diff --git a/.github/workflows/update.yml b/.github/workflows/update.yml
index 3ddad24..5a73001 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update.yml
@@ -42,15 +42,15 @@ jobs:
           set -x
 
           # remove the symlinks
-          rm -f gen/sdp-go gen/sdp-js
+          rm -Rf gen/sdp-go gen/sdp-js
 
           # replace them with full checkouts
-          git clone https://${GIT_USER}@github.com/overmindtech/sdp-go.git gen/sdp-go
-          git clone https://${GIT_USER}@github.com/overmindtech/sdp-js.git gen/sdp-js
+          git clone https://${GIT_USER}@github.com/overmindtech/sdp-go.git gen/sdp-go.git
+          git clone https://${GIT_USER}@github.com/overmindtech/sdp-js.git gen/sdp-js.git
 
           # remove previously generated files
-          rm -Rf gen/sdp-go/*.pb.go gen/sdp-go/sdpconnect/*.connect.go
-          rm -Rf gen/sdp-js/src/__generated__/
+          rm -Rf gen/sdp-go.git/*.pb.go gen/sdp-go/sdpconnect/*.connect.go
+          rm -Rf gen/sdp-js.git/src/__generated__/
 
           # generate the code
           npx buf generate
@@ -60,8 +60,9 @@ jobs:
           # add and commit the results
           for i in sdp-go sdp-js; do
           (
-            cd gen/$i
+            cd gen/$i.git
             git pull
+            cp -av ../$i/* .
             git add -A
             git commit -m "Updated to SDP ${SDP_DESCRIBE}" || exit 0
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 36ab149..e555ad0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -207,23 +207,4 @@ Sources that encountered errors will send errors on the `query.{uuid}` subject o
 
 ## Building
 
-Install the Go dependencies:
-
-```shell
-go install google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go@latest
-go install connectrpc.com/connect/cmd/protoc-gen-connect-go@latest
-```
-
-Install the Node dependencies:
-
-```shell
-npm i
-```
-
-Run `buf` through `npx` to generate the stubs:
-
-```shell
-npx buf generate
-```
-
-> Note: depending on your use case, symlink or checkout the `sdp-js` and `sdp-go` repositories into the `gen/` directory. See `sdp/.github/workflows/update.yml` for details.
+See `sdp/.github/workflows/update.yml` for details. Previously this was easily done locally, but recent changes to buf broke the symlink method.