diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 56d6494..46de264 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -70,14 +70,15 @@ That will allow you to `@import("vulkan-zig")` in your executable's source.
 In the event you have a specific need for it, the generator executable is made available through the dependency, allowing you to run the executable as a build step in your own build.zig file.
 Doing so should look a bit like this:
 ```zig
-const vkzig_dep = b.dependency("vulkan_zig", .{}); // passing the registry argument here not necessary when using the executable directly
-const vkzig_generator = vkzig_dep.artifact("generator");
+const vk_gen = b.dependency("vulkan_zig", .{}).artifact("generator"); // get generator executable reference
 
-vkzig_generator.addArg("path/to/vk.xml");
-const vkzig_src = vkzig_generator.addOutputFileArg("vk.zig"); // this is the FileSource representing the generated bindings
+const generate_cmd = b.addRunArtifact(vk_gen);
+generate_cmd.addArg(b.pathFromRoot("vk.xml")); // path to xml file to use when generating the bindings
 
-const vkzig_bindings = b.createModule("vulkan-zig", .{ .source_file = vkzig_src });
-exe.addModule("vulkan-zig", vkzig_bindings);
+const vulkan_zig = b.addModule("vulkan-zig", .{
+    .source_file = generate_cmd.addOutputFileArg("vk.zig"), // this is the FileSource representing the generated bindings
+});
+exe.addModule("vulkan-zig", vulkan_zig);
 ```
 
 ### Function & field renaming