diff --git a/doc/developer-guide.md b/doc/developer-guide.md
index a532fff01..ac6d3a32d 100644
--- a/doc/developer-guide.md
+++ b/doc/developer-guide.md
@@ -200,6 +200,46 @@ and the default view given by [bugs.hledger.org](http://bugs.hledger.org) exclud
 
 ### Set up for development
 
+1. Download and install [stack](https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stack/wiki/Downloads).
+   This builds haskell projects and can also install GHC (and on windows, git) if needed.
+2. Get the hledger repo:
+
+    ```{.shell .bold}
+    $ git clone https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger.git
+    $ cd hledger
+    ```
+
+3. Install optional extra tools (see the Makefile for a list):
+
+    ```shell
+    $ stack install shelltestrunner hasktags profiteur
+    ```
+
+4. Run `make` or `stack --help` to see some suggested commands:
+
+    ```{.shell .bold}
+    $ make
+    Makefile:37: -------------------- hledger make rules --------------------
+    Makefile:39: make [help] -- list documented rules in this makefile. make -n RULE shows more detail. 
+    Makefile:204: (INSTALLING:)
+    Makefile:206: make install -- download dependencies and install hledger executables to ~/.local/bin or equivalent (with stack)
+    Makefile:231: (BUILDING:)
+    Makefile:235: make build -- download dependencies and build hledger executables (with stack)
+    Makefile:304: make hledgerdev -- quickly build the hledger executable (with ghc and -DDEVELOPMENT) 
+    ...
+    $ stack --help
+    Available commands:
+      build                    Build the project(s) in this directory/configuration
+      install                  Build executables and install to a user path
+      test                     Build and test the project(s) in this
+                               directory/configuration
+      bench                    Build and benchmark the project(s) in this
+                               directory/configuration
+    ...
+    ```
+
+Old instructions:
+
 1. Get [GHC](https://www.haskell.org/ghc/) and [cabal-install](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/cabal-install) installed.
    I recommend the [stackage.org install guide](http://www.stackage.org/install).
    You can see which GHC versions are officially supported in the `tested-with` field in
@@ -235,7 +275,6 @@ and the default view given by [bugs.hledger.org](http://bugs.hledger.org) exclud
 6. Install haskell libs required by hledger:
 
     ```{.shell .bold}
-    $ cabal update
     $ cd hledger
     $ cabal sandbox init   # optional
     $ make installdeps     # or cabal install --only-dep ./hledger-lib ./hledger [./hledger-web]
diff --git a/doc/site/download.md b/doc/site/download.md
index d79fe89d7..a3bf6bb5e 100644
--- a/doc/site/download.md
+++ b/doc/site/download.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Download
 
-## I want to download and run
+## I want to download and run a recent release
 <!-- <sub>(If the download is out of date or doesn't run on my system, I might troubleshoot or donate to fund improvements)</sub> -->
 
 <table>
@@ -70,20 +70,29 @@ Use cabal
 </tr>
 </table>
 
-## I want to build the [latest release](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger) with [GHC](http://haskell.org/ghc) and [cabal](http://haskell.org/cabal/download.html)
+## I want to build the [latest release](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger):
 
-`cabal install alex happy`    *(if you don't already have these in your path)*\
-`cabal sandbox init; cabal update; cabal install hledger-web`    *(use cabal 1.20+)*\
-<!-- [cabal install guide](cabal-install.html) -->
+Recommended:
 
-Or just cabal install `hledger` if you don't need the web interface.\
-The [Installation Guide](installing.html) describes how to install using cabal in more detail.\
+1. Download and install [stack](https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stack/wiki/Downloads)
+2. `stack --resolver nightly-2015-07-13 install hledger [hledger-web]`
+
+Or:
+
+1. Install [GHC](http://haskell.org/ghc) and [cabal](http://haskell.org/cabal/download.html)
+2. `cabal install alex happy`    *(if these are not already in your PATH)*
+3. `cabal update`
+4. `cabal sandbox init`
+5. `cabal install hledger[-web]`
+
+The old [Installation Guide](installing.html) has more notes on this process.
 [Release Notes](release-notes.html) shows what's new in the hledger packages.
 
 ## I want to build the [latest development version](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/commits/master)
 
-`cabal install alex happy`    (if you don't already have these in your path)\
-`git clone https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger; cd hledger; make sandbox install`
+1. `git clone https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger.git`
+2. `cd hledger`
+3. `stack install` (or cabal install as shown above)
 
 ## I want to run the Ubuntu hledger packages in a virtual machine
 
diff --git a/doc/site/step-by-step.md b/doc/site/step-by-step.md
index c784f75aa..5c2d829a7 100644
--- a/doc/site/step-by-step.md
+++ b/doc/site/step-by-step.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Get a command prompt, and run hledger to check the version. It should be reasona
 
 ```shell
 $ hledger --version
-hledger 0.23
+hledger 0.26
 ```
 
 ## BASIC DATA ENTRY & REPORTING