diff --git a/branding/README.md b/branding/README.md
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--- a/branding/README.md
+++ b/branding/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ legible where they cross the check.
 | `avatar.png` | The org avatar. White swoosh on brand blue, 1024x1024, wordless. |
 | `logo.png` / `logo-dark.png` | The full lockup for light / dark backgrounds (keyline colour differs). |
 | `logo-mark.png` | The swoosh alone, transparent, brand blue. |
-| `banner-light.png` / `banner-dark.png` | READMEs and docs. Pair them in a `<picture>`. |
+| `banner-light.png` / `banner-dark.png` | READMEs and docs. Pair them in a `<picture>`. Rasterized at 2× (2560×640) so they stay sharp on retina displays. |
 | `favicon.svg` | Favicon / small tile. |
 | `social-preview.png` | GitHub social preview (1280x640). |
 | `*.svg` | Source of truth. The wordmark uses Montserrat SemiBold; PNGs here are the reference renders. |
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ Reference the **PNGs** in READMEs, not the SVGs: GitHub proxies README images
 through camo, which handles SVG unreliably — and the SVG text needs Montserrat
 installed to render correctly.
 
+To re-render the banners (needs Montserrat SemiBold installed):
+
+```bash
+rsvg-convert -w 2560 -h 640 -o banner-light.png banner-light.svg
+rsvg-convert -w 2560 -h 640 -o banner-dark.png banner-dark.svg
+```
+
 ## Legacy files
 
 `logo.jpg` and `logo-small.jpg` predate this set and are kept only because
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