diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 027c476c3b..ca0828490d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Get started with Axolotl in just a few steps! This quickstart guide will walk yo
 git clone https://github.com/OpenAccess-AI-Collective/axolotl
 cd axolotl
 
-pip3 install packaging
+pip3 install packaging ninja
 pip3 install -e '.[flash-attn,deepspeed]'
 ```
 
@@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@ Please run below to setup env
 git clone https://github.com/OpenAccess-AI-Collective/axolotl
 cd axolotl
 
-pip3 install packaging
+pip3 install packaging ninja
 pip3 install -e '.[flash-attn,deepspeed]'
 
 pip3 install -r requirements-dev.txt -r requirements-tests.txt