diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 801897d66..a4d511b07 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ repos:
   rev: v2.2.5
   hooks:
   - id: codespell
-    args: ["--skip=*.ipynb","-L hist,Hist,nd,SubJet,subjet,Subjet,PTD,ptd,fPt,fpt"]
+    args: ["--skip=*.ipynb","-L hist,Hist,nd,SubJet,subjet,Subjet,PTD,ptd,fPt,fpt,Ser,ser"]
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 50ad69697..7cb5f1d1c 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -88,3 +88,10 @@ The following are installed automatically when you install coffea with pip:
 Documentation
 =============
 All documentation is hosted at https://coffeateam.github.io/coffea/
+
+Citation
+========
+If you would like to cite this code in your work, you can use the zenodo DOI indicated in ``CITATION.cff``, or the `latest DOI <https://zenodo.org/badge/latestdoi/159673139>`__. You may also cite the proceedings:
+
+- "N. Smith et al 2020 EPJ Web Conf. 245 06012"
+- "L. Gray et al 2023 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 2438 012033"