diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d04743e..469409f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,11 +9,33 @@ See https://wiki.debian.org/RaspberryPi3#Preview_image for where to obtain the l
 
 ## Option 2: Building your own image
 
-If you prefer, you can build a Debian buster Raspberry Pi 3 image using:
+If you prefer, you can build a Debian buster Raspberry Pi 3 image yourself. For
+this, first run the following:
 
 ```shell
 git clone --recursive https://github.com/Debian/raspi3-image-spec
 cd raspi3-image-spec
+```
+
+Then edit [raspi3.yaml](raspi3.yaml) to select the Debian repository that you
+want to use:
+
+- If you want to use the snapshot with which the build was tested, use
+    `http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/20171007T213914Z/`. This is what
+    is pre-configured in raspi3.yaml. However, due to a [missing
+    feature](https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=763419) on
+    snapshots, to make the build work, you have to disable an expiration check
+    by APT. To do so, edit [raspi3.yaml](raspi3.yaml) to replace all
+    `apt-get` invocations with `apt-get -o Acquire::Check-Valid-Until=false`
+- If you want to use the latest versions of each software, you can replace
+    `http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/20171007T213914Z/` in raspi3.yaml
+    with the URL of your favorite Debian mirror. Of course, this means that the
+    build may break if there are regressions in the latest versions.
+
+Once you have edited [raspi3.yaml](raspi3.yaml), you can generate the image by
+issuing:
+
+```shell
 sudo ./vmdb2/vmdb2 --output raspi3.img raspi3.yaml --log raspi3.log
 ```
 
@@ -36,6 +58,3 @@ ssh root@rpi3
 # Enter password “raspberry”
 ```
 
-## Reproducibility
-
-The image currently uses http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/20171007T213914Z/ for ensuring a reproducible build.