diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8d852914d4..666c8ef5c7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-# http
-
 A composable, Future-based library for making HTTP requests.
 
+[![pub package](https://img.shields.io/pub/v/http.svg)](https://pub.dartlang.org/packages/http)
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/dart-lang/http.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/dart-lang/http)
+
 This package contains a set of high-level functions and classes that make it
 easy to consume HTTP resources. It's platform-independent, and can be used on
 both the command-line and the browser. Currently the global utility functions
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 547ad18144..31b2bf1c15 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 name: http
-version: 0.12.0
+version: 0.12.0+1
 author: "Dart Team <misc@dartlang.org>"
 homepage: https://github.com/dart-lang/http
-description: A composable, Future-based API for making HTTP requests.
+description: A composable, cross-platform, Future-based API for making HTTP requests.
 
 environment:
   sdk: ">=2.0.0-dev.61.0 <3.0.0"