diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 99cd69e1..97ee0abf 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "block-padding"
-version = "0.4.0-pre"
+version = "0.4.0-pre.1"
 dependencies = [
  "hybrid-array 0.2.0-pre.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
diff --git a/block-padding/Cargo.toml b/block-padding/Cargo.toml
index 227b0483..8af142f6 100644
--- a/block-padding/Cargo.toml
+++ b/block-padding/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 [package]
 name = "block-padding"
-version = "0.4.0-pre"
+version = "0.4.0-pre.1"
 description = "Padding and unpadding of messages divided into blocks."
 authors = ["RustCrypto Developers"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.56"
+rust-version = "1.65"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/block-padding"
 repository = "https://github.com/RustCrypto/utils"
 keywords = ["padding", "pkcs7", "ansix923", "iso7816"]
 categories = ["cryptography", "no-std"]
+readme = "README.md"
 
 [dependencies]
 hybrid-array = "=0.2.0-pre.6"
diff --git a/block-padding/README.md b/block-padding/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f332588
--- /dev/null
+++ b/block-padding/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# [RustCrypto]: Block Padding
+
+[![crate][crate-image]][crate-link]
+[![Docs][docs-image]][docs-link]
+[![Build Status][build-image]][build-link]
+![Apache2/MIT licensed][license-image]
+![Rust Version][rustc-image]
+[![Project Chat][chat-image]][chat-link]
+
+Padding and unpadding of messages divided into blocks.
+
+## License
+
+Licensed under either of:
+
+ * [Apache License, Version 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
+ * [MIT license](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+
+at your option.
+
+### Contribution
+
+Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in the work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.
+
+[//]: # (badges)
+
+[crate-image]: https://img.shields.io/crates/v/block-padding.svg
+[crate-link]: https://crates.io/crates/block-padding
+[docs-image]: https://docs.rs/block-padding/badge.svg
+[docs-link]: https://docs.rs/block-padding/
+[license-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache2.0/MIT-blue.svg
+[rustc-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.65+-blue.svg
+[chat-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/zulip-join_chat-blue.svg
+[chat-link]: https://rustcrypto.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/260052-utils
+[build-image]: https://github.com/RustCrypto/utils/workflows/block-padding/badge.svg?branch=master&event=push
+[build-link]: https://github.com/RustCrypto/utils/actions/workflows/block-padding.yml
+
+[//]: # (general links)
+
+[RustCrypto]: https://github.com/rustcrypto
diff --git a/inout/Cargo.toml b/inout/Cargo.toml
index b406a70c..6c97a544 100644
--- a/inout/Cargo.toml
+++ b/inout/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/RustCrypto/utils"
 keywords = ["custom-reference"]
 
 [dependencies]
-block-padding = { version = "0.4.0-pre", path = "../block-padding", optional = true }
+block-padding = { version = "=0.4.0-pre.1", path = "../block-padding", optional = true }
 hybrid-array = "=0.2.0-pre.6"
 
 [features]