diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 22624080..8c37fcaa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -623,11 +623,11 @@ cargo build --bins
 cargo test
 
 # Install (release version)
-cargo install --locked
+cargo install --path . --locked
 
 # Build a bat binary with modified syntaxes and themes
 bash assets/create.sh
-cargo install --locked --force
+cargo install --path . --locked --force
 ```
 
 ## Maintainers