diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f7209f2..8e7e829 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,12 +49,19 @@ services:
       - ./postgres:/var/lib/postgresql/data
 
   web:
-    build: .
     image: pleroma
     container_name: pleroma_web
     restart: always
     ports:
       - '4000:4000'
+    build:
+      context: .
+      # Feel free to remove or override this section
+      # See 'Build-time variables' in README.md
+      args:
+        - "UID=911"
+        - "GID=911"
+        - "PLEROMA_VER=develop"
     volumes:
       - ./uploads:/var/lib/pleroma/uploads
       - ./static:/var/lib/pleroma/static
@@ -200,6 +207,8 @@ docker build -t pleroma . --build-arg PLEROMA_VER=v2.0.7 # a version
 
 `a9203ab3` being the hash of the commit. (They're [here](https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma/commits/develop))
 
+This value can also be set through `docker-compose.yml` as seen in the example file provided in this repository.
+
 ## Other Docker images
 
 Here are other Pleroma Docker images that helped me build mine:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 977f2aa..efb724d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -13,12 +13,19 @@ services:
       - ./postgres:/var/lib/postgresql/data
 
   web:
-    build: .
     image: pleroma
     container_name: pleroma_web
     restart: always
     ports:
       - '4000:4000'
+    build:
+      context: .
+      # Feel free to remove or override this section
+      # See 'Build-time variables' in README.md
+      args:
+        - "UID=911"
+        - "GID=911"
+        - "PLEROMA_VER=develop"
     volumes:
       - ./uploads:/var/lib/pleroma/uploads
       - ./static:/var/lib/pleroma/static
@@ -32,4 +39,4 @@ services:
       DB_PASS: ChangeMe!
       DB_NAME: pleroma
     depends_on:
-      - db
\ No newline at end of file
+      - db