diff --git a/telemetry/Cargo.toml b/telemetry/Cargo.toml
index 4503116b21..e89e72d314 100644
--- a/telemetry/Cargo.toml
+++ b/telemetry/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version    = "0.4.0"
 edition    = "2018"
 license    = "Apache-2.0"
 readme     = "README.md"
-keywords   = ["blockchain", "consensus", "cosmos", "ibc", "tendermint", "telemetry"]
+keywords   = ["cosmos", "ibc", "relayer", "telemetry"]
 repository = "https://github.com/informalsystems/ibc-rs"
 authors    = ["Informal Systems <hello@informal.systems>"]
 
diff --git a/telemetry/README.md b/telemetry/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1bea92d85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/telemetry/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# IBC Telemetry
+
+[![Crate][crate-image]][crate-link]
+[![Docs][docs-image]][docs-link]
+[![Build Status][build-image]][build-link]
+[![End to End testing][e2e-image]][e2e-link]
+[![Apache 2.0 Licensed][license-image]][license-link]
+![Rust Stable][rustc-image]
+![Rust 1.51+][rustc-version]
+
+This is the repository for the IBC telemetry service for use in the Hermes IBC relayer.
+
+See the [telemetry documentation][telemetry-doc] in the Hermes guide for more information.
+
+## License
+
+Copyright © 2021 Informal Systems Inc. and ibc-rs authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use the files in this repository except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+
+
+[//]: # (badges)
+
+[crate-image]: https://img.shields.io/crates/v/ibc-telemetry.svg
+[crate-link]: https://crates.io/crates/ibc-telemetry
+[docs-image]: https://docs.rs/ibc-telemetry/badge.svg
+[docs-link]: https://docs.rs/ibc-telemetry/
+
+[build-image]: https://github.com/informalsystems/ibc-rs/workflows/Rust/badge.svg
+[build-link]: https://github.com/informalsystems/ibc-rs/actions?query=workflow%3ARust
+[e2e-image]: https://github.com/informalsystems/ibc-rs/workflows/End%20to%20End%20testing/badge.svg
+[e2e-link]: https://github.com/informalsystems/ibc-rs/actions?query=workflow%3A%22End+to+End+testing%22
+[telemetry-doc]: https://hermes.informal.systems/telemetry.html
+
+[license-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache2.0-blue.svg
+[license-link]: https://github.com/informalsystems/ibc-rs/blob/master/LICENSE
+[rustc-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-stable-blue.svg
+[rustc-version]: https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.51+-blue.svg