diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 488a49d..0ca189f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -57,16 +57,13 @@ install: fmt vet
 	@set -e; \
 	GIT_SHA=$$(git rev-parse --short=7 HEAD 2>/dev/null) || { \
 		GIT_HASH=$${GITHUB_SHA:-NO_SHA}; \
-		IS_DIRTY=false; \
 	}; \
 	if [ -z "$$GIT_HASH" ]; then \
 		GIT_DIRTY=$$(git diff --stat); \
 		if [ -n "$$GIT_DIRTY" ]; then \
 			GIT_HASH=$${GIT_SHA}-dirty; \
-			IS_DIRTY=true; \
 		else \
 			GIT_HASH=$${GIT_SHA}; \
-			IS_DIRTY=false; \
 		fi; \
 	fi; \
 	LDFLAGS="-X 'github.com/kuadrant/kuadrantctl/version.GitHash=$$GIT_HASH'"; \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b2d3fa..e151e59 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,21 +15,15 @@
 
 ### Compiling from Source
 
-If you prefer to compile from source or are contributing to the project, you can install `kuadrantctl` using `go install` or `make install`. This method requires Golang 1.21 or newer.
+If you prefer to compile from source or are contributing to the project, you can install `kuadrantctl` using  `make install`. This method requires Golang 1.21 or newer.
 
-```bash
-go install github.com/kuadrant/kuadrantctl@latest
-```
-
-This command will compile `kuadrantctl` and install the binary executable in `$GOBIN` (defaulting to `$GOPATH/bin`).
-
-It is also possible to use the make target `install` to compile from source. From root of the repository, run 
+It is possible to use the make target `install` to compile from source. From root of the repository, run 
 
 ```bash
 make install
 ```
 
-This will compile `kuadrantctl` and install it in the `bin` directory at root of directory. It will also ensure the correct version of the binary is displayed, rather than `v0.0.0` . It can be ran using `./bin/kuadrantctl` .  
+This will compile `kuadrantctl` and install it in the `bin` directory at root of directory. It will also ensure the correct version of the binary is displayed . It can be ran using `./bin/kuadrantctl` .  
 
 ## Usage