diff --git a/sbt/package.scala b/sbt/package.scala
index 8e55aaa13..26d24560b 100644
--- a/sbt/package.scala
+++ b/sbt/package.scala
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 package object sbt extends sbt.std.TaskExtra with sbt.Types with sbt.ProcessExtra with sbt.impl.DependencyBuilders with sbt.PathExtra with sbt.ProjectConstructors
 {
 	type File = java.io.File
+	type URI = java.net.URI
 	implicit def maybeToOption[S](m: xsbti.Maybe[S]): Option[S] =
 		if(m.isDefined) Some(m.get) else None
+	def uri(s: String): URI = new URI(s)
+	def file(s: String): File = new File(s)
 }