diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0195175..8f73ddd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ you can of course pass start arguments.
 | **-v, --verbose**     | Verbose option for logging.                                                                   |
 | **--auto-reconnect**  | Automatically reconnect to the server if the connection is lost.                              |
 | **-b, --build**       | Builds this script into a package with all its dependencies.                                  |
+| **-d, --directory**   | The directory where the package should be built.                                              |
+| **-a, --architecture**| The architecture of the package.                                                              |
 
 ## Preparing Your Player for the Competition
 
@@ -182,7 +184,7 @@ because the system will run on a docker container without access to the internet
 > All you need is a `requirements.txt` file that lists all your dependencies.
 > To start, simply run the following command in your terminal:
 >
-> `$ python <your_main_script>.py --build <your_directory_name>`
+> `$ python <your_main_script>.py --build -directory <your_directory_name> -architecture <target architecture>`
 >
 > This will trigger the package to do its magic and build your project.
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7803a29..b4e46f6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "maturin"
 name = "socha"
 version = "2.2.1"
 authors = [{ name = "maxblan", email = "stu222782@mail.uni-kiel.de" }]
-description = "This is the package for the Software-Challenge Germany 2023. This Season the game will be 'Hey, danke für den Fisch' a.k.a. 'Penguins' in short."
+description = "This is the package for the Software-Challenge Germany 2024. This Season the game will be 'Mississippi Queen'."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = ["xsdata==22.9"]
diff --git a/python/socha/starter.py b/python/socha/starter.py
index 7dd0076..af4d344 100644
--- a/python/socha/starter.py
+++ b/python/socha/starter.py
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ def __init__(
         headless: bool = False,
         log: bool = False,
         verbose: bool = False,
-        build: str = None,
+        build: bool = False,
+        directory: str = None,
+        architecture: str = None,
         log_level: int = logging.INFO,
     ):
         """
@@ -66,9 +68,11 @@ def __init__(
 
         self.check_socha_version()
 
+        self.directory: str = args.directory or directory
+        self.architecture: str = args.architecture or architecture
         self.build: str = args.build or build
         if self.build:
-            builder = SochaPackageBuilder(self.build)
+            builder = SochaPackageBuilder(self.directory, self.architecture)
             builder.build_package()
             exit(0)
 
@@ -222,6 +226,20 @@ def _handle_start_args():
         parser.add_argument(
             "-b",
             "--build",
+            action="store_true",
             help="Builds the this script into a package with all its dependencies.",
         )
+
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "-d",
+            "--directory",
+            help="Specifies the name of the directory for the build package.",
+        )
+
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "-a",
+            "--architecture",
+            help="Specifies the build architecture (e.g.: manylinux1_x86_64).",
+        )
+
         return parser.parse_args()
diff --git a/python/socha/utils/package_builder.py b/python/socha/utils/package_builder.py
index 2ae409b..dfcdc32 100644
--- a/python/socha/utils/package_builder.py
+++ b/python/socha/utils/package_builder.py
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@
 
 class SochaPackageBuilder:
 
-    def __init__(self, package_name):
+    def __init__(self, package_name, architecture):
         self.package_name = package_name
+        self.architecture = architecture
         self.dependencies_dir = "dependencies"
         self.packages_dir = "packages"
         self.cache_dir = ".pip_cache"
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ def _download_dependencies(self):
                     "-m",
                     "pip",
                     "download",
+                    f"--platform={self.architecture}",
                     "--only-binary=:all:",
                     "-d",
                     f"{self.build_dir}/{self.package_name}/{self.dependencies_dir}",