diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5fd5fec..b8fa78c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,3 +26,5 @@ ssim = core.ssimulacra2.SSIMULACRA2(ref, dist)
 
 ## Building
 ``zig build -Doptimize=ReleaseFast``
+
+[Download](https://ziglang.org/download/) the latest zig-dev, or run the ``build.sh`` file if you're on Linux.
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..49094b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -x
+
+wget https://github.com/ziglang/www.ziglang.org/raw/master/data/releases.json
+json_file="releases.json"
+
+VER=$(jq -r '.master.version' "${json_file}")
+ZNAME="zig-linux-x86_64-${VER}"
+
+wget "https://ziglang.org/builds/${ZNAME}.tar.xz"
+tar -xf "${ZNAME}.tar.xz"
+
+"${ZNAME}/zig" build -Doptimize=ReleaseFast
+
+sudo mv zig-out/lib/libssimulacra2.so /usr/lib/vapoursynth