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 Building the PDK 
 ================
 
-Make sure you have `Magic VLSI Layout Tool <http://opencircuitdesign.com/magic/index.html>`__ installed on your machine before building the pdk. 
-The pdk build is tested with magic version ``8.3.265``. 
+For more information about volare click `here <https://github.com/efabless/volare>`__
 
 .. code:: bash
 
     # set PDK_ROOT to the path you wish to use for the pdk
     export PDK_ROOT=<pdk-installation-path>
 
-    # you can optionally specify skywater-pdk and open-pdks commit used
-    # by setting and exporting SKYWATER_COMMIT and OPEN_PDKS_COMMIT
-    # if you do not set them, they default to the last verfied commits tested for this project
-
-    make pdk
+    # use volare to download the pdk
+    make pdk-with-volare
 
 Running Full Chip Simulation
 ============================