diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 624815e3..50467817 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ VERSION=0.11.5
 
 DOCKER=podman
 
-all:
+all: pkgs
+
+pkgs:
+	pip3 wheel --no-deps --wheel-dir dist trustgraph-core/
 
 # container
 
diff --git a/trustgraph-core/setup.py b/trustgraph-core/setup.py
index e3bd392d..5e354c42 100644
--- a/trustgraph-core/setup.py
+++ b/trustgraph-core/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import setuptools
 import os
 
-with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
+with open("../README.md", "r") as fh:
     long_description = fh.read()
 
 version = "0.11.5"