diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/tag_release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/tag_release.yml
index cb4e556..bcaedf3 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/tag_release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/tag_release.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name: Release Tagging
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - main
       - devel
 
 jobs:
@@ -50,6 +49,3 @@ jobs:
           release_name: Release ${{ steps.version.outputs.project_tag_release }}
           body: |
            Release of version ${{ steps.version.outputs.project_tag_release }}
-          # draft: false
-          # prerelease: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'v') == false }} # prerelease if not a valid release tag
-
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 96ef6c0..ea8c4bf 100644
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diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fbf564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,320 @@
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diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b818012..239b90a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 [package]
 name = "icarus_meta"
-version = "0.1.30"
+version = "0.2.0"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.86"
 
 [dependencies]
 lofty = { version = "0.22.3" }
-icarus_models = { git = "ssh://git@git.kundeng.us/phoenix/icarus_models.git", tag = "v0.4.3" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-tempfile = { version = "3.19.1" }
\ No newline at end of file
+tempfile = { version = "3.19.1" }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c50b599
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Library to manage metadata of flac files, used in various icarus-related software
+projects.
diff --git a/src/meta.rs b/src/meta.rs
index c73da04..f70643e 100644
--- a/src/meta.rs
+++ b/src/meta.rs
@@ -135,9 +135,11 @@ pub mod coverart {
 }
 
 pub mod metadata {
-    use crate::types;
     use lofty::file::AudioFile;
     use lofty::tag::Accessor;
+    use lofty::tag::TagExt;
+
+    use crate::types;
 
     pub fn get_meta(t: types::Type, filepath: &String) -> Result<String, std::io::Error> {
         match std::fs::File::open(filepath) {
@@ -219,7 +221,14 @@ pub mod metadata {
                                 }
                             };
 
-                            Ok(value.to_owned())
+                            match vb.save_to_path(filepath, lofty::config::WriteOptions::default())
+                            {
+                                Ok(_) => Ok(value.to_owned()),
+                                Err(err) => Err(std::io::Error::new(
+                                    std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
+                                    err.to_string(),
+                                )),
+                            }
                         }
                         None => Err(std::io::Error::new(
                             std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
@@ -235,6 +244,23 @@ pub mod metadata {
             Err(err) => Err(err),
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn parse_value(value: types::MetadataType) -> String {
+        match value {
+            types::MetadataType::String(val) => val,
+            types::MetadataType::Int(val) => val.to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_meta_value(
+        t: types::Type,
+        filepath: &String,
+        value: types::MetadataType,
+    ) -> Result<String, std::io::Error> {
+        let parsed_val = parse_value(value);
+
+        set_meta(t, filepath, &parsed_val)
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/src/types.rs b/src/types.rs
index 26dbca1..b7efc00 100644
--- a/src/types.rs
+++ b/src/types.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum Type {
     Title,
     Artist,
@@ -11,8 +12,27 @@ pub enum Type {
     DiscCount,
 }
 
-pub mod access {
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum MetadataType {
+    String(String),
+    Int(i32),
+}
 
+impl MetadataType {
+    pub fn from_std_str(s: &str) -> Self {
+        MetadataType::String(s.to_string())
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_string(s: String) -> Self {
+        MetadataType::String(s)
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_int(i: i32) -> Self {
+        MetadataType::Int(i)
+    }
+}
+
+pub mod access {
     pub fn get_type(t: super::Type) -> Result<String, std::io::Error> {
         match t {
             super::Type::Title => Ok("TITLE".to_owned()),