diff --git a/docs/setup_selfbuild.md b/docs/setup_selfbuild.md
index 35c06e9..9e42fdb 100644
--- a/docs/setup_selfbuild.md
+++ b/docs/setup_selfbuild.md
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 These instructions are to build and run mjolnir without using [Docker](./setup_docker.md).
-You need to have installed `yarn` 1.x and Node 16.
+To build mjolnir, you have to have installed [Node >=16](https://nodejs.org/en/download/), [npm](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v7/configuring-npm/install) and [yarn >1.x](https://classic.yarnpkg.com/en/docs/install).
+
+Copy the latest release tag from https://github.com/matrix-org/mjolnir/releases/latest/ to use when cloning. For example `v1.6.1` - please check the link for the current version as this mentioned example might be outdated.
 
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/matrix-org/mjolnir.git
+git clone https://github.com/matrix-org/mjolnir.git --branch <release tag>
 cd mjolnir
 
 yarn install
 yarn build
 
-# Copy and edit the config. It *is* recommended to change the data path,
+# Copy and edit the config. It *is* recommended to change `dataPath`,
 # as this is set to `/data` by default for dockerized mjolnir.
 cp config/default.yaml config/production.yaml
 nano config/production.yaml
 
+# Start Mjolnir and use production.yaml (instead of default.yaml)
 node lib/index.js --mjolnir-config ./config/production.yaml
 ```