diff --git a/README b/README
index f117607a6..9ea45bebc 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ built. These include:
 
 * Building libmatroska and libebml
 
-Start with the two libraries. Either get libebml 0.7.5 from
-http://dl.matroska.org/downloads/libebml/ and libmatroska 0.7.7 from
+Start with the two libraries. Either get libebml 0.7.7 from
+http://dl.matroska.org/downloads/libebml/ and libmatroska 0.8.0 from
 http://dl.matroska.org/downloads/libmatroska/ or a fresh copy from the
 Subversion repository:
 
@@ -72,15 +72,23 @@ svn co https://svn.matroska.org/svn/matroska/trunk/libebml
 svn co https://svn.matroska.org/svn/matroska/trunk/libmatroska
 
 Change to "libebml/make/linux" and run "make staticlib". If you have
-root-access then run "make install_staticlib" as "root" in order to
-install the files. Change to "libmatroska/make/linux". Once more run
-"make staticlib". If you have root-access then run "make
-install_staticlib" as "root" in order to install the files.
+root-access then run "make install_headers install_staticlib" as
+"root" in order to install the files. Change to
+"libmatroska/make/linux". Once more run "make staticlib". If you have
+root-access then run "make install_headers install_staticlib" as
+"root" in order to install the files.
+
+Note that if you don't want the libraries to be installed in
+/usr/local/lib and the headers in /usr/local/include then you can
+alter the prefix (which defaults to /usr/local) by adding an argument
+"prefix=/usr" to the install "make" command. Example:
+
+make prefix=/usr install_headers install_staticlib
 
 * Building MKVtoolNix
 
-Either download the release 1.5.5 from
-http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/sources/mkvtoolnix-1.5.5.tar.bz2
+Either download the release 2.0.2 from
+http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/sources/mkvtoolnix-2.0.2.tar.bz2
 and unpack it or get a fresh copy from my Subversion repository.  All
 you need for Subversion repository access is to download a Subversion
 client from the Subversion homepage at http://subversion.tigris.org/ .