diff --git a/BUILD.md b/BUILD.md
index f8c49e50205b0..4a9d0142acd0b 100644
--- a/BUILD.md
+++ b/BUILD.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Neo requires:
 Please visit their repositories for building and installation instructions.
 
 Use versions compatible with selected [Neo release](https://github.com/intel/compute-runtime/releases).
+The exact required versions are listed in `manifests/manifest.yml` for each release.
 
 3. Create workspace folder and download sources:
 
@@ -66,6 +67,83 @@ cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DNEO_SKIP_UNIT_TESTS=1 ../neo
 make -j`nproc`
 sudo make install
 ```
+
+## Checking dependency versions
+
+Each compute-runtime release pins its required dependency versions in
+`manifests/manifest.yml`. Before building, verify the system-installed versions
+are compatible:
+
+```shell
+# Check installed versions
+pkg-config --modversion igc-opencl   # IGC (e.g. 2.32.1)
+pkg-config --modversion igdgmm       # GmmLib (e.g. 12.9.0)
+
+# Check required versions
+grep -A3 'gmmlib:' manifests/manifest.yml  # "revision" field (e.g. intel-gmmlib-22.9.0)
+grep -A3 'igc:' manifests/manifest.yml     # "branch" field (e.g. releases/2.32.x)
+```
+
+If the installed versions are too old or missing, follow the instructions below
+to install compatible versions to a local prefix, or see
+[BUILD_LOCAL.md](BUILD_LOCAL.md) for detailed instructions.
+
+## Building without root access
+
+If you cannot install dependencies system-wide (no sudo), you can build GmmLib
+from source and use prebuilt IGC packages, both installed to a local prefix.
+
+### Build and install GmmLib to a local prefix
+
+The required GmmLib version is listed as the `gmmlib` `revision` in `manifests/manifest.yml`.
+Replace the tag below with the one from your manifest.
+
+```shell
+git clone --depth 1 -b <GMMLIB_TAG> https://github.com/intel/gmmlib.git
+cd gmmlib && mkdir build && cd build
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$HOME/local ..
+make -j`nproc`
+make install
+```
+
+### Install IGC from prebuilt packages
+
+The required IGC version can be determined from the `igc` `branch` field in
+`manifests/manifest.yml` (e.g. `releases/2.32.x`). Find the matching release
+at https://github.com/intel/intel-graphics-compiler/releases and download
+the four `_amd64.deb` packages (core, core-devel, opencl, opencl-devel).
+
+```shell
+mkdir -p $HOME/local/igc_extract && cd $HOME/local/igc_extract
+for f in /path/to/intel-igc-*.deb; do dpkg-deb -x "$f" .; done
+cp -r usr/local/include/* $HOME/local/include/
+cp -r usr/local/lib/* $HOME/local/lib/
+```
+
+Then fix the prefix in `$HOME/local/lib/pkgconfig/igc-opencl.pc`:
+
+```
+prefix=/home/<user>/local
+```
+
+### Build compute-runtime with local dependencies
+
+```shell
+cd build
+PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$HOME/local/lib/pkgconfig cmake \
+  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+  -DNEO_SKIP_UNIT_TESTS=1 \
+  -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$HOME/local \
+  -DCOMPILE_BUILT_INS=OFF \
+  ../neo
+make -j`nproc`
+```
+
+Note: `-DCOMPILE_BUILT_INS=OFF` is required because the offline compiler (ocloc)
+loads IGC at runtime via `dlopen` and will find the old system-installed IGC
+instead of the local one. To enable built-in kernel compilation, either replace
+the system IGC libraries or run `make` with `LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$HOME/local/lib`.
+
 ## Optional - Building NEO with support for XeKMD EU Debugging
 
 NEO Driver has build options to enable support for EU Debugging with XeKMD. Kernel support for this feature is currently only available via a topic branch hosted at https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/miku/kernel/-/tree/eudebug-dev 
diff --git a/BUILD_LOCAL.md b/BUILD_LOCAL.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..628815064680a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BUILD_LOCAL.md
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+# Building compute-runtime with local dependencies
