diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 95b7c16efb87c174378871bbf7b9f6129659fd31..308541f8e5f6342ccd9f5c3ce06f138149d924d5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ contains the sources of the library
     git submodule init && git submodule update
     cd godot-cpp/
     git submodule init && git submodule update
-    scons platform=linux headers_dir=godot_headers generate_bindings=yes
+    scons platform=linux headers_dir=godot_headers generate_bindings=yes target=release
     cd ../
-    scons platform=linux
+    scons platform=linux target=release
 ```
 
 #### osx
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ contains the sources of the library
     git submodule init && git submodule update
     cd godot-cpp/
     git submodule init && git submodule update
-    scons platform=osx headers_dir=godot_headers generate_bindings=yes
+    scons platform=osx headers_dir=godot_headers generate_bindings=yes target=release
     cd ../
-    scons platform=osx
+    scons platform=osx target=release
 ```
 
 #### windows 10 64bits + vs 2017
@@ -90,11 +90,20 @@ contains the sources of the library
     git submodule init && git submodule update
     cd godot-cpp/
     git submodule init && git submodule update
-    scons platform=windows headers_dir=godot_headers generate_bindings=yes
+    scons platform=windows headers_dir=godot_headers generate_bindings=yes target=release
     cd ../
-    scons platform=windows
+    scons platform=windows target=release
 ```
 
+If you omit `target=release` it defaults to a Debug build.
+
+> Note: On Windows (at least), it is important to distribute **Release** builds
+> of `libgdosc.dll` (built using `target=release`). If not, then Godot-exported
+> projects that rely on `gdosc` will not run on Windows machines without the
+> Debug MSVC runtime libraries installed (i.e. non-developer machines that
+> don't have `vcruntime140d.dll` and similar debug versions of the VC runtime
+> libraries and distributables whose names end in 'd').
+
 for other windows / visual studio version, refer to [gdnative_template](https://gitlab.com/frankiezafe/gdnative_template/blob/master/README.md)
 
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