diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 See the [New Clojure project quickstart](https://blog.michielborkent.nl/new-clojure-project-quickstart.html) blog post for a gentle introduction into `neil`.
 
 ## 0.3.68
-
+- [#245](https://github.com/babashka/neil/issues/245): neil.el - neil-executable-path now can be set to `clj -M:neil`
 - [#230](https://github.com/babashka/neil/issues/230): neil dep upgrade inserts git/url into upgraded dep ([@teodorlu](https://github.com/teodorlu))
 - [#237](https://github.com/babashka/neil/issues/230): more specific error reporting on invalid github token ([@teodorlu](https://github.com/teodorlu))
 - [#241](https://github.com/babashka/neil/issues/241): ignore missing deps file (instead of throwing) in `neil new` ([@bobisageek](https://github.com/bobisageek))
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4aa11e9..3054e53 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -257,9 +257,15 @@ Load it using your preferred Emacs package manager, e.g., for Doom Emacs:
   :config 
   (setq neil-prompt-for-version-p nil
         neil-inject-dep-to-project-p t))
-
+        
+;; by default it attempts to find "neil" somewhere in the $PATH, 
+;; but you can set the executable explicitly, e.g., 
+(setq neil-executable-path "neil-cmd")
+;; or:
+(setq neil-executable-path "clj -M:neil")
 ```
 
+
 ## Github's Rate Limit
 
 Github's API has a 60 hit/hour rate-limit. The workaround for this is creating a