diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 93ce5e9..76cf786 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       ARCHIVE_DIR: archives
-      README_FILE: README.md
+      README_MD_FILE: README.md
+      README_TXT_FILE: README.txt
     strategy:
       matrix:
         target_os: [linux, windows, darwin]
@@ -91,13 +92,18 @@ jobs:
           echo RUNTIME VERSION: ${{env.RUNTIME_VERSION}}
           echo GITHUB_EVENT_NAME: ${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}
       
+      - name: Create Readme.txt file
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          cp ${{env.README_MD_FILE}} ${{env.README_TXT_FILE}}
+      
       - name: Create and Archive bundle in workflow_dispatch
         if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
-        run: python ./.github/scripts/build_daprbundle.py --runtime_os=${{matrix.target_os}} --runtime_arch=${{matrix.target_arch}} --archive_dir=${{env.ARCHIVE_DIR}} --runtime_ver=${{inputs.runtime_ver}} --cli_ver=${{inputs.cli_ver}} --dashboard_ver=${{inputs.dashboard_ver}} --added_files=${{env.README_FILE}}
+        run: python ./.github/scripts/build_daprbundle.py --runtime_os=${{matrix.target_os}} --runtime_arch=${{matrix.target_arch}} --archive_dir=${{env.ARCHIVE_DIR}} --runtime_ver=${{inputs.runtime_ver}} --cli_ver=${{inputs.cli_ver}} --dashboard_ver=${{inputs.dashboard_ver}} --added_files=${{env.README_TXT_FILE}}
 
       - name: Create and Archive bundle without workflow_dispatch
         if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch'
-        run: python ./.github/scripts/build_daprbundle.py --runtime_os=${{matrix.target_os}} --runtime_arch=${{matrix.target_arch}} --archive_dir=${{env.ARCHIVE_DIR}} --runtime_ver=${{env.RUNTIME_VERSION}} --added_files=${{env.README_FILE}}
+        run: python ./.github/scripts/build_daprbundle.py --runtime_os=${{matrix.target_os}} --runtime_arch=${{matrix.target_arch}} --archive_dir=${{env.ARCHIVE_DIR}} --runtime_ver=${{env.RUNTIME_VERSION}} --added_files=${{env.README_TXT_FILE}}
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@master
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0f4958b..c1e110f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ In self-hosted mode, dapr can be initialized using the CLI  with the placement c
 
 ([Prerequisite](#Prerequisites): Docker is available in the environment - recommended)
 
-Use the init command to initialize Dapr. On init, multiple default configuration files and containers are installed along with the dapr runtime binary. Dapr runtime binary is installed under $HOME/.dapr/bin for Mac, Linux and %USERPROFILE%\.dapr\bin for Windows.
+Use the init command to initialize Dapr. On init, default configuration file and containers are installed along with the dapr runtime binary. Dapr runtime binary is installed under $HOME/.dapr/bin for Mac, Linux and %USERPROFILE%\.dapr\bin for Windows.
 
 Move to the bundle directory and run the following command:
 ``` bash
@@ -76,11 +76,10 @@ Output should look like as follows:
 
 This step creates the following defaults:
 
-1. components folder which is later used during `dapr run` unless the `--components-path` option is provided. For Linux/MacOS, the default components folder path is `$HOME/.dapr/components` and for Windows it is `%USERPROFILE%\.dapr\components`.
-2. component files in the components folder called `pubsub.yaml` and `statestore.yaml`.
-3. default config file `$HOME/.dapr/config.yaml` for Linux/MacOS or for Windows at `%USERPROFILE%\.dapr\config.yaml` to enable tracing on `dapr init` call. Can be overridden with the `--config` flag on `dapr run`.
+1. an empty components folder which is later used during `dapr run` unless the `--components-path` option is provided. For Linux/MacOS, the default components folder path is `$HOME/.dapr/components` and for Windows it is `%USERPROFILE%\.dapr\components`.
+2. default config file `$HOME/.dapr/config.yaml` for Linux/MacOS or for Windows at `%USERPROFILE%\.dapr\config.yaml`. Can be overridden with the `--config` flag on `dapr run`.
 
-> Note: To emulate *online* dapr initialization using `dapr init`, you can also run redis/zipkin containers as follows:
+> Note: To emulate *online* dapr initialization using `dapr init`, you can also run redis/zipkin containers as follows. You would also need to update the default config file to enable tracing and add component files in the components folder to load them on `dapr init` call:
 ```
 1. docker run --name "dapr_zipkin" --restart always -d -p 9411:9411 openzipkin/zipkin
 2. docker run --name "dapr_redis" --restart always -d -p 6379:6379 redislabs/rejson