diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 86932ed..e69de29 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-This repository houses the require manifests and build scripts for lune packaging. For more information on lune, 
-see [filiptibell/lune](https://github.com/filiptibell/lune).
-
-<details>
-  <summary>
-    Packaging Status
-  </summary>
-
-  
-</details>
diff --git a/utils/readme_update.py b/utils/readme_update.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f877e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/readme_update.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+from platform import platform
+import tomllib as toml
+
+README_HEADER = """This repository houses the require manifests and build scripts for lune packaging. For more information on lune, see [filiptibell/lune](https://github.com/filiptibell/lune).
+"""
+MARKDOWN_TABLE_HEADER = """| Package Registry |  Status  |
+|------|------|
+"""
+
+__VERSION__ = f"v0.1.0-{platform()}"
+
+def main():
+    print('running readme_updater ', __VERSION__)
+    with open("status.toml", 'rb') as status_file:
+        packaging_statuses = toml.load(status_file)
+        
+        generated_md_table = MARKDOWN_TABLE_HEADER + ""
+
+        for package, status in packaging_statuses.items():
+            generated_md_table += f"{package} | {status}"
+
+        updated_readme = """<details>
+  <summary>
+    Packaging Status
+  </summary>
+  {}
+</details>
+        """.format(generated_md_table)
+        
+    print(generated_md_table)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()