diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 101ba9d..4539686 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ remotes::install_github("phuse-org/valtools", ref = remotes::github_release())
 To install the latest development version, use:
 
 ```
-remotes::install_github("phuse-org/valtools")
+remotes::install_github("phuse-org/valtools", ref = "develop")
 ```
 
 ## Usage