diff --git a/desktop/README.md b/desktop/README.md
index 98336b8aa..048dddbe5 100644
--- a/desktop/README.md
+++ b/desktop/README.md
@@ -1,27 +1,40 @@
 # Vikunja desktop
 
-[![Build Status](https://drone.kolaente.de/api/badges/vikunja/desktop/status.svg)](https://drone.kolaente.de/vikunja/desktop)
 [![License: GPL v3](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-GPL%20v3-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
-[![Download](https://img.shields.io/badge/download-v0.22.1-brightgreen.svg)](https://dl.vikunja.io)
 
 The Vikunja frontend all repackaged as an electron app to run as a desktop app!
 
 ## Dev
 
-As this repo does not contain any code, only a thin wrapper around electron, you will need to do this to get the 
+As this package does not contain any code, only a thin wrapper around electron, you will need to do this to get the 
 actual frontend bundle and build the app:
 
-```bash
-rm -rf frontend vikunja-frontend-master.zip 
-wget https://dl.vikunja.io/frontend/vikunja-frontend-master.zip
-unzip vikunja-frontend-master.zip -d frontend
+First, build the frontend:
+
+```
+cd ../frontend
+pnpm install
+pnpm run build
+```
+
+Then, copy the frontend to this directory:
+
+```
+cd desktop
+cp -r ../frontend/dist frontend/
 sed -i 's/\/api\/v1//g' frontend/index.html # Make sure to trigger the "enter the Vikunja url" prompt
 ```
 
+Then you can run the desktop app like this:
+
+```
+pnpm install
+pnpm start
+```
+
 ## Building for release
 
-1. Run the snippet from above, but with a valid frontend version instead of `master`
+1. Run the snippet from above, but with a valid frontend version instead of `unstable`
 2. Change the version in `package.json` (That's the one that will be used by electron-builder`
-3. `yarn install`
-4. `yarn dist --linux --windows`
-
+3. `pnpm install`
+4. `pnpm run dist --linux --windows`