diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+backwash
+========
+
+`backwash` is a Python module for reading common optical reflectometry file formats.
+
+`backwash` handle very basic read/write functionality for both `.obr` and `.bin` file formats,
+though currently only reading is implemented.
+
+
+- [Source repository](https://mpxd.net/code/jan/backwash)
+- [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/backwash)
+
+
+## Installation
+
+Requirements:
+* python >3.11 (written and tested with 3.12)
+* numpy
+
+
+Install with pip:
+```bash
+pip install backwash
+```
+
+Alternatively, clone and install
+```bash
+git clone https://mpxd.net/code/jan/backwash.git
+pip install backwash/
+```
diff --git a/backwash/__init__.py b/backwash/__init__.py
index 0250550..9cc3897 100644
--- a/backwash/__init__.py
+++ b/backwash/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 from .obr import OBRData as OBRData
 
 
-__version__ = '0.1'
+__version__ = '0.2'
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ dynamic = ["version"]
 dependencies = [
     "numpy>=1.26",
     ]
+
 [build-system]
 requires = ["hatchling"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"