diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 637ff9b..c76cf7d 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 include requirements.txt
 include docs/conf.py
+include hta/configs/logging.config
+include hta/configs/trace_analyzer.json
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index e6f4ac7..e0a405d 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 1. Pull the most recent tags: `git fetch --all --tags`.
 1. Create a new branch from main, say `release-vX.Y.Z` where X.Y.Z is the new release number.
 1. Bump the version in `hta/version.py`. Versions must adhere to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
+1. Make a tag, `git tag vX.Y.Z`.
+1. Merge the release branch along **with the tag** into main through a PR `git push --tags -u origin
+   [branch_name]`
 1. Install `twine` and `build` locally: `pip install --upgrade twine build`.
 1. Build the source distribution and wheel files: `python3 -m build`.
 1. Verify the new package can be installed using pip:
-    1. In a new conda environment execute: `pip install dist/HolisticTraceAnalysis1.X.Y.Z.tar.gz`
+    1. In a new conda environment execute: `pip install dist/HolisticTraceAnalysis-X.Y.Z.tar.gz`
     1. Verify version of the new package: `python -c 'import hta; print(hta.__version__)'`
-1. Merge the release branch into main through a PR.
 1. Upload the release to PyPI: `twine upload dist/*` (requires PyPI account).
 1. Create a new release on [this
   page](https://github.com/facebookresearch/HolisticTraceAnalysis/releases) on Github.
diff --git a/hta/configs/config.py b/hta/configs/config.py
index 61d29db..708dd97 100644
--- a/hta/configs/config.py
+++ b/hta/configs/config.py
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@
 ConfigValue = Union[None, bool, int, float, str, Dict[str, Any], List[Any], Set[Any]]
 
 
-def setup_logger(config_file: str = "$HTA/configs/logging.config") -> logging.Logger:
+def setup_logger(config_file: str = "logging.config") -> logging.Logger:
     global logger
     if config_file:
-        if config_file.startswith("$HTA"):
-            config_file = str(Path(hta.__file__).parent.joinpath(config_file[5:]))
-        logging.config.fileConfig(config_file)
+        log_filepath = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "logging.config")
+        logging.config.fileConfig(log_filepath)
         logger = logging.getLogger("hta")
     elif logger is None:
         logger = logging.getLogger()