diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 30006b3..edf668b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## 0.1.0 — Unreleased
+## 0.1.0 — 2026-09-29
 
 - Vendor five OpenBSD TALs and constraints with pinned provenance; enable policies
   in both all5 Compose examples and add the TOML `ta-constraints-enabled` switch.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 12de371..6492565 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
-# Panda RPKI
+# panda-rpki
 
-Panda RPKI is an RPKI relying party written in Rust. It synchronizes repositories
-over RRDP, validates signed objects, and exports routing data as CSV and Canonical
-Cache Representation (CCR). Run a single cycle or use the daemon for continuous operation.
+panda-rpki is an open-source RPKI Relying Party (RP) implementation written in Rust.
+It retrieves and validates RPKI data and produces validated routing information for
+routing systems and other applications.
+
+The current v0.1.0 implementation is under active development and testing. It may
+contain bugs, incomplete features, or unexpected behavior. Feedback is welcome:
+please open an issue or submit a pull request when you find a problem or have an
+improvement to propose.
+
+Panda RPKI synchronizes repositories over RRDP, validates signed objects, and exports
+routing data as CSV and Canonical Cache Representation (CCR). Run a single cycle or
+use the daemon for continuous operation.
 
 Configuration is provided through TOML. See the [TOML configuration reference](docs/configuration.md)
 for every field, default, constraint and complete example.
 
-This build is validated on Linux x86-64. Other platforms are not yet verified.
+The v0.1.0 build is validated on Linux x86-64. Other platforms are not yet verified.
 Review the [standards and limitations](docs/conformance-matrix.md) and [security
 policy](SECURITY.md) before evaluating it for routing use.
 
@@ -91,5 +100,5 @@ target/release/panda-rpki --help
 
 ## License
 
-Panda RPKI uses the [BSD-3-Clause license](LICENSE).
+panda-rpki uses the [BSD-3-Clause license](LICENSE).
 See [third-party notices](THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md) for dependency attribution.