diff --git a/README.textile b/README.textile
index 18d94055300..54d030c1201 100644
--- a/README.textile
+++ b/README.textile
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ h3. Building from Source
 
 ElasticSearch uses "Maven":http://maven.apache.org for its build system.
 
-In order to create a distribution, simply run the @mvn assembly:assembly -DskipTests@ command in the cloned directory.
+In order to create a distribution, simply run the @mvn package -DskipTests@ command in the cloned directory.
 
 The distribution will be created under @target/releases@.