The aim of the 'dataset' package is to make tidy datasets easier to release, exchange and reuse. It organizes and formats data frame 'R' objects into well-referenced, well-described, interoperable datasets into release and reuse ready form. A subjective interpretation of the W3C DataSet recommendation and the datacube model <https://www.w3.org/TR/vocab-data-cube/>, which is also used in the global Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange standards, the application of the connected Dublin Core <https://www.dublincore.org/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/> and DataCite <https://support.datacite.org/docs/datacite-metadata-schema-44/> standards preferred by European open science repositories to improve the findability, accessibility, interoperability and reusability of the datasets.