diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ A terminal emulator implemented in Rust, using OpenGL ES 2 for rendering.
 
 ## Quickstart
 
-* Install `rustup` to get the *stable* `rust` compiler installed on your system.
+* Install `rustup` to get the `rust` compiler installed on your system.
   https://www.rust-lang.org/en-US/install.html
-* Build in release mode: `rustup run stable cargo build --release`
-* Run it via either `rustup run stable cargo run --release` or `target/release/wezterm`
+* Build in release mode: `cargo build --release`
+* Run it via either `cargo run --release` or `target/release/wezterm`
 
 You will need a collection of support libraries; the [`get-deps`](get-deps) script will
 attempt to install them for you.  If it doesn't know about your system,
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ $ curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh -s
 $ git clone --depth=1 --branch=master https://github.com/wez/wezterm.git
 $ cd wezterm
 $ sudo ./get-deps
-$ rustup run stable cargo build --release
-$ rustup run stable cargo run --release
+$ cargo build --release
+$ cargo run --release
 ```
 
 ## What?