diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c1e568f..e439ea3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ After you [built and installed the daemon](doc/build.md) and [set up your databa
     git clone https://github.com/majestrate/nntpchan ~/nntpchan
     # get the latest stable release
     cd ~/nntpchan/
-    git checkout tags/0.2
+    git checkout tags/0.2.1
 
     # set up the workspace
     srndv2 setup