diff --git a/examples/point/README.md b/examples/point/README.md
index f999049..9475ff7 100644
--- a/examples/point/README.md
+++ b/examples/point/README.md
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ From the repository root, install dependencies once:
 pnpm install
 ```
 
+Then build the package so it can be imported in the examples.
+```
+pnpm build
+```
+
+You can also build the source in watch mode if you'd like to edit deck.gl-geoarrow source code:
+
+```
+pnpm build:watch
+```
 Then from this directory:
 
 - `pnpm dev` — start the dev server (http://localhost:3000) with hot reload