diff --git a/samples/requirements.txt b/samples/requirements.txt
index d16301ad3e..e3ae30ee51 100644
--- a/samples/requirements.txt
+++ b/samples/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
-optimum[openvino]==1.20.0
+optimum[openvino]>=1.20.0
 einops==0.8.0  # For Qwen
 transformers_stream_generator==0.0.5  # For Qwen
diff --git a/src/README.md b/src/README.md
index c67a60eaec..e08d1e547c 100644
--- a/src/README.md
+++ b/src/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ It hides the complexity of the generation process and minimizes the amount of co
 The OpenVINO™ GenAI flavor is available for installation via Archive and PyPI distributions.
 To install OpenVINO™ GenAI, refer to the [Install Guide](https://docs.openvino.ai/2024/get-started/install-openvino.html).
 
-To build OpenVINO™ GenAI library from source, refer to the [Build Instructions](https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino.genai/tree/releases/2024/2/src/docs/BUILD.md).
+To build OpenVINO™ GenAI library from source, refer to the [Build Instructions](https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino.genai/blob/master/src/docs/BUILD.md)
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -16,16 +16,17 @@ To build OpenVINO™ GenAI library from source, refer to the [Build Instructions
 
 1. Installed OpenVINO™ GenAI
 
-    > If OpenVINO GenAI is installed via archive distribution or built from source, you will need to install additional python dependencies (e.g. `optimum-cli` for simplified model downloading and exporting, it's not required to install [./samples/requirements.txt](./samples/requirements.txt) for deployment if the model has already been exported):
-    > 
-    > ```sh
-    > # (Optional) Clone OpenVINO GenAI repository if it does not exist
-    > git clone --recursive https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino.genai.git
-    > cd openvino.genai
-    > # Install python dependencies
-    > python -m pip install ./thirdparty/openvino_tokenizers/[transformers] --pre --extra-index-url https://storage.openvinotoolkit.org/simple/wheels/nightly
-    > python -m pip install --upgrade-strategy eager -r ./samples/requirements.txt
-    > ```
+    > To use OpenVINO GenAI with models that are already in OpenVINO format, no additional dependencies are needed. To
+    > convert models with optimum-cli and to run the examples, install the dependencies in
+    > [./samples/requirements.txt](./samples/requirements.txt):
+    ```sh
+    # (Optional) Clone OpenVINO GenAI repository if it does not exist
+    git clone --recursive https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino.genai.git
+    cd openvino.genai
+    # Install python dependencies
+    python -m pip install ./thirdparty/openvino_tokenizers/[transformers] --pre --extra-index-url https://storage.openvinotoolkit.org/simple/wheels/nightly
+    python -m pip install --upgrade-strategy eager -r ./samples/requirements.txt
+    ```
 
 2. A model in OpenVINO IR format
 
@@ -198,8 +199,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
 ## How It Works
 
-For information on how OpenVINO™ GenAI works, refer to the [How It Works Section](https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino.genai/tree/releases/2024/2/src/docs/HOW_IT_WORKS.md).
+For information on how OpenVINO™ GenAI works, refer to the [How It Works Section](https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino.genai/blob/master/src/docs/BUILD.md).
 
 ## Supported Models
 
-For a list of supported models, refer to the [Supported Models Section](https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino.genai/tree/releases/2024/2/src/docs/SUPPORTED_MODELS.md).
+For a list of supported models, refer to the [Supported Models Section](https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino.genai/blob/master/src/docs/SUPPORTED_MODELS.md).
diff --git a/src/docs/BUILD.md b/src/docs/BUILD.md
index 710428139e..9177d35661 100644
--- a/src/docs/BUILD.md
+++ b/src/docs/BUILD.md
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@
     git clone --recursive https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino.genai.git
     cd openvino.genai
     ```
-2. Download OpenVINO archive and install dependencies:
+2. Download and extract OpenVINO archive and install dependencies:
+
+   The OpenVINO archive link below is for Ubuntu 20 on x86. See [pre-release/2024.3.0rc1/linux/](https://storage.openvinotoolkit.org/repositories/openvino/packages/pre-release/2024.3.0rc1/linux/) for other Linux versions.
+
     ```sh
     mkdir ./ov/
-    curl https://storage.openvinotoolkit.org/repositories/openvino/packages/nightly/2024.3.0-15805-6138d624dc1/l_openvino_toolkit_ubuntu20_2024.3.0.dev20240626_x86_64.tgz | tar --directory ./ov/ --strip-components 1 -xz
+    curl https://storage.openvinotoolkit.org/repositories/openvino/packages/pre-release/2024.3.0rc1/linux/l_openvino_toolkit_ubuntu20_2024.3.0.dev20240711_x86_64.tgz | tar --directory ./ov/ --strip-components 1 -xz
     sudo ./ov/install_dependencies/install_openvino_dependencies.sh
     ```
 3. Build the project:
@@ -45,12 +48,12 @@
     git clone --recursive https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino.genai.git
     cd openvino.genai
     ```
-2. Download OpenVINO archive and install dependencies:
+2. Download and extract OpenVINO archive:
     ```sh
     mkdir ./ov/
-    curl --output ov.zip https://storage.openvinotoolkit.org/repositories/openvino/packages/nightly/2024.3.0-15805-6138d624dc1/w_openvino_toolkit_windows_2024.3.0.dev20240626_x86_64.zip
-    unzip ov.zip
-    mklink /D ov w_openvino_toolkit_windows_2024.3.0.dev20240626_x86_64
+    curl --output ov.zip https://storage.openvinotoolkit.org/repositories/openvino/packages/pre-release/2024.3.0rc1/windows/w_openvino_toolkit_windows_2024.3.0.dev20240711_x86_64.zip
+    tar -xf ov.zip
+    mklink /D ov w_openvino_toolkit_windows_2024.3.0.dev20240711_x86_64
     ```
 3. Build the project:
     ```sh
@@ -83,9 +86,12 @@
     cd openvino.genai
     ```
 2. Download OpenVINO archive and install dependencies:
+
+The OpenVINO archive link below is for the x86 version of OpenVINO. For the ARM version, use [this link](https://storage.openvinotoolkit.org/repositories/openvino/packages/pre-release/2024.3.0rc1/macos/m_openvino_toolkit_macos_12_6_2024.3.0.dev20240711_arm64.tgz).
+
     ```sh
     mkdir ./ov/
-    curl https://storage.openvinotoolkit.org/repositories/openvino/packages/nightly/2024.3.0-15805-6138d624dc1/l_openvino_toolkit_ubuntu20_2024.3.0.dev20240626_x86_64.tgz | tar --directory ./ov/ --strip-components 1 -xz
+    curl https://storage.openvinotoolkit.org/repositories/openvino/packages/pre-release/2024.3.0rc1/macos/m_openvino_toolkit_macos_12_6_2024.3.0.dev20240711_x86_64.tgz | tar --directory ./ov/ --strip-components 1 -xz
     ```
 3. Build the project:
     ```sh