diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a1995f4c3..5ce418d42 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ Open the [playground](https://playground.quary.dev) to try out the linter and fo
 
 ### Installation
 
+#### Cargo 
+
+You can install the tool locally with `cargo`.
+
+```bash
+cargo install sqruff #compiles locally
+cargo binstall sqruff #downloads prebuilt binary
+```
+
 #### macOS
 
 You can use [brew](https://brew.sh/) to install sqruff easily on macOS.
diff --git a/crates/cli/Cargo.toml b/crates/cli/Cargo.toml
index 15243adaf..efc7e1da3 100644
--- a/crates/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ license.workspace = true
 default-run = "sqruff"
 rust-version = "1.81.0"
 
+[package.metadata.binstall]
+pkg-url = "{ repo }/releases/download/v{ version }/sqruff-{ target }{ archive-suffix }"
+pkg-fmt = "tgz"
+bin-dir = "sqruff{ binary-ext }"
+
 [lints]
 workspace = true
 
diff --git a/editors/code/README.md b/editors/code/README.md
index a1995f4c3..5ce418d42 100644
--- a/editors/code/README.md
+++ b/editors/code/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ Open the [playground](https://playground.quary.dev) to try out the linter and fo
 
 ### Installation
 
+#### Cargo 
+
+You can install the tool locally with `cargo`.
+
+```bash
+cargo install sqruff #compiles locally
+cargo binstall sqruff #downloads prebuilt binary
+```
+
 #### macOS
 
 You can use [brew](https://brew.sh/) to install sqruff easily on macOS.