diff --git a/.github/workflows/deployment.yml b/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
index 165f6ff6..e5fceca8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: build
-          args: --release --verbose --target=${{ matrix.triple.target }} --features "battery"
+          args: --release --verbose --locked --target=${{ matrix.triple.target }} --features "battery"
           use-cross: ${{ matrix.triple.cross }}
 
       - name: Build autocompletion and manpage
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: build
-          args: --release --verbose --features "battery"
+          args: --release --locked --verbose --features "battery"
 
       - name: Build autocompletion and manpage
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index adeb792d..69c75235 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: build
-          args: --release --verbose --target=${{ matrix.triple.target }} --features "battery"
+          args: --release --locked --verbose --target=${{ matrix.triple.target }} --features "battery"
           use-cross: ${{ matrix.triple.cross }}
 
       - name: Build autocompletion and manpage
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: build
-          args: --release --verbose --features "battery"
+          args: --release --locked --verbose --features "battery"
 
       - name: Build autocompletion and manpage
         shell: bash
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cbcfde20..c29b0bb1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ Installation via cargo is done by installing the `bottom` crate:
 # If required, update Rust on the stable channel
 rustup update stable
 
-cargo install bottom
-
-# Alternatively, --locked may be required due to how cargo install works
 cargo install bottom --locked
+
+# Alternatively, --locked may be omitted if you wish to not used locked dependencies:
+cargo install bottom
 ```
 
 ### Arch Linux