diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 82c21a9..32ee07a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,9 +2,16 @@
 
 Observes [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html) standard and [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) convention.
 
+## [0.1.0b0] - 2021-05-07
+### Added
++ First beta release
+
+
 ## [0.1.0a1] - 2021-04-30
 ### Added 
 + Added GitHub Action release process
 + Added `lab` schema
 
+
+[0.1.0b0]: https://github.com/datajoint/element-lab/compare/0.1.0a1...0.1.0b0
 [0.1.0a1]: https://github.com/datajoint/element-lab/releases/tag/0.1.0a1
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c92f0c..b3bbe57 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ Element Lab contains lab related information, such as Lab, User, Project, Protoc
 
 See [Background](Background.md) for the background information and development timeline.
 
+## Installation
+```
+pip install element-lab
+```
+
+If you already have an older version of ***element-lab*** installed using `pip`, upgrade with
+```
+pip install --upgrade element-lab
+```
+
 ## Element usage
 
 + `element-lab` is not a complete workflow by itself, but rather a modular design of tables and dependencies that can be flexibly attached to any DataJoint workflow.
@@ -14,3 +24,4 @@ See [Background](Background.md) for the background information and development t
 ## Element architecture
 
 ![element lab diagram](images/element_lab_diagram.svg)
+
diff --git a/element_lab/version.py b/element_lab/version.py
index c4d25cb..5d6e909 100644
--- a/element_lab/version.py
+++ b/element_lab/version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 """Package metadata."""
-__version__ = '0.1.0a1'
\ No newline at end of file
+__version__ = '0.1.0b0'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2c486fb..3ea2f75 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 from os import path
 
-pkg_name = [p for p in find_packages() if '.' not in p][0]
+pkg_name = next(p for p in find_packages() if '.' not in p)
 here = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
 
 with open(path.join(here, 'README.md'), 'r') as f: