diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 834cf02..c01e7aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-www.openbiometrics.org
+**www.openbiometrics.org**
 
     $ git clone https://github.com/biometrics/openbr.git
     $ cd openbr
     $ git submodule init
     $ git submodule update
+    
+To optionally check out a particular [tagged release](https://github.com/biometrics/openbr/releases):
 
-[Build Instructions](http://openbiometrics.org/doxygen/latest/installation.html)
+    $ git checkout <tag>
+
+**[Build Instructions](http://openbiometrics.org/doxygen/latest/installation.html)**