diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3a87a1ab7..9fe55a823 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,6 +59,17 @@ This will do a couple of things:
  * Run electron-builder to build a package. The package built will match the operating system
    you're running the build process on.
 
+If you're on Windows, you can choose to build specifically for 32 or 64 bit:
+```
+yarn run build32
+```
+or
+```
+yarn run build64
+```
+
+This build step will not build any native modules.
+
 If you'd like to build the native modules (for searching in encrypted rooms):
 This will take 10 minutes or so, and will require a number of native tools
 to be installed, depending on your OS (eg. rust, tcl, make/nmake).
@@ -66,6 +77,9 @@ to be installed, depending on your OS (eg. rust, tcl, make/nmake).
 yarn run build:native
 ```
 
+On Windows, this will automatically determine the architecture to build for based
+on the environment (ie. set up by vcvarsall.bat).
+
 You can also build using docker, which will always produce the linux package:
 ```
 # Run this once to make the docker image
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4db1665aa..474ef09f8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@
     "setversion": "node scripts/set-version.js",
     "start": "electron .",
     "lint": "eslint src/ scripts/ hak/",
+    "build:native": "yarn run hak",
+    "build32": "yarn run setversion && electron-builder --ia32",
+    "build64": "yarn run setversion && electron-builder --x64",
     "build": "yarn run setversion && electron-builder",
-    "buildnative": "yarn run hak",
     "docker:setup": "docker build -t riot-desktop-dockerbuild dockerbuild",
-    "docker:buildnative": "scripts/in-docker.sh yarn run hak",
+    "docker:build:native": "scripts/in-docker.sh yarn run hak",
     "docker:build": "scripts/in-docker.sh yarn run build",
     "docker:install": "scripts/in-docker.sh yarn install",
     "debrepo": "scripts/mkrepo.sh",
@@ -92,11 +94,7 @@
     },
     "win": {
       "target": {
-        "target": "squirrel",
-        "arch": [
-          "x64",
-          "ia32"
-        ]
+        "target": "squirrel"
       },
       "certificateSubjectName": "New Vector Ltd"
     },