diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3fca0c2..2fd0a2d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
     git submodule init
     git submodule update --remote --merge --recursive
     
-And then, with jdk 1.8+, maven 3.1+, and go 1.6+ installed (or skip go with `-Dno-go-client`):
+And then, with jdk 1.8+ and maven 3.1+ installed:
 
-    mvn clean install
+    mvn clean install -Dno-go-client -Dno-rpm
 
-The results are in `brooklyn-dist/dist/target/`. 
-To run, you might:
+The results are in `brooklyn-dist/dist/target/`, including a tar and a zip.
+Or to run straight after the build, do:
 
     pushd brooklyn-dist/dist/target/brooklyn-dist/brooklyn/
     bin/brooklyn launch
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
 
 * **[setting up Git](https://brooklyn.apache.org/developers/code/git-more.html)** with forks, submodules (or alternatively [avoiding submodules](https://brooklyn.apache.org/developers/code/git-more.html#not-using-submodules)) and other productivity hints
 
+* the **[maven build](http://brooklyn.apache.org/v/latest/dev/env/maven-build.html)** and what to do on build errors
+
 <!--- BROOKLYN_VERSION_BELOW -->
 * **[project structure](https://brooklyn.apache.org/v/0.10.0-SNAPSHOT/dev/code/structure.html)** of the codebase and submodules