diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 610c29fc91..bd12dcff7b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -267,10 +267,14 @@ cd hugegraph
 # Build all modules (skip tests for faster build)
 mvn clean package -DskipTests
 
-# Extract built package
-cd install-dist/target
-tar -xzf hugegraph-{version}.tar.gz
-cd hugegraph-{version}
+ # After building, the unpacked distribution will be in the project root:
+ls apache-hugegraph-*
+
+# Enter the unpacked directory (e.g., apache-hugegraph-1.7.0):
+cd apache-hugegraph-*
+
+# Enter the server package directory:
+cd apache-hugegraph-server-1.7.0
 
 # Initialize and start
 bin/init-store.sh