diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a9fc31a..1406259 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ project(minisign C)
 
 include(CheckLibraryExists)
 
+IF(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+  SET(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MinSizeRel CACHE STRING "Choose the type of build, options are: None Debug Release RelWithDebInfo MinSizeRel." FORCE)
+ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+
 find_library(LIB_SODIUM NAMES sodium REQUIRED)
 
 add_executable(minisign
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5111225..01cce65 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ Compilation:
     $ cmake ..
     $ make
     # make install
-    $ cd ..
     
 Creating a key pair
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