diff --git a/HrynCo.DAL.Abstract/HrynCo.DAL.Abstract.csproj b/HrynCo.DAL.Abstract/HrynCo.DAL.Abstract.csproj
index 2a71af8..22834a5 100644
--- a/HrynCo.DAL.Abstract/HrynCo.DAL.Abstract.csproj
+++ b/HrynCo.DAL.Abstract/HrynCo.DAL.Abstract.csproj
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <RootNamespace>HrynCo.DAL.Abstract</RootNamespace>
     <PackageId>HrynCo.DAL.Abstract</PackageId>
+    <PackageReadmeFile>README.md</PackageReadmeFile>
     <Authors>HrynCo</Authors>
     <Description>Abstract DAL contracts for HrynCo applications: entities, repository and unit-of-work interfaces.</Description>
     <PackageTags>hrynco dal abstract entity repository unitofwork</PackageTags>
@@ -13,5 +14,9 @@
     <RepositoryUrl>https://gitea.hrynco.com/hrynco/hrynco-ef.git</RepositoryUrl>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="/" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>
 
diff --git a/HrynCo.DAL.Abstract/README.md b/HrynCo.DAL.Abstract/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7dfe14d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HrynCo.DAL.Abstract/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# HrynCo.DAL.Abstract
+
+Infrastructure-independent contracts for entities, repositories, unit of work, transactions, and pagination. Reference this package from application layers that should not depend on Entity Framework Core.
+
+Source and usage context: [hrynco-ef](https://gitea.hrynco.com/hrynco/hrynco-ef).
diff --git a/HrynCo.DAL.EF/HrynCo.DAL.EF.csproj b/HrynCo.DAL.EF/HrynCo.DAL.EF.csproj
index 4b3e45e..ae78621 100644
--- a/HrynCo.DAL.EF/HrynCo.DAL.EF.csproj
+++ b/HrynCo.DAL.EF/HrynCo.DAL.EF.csproj
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <RootNamespace>HrynCo.DAL.EF</RootNamespace>
     <PackageId>HrynCo.DAL.EF</PackageId>
+    <PackageReadmeFile>README.md</PackageReadmeFile>
     <Authors>HrynCo</Authors>
     <Description>Entity Framework Core base implementations for HrynCo applications: generic repository and unit-of-work.</Description>
     <PackageTags>hrynco dal ef entityframework repository unitofwork</PackageTags>
@@ -13,6 +14,10 @@
     <RepositoryUrl>https://gitea.hrynco.com/hrynco/hrynco-ef.git</RepositoryUrl>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="/" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\HrynCo.DAL.Abstract\HrynCo.DAL.Abstract.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/HrynCo.DAL.EF/README.md b/HrynCo.DAL.EF/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..664da8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HrynCo.DAL.EF/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# HrynCo.DAL.EF
+
+Entity Framework Core implementations of the HrynCo.DAL.Abstract repository and unit-of-work contracts. Reference this package from the data-access layer alongside your EF Core database provider.
+
+Source and usage context: [hrynco-ef](https://gitea.hrynco.com/hrynco/hrynco-ef).