diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9ade7136..284543e3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ BEC Widgets is a GUI framework designed for interaction with [BEC (Beamline Expe
 Use the package manager [pip](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/) to install BEC Widgets:
 
 ```bash
-pip install bec_widgets
+pip install bec_widgets PyQt6
 ```
 
 For development purposes, you can clone the repository and install the package locally in editable mode:
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ For development purposes, you can clone the repository and install the package l
 ```bash
 git clone https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets
 cd bec_widgets
-pip install -e .[dev]
+pip install -e .[dev,pyqt6]
 ```
 
-BEC Widgets currently supports both PyQt5 and PyQt6. By default, PyQt6 is installed.
+BEC Widgets currently supports both PyQt5 and PyQt6, however, no default distribution is specified. As a result, users must install one of the supported
+Python Qt distributions manually.
 
 To select a specific Python Qt distribution, install the package with an additional tag:
 
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ pip install bec_widgets[pyqt5]
 ```
 ## Documentation
 
-Documentation of BEC Widgets can be found [here](https://bec-widgets.readthedocs.io/en/latest/). The documentation of the BEC can be found [here](https://beamline-experiment-control.readthedocs.io/en/latest/).
+Documentation of BEC Widgets can be found [here](https://bec-widgets.readthedocs.io/en/latest/). The documentation of the BEC can be found [here](https://bec.readthedocs.io/en/latest/).
 
 ## Contributing
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 5fe62696..21eead99 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 import os
 import pathlib
 
+import tomli
+
 project = "BEC Widgets"
 copyright = "2023, Paul Scherrer Institute"
 author = "Paul Scherrer Institute"
@@ -16,18 +18,15 @@ author = "Paul Scherrer Institute"
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
 
-current_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent.resolve()
+current_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.resolve()
+version_path = f"{current_path}/pyproject.toml"
 
 
 def get_version():
     """load the version from the version file"""
-    version_file = os.path.join(current_path, "setup.py")
-    with open(version_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
-        res = file.readline()
-        while not res.startswith("__version__"):
-            res = file.readline()
-        version = res.split("=")[1]
-    return version.strip().strip('"')
+    with open(version_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+        res = tomli.loads(file.read())
+    return res["project"]["version"]
 
 
 release = get_version()
diff --git a/docs/developer/developer.md b/docs/developer/developer.md
index 37a4f323..11e28be6 100644
--- a/docs/developer/developer.md
+++ b/docs/developer/developer.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ cd bec_widgets
 
 Installing the package in editable mode allows you to make changes to the code and test them in real-time.
 ```bash
-pip install -e .[dev]
+pip install -e .[dev,pyqt6]
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index 7aae9ae7..404ca0ea 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ sphinx-copybutton
 myst-parser
 sphinx-design
 bec-widgets
+tomli
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