From c8a4811a9498ad43e61f771efbd892315ce06748 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: danielwlz <dwong@layerzerolabs.org>
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:02:35 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] Update README and Cargo.toml

---
 README.md       | 4 +++-
 qmdb/Cargo.toml | 9 +++++++--
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ef8c7ee..0ac884b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ QMDB can perform in-memory Merklelization with minimal DRAM usage, and offers ef
 
 Read the QMDB paper here: <https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.05262>
 
+*QMDB is ongoing research. Designed for high performance and practical use, some features are still evolving. We invite feedback and contributions from the community.*
+
 ## Use Cases
 
 - **Blockchain State Storage**: Ideal for maintaining verifiable state in decentralized systems.
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@ Isaac Zhang, Ryan Zarick, Daniel Wong, Thomas Kim, Bryan Pellegrino, Mignon Li,
 }
 ```
 
-QMDB is a product of [LayerZero Labs](https://layerzero.network).
+QMDB is a product of [LayerZero Labs](https://layerzero.network) Research.
 
 <!-- markdownlint-disable MD033 -->
 <p align="center">
diff --git a/qmdb/Cargo.toml b/qmdb/Cargo.toml
index 2512ab9..538218a 100644
--- a/qmdb/Cargo.toml
+++ b/qmdb/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 [package]
 name = "qmdb"
-version = "0.1.0"
-edition = "2021"
+version = "0.2.0"
+edition = "2025"
+description = "A high-performance verifiable key-value store, designed to optimize blockchain state storage."
+repository = "https://github.com/LayerZero-Labs/qmdb"
+authors = ["LayerZero Labs Research"]
+license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
+
 
 [[example]]
 name = "v1_fuzz"