diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
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@@ -36,14 +36,20 @@ pip install --pre 'nvfuser-cu121[torch]' --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.c
 
 Install Thunder:
 
+```bash
+pip install lightning-thunder
+```
+
+It's actually not a bad idea to install directly from `main`:
+
 ```bash
 pip install git+https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning-thunder.git
 ```
 
-or install from the local repo:
+or from the local repo if you want to tinker with the internals:
 
 ```bash
-pip install .
+pip install -e .
 ```
 
 ## Hello World
@@ -166,4 +172,4 @@ See LICENSE file for details.
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