diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 030fe74fd..91be91af8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ CUDA and C++ extensions via
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/NVIDIA/apex
 cd apex
+# if pip >= 25 
+pip install -v --disable-pip-version-check --no-cache-dir --no-build-isolation --config-settings "--global-option=--cpp_ext" --config-settings "--global-option=--cuda_ext" ./
 # if pip >= 23.1 (ref: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/news/#v23-1) which supports multiple `--config-settings` with the same key... 
 pip install -v --disable-pip-version-check --no-cache-dir --no-build-isolation --config-settings "--build-option=--cpp_ext" --config-settings "--build-option=--cuda_ext" ./
 # otherwise