diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI-wheels.yaml b/.github/workflows/CI-wheels.yaml
index 37e7412..0b1a183 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI-wheels.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI-wheels.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ on:
 env:
   LIBZIM_DL_VERSION: "9.2.3-2"
   MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: "12.0"
-  PROFILE: "0"
-  CIBW_ENVIRONMENT_PASS_LINUX: "LIBZIM_DL_VERSION PROFILE"
+  CIBW_ENVIRONMENT_PASS_LINUX: "LIBZIM_DL_VERSION"
   CIBW_BUILD_VERBOSITY: "3"
 
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/Publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/Publish.yaml
index 63c284c..8cc2a10 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Publish.yaml
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ on:
 env:
   LIBZIM_DL_VERSION: "9.2.3-2"
   MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: "12.0"
-  PROFILE: "0"
-  CIBW_ENVIRONMENT_PASS_LINUX: "LIBZIM_DL_VERSION PROFILE"
+  CIBW_ENVIRONMENT_PASS_LINUX: "LIBZIM_DL_VERSION"
   # APPLE_SIGNING_KEYCHAIN_PATH set in prepare keychain step
   APPLE_SIGNING_KEYCHAIN_PROFILE: "build-profile"
   APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY: "${{ secrets.APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/QA.yaml b/.github/workflows/QA.yaml
index dac48f2..313c47d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/QA.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/QA.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ on: [push]
 env:
   LIBZIM_DL_VERSION: "9.2.3-2"
   MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: "12.0"
-  PROFILE: "0"
 
 jobs:
   lint:
@@ -29,6 +28,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check ruff
         run: inv lint-ruff
 
-      # disabled until we add stubs so it has some use
-      # - name: Check pyright
-      #   run: inv check-pyright
+      - name: Check pyright
+        run: inv check-pyright
diff --git a/.github/workflows/Tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/Tests.yaml
index e2166f3..be20710 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Tests.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on: [push]
 env:
   LIBZIM_DL_VERSION: "9.2.3-2"
   MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: "12.0"
-  # on by default now but shows intent
+  # we want cython traces for coverage
   PROFILE: "1"
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0b371d8..3023d59 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Our [PyPI wheels](https://pypi.org/project/libzim/) bundle a [recent release](ht
 - Linux+musl for `x86_64` and `aarch64`
 - Windows for `x64`
 
-Wheels are available for both CPython and PyPy.
+Wheels are available for both CPython only  (but can be built for Pypy).
 
 Users on other platforms can install the source distribution (see [Building](#Building) below). 
 
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ Users on other platforms can install the source distribution (see [Building](#Bu
 
 ```sh
 git clone git@github.com:openzim/python-libzim.git && cd python-libzim
-# python -m venv env && source env/bin/activate
-pip install -e .
-# invoke --list for available development helpers
+# hatch run test:coverage
 ```
 
 See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for additional details then [Open a ticket](https://github.com/openzim/python-libzim/issues/new) or submit a Pull Request on Github 🤗!
@@ -160,7 +158,7 @@ with Creator("test.zim") as creator:
 | `LIBZIM_DL_VERSION`              | `8.1.1` or `2023-04-14`                     | Specify the C++ libzim binary version to download and bundle. Either a release version string or a date, in which case it downloads a nightly |
 | `USE_SYSTEM_LIBZIM`              | `1`                                      | Uses `LDFLAG` and `CFLAGS` to find the libzim to link against. Resulting wheel won't bundle C++ libzim. |
 | `DONT_DOWNLOAD_LIBZIM`           | `1`                                      | Disable downloading of C++ libzim. Place headers in `include/` and libzim dylib/so in `libzim/` if no using system libzim. It will be bundled in wheel. |
-| `PROFILE`                        | `0`                                      | Toggle profile tracing in Cython extension. Required for Cython code coverage reporting. **ON by default**. Set to `0` to disable. |
+| `PROFILE`                        | `0`                                      | Enable profile tracing in Cython extension. Required for Cython code coverage reporting. |
 | `SIGN_APPLE`                     | `1`                                      | Set to sign and notarize the extension for macOS. Requires following informations |
 | `APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY`         | `Developer ID Application: OrgName (ID)` | Required for signing on macOS |
 | `APPLE_SIGNING_KEYCHAIN_PATH`    | `/tmp/build.keychain`                    | Path to the Keychain containing the certificate to sign for macOS with |
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c6b65f6..774e6a7 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Config:
     download_libzim: bool = not bool(os.getenv("DONT_DOWNLOAD_LIBZIM") or False)
 
     # toggle profiling for coverage report in Cython
-    profiling: bool = os.getenv("PROFILE", "1") == "1"
+    profiling: bool = os.getenv("PROFILE", "0") == "1"
 
     # macOS signing
     should_sign_apple: bool = bool(os.getenv("SIGN_APPLE") or False)