diff --git a/README.lhs b/README.lhs
--- a/README.lhs
+++ b/README.lhs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # optics-operators
 
-[![build](https://github.com/qwbarch/optics-operators/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/qwbarch/optics-operators/actions/workflows/build.yml) [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-green.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+[![build](https://github.com/qwbarch/optics-operators/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/qwbarch/optics-operators/actions/workflows/build.yml) [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-green.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) [![Hackage](http://img.shields.io/hackage/v/optics-operators.svg)](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/optics-operators)
 
 A tiny package containing operators missing from the official package.
 
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@
 ```haskell
 {-# LANGUAGE DeriveGeneric, OverloadedLabels #-}
 import GHC.Generics (Generic)
-import Control.Monad.State (StateT, execStateT)
+import Control.Monad.State (State, execState)
 import Data.Optics.Operators ((+=), (-=), (*=))
-import Control.Monad ((<=<))
 ```
 
 Basic example using state operators:
@@ -32,10 +31,10 @@
   { age :: Int
   } deriving (Show, Generic)
 
-addAge :: Int -> StateT Person IO ()
+addAge :: Int -> State Person ()
 addAge age = #age += age
 
-subtractAge :: Int -> StateT Person IO ()
+subtractAge :: Int -> State Person ()
 subtractAge age = #age -= age
 ```
 
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@
 person = Person 50
 
 main :: IO ()
-main = print <=< flip execStateT person $ do
+main = print . flip execState person $ do
   addAge 10
   subtractAge 20
   #age *= 2
diff --git a/optics-operators.cabal b/optics-operators.cabal
--- a/optics-operators.cabal
+++ b/optics-operators.cabal
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:           optics-operators
-version:        0.1.0.0
+version:        0.1.0.1
 synopsis:       A tiny package containing operators missing from the official package.
 description:    A tiny package containing operators missing from the official package.
                 Basic example using state operators:
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
 extra-doc-files:
     CHANGELOG.md
 
+flag build-readme
+  description: Build the literate haskell README example.
+  manual: False
+  default: False
+
 library
   exposed-modules:
       Data.Optics.Operators
@@ -55,6 +60,8 @@
       base >=4.10 && <5
     , mtl ==2.*
     , optics-core >=0.4 && <1
+  if !flag(build-readme)
+    buildable: False
   default-language: Haskell2010
 
 test-suite unit-test