diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c6a8f71..818d639 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # resumer
+
 save your job details and easily build a résumé from them
 
 ## why?
@@ -7,16 +8,28 @@ well, you know, formatting in Word is just eeghh😵‍💫😵‍💫🥴, ya
 and I hate the copy-paste from my *plain* docx resume to online formatters, just to get paywalled😑,
 so I made this and hopefully i don't quit, and it turns into something nice :)
 
+## installation
+
+*requires existing dotnet runtime on system*
+
+### from source
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/csc530/resumer.git
+cd resumer
+dotnet publish -c Release -o ./path/to/publish
+```
+
 ## todo ✅
 
 - [ ] add corruption handler and detector for db
     - [ ] if it exists but isn't populated
     - [ ] missing or mal formatted tables
 - [ ] managed personal job details
-  - [ ] projects
-  - [ ] jobs
-  - [ ] volunteering
-  - [ ] skills
-  - [ ] references
+    - [ ] projects
+    - [ ] jobs
+    - [ ] volunteering
+    - [ ] skills
+    - [ ] references
 - [ ] curate profile per resume
-  - select skills, jobs, summary
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+    - select skills, jobs, summary
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diff --git a/Resumer/cli/settings/CLISettings.cs b/Resumer/cli/settings/CLISettings.cs
index a0b2c69..bc47e05 100644
--- a/Resumer/cli/settings/CLISettings.cs
+++ b/Resumer/cli/settings/CLISettings.cs
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ namespace Resumer.cli.settings;
 
 public class CliSettings : CommandSettings
 {
-	[CommandOption("-v|--verbose")] public bool Verbose { get; set; }
+	// [CommandOption("-v|--verbose")] public bool Verbose { get; set; }
 }
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diff --git a/Resumer/resumer.csproj b/Resumer/resumer.csproj
index 1a94536..dcdcd74 100644
--- a/Resumer/resumer.csproj
+++ b/Resumer/resumer.csproj
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
         <LangVersion>latestmajor</LangVersion>
         <StartupObject>Resumer.Program</StartupObject>
         <AssemblyName>Resumer</AssemblyName>
+
+        <SuppressTrimAnalysisWarnings>false</SuppressTrimAnalysisWarnings>
+        <EnableTrimAnalyzer>true</EnableTrimAnalyzer>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug' ">
@@ -19,8 +22,11 @@
         <CheckForOverflowUnderflow>true</CheckForOverflowUnderflow>
         <PublishSingleFile>true</PublishSingleFile>
         <PublishTrimmed>true</PublishTrimmed>
+        <TrimMode>partial</TrimMode>
         <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
         <PublishReadyToRun>true</PublishReadyToRun>
+        <DebugType>None</DebugType>
+        <DebugSymbols>False</DebugSymbols>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
@@ -30,7 +36,7 @@
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
         </PackageReference>
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="8.0.0"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Spectre.Console" Version="0.48.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Spectre.Console" Version="0.49.1" />
         <PackageReference Include="Spectre.Console.Analyzer" Version="0.48.0">
             <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>