diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e69de29..6953c78 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+## Changelog
+
+### 0.2.0
+
+* Future-proofing for Sopel 8 (#1)
+* Packaging modernization (#1)
+* Correct minimum Sopel version reflecting use of `sopel.plugin` imports
+
+
+### 0.1.0
+
+Initial package release.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9bdc4c2..c8b8925 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,19 +16,26 @@ passing the appropriate config name to `-c` if you have multiple bots._
 
 ## Commands
 
-* **.slap** — Make the bot slap you
-* **.slap nickname [reason]** — Slap someone else, with an optional reason
+<dl>
+  <dt>.slap</dt>
+  <dd>Make the bot slap you</dd>
+
+  <dt>.slap nickname [reason]</dt>
+  <dd>Slap someone else, with an optional reason</dd>
+</dl>
 
 _If your bot has a non-default `prefix`, substitute it for `.` above._
 
 ## Credits
 
-This is based on the original `slap.py` from
-[sopel-extras](https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel-extras) by Michael Yanovich,
-dating back to the late '00s/early '10s. It's been rewritten more or less from
-scratch to do things in the modern Sopel way. The only meaningful behavior
-change was dropping substitution of the caller's nick for `me` and `myself`,
-as it's quite possible for a real person to use either of those as a nick and
-_no one_\* should be safe from slaps!
+This is based on [the original `slap.py`][original-slap.py] by Michael Yanovich
+from [sopel-extras][], dating back to the late '00s/early '10s. It's been
+rewritten more or less from scratch to do things in the modern Sopel way. The
+only meaningful behavior change was dropping substitution of the caller's nick
+for `me` and `myself`, as it's quite possible for a real person to use either of
+those as a nick and _no one_\* should be safe from slaps!
 
 \* — No one except the bot and its admins, that is.
+
+[original-slap.py]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel-extras/blob/81ee756223474cacdac6f5847772d6085d006a50/slap.py
+[sopel-extras]: https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel-extras
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d2cd3c8..c5b6497 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespaces = false
 
 [project]
 name = "sopel-slap"
-version = "0.2.0.dev0"
+version = "0.2.0"
 description = "Plugin for Sopel that lets users slap each other in fun ways"
 keywords = [
   "sopel",
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ authors = [
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { text="EFL-2.0" }
 classifiers = [
-    "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+    "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
     "Intended Audience :: System Administrators",
     "License :: Eiffel Forum License (EFL)",