diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c3c054968..42c461120 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.3.1] - 2024-12-25
+
+### Fixed
+
+Fixed documentation for `include_dir` invocations. They must typically be called
+via `include_dir!("$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR/path/to/data")`.
+
 ## [0.3.0] - 2024-12-24
 
 ### Added
@@ -62,6 +69,7 @@ Previously, the test functions supported were `fn(&Path) -> Result<()>` and `fn(
 - Switched to the `fancy-regex` crate, which allows for matching against regexes with
   lookahead/behind and backreferences. Thanks [@webbdays](https://github.com/webbdays) for your
   first contribution!
+  
 - MSRV updated to Rust 1.66.
 
 ## [0.2.6] - 2024-04-09
@@ -143,6 +151,7 @@ There are no functional changes in this release.
 
 (Version 0.1.0 was yanked because of a metadata issue.)
 
+[0.3.1]: https://github.com/nextest-rs/datatest-stable/releases/tag/datatest-stable-0.3.1
 [0.3.0]: https://github.com/nextest-rs/datatest-stable/releases/tag/datatest-stable-0.3.0
 [0.2.10]: https://github.com/nextest-rs/datatest-stable/releases/tag/datatest-stable-0.2.10
 [0.2.9]: https://github.com/nextest-rs/datatest-stable/releases/tag/datatest-stable-0.2.9
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 11072f6d1..59ee6f6c1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ You can also use directories published as `static` items in upstream crates:
 use datatest_stable::{include_dir, Utf8Path};
 
 // In the upstream crate:
-pub static FIXTURES: include_dir::Dir<'static> = include_dir!("tests/files");
+pub static FIXTURES: include_dir::Dir<'static> =
+    include_dir!("$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR/tests/files");
 
 // In your test:
 fn my_test(path: &Utf8Path, contents: String) -> datatest_stable::Result<()> {
@@ -190,7 +191,8 @@ use datatest_stable::Utf8Path;
 
 static FIXTURES: &str = "tests/files";
 
-static FIXTURES: include_dir::Dir<'static> = datatest_stable::include_dir!("tests/files");
+static FIXTURES: include_dir::Dir<'static> =
+    datatest_stable::include_dir!("$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR/tests/files");
 
 fn my_test(path: &Utf8Path, contents: String) -> datatest_stable::Result<()> {
     // ... write test here
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 1beeeb814..be444a6ba 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@
 //! use datatest_stable::{include_dir, Utf8Path};
 //!
 //! // In the upstream crate:
-//! pub static FIXTURES: include_dir::Dir<'static> = include_dir!("tests/files");
+//! pub static FIXTURES: include_dir::Dir<'static> =
+//!     include_dir!("$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR/tests/files");
 //!
 //! // In your test:
 //! fn my_test(path: &Utf8Path, contents: String) -> datatest_stable::Result<()> {
@@ -189,7 +190,8 @@
 //! static FIXTURES: &str = "tests/files";
 //!
 //! #[cfg(not(feature = "testing"))]
-//! static FIXTURES: include_dir::Dir<'static> = datatest_stable::include_dir!("tests/files");
+//! static FIXTURES: include_dir::Dir<'static> =
+//!     datatest_stable::include_dir!("$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR/tests/files");
 //!
 //! fn my_test(path: &Utf8Path, contents: String) -> datatest_stable::Result<()> {
 //!     // ... write test here
diff --git a/tests/example.rs b/tests/example.rs
index 1861499fa..4d6ece2d8 100644
--- a/tests/example.rs
+++ b/tests/example.rs
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ mod with_contents {
     /// Returns an `include_dir::Dir` instance.
     macro_rules! maybe_include_dir {
         () => {
-            include_dir::include_dir!("tests/files")
+            include_dir::include_dir!("$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR/tests/files")
         };
     }
 
     /// A `&'static include_dir::Dir` instance.
     pub(crate) static MAYBE_INCLUDE_STATIC: include_dir::Dir =
-        include_dir::include_dir!("tests/files");
+        include_dir::include_dir!("$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR/tests/files");
 
     pub(crate) fn test_artifact_string(path: &Path, contents: String) -> Result<()> {
         compare_contents(path, contents.as_bytes())