diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ A lightweight and skeletal WordPress boilerplate theme for HTML5 and beyond. The
 Run the following to include barebones and all it's submodules:
 
     git clone git@github.com:benchmarkstudios/barebones.git
+    git submodule init
+    git submodule update
 
 ### Dependencies