diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ See [Running](#Running) for details.
 See the `go.mod` file for minimum required Go version.
 There are currently no dependencies apart from the Go standard library.
 
+``` shell
+go build -ldflags '-X main.version=v420.69-rc23' .
+```
+
 ## Running
 
 Set the environment variable to a comma-separated list of config files or pass the `-c` flag.