diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-tox-testing-base.yml b/.github/workflows/python-tox-testing-base.yml
index 532fe3a7..27d30ce7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-tox-testing-base.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-tox-testing-base.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: poli base (conda, py3.10)
+name: poli base (py3.10)
 
 on:
   push:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-tox-testing-dockstring-env.yml b/.github/workflows/python-tox-testing-dockstring-env.yml
index 209b948d..5587cee9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-tox-testing-dockstring-env.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-tox-testing-dockstring-env.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: poli dockstring (conda, py3.10)
+name: poli dockstring (py3.10)
 
 on:
   push:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-tox-testing-lambo-env.yml b/.github/workflows/python-tox-testing-lambo-env.yml
index 1d335560..c521c28e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-tox-testing-lambo-env.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-tox-testing-lambo-env.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: poli lambo (conda, py3.10)
+name: poli lambo (py3.10)
 
 on:
   push:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-tox-testing-protein-env.yml b/.github/workflows/python-tox-testing-protein-env.yml
index 259b4e0d..22639fda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-tox-testing-protein-env.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-tox-testing-protein-env.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: poli protein (conda, py3.10)
+name: poli protein (py3.10)
 
 on:
   push:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-tox-testing-rmf-env.yml b/.github/workflows/python-tox-testing-rmf-env.yml
index a4ace284..6d6380b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-tox-testing-rmf-env.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-tox-testing-rmf-env.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: poli rmf (conda, py3.10)
+name: poli rmf (py3.10)
 
 on:
   push:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-tox-testing-tdc-env.yml b/.github/workflows/python-tox-testing-tdc-env.yml
index b78e594c..3b4aba98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-tox-testing-tdc-env.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-tox-testing-tdc-env.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: poli tdc (conda, py3.10)
+name: poli tdc (py3.10)
 
 on:
   push:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b703cf7b..f07c9811 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __pycache__
 .idea
 /src/poli/config.rc
-src/poli.egg-info/
+*.egg-info/
 temp
 build
 .tox
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index e27800f1..cbc5346a 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ authors:
 - family-names: "Michael"
   given-names: "Richard"
 title: "poli: a libary of discrete sequence objectives"
-version: 1.0.0.dev13
+version: 1.0.1
 date-released: 2024-01-23
 url: "https://github.com/MachineLearningLifeScience/poli"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 57770bac..31f8133c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ requires = ["setuptools<=68"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
-name = "poli"
-version = "1.0.0.dev14"
+name = "poli-core"
+version = "1.0.1"
 description = "poli, a library of discrete objective functions"
 readme = "README.md"
-authors = [{name="Miguel González-Duque", email="miguelgondu@gmail.com"}, {name="Simon Bartels"}]
+authors = [{name="Miguel González-Duque", email="miguelgondu@gmail.com"}, {name="Simon Bartels", email="bartels@di.ku.dk"}]
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}
 classifiers = [
     "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ classifiers = [
     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Chemistry",
     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Mathematics",
     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Artificial Intelligence",
+    "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
+    "Operating System :: MacOS",
+    "Operating System :: Unix",
 ]
 keywords = ["optimization", "molecular", "discrete", "proteins"]
 dependencies = [
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "rdkit",
     "selfies"
 ]
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 foldx = [
@@ -79,7 +83,7 @@ profile = "black"
 exclude = ["src/poli/core/util/proteins/rasp/inner_rasp", "src/poli/objective_repository/gfp_cbas"]
 
 [tool.bumpversion]
-current_version = "1.0.0.dev13"
+current_version = "1.0.1"
 parse = """(?x)
     (?P<major>0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.
     (?P<minor>0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 65b58b4f..e9e31dc6 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,15 +1,24 @@
 [metadata]
-name = poli
-version = "1.0.0.dev13"
+name = poli-core
+version = "1.0.1"
 author = Miguel González-Duque
 author_email = miguel.gonzalez-duque@bio.ku.dk
 description = A library of discrete objective functions
 long_description = file: README.md
 long_description_content_type = text/markdown
 classifiers =
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
     License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
-    Operating System :: OS Independent
+    Programming Language :: Python
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+    Intended Audience :: Education
+    Intended Audience :: Science/Research
+    Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Bio-Informatics
+    Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Chemistry
+    Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Mathematics
+    Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Artificial Intelligence
+    Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
+    Operating System :: MacOS
+    Operating System :: Unix
 
 [options]
 package_dir =
diff --git a/src/poli/__init__.py b/src/poli/__init__.py
index d53f4999..09f400ed 100644
--- a/src/poli/__init__.py
+++ b/src/poli/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """poli, a library for discrete black-box objective functions."""
 
