diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 429a3c4..59c6bde 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ git-stats: ## print git contributor line counts (approx, for fun)
 		grep -I '^author '; done | sort -f | uniq -ic | sort -n
 
 release: ## create a release
-	$(NODE_BIN)/standard-version --sign $(RELEASE_OPTS)
+	standard-version --sign $(RELEASE_OPTS)
 	GIT_OPTIONS=--tags $(MAKE) git-push
 
 release-dry: ## test creating a release
-	$(NODE_BIN)/standard-version --sign $(RELEASE_OPTS) --dry-run
+	standard-version --sign $(RELEASE_OPTS) --dry-run
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b483246..ed1b8e1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ prom_express_temperature{sensor="si7021"} 24.3325
 
 - [prometheus_express](#prometheusexpress)
   - [Contents](#contents)
+  - [Status](#status)
+  - [Releases](#releases)
   - [Supported Hardware](#supported-hardware)
   - [Supported Features](#supported-features)
     - [HTTP](#http)
@@ -49,6 +51,24 @@ prom_express_temperature{sensor="si7021"} 24.3325
   - [Known Issues](#known-issues)
     - [Load Causes OSError](#load-causes-oserror)
 
+## Status
+
+[![Pipeline Status](https://git.apextoaster.com/ssube/prometheus_express/badges/master/pipeline.svg)](https://git.apextoaster.com/ssube/prometheus_express/commits/master)
+[![Test Coverage](https://codecov.io/gh/ssube/prometheus_express/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/ssube/prometheus_express)
+[![MIT license](https://img.shields.io/github/license/ssube/prometheus_express.svg)](https://github.com/ssube/prometheus_express/blob/master/LICENSE.md)
+
+[![Open bug count](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-raw/ssube/prometheus_express/type-bug.svg)](https://github.com/ssube/prometheus_express/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Atype%2Fbug)
+[![Open issue count](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-raw/ssube/prometheus_express.svg)](https://github.com/ssube/prometheus_express/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue)
+[![Closed issue count](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-closed-raw/ssube/prometheus_express.svg)](https://github.com/ssube/prometheus_express/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed)
+
+## Releases
+
+[![github release link](https://img.shields.io/badge/github-release-blue?logo=github)](https://github.com/ssube/prometheus_express/releases)
+[![github release version](https://img.shields.io/github/tag/ssube/prometheus_express.svg)](https://github.com/ssube/prometheus_express/releases)
+[![github commits since release](https://img.shields.io/github/commits-since/ssube/prometheus_express/v0.0.3.svg)](https://github.com/ssube/prometheus_express/compare/v0.0.3...master)
+
+![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/prometheus_express?color=green)
+
 ## Supported Hardware
 
 This library is developed for the [Adafruit Feather M4 Express](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3857) running
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39109c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "name": "prometheus_express",
+  "version": "0.0.2",
+  "description": "prometheus client/server",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "repository": "git@github.com:ssube/prometheus_express.git",
+  "author": "ssube <seansube@gmail.com>",
+  "license": "MIT"
+}
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2ec8af6..0dc3b68 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name="prometheus_express",
-    version="0.0.2",
+    version="0.0.3",
     author="Sean Sube",
     author_email="seansube@gmail.com",
     description="Prometheus client/server for CircuitPython Express ARM devices",