diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4bbfc6aa..56484050 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ cd BitNet
 conda create -n bitnet-cpp python=3.9
 conda activate bitnet-cpp
 
+git submodule update --init --recursive
+
 pip install -r requirements.txt
 ```
 3. Build the project