diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ea94102..b9acec5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@ target/
 # IPython Notebook
 .ipynb_checkpoints
 
-# pyenv
-.python-version
-
 # celery beat schedule file
 celerybeat-schedule
 
diff --git a/.python-version b/.python-version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8cfe39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.python-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.10
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b0ca90c..4bd0e34 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Morango
 
-[![build](https://github.com/learningequality/morango/actions/workflows/tox.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/learningequality/morango/actions)
-[![image](http://codecov.io/github/learningequality/morango/coverage.svg?branch=master)](http://codecov.io/github/learningequality/morango?branch=master)
+[![Python tests](https://github.com/learningequality/morango/actions/workflows/tox.yml/badge.svg?branch=release-v0.9.x)](https://github.com/learningequality/morango/actions)
+[![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/morango.svg?color=blue)](https://pypi.org/project/morango/)
 [![image](https://readthedocs.org/projects/morango/badge/?version=latest)](http://morango.readthedocs.org/en/latest/)
 
 Morango is a pure-Python database replication engine for Django that supports peer-to-peer syncing of data. It is structured as a Django app that can be included in projects to make specific application models syncable.
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Developed in support of the [Kolibri](https://github.com/learningequality/kolibr
 -   A certificate-based authentication system to protect privacy and integrity of data
 -   A change-tracking system to support calculation of differences between databases across low-bandwidth connections
 -   A set of constructs to support data partitioning
+-   Support for SQLite and PostgreSQL
 
 ## Developer documentation
 
@@ -20,9 +21,9 @@ See [morango.readthedocs.io](https://morango.readthedocs.io) for documentation o
 
 To start contributing to Morango, first make sure you [have `uv` installed](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/).
 
-Create a virtual environment, with at least python 3.9:
+Create a virtual environment, which will create it in the `.venv/` directory, with the python version defined in `.python-version`:
 ```bash
-uv venv -p 3.10
+uv venv
 ```
 
 Then install dependencies:
@@ -30,19 +31,26 @@ Then install dependencies:
 uv sync --all-extras
 ```
 
-If you get during installation, you may need to install system packages such as `openssl` and `libssl-dev`.
+If you get errors during installation, you may need to install system packages such as `openssl` and `libssl-dev`.
 
 Finally, set up pre-commit hooks:
 ```bash
 prek install  # with -f to reinstall
 ```
 
+### Building
+Building the project is as easy as:
+```bash
+uv build
+```
+Afterwards, you'll find a source archive and wheel file in `dist/`.
+
 ### Docs
 
 To build and edit the docs, run:
 
 ```bash
-# install requirements
+# install requirements (if necessary)
 uv sync --extra docs
 
 # build docs
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cc5f631..a1c0a18 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 [project]
 name = "morango"
 dynamic = ["version"]
-description = "Pure Python sqlite-based Django DB replication engine."
+description = "A pure Python DB replication engine for Django that supports SQLite and PostgreSQL."
 authors = [{name = "Learning Equality", email = "dev@learningequality.org"}]
 maintainers = [{name = "Learning Equality", email = "dev@learningequality.org"}]
 readme = "README.md"