diff --git a/wiki/Building_a_release.md b/wiki/Building_a_release.md
index 4e1cfc74a..1926557c7 100644
--- a/wiki/Building_a_release.md
+++ b/wiki/Building_a_release.md
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Making and testing the tar-ball
 
     Check to make sure it includes the documentation PDF file under Doc
 
-14. make sure I can build and test it
+14. make sure I can build (won't install and use this) and test it (using the tar-ball test files):
 
     ``` bash
     drevil:~tmp1/biopython-1.78/> python -m pip install .  --prefix /tmp/test-install