diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f3d35d6f..3cfee814 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="pythae",
-    version="0.0.4",
+    version="0.0.5",
     author="Clement Chadebec (HekA team INRIA)",
     author_email="clement.chadebec@inria.fr",
     description="Unifying Generative Autoencoders in Python",
diff --git a/src/pythae/models/base/base_model.py b/src/pythae/models/base/base_model.py
index 308dc027..99c5a3f1 100644
--- a/src/pythae/models/base/base_model.py
+++ b/src/pythae/models/base/base_model.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 from ..nn import BaseDecoder, BaseEncoder
 from ..nn.default_architectures import Decoder_AE_MLP
 from .base_config import BaseAEConfig, EnvironmentConfig
-from .base_utils import CPU_Unpickler, ModelOutput, hf_hub_is_available
+from .base_utils import CPU_Unpickler, ModelOutput, hf_hub_is_available, model_card_template
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 console = logging.StreamHandler()
@@ -188,15 +188,6 @@ def push_to_hf_hub(self, hf_hub_path: str):  # pragma: no cover
         api = HfApi()
         hf_operations = []
 
-        hf_operations.append(
-            CommitOperationAdd(
-                path_in_repo="README.md",
-                path_or_fileobj=os.path.join(
-                    os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "model_card.md"
-                ),
-            )
-        )
-
         for file in model_files:
             hf_operations.append(
                 CommitOperationAdd(
@@ -205,6 +196,16 @@ def push_to_hf_hub(self, hf_hub_path: str):  # pragma: no cover
                 )
             )
 
+        with open(os.path.join(tempdir, "model_card.md"), "w") as f:
+            f.write(model_card_template)
+
+        hf_operations.append(
+            CommitOperationAdd(
+                path_in_repo="README.md",
+                path_or_fileobj=os.path.join(tempdir, "model_card.md"),
+            )
+        )
+
         try:
             api.create_commit(
                 commit_message=f"Uploading {self.model_name} in {hf_hub_path}",
diff --git a/src/pythae/models/base/base_utils.py b/src/pythae/models/base/base_utils.py
index a53165b1..817cadf6 100644
--- a/src/pythae/models/base/base_utils.py
+++ b/src/pythae/models/base/base_utils.py
@@ -12,6 +12,21 @@
 logger.addHandler(console)
 logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 
+model_card_template = """---
+language: en
+tags:
+- pythae
+license: apache-2.0
+---
+
+### Downloading this model from the Hub
+This model was trained with pythae. It can be downloaded or reloaded using the method `load_from_hf_hub`
+```python
+>>> from pythae.models import AutoModel
+>>> model = AutoModel.load_from_hf_hub(hf_hub_path="your_hf_username/repo_name")
+```
+"""
+
 
 def hf_hub_is_available():
     return importlib.util.find_spec("huggingface_hub") is not None
diff --git a/src/pythae/models/base/model_card.md b/src/pythae/models/base/model_card.md
deleted file mode 100644
index f9269de4..00000000
--- a/src/pythae/models/base/model_card.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
----
-language: en
-tags:
-- pythae
-license: apache-2.0
----
-
-### Downloading this model from the Hub
-This model was trained with pythae. It can be downloaded or reloaded using the method `load_from_hf_hub`
-```python
->>> from pythae.models import AutoModel
->>> model = AutoModel.load_from_hf_hub(hf_hub_path="your_hf_username/repo_name")
-```
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