diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 531ed5bd6..d6437e1d0 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,3 +7,43 @@ exclude = [
     "statime-stm32"
 ]
 resolver = "2"
+
+[workspace.package]
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+license = "Apache-2.0 OR MIT"
+repository = "https://github.com/pendulum-project/statime"
+homepage = "https://github.com/pendulum-project/statime"
+publish = true
+authors = [
+    "David Venhoek <david@tweedegolf.com>",
+    "Folkert de Vries <folkert@tweedegolf.com>",
+    "Dion Dokter <dion@tweedegolf.com>",
+    "Ruben Nijveld <ruben@tweedegolf.com>",
+    "David Venhoek <david@tweedegolf.com>",
+    "Bram Bruines <bram@tweedegolf.com>",
+    "Rick van der Wal <rick@tweedegolf.com>"
+]
+rust-version = "1.67" # MSRV
+
+[workspace.dependencies]
+arrayvec = { version = "0.7.4", default-features = false }
+clap = { version = "4.4.7", features = ["derive"] }
+fern = { version = "0.6.2", features = ["colored"] }
+hex = "0.4.3"
+libc = { version = "0.2.150", features = ["extra_traits"] }
+log = { version = "0.4.20", default-features = false }
+pin-project-lite = "0.2.13"
+toml = ">=0.5.0, <0.9.0"
+tokio = "1.33"
+rand = { version = "0.8.5", default-features = false }
+serde = { version = "1.0.192", features = ["derive"] }
+az = "1.2.1"
+fixed = "1.24"
+libm = "0.2.8"
+atomic_refcell = "0.1.13"
+
+
+# our own crates used as dependencies, same version as the workspace version
+# NOTE: keep this part at the bottom of the file, do not change this line
+statime = { version = "0.1.0", path = "./statime" }
diff --git a/statime-linux/COPYING b/statime-linux/COPYING
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..012065c85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/statime-linux/COPYING
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../COPYING
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/statime-linux/Cargo.toml b/statime-linux/Cargo.toml
index 373842318..808535bf2 100644
--- a/statime-linux/Cargo.toml
+++ b/statime-linux/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,25 +1,34 @@
 [package]
 name = "statime-linux"
-version = "0.1.0"
-edition = "2021"
+readme = "README.md"
+description = "Linux daemon for the Statime Precision Time Protocol implementation"
+authors.workspace = true
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+repository.workspace = true
+homepage.workspace = true
+publish.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "statime"
 path = "src/main.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-arrayvec = { version = "0.7.4", default-features = false }
-clap = { version = "4.4.7", features = ["derive"] }
-fern = { version = "0.6.2", features = ["colored"] }
-hex = "0.4.3"
-libc = { version = "0.2.150", features = ["extra_traits"] }
-log = "0.4.20"
-statime = { path = "../statime" }
-pin-project-lite = "0.2.13"
-toml = ">=0.5.0, <0.9.0"
-tokio = { version = "1.33", features = ["net", "rt-multi-thread", "time", "macros", "sync"] }
-rand = { version = "0.8.5", default-features = false, features = ["std", "std_rng"] }
-serde = { version = "1.0.192", features = ["derive"] }
+statime.workspace = true
+
+arrayvec.workspace = true
+clap.workspace = true
+fern.workspace = true
+hex.workspace = true
+libc.workspace = true
+log = { workspace = true, default-features = true }
+pin-project-lite.workspace = true
+toml.workspace = true
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["net", "rt-multi-thread", "time", "macros", "sync"] }
+rand = { workspace = true, default-features = false, features = ["std", "std_rng"] }
+serde.workspace = true
 
 clock-steering = { git = "https://github.com/pendulum-project/clock-steering.git", rev = "716a540" }
 timestamped-socket = { git =  "https://github.com/pendulum-project/timestamped-socket.git", rev = "d0e4ed7", features = ["serde"] }
diff --git a/statime-linux/LICENSE-APACHE b/statime-linux/LICENSE-APACHE
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..965b606f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/statime-linux/LICENSE-APACHE
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../LICENSE-APACHE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/statime-linux/LICENSE-MIT b/statime-linux/LICENSE-MIT
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..76219eb72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/statime-linux/LICENSE-MIT
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../LICENSE-MIT
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/statime-linux/README.md b/statime-linux/README.md
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..32d46ee88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/statime-linux/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../README.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/statime/COPYING b/statime/COPYING
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..012065c85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/statime/COPYING
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../COPYING
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/statime/Cargo.toml b/statime/Cargo.toml
index 172096e13..69a5d6193 100644
--- a/statime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/statime/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,20 +1,15 @@
 [package]
 name = "statime"
-version = "0.1.0"
-authors = [
-    "Dion Dokter <dion@tweedegolf.com>",
-    "Ruben Nijveld <ruben@tweedegolf.com>",
-    "David Venhoek <david@tweedegolf.com>",
-    "Bram Bruines <bram@tweedegolf.com>",
-    "Rick van der Wal <rick@tweedegolf.com>"
-]
-license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
-edition = "2021"
-description = "Pure rust implementation of a ptp ordinary clock"
-homepage = "https://github.com/tweedegolf/statime"
-repository = "https://github.com/tweedegolf/statime"
-
-# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+readme = "README.md"
+description = "Precision Time Protocol implementation library for embedded and desktops"
+authors.workspace = true
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+repository.workspace = true
+homepage.workspace = true
+publish.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [features]
 default = ["std"]
@@ -22,10 +17,10 @@ std = []
 fuzz = ["std"]
 
 [dependencies]
-arrayvec = { version = "0.7.4", default-features = false }
-az = "1.2.1"
-fixed = "1.24"
-libm = "0.2.8"
-log = { version = "0.4.20", default-features = false }
-rand = { version = "0.8.5", default-features = false }
-atomic_refcell = "0.1.13"
+arrayvec.workspace = true
+az.workspace = true
+fixed.workspace = true
+libm.workspace = true
+log = { workspace = true, default-features = false}
+rand = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
+atomic_refcell.workspace = true
diff --git a/statime/LICENSE-APACHE b/statime/LICENSE-APACHE
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..965b606f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/statime/LICENSE-APACHE
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../LICENSE-APACHE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/statime/LICENSE-MIT b/statime/LICENSE-MIT
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..76219eb72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/statime/LICENSE-MIT
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../LICENSE-MIT
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/statime/README.md b/statime/README.md
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..32d46ee88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/statime/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../README.md
\ No newline at end of file