diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest-builds.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest-builds.yml
index 83eaa6d..540826e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest-builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest-builds.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-name: Run pytest
+name: unit-tests
 
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ master ]
 
 jobs:
   pytest:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/release-wheels.yml
index 25a324f..35a8001 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-wheels.yml
@@ -1,68 +1,234 @@
-name: Build wheels and deploy to PyPI
+name: release-deploy
 
 on:
   release:
     types: [ published ]
 
 jobs:
-  build_wheels:
-    name: Build wheels for ${{ matrix.os }}
+  build-sdist:
+    name: Build source distribution
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        submodules: true
+
+    - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+      with:
+        toolchain: stable
+
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      name: Install Python
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.10'
+
+    - name: Build sdist
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install -U pip
+        python -m pip install -U setuptools-rust
+        python -m pip install .
+        python setup.py sdist
+
+    - name: Store artifacts
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      with:
+        name: wheels
+        path: ./dist
+
+  build-wheels:
+    name: Build wheel for cp${{ matrix.python }}-${{ matrix.platform_id }}-${{ matrix.manylinux_image }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    env:
-      CIBW_SKIP: "cp36-* *-musl*"
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.10"]
+        include:
+          # Windows 32 bit
+          - os: windows-latest
+            python: 37
+            platform_id: win32
+          - os: windows-latest
+            python: 38
+            platform_id: win32
+          - os: windows-latest
+            python: 39
+            platform_id: win32
+          - os: windows-latest
+            python: 310
+            platform_id: win32
+
+          # Windows 64 bit
+          - os: windows-latest
+            python: 37
+            platform_id: win_amd64
+          - os: windows-latest
+            python: 38
+            platform_id: win_amd64
+          - os: windows-latest
+            python: 39
+            platform_id: win_amd64
+          - os: windows-latest
+            python: 310
+            platform_id: win_amd64
+
+          # Linux 64 bit manylinux2010
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            python: 37
+            platform_id: manylinux_x86_64
+            manylinux_image: manylinux2010
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            python: 38
+            platform_id: manylinux_x86_64
+            manylinux_image: manylinux2010
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            python: 39
+            platform_id: manylinux_x86_64
+            manylinux_image: manylinux2010
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            python: 310
+            platform_id: manylinux_x86_64
+            manylinux_image: manylinux2010
+
+          # Linux 64 bit manylinux2014
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            python: 37
+            platform_id: manylinux_x86_64
+            manylinux_image: manylinux2014
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            python: 38
+            platform_id: manylinux_x86_64
+            manylinux_image: manylinux2014
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            python: 39
+            platform_id: manylinux_x86_64
+            manylinux_image: manylinux2014
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            python: 310
+            platform_id: manylinux_x86_64
+            manylinux_image: manylinux2014
+
+          # MacOS x86_64
+          - os: macos-latest
+            python: 37
+            platform_id: macosx_x86_64
+          - os: macos-latest
+            python: 38
+            platform_id: macosx_x86_64
+          - os: macos-latest
+            python: 39
+            platform_id: macosx_x86_64
+          - os: macos-latest
+            python: 310
+            platform_id: macosx_x86_64
+
+          # MacOS arm64
+          - os: macos-latest
+            python: 38
+            platform_id: macosx_arm64
+          - os: macos-latest
+            python: 39
+            platform_id: macosx_arm64
+          - os: macos-latest
+            python: 310
+            platform_id: macosx_arm64
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       with:
         submodules: true
 
-    # Install rust
     - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
       with:
         toolchain: stable
 
-    # Install Python
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
       name: Install Python
       with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-
-    - name: Install requirements
-      run: |
-        pip install -U pip
-        pip install cibuildwheel==2.3.1
-        pip install setuptools-rust
+        python-version: '3.9'
 
-    - name: Build sdist
+    - name: Install cibuildwheel
       run: |
-         python setup.py sdist
+        python -m pip install -U pip
+        python -m pip install -U setuptools-rust
+        python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.3.1
 
     - name: Build wheels
+      env:
+        CIBW_BUILD: cp${{ matrix.python }}-${{ matrix.platform_id }}
+        CIBW_ARCHS: all
+        CIBW_MANYLINUX_X86_64_IMAGE: ${{ matrix.manylinux_image }}
+        CIBW_MANYLINUX_I686_IMAGE: ${{ matrix.manylinux_image }}
+        CIBW_BUILD_VERBOSITY: 1
+        CIBW_BEFORE_ALL: |
+          curl -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- --default-toolchain stable -y && rustup target add i686-pc-windows-msvc
+        CIBW_ENVIRONMENT: 'PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.cargo/bin"'
       run: |
         python --version
         python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir dist
-      env:
-          CIBW_BEFORE_ALL: |
-            curl -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- --default-toolchain stable -y && rustup target add i686-pc-windows-msvc
-          CIBW_ENVIRONMENT: 'PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.cargo/bin"'
 
