diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ec3878e5..271cdd496 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ https://python-hydro.github.io/pyro2
     Alternately, you can install directly from source, via
 
     ```
-    python setup.py install --user
+    pip install .
     ```
 
-    or you can use `develop` instead of `install` if you are
+    you can optionally add the `-e` argument to `install` if you are
     planning on developing pyro solvers directly.
 
   - Not all matplotlib backends allow for the interactive plotting as
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9ae5133d8..eda8a4434 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ namespaces = false
 [tool.setuptools.package-data]
 # additional files to include when building a wheel
 pyro = [
-  "**/_*.defaults",
+  "_defaults",
+  "**/_defaults",
   "**/inputs*",
   "*/tests/*.h5"
 ]