diff --git a/doc/README.md b/doc/README.md
index 4dfbc776..74aaf908 100644
--- a/doc/README.md
+++ b/doc/README.md
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ GITHUB_PAGES_URL=https://gamma-delta.github.io/HexMod
 Then run these commands to generate the book:
 ```sh
 # run from the repo root, not doc/
-hexdoc ./doc/properties.toml -o _site/src/docs
-hexdoc_merge --src _site/src/docs --dst _site/dst/docs
+hexdoc render doc/properties.toml _site/src/docs
+hexdoc merge --src _site/src/docs --dst _site/dst/docs
+```
+
+Or, run this command to render the book and start a local web server:
+```sh
+hexdoc serve doc/properties.toml --src _site/src/docs --dst _site/dst/docs
 ```
diff --git a/doc/{{cookiecutter.output_directory}}/doc/README.md b/doc/{{cookiecutter.output_directory}}/doc/README.md
index 9152a662..c48b5768 100644
--- a/doc/{{cookiecutter.output_directory}}/doc/README.md
+++ b/doc/{{cookiecutter.output_directory}}/doc/README.md
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ GITHUB_PAGES_URL={{ cookiecutter.pages_url }}
 Then run these commands to generate the book:
 ```sh
 # run from the repo root, not doc/
-hexdoc ./doc/properties.toml -o _site/src/docs
-hexdoc_merge --src _site/src/docs --dst _site/dst/docs
+hexdoc render doc/properties.toml _site/src/docs
+hexdoc merge --src _site/src/docs --dst _site/dst/docs
+```
+
+Or, run this command to render the book and start a local web server:
+```sh
+hexdoc serve doc/properties.toml --src _site/src/docs --dst _site/dst/docs
 ```