-__version__ = "1.0.0.dev13"
+__version__ = "1.0.1"
 from .core.util.isolation.instancing import instance_function_as_isolated_process
 
 # from .core import get_problems
diff --git a/src/poli/core/util/isolation/instancing.py b/src/poli/core/util/isolation/instancing.py
index 89015f04..83ba6cb8 100644
--- a/src/poli/core/util/isolation/instancing.py
+++ b/src/poli/core/util/isolation/instancing.py
@@ -311,11 +311,12 @@ def instance_function_as_isolated_process(
     # Check if the user has conda installed
     if shutil.which("conda") is None:
         raise RuntimeError(
-            "Conda is not installed. For poli's isolation mechanisms to work, "
+            "Conda is not installed/not in the PATH. For poli's isolation mechanisms to work, \n"
             "we need conda to be installed.\n"
-            "If you are not interested in using conda, you can install all the "
+            "If you are not interested in using conda, you can install all the \n"
             "relevant dependencies for black boxes using pip and optional arguments.\n"
-            "Check the documentation of the black box you are interested in for more information."
+            "Check the documentation of the black box you are interested in for more information.\n"
+            "https://machinelearninglifescience.github.io/poli-docs/."
         )
 
     # Register the problem if it hasn't been registered.
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 96210c58..e9697361 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ commands=
     pytest {tty:--color=yes} -v -m "not slow and poli__dockstring" {posargs}
 
 [testenv:poli-rasp-py310]
-description = run the tests with pytest on the RaSP environment for poli
+description = run the tests with pytest and conda on the RaSP environment for poli
 basepython = python3.10
 wheel_build_env = .pkg
 deps=
@@ -122,7 +122,4 @@ deps=
     -r requirements.txt
     -e.[ehrlich]
 commands=
-    sh -c 'if conda info --envs | grep -q poli__ehrlich_holo; then echo "poli__ehrlich_holo already exists"; else conda env create -f ./src/poli/objective_repository/ehrlich_holo/environment.yml; fi'
-    sh -c "conda run -n poli__ehrlich_holo python -m pip uninstall -y poli"
-    sh -c "conda run -n poli__ehrlich_holo python -m pip install -e ."
     pytest {tty:--color=yes} -v -m 'not slow and poli__ehrlich_holo' {posargs}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tox.master.ini b/tox.master.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index aaf26e42..00000000
--- a/tox.master.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-[tox]
-env_list =
-    lint
-    poli-base-py39
-minversion = 4.10.0
-
-[testenv]
-description = run the tests with pytest
-package = wheel
-wheel_build_env = .pkg
-allowlist_externals =
-    sh
-deps =
-    pytest>=6
-commands =
-    sh -c "rm -rf ~/.poli_objectives/*.sh"
-    sh -c "rm -rf ~/.poli_objectives/config.rc"
-    sh -c 'if conda info --envs | grep -q poli__base; then echo "poli__base already exists"; else conda env create -f ./src/poli/objective_repository/aloha/environment.yml; fi'
-    sh -c "conda run -n poli__base python -m pip uninstall -y poli"
-    sh -c "conda run -n poli__base python -m pip install -e ."
-    sh -c 'if conda info --envs | grep -q poli__chem; then echo "poli__chem already exists"; else conda env create -f ./src/poli/objective_repository/rdkit_qed/environment.yml; fi'
-    sh -c "conda run -n poli__chem python -m pip uninstall -y poli"
-    sh -c "conda run -n poli__chem python -m pip install -e ."
-    sh -c 'if conda info --envs | grep -q poli__protein; then echo "poli__protein already exists"; else conda env create -f ./src/poli/objective_repository/foldx_stability/environment.yml; fi'
-    sh -c "conda run -n poli__protein python -m pip uninstall -y poli"
-    sh -c "conda run -n poli__protein python -m pip install -e ."
-    sh -c 'if conda info --envs | grep -q poli__protein_cbas; then echo "poli__protein_cbas already exists"; else conda env create -f ./src/poli/objective_repository/gfp_cbas/environment.yml; fi'
-    sh -c "conda run -n poli__protein_cbas python -m pip uninstall -y poli"
-    sh -c "conda run -n poli__protein_cbas python -m pip install -e ."
-    sh -c 'if conda info --envs | grep -q poli__dockstring; then echo "poli__dockstring already exists"; else conda env create -f ./src/poli/objective_repository/dockstring/environment.yml; fi'
-    sh -c "conda run -n poli__dockstring python -m pip uninstall -y poli"
-    sh -c "conda run -n poli__dockstring python -m pip install -e ."
-    sh -c 'if conda info --envs | grep -q poli__tdc; then echo "poli__tdc already exists"; else conda env create -f ./src/poli/objective_repository/sa_tdc/environment.yml; fi'
-    sh -c "conda run -n poli__tdc python -m pip uninstall -y poli"
-    sh -c "conda run -n poli__tdc python -m pip install -e ."
-    sh -c 'if conda info --envs | grep -q poli__rasp; then echo "poli__rasp already exists"; else conda env create -f ./src/poli/objective_repository/rasp/environment.yml; fi'
-    sh -c "conda run -n poli__rasp python -m pip uninstall -y poli"
-    sh -c "conda run -n poli__rasp python -m pip install -e ."
-    pytest {tty:--color=yes} -v {posargs}
-    sh -c "rm -rf ~/.poli_objectives/*.sh"
-    sh -c "rm -rf ~/.poli_objectives/config.rc"
-
-[testenv:lint]
-description = check the code style with black
-deps =
-    black
-commands =
-    black --check --diff .
-
-[testenv:poli-base-py39]
-description = run the tests with pytest on the base environment for poli
-basepython = python3.9
-wheel_build_env = .pkg
-deps=
-    {[testenv]deps}
-    numpy
-    -e.
-commands=
-    {[testenv]commands}