diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bfca903554..3b42c6ac6b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Initial environment setup:
 git clone https://github.com/algorand/go-algorand
 cd go-algorand
 ./scripts/configure_dev.sh
+./scripts/buildtools/install_buildtools.sh
 ```
 
 At this point you are ready to build go-algorand. We use `make` and have a