diff --git a/rtic/Cargo.toml b/rtic/Cargo.toml
index 9b8a2916c3..7bca4c1cfb 100644
--- a/rtic/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rtic/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ keywords = [
 ]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 name = "rtic"
-readme = "README.md"
+readme = "../README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/rtic-rs/rtic"
 
 version = "2.0.0-alpha.0"
diff --git a/rtic/macros/Cargo.toml b/rtic/macros/Cargo.toml
index 2041d37c8a..970f666247 100644
--- a/rtic/macros/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rtic/macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 keywords = ["arm", "cortex-m", "risc-v", "embedded", "async", "runtime", "futures", "await", "no-std", "rtos", "bare-metal"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 name = "rtic-macros"
-readme = "../README.md"
+readme = "../../README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/rtic-rs/rtic"
 
 version = "2.0.0-alpha.0"
diff --git a/rtic/xtask/Cargo.toml b/rtic/xtask/Cargo.toml
index f1c468ed3d..6053b914f5 100644
--- a/rtic/xtask/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rtic/xtask/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 name = "xtask"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2018"
+publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.43"