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 Alternative installation methods include the following:
 
-**Build from source** with `cargo build`. This requires you to have a working
-installation of [rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/en-US/).
+**Build from source** with `cargo build --release`, producing the binary as
+`target/release/sausagewiki`. This requires you to have a working installation
+of [rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/en-US/).
 
 **Install with [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/)** on OS X/macOS:
 `brew install --HEAD https://raw.githubusercontent.com/maghoff/sausagewiki/master/deploy/sausagewiki.rb`