diff --git a/.changeset/wild-stingrays-know.md b/.changeset/wild-stingrays-know.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65c0ceb15a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wild-stingrays-know.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'hive-apollo-router-plugin': minor
+---
+
+Initial release of Hive plugin for Apollo-Router
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-stable.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-stable.yaml
index 7eb692df1d..a5eae7a85b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-stable.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-stable.yaml
@@ -81,14 +81,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: extract published Crate version
         id: rust-crate
-        # if:
-        #   steps.changesets.outputs.published && contains(steps.changesets.outputs.publishedPackages,
-        #   '"hive-apollo-router-plugin"')
+        if:
+          steps.changesets.outputs.published && contains(steps.changesets.outputs.publishedPackages,
+          '"hive-apollo-router-plugin"')
         run: |
-          # echo '${{steps.changesets.outputs.publishedPackages}}' > published.json
-          # VERSION=`echo $(jq -r '.[] | select(.name | endswith("hive-apollo-router-plugin")).version' published.json)`
-          # echo "crate_version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "crate_version=0.0.1" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo '${{steps.changesets.outputs.publishedPackages}}' > published.json
+          VERSION=`echo $(jq -r '.[] | select(.name | endswith("hive-apollo-router-plugin")).version' published.json)`
+          echo "crate_version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "crate_publish=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
diff --git a/packages/libraries/router/README.md b/packages/libraries/router/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5efffc648c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/libraries/router/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# Hive plugin for Apollo-Router
+
+This project includes a Hive integration plugin for Apollo-Router.
+
+At the moment, the following are implemented:
+
+- [Fetching Supergraph from Hive CDN](https://the-guild.dev/graphql/hive/docs/high-availability-cdn)
+- [Sending usage information](https://the-guild.dev/graphql/hive/docs/schema-registry/usage-reporting)
+  from a running Apollo Router instance to Hive
+
+This project is constructed as a Rust project that implements Apollo-Router plugin interface.
+
+This build of this project creates an artifact identical to Apollo-Router releases, with additional
+features provided by Hive.
+
+## Getting Started
+
+### Binary/Docker
+
+We provide a custom build of Apollo-Router that acts as a drop-in replacement, and adds Hive
+integration to Apollo-Router.
+
+[Please follow this guide and documentation for integrating Hive with Apollo Router](https://the-guild.dev/graphql/hive/docs/other-integrations/apollo-router)
+
+### Library
+
+If you are
+[building a custom Apollo-Router with your own native plugins](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/routing/customization/native-plugins),
+you can use the Hive plugin as a dependency from Crates.io:
+
+```toml
+[dependencies]
+hive-apollo-router-plugin = "0.0.1"
+```
+
+And then in your codebase, make sure to import and register the Hive plugin:
+
+```rs
+// import the registry instance and the plugin registration function
+use hive_apollo_router_plugin::registry::HiveRegistry;
+use hive_apollo_router_plugin::usage::register;
+
+// In your main function, make sure to register the plugin before you create or initialize Apollo-Router
+fn main() {
+    // Register the Hive usage_reporting plugin
+    register();
+
+    // Initialize the Hive Registry instance and start the Apollo Router
+    match HiveRegistry::new(None).and(apollo_router::main()) {
+        Ok(_) => {}
+        Err(e) => {
+            eprintln!("{}", e);
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+## Development
+
+0. Install latest version of Rust
+1. To get started with development, it is recommended to ensure Rust-analyzer extension is enabled
+   on your VSCode instance.
+2. Validate project status by running `cargo check`
+3. To start the server with the demo config file (`./router.yaml`), use
+   `cargo run -- --config router.yaml`. Make sure to set environment variables required for your
+   setup and development process
+   ([docs](https://the-guild.dev/graphql/hive/docs/other-integrations/apollo-router#configuration)).
+4. You can also just run
+   `cargo run -- --config router.yaml --log debug --dev --supergraph some.supergraph.graphql` for
+   running it with a test supergraph file.