diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ If you want to build the jar yourself, run:
 
     make jar
 
-gem releases are not available anywhere. If you want to build a gem, run:
-
-    make gem
+rpm, deb, or other package formats are not currently available, but are easy to
+build with [fpm](https://github.com/jordansissel/fpm). If you are interested in
+seeing future releases include your favorite packaging format, please let me
+know.
 
 ## Contributing