diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
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@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ that counts as "freestanding" for the purposes of this table.
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/ziglang/zig.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/ziglang/zig)
 [![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/4t80mk2dmucrc38i/branch/master?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/andrewrk/zig-d3l86/branch/master)
 
+Note that you can
+[download a binary of master branch](https://ziglang.org/download/#release-master).
+
 ### Stage 1: Build Zig from C++ Source Code
 
 #### Dependencies
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ that counts as "freestanding" for the purposes of this table.
 ##### Windows
 
  * cmake >= 2.8.5
- * Microsoft Visual Studio 2015
+ * Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
  * LLVM, Clang, LLD development libraries == 7.x, compiled with the same MSVC version above
 
 #### Instructions