diff --git a/lib/codegen/Cargo.toml b/lib/codegen/Cargo.toml
index 3cc06a1f62..f49fe9caab 100644
--- a/lib/codegen/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/codegen/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ target-lexicon = { version = "0.0.3", default-features = false }
 # accomodated in `tests`.
 
 [build-dependencies]
-meta = { path = "meta", version = "0.0.0" }
+cranelift-codegen-meta = { path = "meta" }
 
 [features]
 # The "std" feature enables use of libstd. The "core" feature enables use
diff --git a/lib/codegen/build.rs b/lib/codegen/build.rs
index 5c88f63fa3..92770e9b16 100644
--- a/lib/codegen/build.rs
+++ b/lib/codegen/build.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 // The build script expects to be run from the directory where this build.rs file lives. The
 // current directory is used to find the sources.
 
-extern crate meta;
+extern crate cranelift_codegen_meta as meta;
 
 use std::env;
 use std::process;
@@ -80,11 +80,10 @@ fn main() {
     // Now that the Python build process is complete, generate files that are
     // emitted by the `meta` crate.
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    // Temporarily disable this while we work out how to publish this crate.
-    //if let Err(err) = meta::gen_types::generate("new_types.rs", &out_dir) {
-    //    eprintln!("Error: {}", err);
-    //    process::exit(1);
-    //}
+    if let Err(err) = meta::gen_types::generate("new_types.rs", &out_dir) {
+        eprintln!("Error: {}", err);
+        process::exit(1);
+    }
 }
 
 fn identify_python() -> &'static str {
diff --git a/lib/codegen/meta/Cargo.toml b/lib/codegen/meta/Cargo.toml
index 17dfd1ce7c..0a9f294642 100644
--- a/lib/codegen/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/codegen/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 [package]
-name = "meta"
+name = "cranelift-codegen-meta"
 authors = ["The Cranelift Project Developers"]
-version = "0.0.0"
+version = "0.18.0"
 description = "Metaprogram for cranelift-codegen code generator library"
 license = "Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception"
-documentation = "https://cranelift.readthedocs.io/"
 repository = "https://github.com/CraneStation/cranelift"
-keywords = ["compile", "compiler", "jit"]
-publish = false
+readme = "README.md"
+
+[badges]
+maintenance = { status = "experimental" }
+travis-ci = { repository = "CraneStation/cranelift" }
diff --git a/lib/codegen/meta/README.md b/lib/codegen/meta/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0c8648b29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/codegen/meta/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+This crate contains the metaprogram used by cranelift-codegen. It's not
+useful on its own.