diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 8129d96..c1ad443 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -4,9 +4,36 @@ These are the contribution guidelines for archlinux-keyring.
 All code contributions fall under the terms of the GPL-3.0-or-later (see
 [LICENSE](LICENSE)).
 
+Please read our distribution-wide [Code of
+Conduct](https://terms.archlinux.org/docs/code-of-conduct/) before
+contributing, to understand what actions will and will not be tolerated.
+
+Development of archlinux-keyring takes place on Arch Linux' Gitlab:
+https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archlinux-keyring.
+
 Any merge request to the repository requires two approvals of authorized
 approvers (the current main key holders).
 
+## Discussion
+
+Discussion around archlinux-keyring may take place on the [arch-projects
+mailing list](https://lists.archlinux.org/listinfo/arch-projects) and in
+[#archlinux-projects](ircs://irc.libera.chat/archlinux-projects) on [Libera
+Chat](https://libera.chat/).
+
+All past and present authors of archlinux-keyring are listed in
+[AUTHORS](AUTHORS.md).
+
+## Requirements
+
+The following additional packages need to be installed to be able to lint
+and develop this project:
+
+* python-black
+* python-isort
+* flake8
+* mypy
+
 ## Keyringctl
 
 The `keyringctl` script is written in typed python, which makes use of
@@ -14,33 +41,3 @@ The `keyringctl` script is written in typed python, which makes use of
 
 The script is type checked, linted and formatted using standard tooling.
 When providing a merge request make sure to run `make lint`.
-
-## Key directories
-
-This repository contains PGP packet data, that describes the trusted signing
-keys (below [main](main)) and the packager keys (below [packagers](packagers))
-of the distribution.
-
-Import of a new main key is done using
-
-```bash
-./keyringctl import --main --name <username> <file>
-```
-
-Updates to existing main keys is done using
-
-```bash
-./keyringctl import --main <file_or_directory>
-```
-
-Import of a new packager key is done using
-
-```bash
-./keyringctl import --name <username> <file>
-```
-
-Updates to existing packager keys is done using
-
-```bash
-./keyringctl import <file_or_directory>
-```
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ec34fbd..c475ad2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,30 @@ from the provided data structure and to install it:
 * python
 * sequoia-sq
 
+## Usage
+
+Import of a new packager key
+
+```bash
+./keyringctl import <username>.asc
+# alternatively override the username otherwise derived from the filename
+./keyringctl import --name <username> <file>
+```
+
+Updates to existing packager keys
+
+```bash
+# username is automatically derived from the fingerprint
+./keyringctl import <file_or_directory>
+```
+
+Import of a new main key
+
+```bash
+# same options as packager key except mandatory --main
+./keyringctl import --main <username>.asc
+```
+
 ## Installation
 
 To install archlinux-keyring system-wide use the included `Makefile`:
@@ -28,24 +52,8 @@ make install
 
 ## Contribute
 
-Development of archlinux-keyring takes place on Arch Linux' Gitlab:
-https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archlinux-keyring.
-
-Please read our distribution-wide [Code of
-Conduct](https://terms.archlinux.org/docs/code-of-conduct/) before
-contributing, to understand what actions will and will not be tolerated.
-
-Read our [contributing guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) to learn more about how to
-provide fixes or improvements for the code base and how to add, update or
-remove key material.
-
-Discussion around archlinux-keyring may take place on the [arch-projects
-mailing list](https://lists.archlinux.org/listinfo/arch-projects) and in
-[#archlinux-projects](ircs://irc.libera.chat/archlinux-projects) on [Libera
-Chat](https://libera.chat/).
-
-All past and present authors of archlinux-keyring are listed in
-[AUTHORS](AUTHORS.md).
+Read our [contributing guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) to learn more about guidelines and
+how to provide fixes or improvements for the code base.
 
 ## Releases