diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d610f094c14..ed12471fd9d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,12 +12,11 @@ Please put all issues regarding go IPFS _implementation_ in [this repo](https://
 [Install Go](http://golang.org/doc/install). Then:
 
 ```
-git clone https://github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs
-cd go-ipfs/cmd/ipfs
-go get ./...
-go install
+go get github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/cmd/ipfs
 ```
 
+NOTE: `git` and mercurial (`hg`) are required in order for `go get` to fetch all dependencies.
+
 ## Usage
 
 ```