diff --git a/recipes/derna/build.sh b/recipes/derna/build.sh
index 7898ddc35f18f..0b6e4d0faf8a5 100644
--- a/recipes/derna/build.sh
+++ b/recipes/derna/build.sh
@@ -2,12 +2,21 @@
 
 set -xe
 
+mkdir -p $PREFIX/bin
+
 export C_INCLUDE_PATH=${PREFIX}/include
 export LIBRARY_PATH=${PREFIX}/lib
 
-mkdir build
-cd build
-cmake ..
-make -j ${CPU_COUNT}
-mkdir -p $PREFIX/bin
-cp derna $PREFIX/bin
+if [[ `uname` == "Darwin" ]]; then
+	export CONFIG_ARGS="-DCMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK=NEVER -DCMAKE_FIND_APPBUNDLE=NEVER"
+else
+	export CONFIG_ARGS=""
+fi
+
+cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+	-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${CXX}" \
+	-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="${CXXFLAGS}" \
+	"${CONFIG_ARGS}"
+cmake --build build  -j ${CPU_COUNT} -v
+chmod 0755 build/derna
+mv build/derna $PREFIX/bin
diff --git a/recipes/derna/meta.yaml b/recipes/derna/meta.yaml
index d955dd2d88e2f..193695a14d649 100644
--- a/recipes/derna/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipes/derna/meta.yaml
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@ test:
     - derna -h
 
 about:
-  home: https://github.com/elkebir-group/derna
+  home: "https://github.com/elkebir-group/derna"
   license: BSD-3-Clause
   license_family: BSD
   license_file: LICENSE
   summary: "RNA sequence design for a target protein sequence."
-  dev_url: https://github.com/elkebir-group/derna
+  dev_url: "https://github.com/elkebir-group/derna"
+  doc_url: "https://github.com/elkebir-group/derna/blob/v{{ version }}/README.md"
 
 extra:
   additional-platforms: