diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7c73b50..61fe34c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # gRPCurl
 [![Build Status](https://circleci.com/gh/fullstorydev/grpcurl/tree/master.svg?style=svg)](https://circleci.com/gh/fullstorydev/grpcurl/tree/master)
 [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/fullstorydev/grpcurl)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/fullstorydev/grpcurl)
+[![Snap Release Status](https://snapcraft.io/grpcurl/badge.svg)](https://snapcraft.io/grpcurl)
 
 `grpcurl` is a command-line tool that lets you interact with gRPC servers. It's
 basically `curl` for gRPC servers.
@@ -79,6 +80,12 @@ of environments, including Windows and myriad Linux distributions.
 You can see more details and the full list of other packages for `grpcurl` at _repology.org_:
 https://repology.org/project/grpcurl/information
 
+### Snap
+
+You can install `grpcurl` using the snap package:
+
+`snap install grpcurl`
+
 ### From Source
 If you already have the [Go SDK](https://golang.org/doc/install) installed, you can use the `go`
 tool to install `grpcurl`:
diff --git a/snap/README.md b/snap/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e64e550
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snap/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# packing and releasing
+To pack the current branch to a snap package:
+
+`snapcraft pack`
+
+To install the package locally:
+
+`snap install ./grpcurl_v[version tag]_amd64.snap --devmode`
+
+To upload the snap to the edge channel:
+
+`snapcraft upload --release edge ./grpcurl_v[version tag]_amd64.snap`
+
+(you need to own the package name registration for this!)
+
+# ownership
+The snap's current owner is `pietro.pasotti@canonical.com`; who is very happy to support with maintaining the snap distribution and/or transfer its ownership to the developers.
+
+Please reach out to me for questions regarding the snap; including:
+- adding support for other architectures
+- automating the release
+
+Cheers and thanks for the awesome tool!
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diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 9195c58..bc95260 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 name: grpcurl
 base: core24
-version: '0.1'
+# allow grpcurl part to call craftctl set-version
+adopt-info: grpcurl
 summary: grpcurl is a command-line tool that lets you interact with gRPC servers.
 
 description: |
   grpcurl is a command-line tool that lets you interact with gRPC servers. 
   It's basically curl for gRPC servers.
 
-grade: devel
-confinement: devmode
+grade: stable
+confinement: strict
+license: MIT
 
 apps:
   grpcurl:
@@ -23,6 +25,9 @@ parts:
     source: https://github.com/fullstorydev/grpcurl
     source-type: git
     override-build: |
+      tag="$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)"
+      craftctl set version="$tag"
+
       go build -o $CRAFT_PART_INSTALL/grpcurl ./cmd/grpcurl/grpcurl.go
       
       # adjust the permissions