diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cfc230e..2de5921 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ conda activate pybedlite
 
 # Getting Setup for Development Work
 
-Clone the repository to your local machine. Note that pybedlite >= 0.0.4 includes [cgranges][cgranges-link] as a submodule, so you must use the `--recurse-submodules` option:
+Clone the repository to your local machine.
 ```
-git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/fulcrumgenomics/pybedlite.git
+git clone https://github.com/fulcrumgenomics/pybedlite.git
 ```
 
 [Poetry][poetry-link] is used to manage the python development environment.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 458bb3c..85b51c6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ classifiers = [
 	"Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
 ]
 include = ["LICENSE"]
-packages = [{ include = "pybedlite" }, { include = "cgranges" }]
+packages = [{ include = "pybedlite" }]
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = "^3.8.0"