+
+This document describes how to check whether the system-installed IGC and GmmLib
+are compatible with this codebase, and how to install matching versions to a
+local prefix (`~/local`) without sudo if they are not.
+
+## 0. Check installed dependency versions
+
+Each compute-runtime release pins its required dependency versions in
+`manifests/manifest.yml`. Compare the installed versions against the manifest:
+
+```shell
+# Check installed versions
+pkg-config --modversion igc-opencl   # IGC version (e.g. 2.30.1)
+pkg-config --modversion igdgmm       # GmmLib version (e.g. 12.9.0)
+
+# Check required versions in the manifest
+grep -A3 'gmmlib:' manifests/manifest.yml  # look at "revision" field
+grep -A3 'igc:' manifests/manifest.yml     # look at "branch" field
+```
+
+The GmmLib `revision` field is a git tag (e.g. `intel-gmmlib-22.9.0`).
+The IGC `branch` field specifies a release branch (e.g. `releases/2.32.x`);
+the system IGC major.minor version must match (e.g. `2.32.x`).
+
+If the system versions are compatible, you can skip the steps below and build
+directly using the standard instructions in `BUILD.md`. If they are too old or
+missing, follow the steps below to install them locally.
+
+## 1. Build and install GmmLib
+
+The required GmmLib version is listed as the `gmmlib` `revision` in `manifests/manifest.yml`
+(e.g. `intel-gmmlib-22.9.0`). Replace the tag below with the one from your manifest.
+
+```bash
+cd /tmp
+git clone --depth 1 -b intel-gmmlib-22.9.0 https://github.com/intel/gmmlib.git
+cd gmmlib && mkdir build && cd build
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$HOME/local ..
+make -j$(nproc)
+make install
+```
+
+## 2. Install IGC from prebuilt packages
+
+The required IGC version can be determined from the `igc` `branch` field in
+`manifests/manifest.yml` (e.g. `releases/2.32.x`). Find the matching release
+at https://github.com/intel/intel-graphics-compiler/releases and download
+the four `_amd64.deb` packages (core, core-devel, opencl, opencl-devel).
+Replace the version numbers below with the ones matching your manifest.
+
+```bash
+cd /tmp
+wget https://github.com/intel/intel-graphics-compiler/releases/download/<IGC_TAG>/intel-igc-core-2_<VERSION>_amd64.deb
+wget https://github.com/intel/intel-graphics-compiler/releases/download/<IGC_TAG>/intel-igc-opencl-2_<VERSION>_amd64.deb
+wget https://github.com/intel/intel-graphics-compiler/releases/download/<IGC_TAG>/intel-igc-core-devel_<VERSION>_amd64.deb
+wget https://github.com/intel/intel-graphics-compiler/releases/download/<IGC_TAG>/intel-igc-opencl-devel_<VERSION>_amd64.deb
+
+mkdir -p ~/local/igc_extract && cd ~/local/igc_extract
+for f in /tmp/intel-igc-*.deb; do dpkg-deb -x "$f" .; done
+cp -r usr/local/include/* ~/local/include/
+cp -r usr/local/lib/* ~/local/lib/
+```
+
+Then fix the prefix in `~/local/lib/pkgconfig/igc-opencl.pc` to point to your
+local directory:
+
+```
+prefix=/home/<user>/local
+```
+
+## 3. Build compute-runtime
+
+```bash
+cd ~/work/compute-runtime
+mkdir -p build && cd build
+PKG_CONFIG_PATH=~/local/lib/pkgconfig cmake \
+  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+  -DNEO_SKIP_UNIT_TESTS=1 \
+  -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$HOME/local \
+  -DCOMPILE_BUILT_INS=OFF \
+  ..
+make -j$(nproc)
+```
+
+## Notes
+
+- **`-DCOMPILE_BUILT_INS=OFF`** is required when using a local IGC install because `ocloc` loads IGC via `dlopen` at runtime and may find an incompatible system-installed version instead of the local one. To enable built-in kernel compilation, either replace the system IGC or set `LD_LIBRARY_PATH=~/local/lib`.
+- **Built artifacts** are placed in `build/bin/`:
+  - `libze_intel_gpu.so` — Level Zero driver
+  - `libigdrcl.so` — OpenCL driver
+  - `ocloc` — Offline compiler
+- Check `manifests/manifest.yml` for the exact dependency versions expected by each release.
+- Find the latest release tag via: https://github.com/intel/compute-runtime/releases/latest