diff --git a/README b/README
index 0092c46..804d092 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -10,3 +10,11 @@ To install 'iopp':
     make install DESTDIR=/usr
 
 'iopp' is installed into '/usr/bin'.
+
+-----
+
+To uninstall 'iopp', run the following command from the source directory:
+
+    xargs rm < install_manifest.txt
+
+The file 'install_manifest.txt' will be created after running 'make install'.