diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f2c97a9..8809d7a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 firectl
 firectl.sha256
+.vscode
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e82ff9c..6f61cb0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ endif
 build-in-docker:
 	docker run --rm -v $(CURDIR):/firectl --workdir /firectl golang:1.12 make
 
+build-in-podman:
+	podman run --rm -v $(CURDIR):/firectl --workdir /firectl golang:1.12 make
+
 test:
 	go test -v ./...
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 03a8806..8cbcd10 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ installed on your computer.
 _We use [go modules](https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/Modules), so you need to
 build with Go 1.11 or newer._
 
-If you do not have a new-enough Go toolchain installed, you can use `make
-build-in-docker`.  This rule creates a temporary Docker container which builds
-and copies the binary to your current directory.
+If you do not have a new-enough Go toolchain installed, you can build in a
+temporary container - the binary is copied to your current directory:
+
+1. `make build-in-docker`
+1. `make build-in-podman`
 
 Usage
 ---