diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 9c8e8e0..5df9b09 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -1,23 +1,34 @@
 DEPENDENCIES
 
+To build git-crypt, you need:
+
+                                Debian/Ubuntu package   RHEL/CentOS package
+  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  Make                          make                    make
+  A C++ compiler (e.g. gcc)     g++                     gcc-c++
+  OpenSSL development files     libssl-dev              openssl-devel
+
+
 To use git-crypt, you need:
 
-	* Git 1.7.2 or newer
-	* OpenSSL
-
-To build git-crypt, you need a C++ compiler and OpenSSL development
-headers.
+                                Debian/Ubuntu package   RHEL/CentOS package
+  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  Git 1.7.2 or newer            git                     git
+  OpenSSL                       openssl                 openssl
 
 
 BUILDING GIT-CRYPT
 
-The Makefile is tailored for g++, but should work with other compilers.
+Run:
 
 	$ make
-	$ cp git-crypt /usr/local/bin/
+	$ make install
 
-It doesn't matter where you install the git-crypt binary - choose wherever
-is most convenient for you.
+To install to a specific location:
+
+	$ make install PREFIX=/usr/local
+
+Or, just copy the git-crypt binary to wherever is most convenient for you.
 
 
 BUILDING A DEBIAN PACKAGE
diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index b4ee879..b129565 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -1,29 +1,37 @@
-Dependencies
-------------
+### Dependencies
+
+To build git-crypt, you need:
+
+                           | Debian/Ubuntu package | RHEL/CentOS package
+---------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------
+Make                       | make                  | make
+A C++ compiler (e.g. gcc)  | g++                   | gcc-c++
+OpenSSL development files  | libssl-dev            | openssl-devel
+
 
 To use git-crypt, you need:
 
-*   Git 1.7.2 or newer
-*   OpenSSL
-
-To build git-crypt, you need a C++ compiler and OpenSSL development
-headers.
+                           | Debian/Ubuntu package | RHEL/CentOS package
+---------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------
+Git 1.7.2 or newer         | git                   | git
+OpenSSL                    | openssl               | openssl
 
 
-Building git-crypt
-------------------
+### Building git-crypt
 
-The Makefile is tailored for g++, but should work with other compilers.
+Run:
 
     make
-    cp git-crypt /usr/local/bin/
+    make install
 
-It doesn't matter where you install the git-crypt binary - choose
-wherever is most convenient for you.
+To install to a specific location:
+
+    make install PREFIX=/usr/local
+
+Or, just copy the git-crypt binary to wherever is most convenient for you.
 
 
-Building A Debian Package
--------------------------
+### Building A Debian Package
 
 Debian packaging can be found in the 'debian' branch of the project Git
 repository.  The package is built using git-buildpackage as follows:
@@ -32,15 +40,13 @@ repository.  The package is built using git-buildpackage as follows:
     git-buildpackage -uc -us
 
 
-Installing On Mac OS X
-----------------------
+### Installing On Mac OS X
 
 Using the brew package manager, simply run:
 
     brew install git-crypt
 
-Experimental Windows Support
-----------------------------
+### Experimental Windows Support
 
 git-crypt should build on Windows with MinGW, although the build system
 is not yet finalized so you will need to pass your own CXX, CXXFLAGS, and