diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index feb6b4b..7d472c5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,8 +46,12 @@ For those using [vim-pathogen](https://github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen), you can r
 ```
 cd ~/.vim/bundle
 git clone https://github.com/prettier/vim-prettier
+cd vim-prettier
+yarn # mandatory to use yarn over npm here because of the lock fil
 ```
 
+Make sure that the prettier CLI component is available at roughly version 1.x.x.
+
 If using other vim plugin managers or doing manual setup make sure to have
 `prettier` installed globally or go to your vim-prettier directory and either do
 `npm install` or `yarn install`