Merge branch 'release/0.1.3' into develop

* release/0.1.3:
  Updated documentation + version bump.
Ensured that configuration options are loaded.
Updated README for the 0.1.4 release.
Merge branch 'release/0.1.4'

* release/0.1.4:
  Updated README for the 0.1.4 release.
  Ensured that configuration options are loaded.