diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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 # access-parsers
 
-*A Python package of various functions to read and write configuration files for the models developed at [ACCESS](https://github.com/ACCESS-NRI).*
-
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+
+## About
+
+A Python package providing various parsers to read and write various types of files used in the models developed at [ACCESS-NRI](https://github.com/ACCESS-NRI).
+
+## Key Features
+
+- Parsers for configuration files used across ACCESS-NRI models
+- Support for round-trip parsing, preserving comments and formatting
+- Simple API
+
+## Documentation
+
+Coming soon.
+
+## Installation
+
+### Using pip
+
+You can install the latest release directly from PyPI:
+'''shell
+pip install access-parsers
+'''
+
+### From source
+
+If you prefer to install from source:
+'''shell
+git clone https://github.com/ACCESS-NRI/access-parsers.git
+cd access-parsers
+pip install .
+'''
+
+## Usage
+
+Here is a simple example of how to parse a text and modify its contents.
+
+To parse some text, one just needs to call the `parse` function of the appropriate parser:
+'''python
+from access.parsers import FortranNMLParser
+
+text = '''&data_nml
+ parameterA = 1
+ parameterB = 'abc'
+/'''
+
+config = FortranNMLParser().parse(text)
+print(config)
+'''
+'''python
+&data_nml
+parameterA = 1
+parameterB = 'abc'
+/
+'''
+
+The parsed content can then be modified just like any Python dict:
+'''python
+config["data_nml"]["parameterA"] = 2
+print(config)
+'''
+'''python
+&data_nml
+parameterA = 2
+parameterB = 'abc'
+/
+'''
+
+## Development installation
+
+If you intend to contribute or modify the package, it is recommended to work inside a virtual environment.
+
+1. Create and activate a virtual environment
+'''shell
+# Create a virtual environment
+python3 -m venv .venv
+
+# Activate the virtual environment
+source .venv/bin/activate
+'''
+
+2. Install in editable mode with development and test dependencies
+'''shell
+pip install -e ".[devel,test]"
+'''
+This will install the package in editable mode, meaning changes to the source code are reflected immediately without reinstallation. Development dependencies such as testing tools will also be installed.
+
+3. Run the test suite
+'''shell
+pytest
+'''
+
+## Contributing
+
+Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request if you’d like to add features, fix bugs, or improve documentation.
+
+For significant contributions, we recommend discussing proposed changes in an issue before opening a pull request.
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6231f0c..1d5eb05 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -19,14 +19,9 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools", "setuptools_scm[toml]"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=80", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=8"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
-
-[tool.setuptools_scm]
-write_to = "src/access/parsers/_version.py"
-
-
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 devel = [
     "flake8",
@@ -43,7 +38,7 @@ addopts = ["--cov=access.parsers", "--cov-report=term", "--cov-report=html", "--
 testpaths = ["tests"]
 
 [tool.coverage.run]
-omit = ["src/access/parsers/__init__.py", "src/access/parsers/_version.py"]
+omit = ["src/access/parsers/__init__.py"]
 
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 120
diff --git a/src/access/parsers/__init__.py b/src/access/parsers/__init__.py
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@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+"""
+access-parsers package.
+"""
+
+__version__ = "0.1.0"
+from importlib.metadata import version, PackageNotFoundError
+
+try:
+    __version__ = version("access-parsers")
+except PackageNotFoundError:
+    # package is not installed
+    pass
+
+from .config import ConfigParser
+from .fortran_nml import FortranNMLParser
+from .mom6_input import MOM6InputParser
+from .yaml_config import YAMLParser
+from .nuopc_config import NUOPCParser
+from .profiling import ProfilingParser
+from .fms_profiling import FMSProfilingParser
+
+__all__ = [
+    "ConfigParser",
+    "FortranNMLParser",
+    "MOM6InputParser",
+    "YAMLParser",
+    "NUOPCParser",
+    "ProfilingParser",
+    "FMSProfilingParser",
+]