diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 424859be5..0210ad252 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ non-Windows platforms). Install `dotnet` by following their [documentation][].
 
 The version of .NET CLI is very important, you want a recent 1.0.0 beta
 (**not** 1.0.1). The following instructions will install precisely
-1.0.0.001638, though any 1.0.0 version *should* work.
+1.0.0.001718, though any 1.0.0 version *should* work.
 
 > Previous installations of DNX, `dnvm`, or older installations of .NET CLI
 > can cause odd failures when running. Please check your version.
@@ -89,17 +89,28 @@ The version of .NET CLI is very important, you want a recent 1.0.0 beta
 
 Tested on Ubuntu 14.04.
 
+
+This installs the .NET CLI package feed. The benefit to this is that
+installing `dotnet` using `apt-get` will also install all of its
+dependencies automatically.
+
 ```sh
 sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://apt-mo.trafficmanager.net/repos/dotnet/ trusty main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dotnetdev.list'
 sudo apt-key adv --keyserver apt-mo.trafficmanager.net --recv-keys 417A0893
 sudo apt-get update
-sudo apt-get install dotnet=1.0.0.001638-1
+sudo apt-get install dotnet=1.0.0.001675-1
 ```
 
-Then install the following additional build / debug tools:
+The drawback of using the feed is that it gets out of date. The pinned
+version is the most recent package published to the feed, but newer
+packages are available. To upgrade the package, install it by
+hand. Unfortunately, `dpkg` does not handle dependency resolution, so
+it is recommended to first install the older version from the feed,
+and then upgrade it.
 
 ```sh
-sudo apt-get install g++ cmake make lldb-3.6 strace
+wget https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/beta/Installers/Latest/dotnet-ubuntu-x64.latest.deb
+sudo dpkg -i ./dotnet-ubuntu-x64.latest.deb
 ```
 
 #### OMI
@@ -119,7 +130,7 @@ An MSI installer also exists, but this script avoids touching your system.
 
 ```powershell
 Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dotnet/cli/rel/1.0.0/scripts/obtain/install.ps1 -OutFile install.ps1
-./install.ps1 -version 1.0.0.001638 -channel beta
+./install.ps1 -version 1.0.0.001718 -channel beta
 ```
 
 If you meet `Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 055b191be..146ba9eb9 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ install:
   - git config --global url.git@github.com:.insteadOf https://github.com/
   - git submodule update --init --recursive -- src/monad src/windows-build src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Linux.Host/Modules/Pester
   - ps: Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dotnet/cli/rel/1.0.0/scripts/obtain/install.ps1 -OutFile install.ps1
-  - ps: ./install.ps1 -version 1.0.0.001425 -channel beta
+  - ps: ./install.ps1 -version 1.0.0.001718 -channel beta
 
 build_script:
   - ps: |