diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7b34f76..22ab15a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ project(passwdgen)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 
-add_executable(passwdgen passwdgen.cpp)
\ No newline at end of file
+add_executable(passwdgen passwdgen.cpp)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7fb35a5..7e7dffe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,3 +2,21 @@
 ### a rudimentary random string password generator
 
 For demo purposes only
+
+## Build
+
+**Bare Bones**
+```bash
+mkdir build
+g++ -o build/passwdgen ./passwdgen.cpp
+```
+
+**From CMAKE**
+```bash
+mkdir build
+cd build
+cmake ..
+make 
+```
+
+Then, just copy the compiled binary to somewhere on your $PATH