diff --git a/gpt4all-bindings/python/README.md b/gpt4all-bindings/python/README.md
index bb345b96..5d3d9161 100644
--- a/gpt4all-bindings/python/README.md
+++ b/gpt4all-bindings/python/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ cd gpt4all/gpt4all-backend/
 mkdir build
 cd build
 cmake ..
-cmake --build . --parallel
+cmake --build . --parallel  # optionally append: --config Release
 ```
 Confirm that `libllmodel.*` exists in `gpt4all-backend/build`.