diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 80a544b1..fbed619c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /target
 /vendor
+/firmware
 src/board/mod.rs
 __pycache__/
 .hypothesis/
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 84fd8088..5e7a8118 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ name = "donglora"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 build = "build.rs"
+authors = ["Stephen Waits <steve@waits.net>"]
+license = "MIT"
+description = "Transparent LoRa radio over USB — plug in a board, talk LoRa from your host"
+repository = "https://github.com/swaits/donglora"
+readme = "README.md"
+keywords = ["lora", "radio", "embedded", "usb", "firmware"]
+categories = ["embedded", "hardware-support", "no-std"]
 
 [dependencies]
 cfg-if = "1.0"
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4ad6f14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2025 Stephen Waits <steve@waits.net>
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/src/display/task.rs b/src/display/task.rs
index 5021492c..a91b5be8 100644
--- a/src/display/task.rs
+++ b/src/display/task.rs
@@ -89,10 +89,19 @@ pub async fn display_task(
         defmt::error!("SSD1306 init failed");
         return;
     }
-    let _ = display.set_brightness(ssd1306::prelude::Brightness::BRIGHTEST).await;
+    if display
+        .set_brightness(ssd1306::prelude::Brightness::BRIGHTEST)
+        .await
+        .is_err()
+    {
+        defmt::warn!("display brightness set failed");
+    }
 
     let mut state = DisplayState::new();
-    let mut receiver = status.receiver().unwrap();
+    let Some(mut receiver) = status.receiver() else {
+        defmt::error!("no watch receiver available for display");
+        return;
+    };
 
     // Show splash/waiting screen (dashboard with no config renders it)
     render_and_flush(&mut display, &state).await;
@@ -139,13 +148,7 @@ pub async fn display_task(
                     render_and_flush(&mut display, &state).await;
                 }
                 DisplayCommand::Reset => {
-                    state.disconnected = true;
-                    state.last_status = RadioStatus::default();
-                    state.rssi_history = [NO_SIGNAL; RSSI_HISTORY_LEN];
-                    state.tx_history = [false; RSSI_HISTORY_LEN];
-                    state.rssi_count = 0;
-                    state.current_slot_rssi = NO_SIGNAL;
-                    state.current_slot_tx = false;
+                    state = DisplayState::new();
                     render_and_flush(&mut display, &state).await;
                 }
             },