specify checkout instructions for build

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@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ git clone https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty
 cd ghostty
 ```
 
+To build a stable release, check out the associated tag. If you skip this
+step you'll build the [tip version](/docs/install/pre).
+
+```
+git checkout <tag>
+```
+
 With Zig and necessary dependencies installed, a binary can then be built
 using `zig build`: