diff --git a/desktop/README.md b/desktop/README.md
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--- a/desktop/README.md
+++ b/desktop/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ To know more about Ente, see [our main README](../README.md) or visit
 
 ## Building from source
 
+> [!CAUTION]
+>
+> We're improving the security of the desktop app further by migrating to
+> Electron's sandboxing and contextIsolation. These updates are still WIP and
+> meanwhile the instructions below might not fully work on the main branch.
+
 Fetch submodules
 
 ```sh
@@ -28,11 +34,6 @@ Run in development mode (with hot reload)
 yarn dev
 ```
 
-> [!CAUTION]
->
-> `yarn dev` is currently not working (we'll fix soon). If you just want to
-> build from source and use the generated binary, use `yarn build`.
-
 Or create a binary for your platform
 
 ```sh