diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index fad9a61..dcd3e09 100755
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -25,19 +25,19 @@ Features
 
 Screenshots
 -----------
-.. figure:: docs/static/ui_overview.png
+.. figure:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rheinwerk-verlag/planning-poker/main/docs/static/ui_overview.png
    :width: 100%
    :alt: You can see all the necessary information on a single page
 
    You can see all the necessary information on a single page
 
-.. figure:: docs/static/participants_overview.gif
+.. figure:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rheinwerk-verlag/planning-poker/main/docs/static/participants_overview.gif
    :width: 100%
    :alt: Live updated list of participants
 
    Live updated list of participants
 
-.. figure:: docs/static/dark_mode.png
+.. figure:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rheinwerk-verlag/planning-poker/main/docs/static/dark_mode.png
    :width: 100%
    :alt: Natively supported dark mode
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 2fbe5f3..0f79a4e 100755
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -306,18 +306,20 @@
 
 
 class RepoImagePathTransform(SphinxTransform):
-    """Remove the leading 'docs/' directory where possible from all image URIs.
-    The relative paths of the images in the 'README.rst' all start with the 'docs' directory in order to show them
-    on the repository overview page. Since the same readme file should also be used inside the docs, the directory has
-    to be removed from the paths when building the docs.
+    """Remove the leading GitHub repo prefix where possible from all image URIs.
+    The URIs of the images in the 'README.rst' all start with the prefix of the GitHub repo in order to show them on the
+    repository overview page and on PyPI. Since the same readme file should also be used inside the docs, the prefix
+    has to be removed from the paths when building the docs.
     """
     default_priority = 409
+    github_repo_prefix = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rheinwerk-verlag/planning-poker/main/docs/'
 
     def apply(self, **kwargs):
+        github_repo_prefix_length = len(self.github_repo_prefix)
         for node in self.document.traverse(nodes.image):
             uri = node.attributes['uri']
-            if uri.startswith('docs/'):
-                node.attributes['uri'] = uri[5:]
+            if uri.startswith(self.github_repo_prefix):
+                node.attributes['uri'] = uri[github_repo_prefix_length:]
 
 
 def setup(app):
diff --git a/planning_poker/version.py b/planning_poker/version.py
index 1c297bd..21abbf6 100755
--- a/planning_poker/version.py
+++ b/planning_poker/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.3.1'  # pragma: no cover
+__version__ = '1.0.0'  # pragma: no cover
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 438e111..da797aa 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 from wheel.bdist_wheel import bdist_wheel
 
 
-def read(*args):
-    return open(join(dirname(__file__), *args)).read()
+def read(*args, **kwargs):
+    return open(join(dirname(__file__), *args), **kwargs).read()
 
 
 class ToxTestCommand(distutils.cmd.Command):
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def command_factory(name, base_class):
     name='planning-poker',
     version=__version__,  # noqa
     description='A Django app which allows teams to perform a remote planning poker session',
-    long_description=read('README.rst'),
+    long_description=read('README.rst', encoding='utf-8'),
     author='Rheinwerk Webteam',
     author_email='webteam@rheinwerk-verlag.de',
     maintainer='Rheinwerk Verlag GmbH Webteam',