diff --git a/docs/doc_sources/beginners_guides/installation.rst b/docs/doc_sources/beginners_guides/installation.rst
index 6592554094..75fab31e02 100644
--- a/docs/doc_sources/beginners_guides/installation.rst
+++ b/docs/doc_sources/beginners_guides/installation.rst
@@ -166,14 +166,27 @@ A full list of available SYCL alias targets is available in the
 CUDA build
 ~~~~~~~~~~
 
-``dpctl`` can be built for CUDA devices using the ``DPCTL_TARGET_CUDA`` CMake option,
-which accepts a specific compute architecture string:
+``dpctl`` can be built for CUDA devices using the  ``--target-cuda`` argument.
+
+To target a specific architecture (e.g., ``sm_80``):
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    python scripts/build_locally.py --verbose --target-cuda=sm_80
+
+To use the default architecture (``sm_50``), omit the value:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    python scripts/build_locally.py --verbose --target-cuda
+
+Alternatively, you can use the ``DPCTL_TARGET_CUDA`` CMake option:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
     python scripts/build_locally.py --verbose --cmake-opts="-DDPCTL_TARGET_CUDA=sm_80"
 
-To use the default architecture (``sm_50``),
+To use the default architecture (``sm_50``) with CMake options,
 set ``DPCTL_TARGET_CUDA`` to a value such as ``ON``, ``TRUE``, ``YES``, ``Y``, or ``1``:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
@@ -192,12 +205,11 @@ Compute Capabilities can be found in the official
 AMD build
 ~~~~~~~~~
 
-``dpctl`` can be built for AMD devices using the ``DPCTL_TARGET_HIP`` CMake option,
-which requires specifying a compute architecture string:
+``dpctl`` can be built for AMD devices using the  ``--target-hip`` argument.
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    python scripts/build_locally.py --verbose --cmake-opts="-DDPCTL_TARGET_HIP=<arch>"
+    python scripts/build_locally.py --verbose --target-hip=<arch>
 
 Note that the `oneAPI for AMD GPUs` plugin requires the architecture be specified and only
 one architecture can be specified at a time.
@@ -208,11 +220,17 @@ To determine the architecture code (``<arch>``) for your AMD GPU, run:
     rocminfo | grep 'Name: *gfx.*'
 
 This will print names like ``gfx90a``, ``gfx1030``, etc.
-You can then use one of them as the argument to ``-DDPCTL_TARGET_HIP``.
+You can then use one of them as the argument to ``--target-hip``.
 
 For example:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
+    python scripts/build_locally.py --verbose --target-hip=gfx1030
+
+Alternatively, you can use the ``DPCTL_TARGET_HIP`` CMake option:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
     python scripts/build_locally.py --verbose --cmake-opts="-DDPCTL_TARGET_HIP=gfx1030"
 
 Multi-target build
@@ -225,8 +243,7 @@ devices at the same time:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    python scripts/build_locally.py --verbose --cmake-opts="-DDPCTL_TARGET_CUDA=ON \
-    -DDPCTL_TARGET_HIP=gfx1030"
+    python scripts/build_locally.py --verbose --target-cuda --target-hip=gfx1030
 
 Running Examples and Tests
 ==========================
diff --git a/scripts/build_locally.py b/scripts/build_locally.py
index 6488ca2d3c..b7a34ba037 100644
--- a/scripts/build_locally.py
+++ b/scripts/build_locally.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ def run(
     use_glog=False,
     verbose=False,
     cmake_opts="",
+    target_cuda=None,
+    target_hip=None,
 ):
     build_system = None
 
@@ -65,6 +67,23 @@ def run(
         ]
     if cmake_opts:
         cmake_args += cmake_opts.split()
+    if target_cuda is not None:
+        if not target_cuda.strip():
+            raise ValueError(
+                "--target-cuda can not be an empty string. "
+                "Use --target-cuda=<arch> or --target-cuda"
+            )
+        cmake_args += [
+            f"-DDPCTL_TARGET_CUDA={target_cuda}",
+        ]
+    if target_hip is not None:
+        if not target_hip.strip():
+            raise ValueError(
+                "--target-hip requires an architecture (e.g., gfx90a)"
+            )
+        cmake_args += [
+            f"-DDPCTL_TARGET_HIP={target_hip}",
+        ]
     subprocess.check_call(
         cmake_args, shell=False, cwd=setup_dir, env=os.environ
     )
@@ -131,6 +150,22 @@ def run(
         default="",
         type=str,
     )
+    driver.add_argument(
+        "--target-cuda",
+        nargs="?",
+        const="ON",
+        help="Enable CUDA target for build; "
+        "optionally specify architecture (e.g., --target-cuda=sm_80)",
+        default=None,
+        type=str,
+    )
+    driver.add_argument(
+        "--target-hip",
+        required=False,
+        help="Enable HIP target for build. "
+        "Must specify HIP architecture (e.g., --target-hip=gfx90a)",
+        type=str,
+    )
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     args_to_validate = [
@@ -186,4 +221,6 @@ def run(
         use_glog=args.glog,
         verbose=args.verbose,
         cmake_opts=args.cmake_opts,
+        target_cuda=args.target_cuda,
+        target_hip=args.target_hip,
     )