diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa51c1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## v0.1.0 (2025-11-12)
+
+ - Initial release
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7962662..e9b4f74 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@ name = "purl_validator"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2024"
 authors = ["Keshav Priyadarshi <git@keshav.space>", "AboutCode <info@aboutcode.org>"]
-description = "PackageURL validator using prebuilt FST"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
-repository = "https://github.com/aboutcode-org/purl-validator-rust"
 
-exclude = ["fst_builder/*"]
+description = "Offline PackageURL validator using a prebuilt FST of known packages."
+readme = "README.md"
+documentation = "https://docs.rs/purl_validator"
+
+repository = "https://github.com/aboutcode-org/purl-validator.rs"
+keywords = ["package url", "package", "purl"]
+categories = ["development-tools", "security" ]
 
 include = [
     "src/**",
@@ -17,10 +21,6 @@ include = [
     "LICENSE"
 ]
 
-[lib]
-name = "purl_validator"
-crate-type = ["rlib"]
-
 [dependencies]
 fst = "0.4.7"
 memmap2 = "0.9.9"