diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 633ae29..185254f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -283,3 +283,6 @@ modules.order
 Module.symvers
 Mkfile.old
 dkms.conf
+
+# Generated version file
+src/sdf_xarray/_version.py
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9119d88..bae788f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15...3.27)
-project(${SKBUILD_PROJECT_NAME} LANGUAGES C)
+
+project(${SKBUILD_PROJECT_NAME}
+  LANGUAGES C
+  VERSION ${SKBUILD_PROJECT_VERSION}
+)
 
 add_subdirectory(SDF/C)
 
diff --git a/LICENCE b/LICENCE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec7839f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENCE
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+Copyright 2024, Peter Hill
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+met:
+
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its
+contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+“AS IS” AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3690ea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# sdf-xarray
+
+`sdf-xarray` provides a backend for [xarray](https://xarray.dev) to
+read SDF files as created by the [EPOCH](https://epochpic.github.io)
+plasma PIC code.
+
+## Installation
+
+Until this is on PyPI, please install directly from this repo:
+
+```
+pip install git+https://github.com/PlasmaFAIR/sdf-xarray.git@main
+```
+
+or from a local checkout:
+
+```
+git clone https://github.com/PlasmaFAIR/sdf-xarray.git
+cd sdf-xarray
+pip install .
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+`sdf-xarray` is a backend for xarray, and so is usable directly from
+xarray:
+
+```python
+import xarray as xr
+
+df = xr.open_dataset("0010.sdf")
+
+print(df["Electric Field/Ex"])
+
+# <xarray.DataArray 'Electric Field/Ex' (X_x_px_deltaf/electron_beam: 16)> Size: 128B
+# [16 values with dtype=float64]
+# Coordinates:
+#   * X_x_px_deltaf/electron_beam  (X_x_px_deltaf/electron_beam) float64 128B 1...
+# Attributes:
+#     units:    V/m
+```
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 38a4aba..93cb89d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 [build-system]
 requires = [
-    "scikit-build-core",
+    "scikit-build-core>=0.3",
+    "setuptools_scm",
     "numpy>=2.0.0",
 ]
 build-backend = "scikit_build_core.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "sdf-xarray"
-version = "0.0.1"
+dynamic = ["version"]
+license = {file = "LICENCE"}
+readme = "README.md"
+authors = [
+    {name = "Peter Hill", email = "peter.hill@york.ac.uk"}
+]
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
 dependencies = [
   "numpy>=2.0.0",
@@ -29,3 +35,10 @@ lint = ["ruff"]
 
 [project.entry-points."xarray.backends"]
 sdf_engine = "sdf_xarray:SDFEntrypoint"
+
+[tool.scikit-build]
+metadata.version.provider = "scikit_build_core.metadata.setuptools_scm"
+sdist.include = ["src/sdf_xarray/_version.py"]
+
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
+write_to = "src/sdf_xarray/_version.py"