diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dfef11bae..12560cc04 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ The following instructions are enough to get Dendrite started as a non-federatin
 ```bash
 $ git clone https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite
 $ cd dendrite
-$ ./build.sh
+$ go build -o bin/ ./cmd/...
 
 # Generate a Matrix signing key for federation (required)
 $ ./bin/generate-keys --private-key matrix_key.pem
diff --git a/docs/development/sytest.md b/docs/development/sytest.md
index 57403cd3b..8641eed70 100644
--- a/docs/development/sytest.md
+++ b/docs/development/sytest.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ After running the tests, a script will print the tests you need to add to
 You should proceed after you see no build problems for dendrite after running:
 
 ```sh
-./build.sh
+go build -o bin/ ./cmd/...
 ```
 
 If you are fixing an issue marked with
diff --git a/docs/installation/manual/4_signingkey.md b/docs/installation/manual/4_signingkey.md
index 43d9fa565..bd9c242ab 100644
--- a/docs/installation/manual/4_signingkey.md
+++ b/docs/installation/manual/4_signingkey.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ All Matrix homeservers require a signing private key, which will be used to auth
 federation requests and events.
 
 The `generate-keys` utility can be used to generate a private key. Assuming that Dendrite was
-built using `build.sh`, you should find the `generate-keys` utility in the `bin` folder.
+built using `go build -o bin/ ./cmd/...`, you should find the `generate-keys` utility in the `bin` folder.
 
 To generate a Matrix signing private key: