diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6035eb7..999faf9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,14 +6,19 @@ Code for detecting and classifying bat echolocation calls in high-frequency
 audio recordings.
 
 > [!WARNING]
-> `batdetect2` 2.0.1 is out.
+> `batdetect2` 2.0.0b1 is out.
+> This is a beta release and we are gathering user feedback.
+> If you run into issues or have feedback on the new workflows, please use the
+> GitHub issues page to let us know.
+>
 > There are many changes and new recommended workflows.
 > We have left the previous `batdetect2.api` module intact, but if you run
 > into issues or want to upgrade, see the
 > [migration guide](docs/source/legacy/migration-guide.md) in the docs site.
 >
 > This update also ships with a refreshed default model.
-> It was trained in the same way and on the same data as before, but you should still expect small output differences in some cases.
+> It was trained in the same way and on the same data as before, but you should
+> still expect small output differences in some cases.
 
 ## What is BatDetect2
 
@@ -31,6 +36,10 @@ You can use the tool from the command line (terminal) or from Python as needed.
 
 We have [extensive documentation](docs/source/index.md) on how to use
 `batdetect2`.
+
+The docs site is still being built and will be live soon.
+If you want a quick peek for now, see the `docs/` folder in this repository.
+
 See our [getting started](docs/source/getting_started.md) guide and then jump
 into any of our tutorials:
 
diff --git a/src/batdetect2/__init__.py b/src/batdetect2/__init__.py
index 4fcfc19..42fd4bd 100644
--- a/src/batdetect2/__init__.py
+++ b/src/batdetect2/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+import warnings
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from loguru import logger
@@ -6,15 +7,18 @@ from loguru import logger
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from batdetect2.api_v2 import BatDetect2API
 
+__all__ = ["BatDetect2API", "__version__"]
+__version__ = "1.1.1"
+
 logger.disable("batdetect2")
 
+# Silences the irrelevant warning
+warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message="The pynvml package is deprecated")
+warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message=".*isinstance(treespec, LeafSpec).*")
 
 numba_logger = logging.getLogger("numba")
 numba_logger.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
 
-__all__ = ["BatDetect2API", "__version__"]
-__version__ = "1.1.1"
-
 
 def __getattr__(name: str):
     if name == "BatDetect2API":