diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5c34b7e21852..6878d59700b0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ We offer a $30 per year white-label license to remove the Invoice Ninja branding
 git clone https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja.git
 git checkout v5-stable
 cp .env.example .env
-composer update
+composer i -o --no-dev
 php artisan key:generate
 ```