1.0.0-beta1 release
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d39ecdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+1.0.0-beta
+==========
+Initial release
diff --git a/README-dev.rst b/README-dev.rst
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/README-dev.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+Releasing
+=========
+* Run the tests and ensure they all pass
+* Update CHANGELOG.rst
+* Update the version in ``cassandra/__init__.py``
+* Commit the changelog and version changes
+* Tag the release.  For example: ``git tag -a 1.0.0 -m 'version 1.0.0'``
+* Push the commit and tag: ``git push --tags origin master``
+* Upload the package to pypi:
+
+    python setup.py register
+    python setup.py sdist upload
+
+* Update the docs (see below)
+* Add a '+' to the version in ``cassandra/__init__.py`` so that it looks
+  like ``x.y.z+``
+* Commit and push
+
+Running the Tests
+=================
+In order for the extensions to be built and used in the test, run:
+
+    python setup.py nosetests
+
+Building the Docs
+=================
+Sphinx is required to build the docs. You probably want to install through apt,
+if possible:
+
+    $ sudo apt-get install python-sphinx
+
+pip may also work:
+
+    $ sudo pip install -U Sphinx
+
+To build the docs, run:
+
+    python setup.py doc
+
+To upload the docs, checkout the ``gh-pages`` branch (it's usually easier to
+clone a second copy of this repo and leave it on that branch) and copy the entire
+contents all of ``docs/_build/X.Y.Z/*`` into the root of the ``gh-pages`` branch
+and then push that branch to github.
+
+For example:
+
+    $ python setup.py doc
+    $ cp -R docs/_build/1.0.0-beta1/* ~/python-driver-docs/
+    $ cd ~/python-driver-docs
+    $ git push origin gh-pages
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index d34c25a..caf85b3 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -26,12 +26,17 @@
 
 Installation
 ------------
-A package hasn't been put on pypi yet, so for now, run:
+If you would like to use the optional C extensions, please follow
+the instructions in the section below before installing the driver.
 
-    .. code-block:: bash
+Installation through pip is recommended:
 
-      $ sudo pip install futures scales # install dependencies
-      $ sudo python setup.py install
+    $ sudo pip install cassandra-driver
+
+If you want to install manually, you can instead do:
+
+    $ sudo pip install futures scales # install dependencies
+    $ sudo python setup.py install
 
 C Extensions
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -47,15 +52,11 @@
 
 On Ubuntu and Debian, this can be accomplished by running:
 
-    .. code-block:: bash
-
-      $ sudo apt-get install build-essential python-dev
+    $ sudo apt-get install build-essential python-dev
 
 On RedHat and RedHat-based systems like CentOS and Fedora:
 
-    .. code-block:: bash
-
-      $ sudo yum install gcc python-devel
+    $ sudo yum install gcc python-devel
 
 On OS X, homebrew installations of Python should provide the necessary headers.
 
@@ -68,29 +69,23 @@
 If you're on Linux, you should be able to install libev
 through a package manager.  For example, on Debian/Ubuntu:
 
-    .. code-block:: bash
-
-      $ sudo apt-get install libev4 libev-dev
+    $ sudo apt-get install libev4 libev-dev
 
 If you're on Mac OS X, you should be able to install libev
 through `Homebrew <http://brew.sh/>`_. For example, on Mac OS X:
 
-    .. code-block:: bash
-
-      $ brew install libev
+    $ brew install libev
 
 If successful, you should be able to build and install the extension
 (just using ``setup.py build`` or ``setup.py install``) and then use
 the libev event loop by doing the following
 
-    .. code-block:: python
+    >>> from cassandra.io.libevreactor import LibevConnection
+    >>> from cassandra.cluster import Cluster
 
-      >>> from cassandra.io.libevreactor import LibevConnection
-      >>> from cassandra.cluster import Cluster
-
-      >>> cluster = Cluster()
-      >>> cluster.connection_class = LibevConnection
-      >>> session = cluster.connect()
+    >>> cluster = Cluster()
+    >>> cluster.connection_class = LibevConnection
+    >>> session = cluster.connect()
 
 License
 -------
diff --git a/cassandra/__init__.py b/cassandra/__init__.py
index 957d24e..3cb517a 100644
--- a/cassandra/__init__.py
+++ b/cassandra/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version_info__ = (0, 1, 4)
+__version_info__ = (1, 0, '0-beta1')
 __version__ = '.'.join(map(str, __version_info__))
 
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7e937b4..af35656 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 
 from cassandra import __version__
 
+long_description = ""
+with open("README.rst") as f:
+    long_description = f.read()
 
 class doc(Command):
 
@@ -166,9 +169,11 @@
     features = {}
 
 setup(
-    name='cassandra',
+    name='cassandra-driver',
     version=__version__,
     description='Python driver for Cassandra',
+    long_description=long_description,
+    url='http://github.com/datastax/python-driver',
     author='Tyler Hobbs',
     author_email='tyler@datastax.com',
     packages=["cassandra", "cassandra.io"],