diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 6b0472cec..f8ce9fdaf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ The format is based on `Keep a Changelog`_.
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 
+`0.1rc1`_
+^^^^^^^^^
+
+
 Added
 """""
 
@@ -37,5 +41,6 @@ Changed
 
 
 .. _UNRELEASED: https://github.com/Qiskit/qiskit-ibmq-provider/compare/104d524...HEAD
+.. _0.1rc1: https://github.com/Qiskit/qiskit-ibmq-provider/compare/104d524...0.1rc1
 
 .. _Keep a Changelog: http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fba00dce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+include LICENSE.txt README.md
+include qiskit/providers/ibmq/VERSION.txt
diff --git a/qiskit/providers/ibmq/VERSION.txt b/qiskit/providers/ibmq/VERSION.txt
index eb49d7c7f..fb69c76be 100644
--- a/qiskit/providers/ibmq/VERSION.txt
+++ b/qiskit/providers/ibmq/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.7
+0.1rc1
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a384f064b..87f4f2228 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-qiskit-terra>=0.7,<0.8
 requests>=2.19
 requests-ntlm>=1.1.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index deccfe0f3..bd1beaec0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,26 +10,33 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
 requirements = [
-    "qiskit-terra>=0.7,<0.8",
+    #"qiskit-terra>=0.8",  # TODO: disabled for developers convenience
     "requests>=2.19",
     "requests-ntlm>=1.1.0",
 ]
 
 # Handle version.
 VERSION_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
-                            "qiskit", "providers", "aer", "VERSION.txt")
+                            "qiskit", "providers", "ibmq", "VERSION.txt")
 with open(VERSION_PATH, "r") as version_file:
     VERSION = version_file.read().strip()
 
+# Read long description from README.
+README_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)),
+                           'README.md')
+with open(README_PATH) as readme_file:
+    README = readme_file.read()
+
+
 setup(
     name="qiskit-ibmq-provider",
     version=VERSION,
-    description="Qiskit provider for IBMQ network",
-    long_description="Qiskit provider for accessing the IBMQ network, allowing "
-                     "access to real quantum devices and simulators.",
+    description="Qiskit provider for IBM Q quantum devices and simulators",
+    long_description=README,
+    long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
     url="https://github.com/Qiskit/qiskit-ibmq-provider",
     author="Qiskit Development Team",
-    author_email="qiskit@us.ibm.com",
+    author_email="qiskit@qiskit.org",
     license="Apache 2.0",
     classifiers=[
         "Environment :: Console",
@@ -45,7 +52,9 @@
         "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
     ],
     keywords="qiskit sdk quantum api ibmq",
-    packages=['qiskit.providers.ibmq'],
+    packages=['qiskit.providers.ibmq',
+              'qiskit.providers.ibmq.api',
+              'qiskit.providers.ibmq.credentials'],
     install_requires=requirements,
     include_package_data=True,
     python_requires=">=3.5"