diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b516006..48fc4c1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-2020-10-21  Michael Herstine  <sp1ff@pobox.com>
+2020-10-22  Michael Herstine  <sp1ff@pobox.com>
+
+	Preparing for publication to crates.io.
 
 	Generalized commands.
 	I removed the "scribbu" feature & associated commands & replaced
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8c1a23f..813fb32 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 mpdpopm News -- history of user-visible changes           -*- outline -*-
 
+* 0.1.12 build
+
+Minor changes preparatory to publication on crates.io; no user-facing changes.
 * 0.1.11 build
 
 ** User-visible changes
diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 7b2c032..86820b7 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #+DESCRIPTION: mpdpopm
 #+AUTHOR: Michael Herstine
 #+EMAIL: sp1ff@pobox.com
-#+DATE: <2020-10-21 Wed 12:53>
+#+DATE: <2020-10-22 Thu 09:33>
 #+AUTODATE: t
 
 * Introduction
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 While I plan on publishing this to [[https://crates.io/][crates.io]], I have not yet done so. You can get a source tarball & install it through the usual =configure && make && make install=:
 
 #+BEGIN_SRC bash
-curl -L -O https://github.com/mpdpopm/archive/0.1.11.tar.gz
-tar xf mpdpopm-0.1.11.tar.gz && cd mpdpopm-0.1.11
+curl -L -O https://github.com/mpdpopm/archive/0.1.12.tar.gz
+tar xf mpdpopm-0.1.12.tar.gz && cd mpdpopm-0.1.12
 ./configure && make all check
 sudo make install
 #+END_SRC
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ mpdpopm will invoke =/home/mgh/bin/scribbu= like this:
 
 * Status & Roadmap
 
-I am currently using [[https://github.com/sp1ff/mpdpopm][mpdpopm]] day in & day out with my music collection, but it's early days. I have chosen the version number (0.1) in the hopes of indicating that. I'm considering adding another sticker for a tag cloud, and adding a filter feature that would extend the MPD "find" capability to allow queries that include the stickers that [[https://github.com/sp1ff/mpdpopm][mpdpopm]] manages (so you could, for instance, say:
+I am currently using [[https://github.com/sp1ff/mpdpopm][mpdpopm]] day in & day out with my music collection, but it's early days. I have chosen the version number (0.1) in the hopes of indicating that. I'm considering adding another sticker for a tag cloud, and adding a filter feature that would extend the MPD "find" capability to allow queries that include the stickers that [[https://github.com/sp1ff/mpdpopm][mpdpopm]] manages-- so you could, for instance, say:
 
 #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
 find (artist =~ foo) and (rating > 175)
diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index 6b36d7c..be91eef 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 test -L README || ln -s README.org README
+emacs --batch --no-site-file -l org --find-file README.org -f org-md-export-to-markdown
+mv -v README.md mpdpopm
 autoreconf -vfi
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bb11bdd..a7d3d3c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([mpdpopm], [0.1.11], [sp1ff@pobox.com], [mpdpopm], [https://github.com/sp1ff/mpdpopm])
+AC_INIT([mpdpopm], [0.1.12], [sp1ff@pobox.com], [mpdpopm], [https://github.com/sp1ff/mpdpopm])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([mpdpopm/Cargo.toml.in])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall -Werror -Wno-portability -Wno-override gnits std-options dist-bzip2 dist-xz])
diff --git a/mpdpopm/.gitignore b/mpdpopm/.gitignore
index 2692b77..d3bfc41 100644
--- a/mpdpopm/.gitignore
+++ b/mpdpopm/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ Cargo.lock
 .mpdpopm
 Cargo.toml
 rusty-tags.emacs
+README.md
diff --git a/mpdpopm/Cargo.toml.in b/mpdpopm/Cargo.toml.in
index 021681b..700f000 100644
--- a/mpdpopm/Cargo.toml.in
+++ b/mpdpopm/Cargo.toml.in
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ name = "mpdpopm"
 version = "@PACKAGE_VERSION@"
 authors = ["@PACKAGE_AUTHOR@"]
 edition = "2018"
+license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
+description = "Maintain ratings & playcounts for your mpd server"
+homepage = "https://github.com/sp1ff/mpdpopm"
+repository = "https://github.com/sp1ff/mpdpopm"
+readme = "README.md"
+keywords = ["mpd", "music", "daemon"]
+categories = ["multimedia", "network-programming", "database"]
+exclude = ["Cargo.toml.in", "Cargo.toml.orig", "Makefile", "Makefile.in", "Makefile.am", "rusty-tags.emacs", "src/vars.rs.am.in", "src/vars.rs.am", "flapdoodle.rs", "*.log"]
 
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = "0.1.31"
diff --git a/mpdpopm/Makefile.am b/mpdpopm/Makefile.am
index 945d63f..ed0cb1c 100644
--- a/mpdpopm/Makefile.am
+++ b/mpdpopm/Makefile.am
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ bin_PROGRAMS = mppopmd mppopm
 $(builddir)/src/flapdoodle.rs: $(builddir)/src/vars.rs.am
 	sed -e "s|\$${prefix}|$(prefix)|g" $< > $@
 
-CLEANFILES = $(builddir)/Cargo.toml $(builddir)/src/flapdoodle.rs
+CLEANFILES = $(builddir)/src/flapdoodle.rs
+
+DISTCLEANFILES = $(builddir)/Cargo.toml 
 
 common_sources = clients.rs	\
 		 commands.rs	\