diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ naga my_shader.spv my_shader.metal --flow-dir flow-dir # convert the SPV to Meta
 naga my_shader.wgsl my_shader.vert --profile es310 # convert the WGSL to GLSL vertex stage under ES 3.20 profile
 ```
 
+As naga includes a default binary target, you can also use `cargo run` without installation. This is useful when you develop naga itself, or investigate the behavior of naga at a specific commit (e.g. [wgpu](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu) might pin a different version of naga than the `HEAD` of this repository).
+
+```bash
+cargo run my_shader.wgsl
+```
+
 ## Development workflow
 
 The main instrument aiding the development is the good old `cargo test --all-features --workspace`,