diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8f4f3bf..c4a6326 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ resolver = "2"
 members = [
     "shame_derive",
     "shame",
+    "shame_wgpu",
     "examples/*",
 ]
 
+[workspace.dependencies]
+wgpu = "25.0.0"
+
 [profile.dev]
 split-debuginfo = "unpacked"
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4b74cee..f2cbb52 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ Modern graphics APIs often require us filling out descriptors, matching up their
   cargo add --git https://github.com/raymarch/shame shame
   ```
 3. convert `shame`'s output (shader code and pipeline info) to your graphics API
-    > A [wgpu] example of this can be found at [examples/shame_wgpu/src/conversion.rs], which is used by the example applications. If you intend on targeting [wgpu] you can also use the [examples/shame_wgpu] crate directly. If you target a different API, that example can still be a useful reference.
+    > A [wgpu] example of this can be found at [shame_wgpu/src/conversion.rs], which is used by the example applications. If you intend on targeting [wgpu] you can also use the [shame_wgpu] crate directly. If you target a different API, that example can still be a useful reference.
 
 4. check out the [api overview](examples/api_showcase/src/main.rs) of  `shame` and have fun writing pipelines in Rust!
 
 [examples/api_showcase/src/main.rs]: examples/api_showcase/src/main.rs
 
-[examples/shame_wgpu/src/conversion.rs]: examples/shame_wgpu/src/conversion.rs
-[examples/shame_wgpu]: examples/shame_wgpu
+[shame_wgpu/src/conversion.rs]: shame_wgpu/src/conversion.rs
+[shame_wgpu]: shame_wgpu
 
 ## Code example (more in examples folder)
 
diff --git a/examples/hello_triangles/Cargo.toml b/examples/hello_triangles/Cargo.toml
index 19b33ad..77f59ce 100644
--- a/examples/hello_triangles/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/hello_triangles/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
-shame_wgpu = { path = "../shame_wgpu" }
+shame_wgpu = { path = "../../shame_wgpu" }
 shame = { path = "../../shame" }
-wgpu = "25.0.0"
+wgpu = {workspace = true}
 bytemuck = { version = "1.19", features = ["derive"] }
 glam = { version = "0.30.2", features = ["bytemuck", "cuda"] } # "cuda" for 8-byte aligned Vec2
 winit = "0.30.9"
diff --git a/examples/shame_wgpu/Cargo.toml b/examples/shame_wgpu/Cargo.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index a5c8279..0000000
--- a/examples/shame_wgpu/Cargo.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-[package]
-name = "shame_wgpu"
-version = "2.0.0-beta.0"
-edition = "2024"
-
-[lib]
-name = "shame_wgpu"
-doctest = false # TODO(release) remove, and fix documentation to pass tests
-
-[dependencies]
-shame = { path = "../../shame" }
-wgpu = "25.0.0"
-thiserror = "2.0.12"
-concat-idents = "1.1.5"
diff --git a/shame/Cargo.toml b/shame/Cargo.toml
index 6d7bdb4..ab26354 100644
--- a/shame/Cargo.toml
+++ b/shame/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ shame_derive = { path = "../shame_derive/" }
 static_assertions = "1.1.0"
 pretty_assertions = "1.4.1"
 glam = "0.29.0"
-shame_wgpu = { path = "../examples/shame_wgpu" }
+shame_wgpu = { path = "../shame_wgpu" }
 bytemuck = { version = "1.19", features = ["derive"] }
 wgpu = "25.0.2"
 pollster = "0.4"
diff --git a/shame_wgpu/Cargo.toml b/shame_wgpu/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cad12ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shame_wgpu/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[package]
+name = "shame_wgpu"
+version = "2.0.0-beta.0"
+description = "wgpu integration for shame — shader metaprogramming in Rust"
+keywords = ["gpu", "shader", "wgpu", "graphics", "wgsl"]
+categories = ["rendering::graphics-api", "rendering::shader"]
+repository = "https://github.com/RayMarch/shame"
+license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
+edition = "2024"
+
+[lib]
+name = "shame_wgpu"
+doctest = false # TODO(release) remove, and fix documentation to pass tests
+
+[dependencies]
+shame = { path = "../shame" }
+wgpu = {workspace = true}
+thiserror = "2.0.12"
+concat-idents = "1.1.5"
diff --git a/examples/shame_wgpu/src/bind_group.rs b/shame_wgpu/src/bind_group.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/shame_wgpu/src/bind_group.rs
rename to shame_wgpu/src/bind_group.rs
diff --git a/examples/shame_wgpu/src/binding.rs b/shame_wgpu/src/binding.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/shame_wgpu/src/binding.rs
rename to shame_wgpu/src/binding.rs
diff --git a/examples/shame_wgpu/src/conversion.rs b/shame_wgpu/src/conversion.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/shame_wgpu/src/conversion.rs
rename to shame_wgpu/src/conversion.rs
diff --git a/examples/shame_wgpu/src/lib.rs b/shame_wgpu/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/shame_wgpu/src/lib.rs
rename to shame_wgpu/src/lib.rs
diff --git a/examples/shame_wgpu/src/surface_format.rs b/shame_wgpu/src/surface_format.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/shame_wgpu/src/surface_format.rs
rename to shame_wgpu/src/surface_format.rs
diff --git a/examples/shame_wgpu/src/texture_view.rs b/shame_wgpu/src/texture_view.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/shame_wgpu/src/texture_view.rs
rename to shame_wgpu/src/texture_view.rs