diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ That explains how to use the emsdk to get the latest binary builds (without
 compiling from source). Basically, that amounts to
 
 ```
+git pull
 ./emsdk install latest
 ./emsdk activate latest
 ```