diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ffcf93698..9f9c816ab 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,3 +25,7 @@ libsodium-1.0.18-stable-msvc.zip
 libmicrohttpd-0.9.77-w32-bin.zip
 openssl-3.1.4.zip
 readline-5.0-1-lib.zip
+# Only ignore in root directory (see README.md)
+/build-macos-shared.sh
+/build-ubuntu-shared.sh
+/build-windows.bat
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 897ba809a..ff8187fe3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ Usually, the response to your pull request will indicate which section it falls
 * Thou shall make sure that workflows are cleanly completed for your PR before considering merge
 
 ## Build TON blockchain
+Make sure to have loaded relevant submodules before: 
+```bash
+git submodule update --init --recursive
+```
 
 ### Ubuntu 20.4, 22.04, 24.04 (x86-64, aarch64)
 Install additional system libraries