diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4a6ad02..6a0feb6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.OS }}-
       - name: Install Packages
         run: npm ci
+      - name: Install morello-examples
+        run: npm run examples:update
       - name: Build OpenAPI
         run: npm run build:tsoa
       - name: Setup dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index a446c6c..485f162 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.OS }}-
       - name: Install Packages
         run: npm ci
+      - name: Install morello-examples
+        run: npm run examples:update
       - name: Build OpenAPI
         run: npm run build:tsoa
       - name: Setup dependencies
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7e05906..e3fb243 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,20 +23,30 @@ Alternatively create a `./config/local.json` file to override the values of `def
 
 ## Binaries
 
-Binaries to be executed by the API are located in the [bin](./bin/) directory, however the API is primarily designed to be used as a docker image. [Dockerfile](./Dockerfile) replaces the contents of `bin` with the latest binaries from [`morello-examples`](https://github.com/digicatapult/morello-examples), a separately maintained list of examples designed to illustrate how certain common software defects can be protected against by running on a Cheri-enabled platform.
+Binaries to be executed by the API should by default be located in the [bin](./bin/) directory. If using the Docker image built from this repository the latest binaries are included at image build time from the latest release of [https://github.com/digicatapult/morello-examples](https://github.com/digicatapult/morello-examples). When developing locally you can either download the latest binaries from that repository or there are a couple of helper npm scripts to help you manage them. To update to the latest release you can run:
 
-Some simple binaries are included in this repository for local testing. Binaries can also be added manually to the `bin` directory. Each binary will need its filename added to the [`Executables`](./types/models/scenario.ts) type to appear as an option on the API route.
+```sh
+npm run examples:update
+```
+
+And to perform a purge of currently installed binaries do:
+
+```sh
+npm run examples:clean
+```
 
 ## Getting started
 
 ```sh
- # start dependencies
+# start dependencies
 docker compose up -d
- # install packages
+# install packages
 npm i
- # generate swagger and route files for Open API
+# download latest binaries
+npm run examples:update
+# generate swagger and route files for Open API
 npm run build
- # start service in dev mode. In order to start in full - npm start"
+# start service in dev mode. In order to start in full - npm start"
 npm run dev
 ```
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0b7a08b..9e9f894 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@digicatapult/morello-api",
-  "version": "0.6.8",
+  "version": "0.6.9",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@digicatapult/morello-api",
-      "version": "0.6.8",
+      "version": "0.6.9",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "body-parser": "^1.20.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6f9edd7..ca1d3f5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 {
   "name": "@digicatapult/morello-api",
-  "version": "0.6.8",
+  "version": "0.6.9",
   "description": "An interface for executing binaries on it's self and morello host.",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "scripts": {
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "build:tsoa": "tsoa spec-and-routes",
     "build": "tsoa spec-and-routes && tsc",
+    "examples:update": "cd bin && wget https://github.com/digicatapult/morello-examples/releases/download/latest/morello-examples.tar.gz && tar -xvf morello-examples.tar.gz && rm morello-examples.tar.gz",
+    "examples:clean": "rm -rf bin/* bin/.version",
     "start": "node build/index.js",
     "depcheck": "depcheck",
     "dev": "concurrently \"npx tsc --watch\" \"nodemon -q build/index.js | pino-colada\"",