diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index cd8a779..52cc461 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           toolchain: stable
       - run: make sqlite-vec.h
-      - run: cp sqlite-vec.c bindings/rust
-      - run: cp sqlite-vec.h bindings/rust
+      - run: make deps
+        working-directory: ./bindings/rust
       - run: cargo publish --no-verify
         working-directory: ./bindings/rust
         env:
diff --git a/bindings/rust/.gitignore b/bindings/rust/.gitignore
index 3697d89..44bec09 100644
--- a/bindings/rust/.gitignore
+++ b/bindings/rust/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 target/
 sqlite-vec.c
 sqlite-vec.h
+Cargo.toml
diff --git a/bindings/rust/Cargo.toml b/bindings/rust/Cargo.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2eaa6f6..0000000
--- a/bindings/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-[package]
-name = "sqlite-vec"
-version = "0.1.0"
-edition = "2021"
-
-[dependencies]
-
-[build-dependencies]
-cc = "1.0"
-
-[dev-dependencies]
-rusqlite = "0.31.0"
diff --git a/bindings/rust/Cargo.toml.tmpl b/bindings/rust/Cargo.toml.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5df7481
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/rust/Cargo.toml.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[package]
+name = "sqlite-vec"
+version = "${VERSION}"
+edition = "2021"
+authors = ["Alex Garcia <alexsebastian.garcia@gmail.com>"]
+description = "FFI bindings to the sqlite-vec SQLite extension"
+homepage = "https://github.com/asg017/sqlite-vec"
+repository = "https://github.com/asg017/sqlite-vec"
+keywords = ["sqlite", "sqlite-extension"]
+license = "MIT/Apache-2.0"
+
+
+[dependencies]
+
+[build-dependencies]
+cc = "1.0"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+rusqlite = "0.31.0"
diff --git a/bindings/rust/Makefile b/bindings/rust/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6171353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/rust/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+VERSION=$(shell cat ../../VERSION)
+
+deps: Cargo.toml sqlite-vec.c sqlite-vec.h
+
+Cargo.toml: ../../VERSION Cargo.toml.tmpl
+		VERSION=$(VERSION) envsubst < Cargo.toml.tmpl > $@
+
+sqlite-vec.c: ../../sqlite-vec.c
+		cp $< $@
+
+sqlite-vec.h: ../../sqlite-vec.h
+		cp $< $@
+
+.PHONY: deps