diff --git a/crates/core/Cargo.toml b/crates/core/Cargo.toml
index 8220d70a2..5e27f768e 100644
--- a/crates/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ std = ["bitcoin/std"]
 serde = ["dep:serde", "bitcoin/serde", "hashbrown?/serde"]
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-bdk_chain = { version = "0.18.0", path = "../chain" }
+bdk_chain = { path = "../chain" }
diff --git a/crates/core/README.md b/crates/core/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08eae24fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/core/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# BDK Core
+
+This crate is a collection of core structures used by the bdk_chain, bdk_wallet, and bdk chain data source crates.