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+    - name: Store artifacts
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
       with:
         name: wheels
         path: ./dist
 
+  test-package:
+    name: Test built package
+    needs: [ build-wheels, build-sdist ]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 30
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+      with:
+        toolchain: stable
+
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+    - name: Download the wheels
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+      with:
+        name: wheels
+        path: dist/
+
+    - name: Install from package wheels and test
+      run: |
+        python -m venv testwhl
+        source testwhl/bin/activate
+        python -m pip install -U pip
+        python -m pip install -U pytest pydicom pylibjpeg
+        python -m pip uninstall -y pylibjpeg-rle
+        python -m pip install git+https://github.com/pydicom/pylibjpeg-data
+        python -m pip install -U --find-links dist/ pylibjpeg-rle
+        python -c "import pytest; pytest.main(['--pyargs', 'rle.tests'])"
+        deactivate
+
+    - name: Install from package tarball and test
+      run: |
+        python -m venv testsrc
+        source testsrc/bin/activate
+        python -m pip install -U pip
+        python -m pip install -U pytest pydicom pylibjpeg
+        python -m pip uninstall -y pylibjpeg-rle
+        python -m pip install git+https://github.com/pydicom/pylibjpeg-data
+        export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.cargo/bin"
+        python -m pip install -U dist/pylibjpeg-rle-*.tar.gz
+        python -c "import pytest; pytest.main(['--pyargs', 'rle.tests'])"
+        deactivate
+
   # The pypi upload fails with non-linux containers, so grab the uploaded
   #     artifacts and run using those
   # See: https://github.com/pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish/discussions/15
   deploy:
     name: Upload wheels to PyPI
-    needs:
-    - build_wheels
+    needs: [ test-package ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -72,13 +238,6 @@ jobs:
         name: wheels
         path: dist/
 
-    #- name: Publish package to Test PyPi
-    #  uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@master
-    #  with:
-    #    user: __token__
-    #    password: ${{ secrets.TEST_PYPI_PASSWORD }}
-    #    repository_url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
-
     - name: Publish package to PyPi
       uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@master
       with:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4ae1fd6..d2d2562 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+[![Build Status](https://github.com/pydicom/pylibjpeg-rle/workflows/unit-tests/badge.svg)](https://github.com/pydicom/pylibjpeg-rle/actions?query=workflow%3Aunit-tests)
+[![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/pydicom/pylibjpeg-rle/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/pydicom/pylibjpeg-rle)
+[![PyPI version](https://badge.fury.io/py/pylibjpeg-rle.svg)](https://badge.fury.io/py/pylibjpeg-rle)
+[![Python versions](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/pylibjpeg-rle.svg)](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/pylibjpeg-rle.svg)
 
 ## pylibjpeg-rle
 
@@ -18,7 +22,7 @@ Make sure [Python](https://www.python.org/), [Git](https://git-scm.com/) and
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/pydicom/pylibjpeg-rle
 cd pylibjpeg-rle
-python -m setup.py develop
+python -m pip install .
 ```
 
 ### Supported Transfer Syntaxes
@@ -31,14 +35,11 @@ python -m setup.py develop
 #### Decoding
 ##### With pylibjpeg
 
-Because pydicom defaults to its own RLE decoder you must specify the use
-of pylibjpeg when decompressing:
 ```python
 from pydicom import dcmread
 from pydicom.data import get_testdata_file
 
 ds = dcmread(get_testdata_file("OBXXXX1A_rle.dcm"))
-ds.decompress("pylibjpeg")
 arr = ds.pixel_array
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/release_notes/v1.3.0.rst b/docs/release_notes/v1.3.0.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc3ce37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/release_notes/v1.3.0.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+.. _v1.3.0:
+
+1.3.0
+=====
+
+Enhancements
+............
+
+* Update decoding interface to allow passing kwargs instead of a dataset
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 451041e..64504f1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [build-system]
 requires = [
+    "setuptools>=18.0",
     "setuptools-rust",
-    "wheel"
+    "wheel",
 ]
diff --git a/rle/_version.py b/rle/_version.py
index 7d11fa0..9e4d210 100644
--- a/rle/_version.py
+++ b/rle/_version.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import re
 
 
-__version__ = '1.2.0'
+__version__ = '1.3.0'
 
