diff --git a/docs/INSTALL.md b/docs/INSTALL.md
index 2a24926c..8214bc5f 100644
--- a/docs/INSTALL.md
+++ b/docs/INSTALL.md
@@ -104,11 +104,25 @@
 With the preliminary steps completed, to install `lnd`, `lncli`, and all
 related dependencies run the following commands:
 ```
-go get -d github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd
-cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd
-make && make install
+git clone https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd
+cd lnd
+make install
 ```
 
+The command above will install the current _master_ branch of `lnd`. If you
+wish to install a tagged release of `lnd` (as the master branch can at times be
+unstable), then [visit then release page to locate the latest
+release](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases). Assuming the name
+of the release is `v0.x.x`, then you can compile this release from source with
+a small modification to the above command: 
+```
+git clone https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd
+cd lnd
+git checkout v0.x.x
+make install
+```
+
+
 **NOTE**: Our instructions still use the `$GOPATH` directory from prior
 versions of Go, but with Go 1.12, it's now possible for `lnd` to live
 _anywhere_ on your file system.