diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7acea5d2..425c04d9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Lint your crate API changes for semver violations.
 - [Quick Start](#quick-start)
 - [FAQ](#faq)
 - [Configuration](#configuration)
+- [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
 - [Contributing](https://github.com/obi1kenobi/cargo-semver-checks/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
 
 ## Quick Start
@@ -20,13 +21,19 @@ $ cargo install cargo-semver-checks --locked
 $ cargo semver-checks
 ```
 
-Or use as a [GitHub Action](https://github.com/obi1kenobi/cargo-semver-checks-action) (used in .github/workflows/ci.yml in this repo):
+Or use as a [GitHub Action](https://github.com/obi1kenobi/cargo-semver-checks-action) (used in `.github/workflows/ci.yml` in this repo):
 
 ```yaml
 - name: Check semver
   uses: obi1kenobi/cargo-semver-checks-action@v2
 ```
 
+Or if you use [`cargo-binstall`](https://github.com/cargo-bins/cargo-binstall), which will download prebuilt binaries instead of compiling from scratch:
+
+```sh
+$ cargo binstall cargo-semver-checks
+```
+
 ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2348618/180127698-240e4bed-5581-4cbd-9f47-038affbc4a3e.png)
 
 Each failing check references specific items in the
@@ -435,6 +442,22 @@ When the `--manifest-path` option is used to specify the subject package's `Carg
 
 If `cargo-semver-checks` is executed in a way that skips reading the current manifest (such as with the `--current-rustdoc` flag), it is currently not possible to configure lints. Interest in, and progress toward resolving this limitation is tracked in [this issue](https://github.com/obi1kenobi/cargo-semver-checks/issues/827).
 
+## Troubleshooting
+
+This section documents common issues and the best ways to resolve them.
+
+### Running `cargo install cargo-semver-checks --locked` produces an error
+
+**Recommendation**: use [`cargo-binstall`](https://github.com/cargo-bins/cargo-binstall) to download a prebuilt binary if one is available for your platform, rather than compiling from scratch.
+
+Specific errors and their resolutions:
+- ["error: failed to run custom build command for `libz-ng-sys vX.Y.Z`"](https://github.com/obi1kenobi/cargo-semver-checks/issues/841)
+  - **Preferred resolution**: use a prebuilt binary to avoid this problem entirely.
+  - This error is caused by missing `cmake` on your system, which is required by a transitive dependency of `cargo-semver-checks`. `cargo` does not currently offer a mechanism for such a binary dependency to be declared as required, nor automatically installed when needed.
+  - You can usually install it via a command like `apt install cmake` or `brew install cmake`, depending on your platform.
+
+***
+
 ### Visual Design
 
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