 
 VERSION_PATTERN = r"""
diff --git a/rle/tests/test_handler.py b/rle/tests/test_handler.py
index 826e1ff..b521840 100644
--- a/rle/tests/test_handler.py
+++ b/rle/tests/test_handler.py
@@ -19,6 +19,22 @@
 @pytest.mark.skipif(not HAVE_PYDICOM, reason="No pydicom")
 class TestDecodePixelData:
     """Tests for the plugin's decoder interface."""
+    def test_no_dataset_kwargs_raises(self):
+        """Test plugin decoder with no dataset or kwargs raises"""
+        ds = INDEX["OBXXXX1A_rle.dcm"]['ds']
+        assert ds.file_meta.TransferSyntaxUID == RLELossless
+        assert 8 == ds.BitsAllocated
+        assert 1 == ds.SamplesPerPixel
+        assert 0 == ds.PixelRepresentation
+        assert 600 == ds.Rows
+        assert 800 == ds.Columns
+        assert 1 == getattr(ds, 'NumberOfFrames', 1)
+
+        frame = next(generate_pixel_data_frame(ds.PixelData))
+        msg = r"Either `ds` or `\*\*kwargs` must be used"
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=msg):
+            decode_pixel_data(frame)
+
     def test_u8_1s_1f(self):
         """Test plugin decoder for 8 bit, 1 sample, 1 frame data."""
         ds = INDEX["OBXXXX1A_rle.dcm"]['ds']
diff --git a/rle/utils.py b/rle/utils.py
index bed019a..371d490 100644
--- a/rle/utils.py
+++ b/rle/utils.py
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 from rle._rle import decode_frame, decode_segment, encode_frame, encode_segment
 
 
-def decode_pixel_data(src: bytes, ds: "Dataset", **kwargs) -> "np.ndarray":
+def decode_pixel_data(
+    src: bytes, ds: Optional["Dataset"] = None, **kwargs
+) -> "np.ndarray":
     """Return the decoded RLE Lossless data as a :class:`numpy.ndarray`.
 
     Intended for use with *pydicom* ``Dataset`` objects.
@@ -17,10 +19,19 @@ def decode_pixel_data(src: bytes, ds: "Dataset", **kwargs) -> "np.ndarray":
     ----------
     src : bytes
         A single encoded image frame to be decoded.
-    ds : pydicom.dataset.Dataset
+    ds : pydicom.dataset.Dataset, optional
         A :class:`~pydicom.dataset.Dataset` containing the group ``0x0028``
-        elements corresponding to the image frame.
+        elements corresponding to the image frame. If not used then `kwargs`
+        must be supplied.
     **kwargs
+        Required keys if `ds` is not supplied:
+
+        * ``"rows"``: :class:`int` - the number of rows in the decoded image
+        * ``"columns"``: :class:`int` - the number of columns in the decoded
+          image
+        * ``"bits_allocated"``: :class:`int` - the number of bits allocated
+          to each pixel
+
         Current decoding options are:
 
         * ``{'byteorder': str}`` specify the byte ordering for the decoded data
@@ -41,8 +52,19 @@ def decode_pixel_data(src: bytes, ds: "Dataset", **kwargs) -> "np.ndarray":
     """
     byteorder = kwargs.get('byteorder', '<')
 
+    columns = kwargs.get("columns")
+    rows = kwargs.get("rows")
+    bits_allocated = kwargs.get("bits_allocated")
+    no_kwargs = None in (columns, rows, bits_allocated)
+    if ds is None and no_kwargs:
+        raise ValueError("Either `ds` or `**kwargs` must be used")
+
+    columns = ds.get("Columns", columns)
+    rows = ds.get("Rows", rows)
+    bits_allocated = ds.get("BitsAllocated", bits_allocated)
+
     return np.frombuffer(
-        decode_frame(src, ds.Rows * ds.Columns, ds.BitsAllocated, byteorder),
+        decode_frame(src, rows * columns, bits_allocated, byteorder),
         dtype='uint8'
     )
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 76458da..4128a01 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 from setuptools_rust import Binding, RustExtension
 
 
-VERSION_FILE = Path(__file__).parent / "rle" / '_version.py'
-with open(VERSION_FILE) as f:
+PACKAGE_DIR = Path(__file__).parent / "rle"
+
+
+with open(PACKAGE_DIR  / '_version.py') as f:
     exec(f.read())
 
 with open('README.md', 'r') as f:
@@ -24,10 +26,7 @@
     author_email = "scaramallion@users.noreply.github.com",
     url = "https://github.com/pydicom/pylibjpeg-rle",
     license = "MIT",
-    keywords = (
-        "dicom pydicom python medicalimaging radiotherapy oncology imaging "
-        "radiology nuclearmedicine rle pylibjpeg rust"
-    ),
+    keywords = "dicom pydicom python rle pylibjpeg rust",
     classifiers = [
         "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)",
         "Intended Audience :: Developers",
@@ -51,8 +50,7 @@
     include_package_data = True,
     zip_safe = False,
     python_requires = ">=3.7",
-    setup_requires = ['setuptools>=18.0', 'setuptools-rust'],
-    install_requires = ["numpy"],
+    install_requires = ["numpy>=1.20"],
     extras_require = {
         'tests': ["pytest", "pydicom", "numpy"],
         'benchmarks': ["pydicom", "numpy", "asv"],