diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 58df30b..05692c0 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ members = ["ndbioimage", "image-tiff", "image-registration"]
 [workspace.package]
 version = "0.2.0"
 edition = "2024"
-# the workspace must satisfy every member, so this is the highest `rust-version` of the members
 rust-version = "1.94.0"
 authors = ["Wim Pomp <w.pomp@nki.nl>"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
@@ -13,13 +12,10 @@ description = "Read bio image formats using the bio-formats java package."
 homepage = "https://git.pomppervova.nl/wim/ndbioimage/src/branch/rs"
 repository = "https://git.pomppervova.nl/wim/ndbioimage/src/branch/rs"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/ndbioimage"
-# inherited paths are resolved relative to the workspace root, not the member, so this has to point
-# at the member's readme
-readme = "ndbioimage/README.md"
+readme = "README.md"
 keywords = ["bioformats", "imread", "ndarray", "metadata"]
 categories = ["multimedia::images", "science"]
 
-# profiles are only honoured in the workspace root manifest
 [profile.test]
 inherits = "release"
 
diff --git a/ndbioimage/README.md b/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from ndbioimage/README.md
rename to README.md
diff --git a/ndbioimage/Cargo.toml b/ndbioimage/Cargo.toml
index 57cf7f9..2b25b62 100644
--- a/ndbioimage/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ndbioimage/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ description.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 documentation.workspace = true
-readme.workspace = true
 keywords.workspace = true
 categories.workspace = true
+readme = "../README.md"
 exclude = ["/tests"]
 
 [lib]