diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 76c6510..aca8f38 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ COPY --chown=app_user:app_user ./third_party ./third_party
 COPY --chown=app_user:app_user ./src ./src
 
 # Run the CMake build (then cleanup)
-RUN cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local && \
+RUN cmake -S . -B build -G Ninja -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local && \
     cmake --build build --target install && \
     rm -rf build src third_party CMakeLists.txt
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 68a0640..bb166a5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -236,10 +236,8 @@ git clone https://github.com/voltrondata/flight-sql-server-example --recurse-sub
 cd flight-sql-server-example
 
 # Build and install the static library and executable
-mkdir build
-cd build
-cmake -S .. -G Ninja -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local
-cmake --build . --target install
+cmake -S . -B build -G Ninja -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local
+cmake --build build --target install
 ```
 
 2. Install Python requirements for ADBC client interaction - (ensure you have Python 3.9+ installed first)
diff --git a/third_party/SQLite_CMakeLists.txt.in b/third_party/SQLite_CMakeLists.txt.in
index ebce67f..a092cc6 100644
--- a/third_party/SQLite_CMakeLists.txt.in
+++ b/third_party/SQLite_CMakeLists.txt.in
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ include(ExternalProject)
 ExternalProject_Add(
     sqlite_project
     URL "https://www.sqlite.org/2024/sqlite-autoconf-3450100.tar.gz"
+    DOWNLOAD_EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP TRUE
     PREFIX "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/third_party/sqlite"
     CONFIGURE_COMMAND ../sqlite_project/configure "CFLAGS=-DSQLITE_ENABLE_COLUMN_METADATA=1"
     BUILD_COMMAND make