diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d44a3f1d..eff69e38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -369,8 +369,10 @@ jobs:
             -Dtest_num_events=${{ env.num_events }}     \
             -Dtest_output_dir=$(pwd)/validation_results \
             ${{ matrix.opts }}
-      - name: dump build options
+      - name: dump all build options
         run: meson configure iguana_build --no-pager
+      - name: dump project build options
+        run: iguana_src/meson/dump-build-options.sh iguana_build
       - run: meson compile
         working-directory: iguana_build
       - run: meson install
diff --git a/doc/setup.md b/doc/setup.md
index 4b186775..78edc7b9 100644
--- a/doc/setup.md
+++ b/doc/setup.md
@@ -118,8 +118,10 @@ meson configure              # outputs in a pager (`less`); you may scroll, or p
 meson configure --no-pager   # do not use a pager
 ```
 **but that's a _lot_ of text!** The _most important_ build options are near the bottom, under **"Project options"**.
-
-Alternatively, see [`meson.options`](/meson.options) for the list of project options, and some more details.
+To see _just_ the project options, run the following (which requires [`jq`](https://jqlang.github.io/jq/)):
+```
+/path/to/iguana-source/meson/dump-build-options.sh .
+```
 
 To set any build option, _e.g._ `install_examples` to `true`, run:
 ```bash
diff --git a/meson/dump-build-options.sh b/meson/dump-build-options.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4251fd58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson/dump-build-options.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+  echo "USAGE: $0 [BUILD_DIRECTORY]" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+builddir=$1
+meson introspect --buildoptions $builddir | jq -r 'map(select(.section=="user") | del(.section,.machine))'