diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8e40994..ed5cdfa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ go.work.sum
 reseed-config.json
 biorand-seeds/
 .vscode/launch.json
+build/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index a506076..edea9d1 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -270,7 +270,14 @@ func unzipArchiveToDestination(zipFile string, dest string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func waitForKeyPress() {
+	fmt.Println("Press any key to continue...")
+	bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin).ReadBytes('\n')
+}
+
 func main() {
+	defer waitForKeyPress()
+
 	fmt.Println("Generating new seed...")
 
 	config, err := getConfiguration()