diff --git a/Makefile.toml b/Makefile.toml
index 5e182e0..6d47049 100644
--- a/Makefile.toml
+++ b/Makefile.toml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ workspace = false
 dependencies = ["build", "create_wasm"]
 
 [tasks.watch]
-description = "watch code, build, and create wasms"
+description = "Build, and create wasms, then watch files for changes"
 workspace = false
 dependencies = ["build", "create_wasm"]
 watch = { ignore_pattern="pkg/*" }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dccbfff..a071295 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,3 +14,6 @@
 Run `cargo make all` in a terminal to build the app, and `cargo make serve` to start a dev server
 on `127.0.0.0:8000`.
 
+If you'd like to make the compiler automatically check for changes, recompiling as
+needed, install Cargo-watch with `cargo install cargo-watch`, then run `cargo make watch` instead of `cargo make all`.
+