diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 67a1acd9..fe2fcf92 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "inout"
-version = "0.2.0-pre"
+version = "0.2.0-pre.1"
 dependencies = [
  "block-padding",
  "hybrid-array 0.2.0-pre.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
diff --git a/inout/Cargo.toml b/inout/Cargo.toml
index 6c97a544..27872d69 100644
--- a/inout/Cargo.toml
+++ b/inout/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "inout"
-version = "0.2.0-pre"
+version = "0.2.0-pre.1"
 description = "Custom reference types for code generic over in-place and buffer-to-buffer modes of operation."
 authors = ["RustCrypto Developers"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ rust-version = "1.56"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/inout"
 repository = "https://github.com/RustCrypto/utils"
 keywords = ["custom-reference"]
+readme = "README.md"
 
 [dependencies]
 block-padding = { version = "=0.4.0-pre.1", path = "../block-padding", optional = true }
diff --git a/inout/README.md b/inout/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e4b9d75c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inout/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# [RustCrypto]: Input/Output Reference Types
+
+[![crate][crate-image]][crate-link]
+[![Docs][docs-image]][docs-link]
+[![Build Status][build-image]][build-link]
+![Apache2/MIT licensed][license-image]
+![Rust Version][rustc-image]
+[![Project Chat][chat-image]][chat-link]
+
+Custom reference types for code generic over in-place and buffer-to-buffer modes of operation.
+
+## License
+
+Licensed under either of:
+
+ * [Apache License, Version 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
+ * [MIT license](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+
+at your option.
+
+### Contribution
+
+Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in the work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.
+
+[//]: # (badges)
+
+[crate-image]: https://img.shields.io/crates/v/inout.svg
+[crate-link]: https://crates.io/crates/inout
+[docs-image]: https://docs.rs/inout/badge.svg
+[docs-link]: https://docs.rs/inout/
+[license-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache2.0/MIT-blue.svg
+[rustc-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.65+-blue.svg
+[chat-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/zulip-join_chat-blue.svg
+[chat-link]: https://rustcrypto.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/260052-utils
+[build-image]: https://github.com/RustCrypto/utils/workflows/inout/badge.svg?branch=master&event=push
+[build-link]: https://github.com/RustCrypto/utils/actions/workflows/inout.yml
+
+[//]: # (general links)
+
+[RustCrypto]: https://github.com/rustcrypto