "https://github.com/composer/composer/issues",
         "irc": "irc://irc.freenode.org/composer"